My First Sony Experience is with my Sony MD Walkman

Sony MD Walkman? What's that?!

Well, in between the era of portable CD players (CD Walkman) and MP3 players (MP3 Walkman), there is a 'cool' gadget that is very popular in Japan. It's called portable MD player. MD stands for Mini Disk.
As the name suggest MD is small, and will easily fit your palm. The player itself is very compact, and it's really a nice replacement for your very old tape Walkman, and the bulky CD Walkman (they got thin, but still same diameter).

Though my mom gave me the old Walkman before, and my uncle gave me my first CD Walkman, the Sony MD Walkman is the first Sony gadget that I bought on my own. And, it's way back in '02 and when I'm sent on training in Japan. Thus, this gadget has been very memorable.

It's like 'love at first sight' when a colleague showed me his own MD Walkman, and how cool that it fit his pocket perfectly. It looked like just a small bump, and no one would have noticed it. After that, I'd scouted these nice MD Walkmans on every "denki" store we knew, and finally settled for a black one.

I forgot the model I bought, but I was really happy with it. This had a significant impact in my life because after that, I've always wanted something small and compact. For me, a gadget won't be cool enough if it is bulky and won't fit my hand.

Unfortunately, before I left Japan, I gave it to my other colleague (who had just arrived) to help him cope up, and so that he won't be homesick. I thought MD would arrive to the Philippines soon after I went back, but the next cool thing was already coming: the portable MP3 players. I hadn't heard about beloved Sony MD afterwards. =(

Sony MD Walkman definitely gave significance in my life just like the Sony's World’s First Smallest, Lightest and Slimmest Full HD Camcorder: TG1 Handycam, which will not take a lot of space in your handbag, and will be handy in capturing any significant moments in your life!