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walkman1979.jpgNo. A German Brazilian named Andreas Pavel did. He called it the “stereobelt” and designed it to “add a soundtrack to real life.” Does that mean he wanted portable music? He eventually got tens of millions in a patent dispute ending in 2003; about 30 years after he first patented it.

Are good ideas worth pursuing if someone else with a bigger wallet is just going to steal it and make it difficult for you to get anything in return? Maybe I should write one patent that covers anything coming out of my mouth and another one for anything coming from my fingers?



Comments:
3 Comments posted on "Did Sony invent the Walkman?"
The Warrior on November 16th, 2007 at 3:46 pm

Sony has been stealing for years transistor radios & VCRs were not from Japan either.


sluggo on November 17th, 2007 at 1:15 pm

How is it that the original Walkman was so small and made of aluminum (I had one), but all the subsequent models were HUGE and made of plastic and immediately broke on the first use?


Zen on November 17th, 2007 at 1:41 pm

1st one is the hook…

like all the sex you get when your just dating…

:lol:


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