These wireless headphones have ‘80s Sony Walkman vibes

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Headphones had existed for well over 50 years by the time Sony’s Walkman debuted in 1979, but the portable cassette player helped popularize the technology by miniaturizing it. km5’s new Lightwear Headphones Hp1 feature a minimal design similar to the one shipped with the Walkman over 40 years ago, but upgraded with wireless capabilities and more. First debuting last July through a Japanese crowdfunding platform, wider availability of the Lightwear Headphones Hp1 was expected late last year but delays resulted in them only rolling starting late last week. They’re now available through km5’s online store for $189. Featuring a thin and flexible polished stainless steel headband attached to compact earpads that sit on your ears instead of completely enveloping them, the Hp1 are reminiscent of the Walkman’s headphones but with an added sq ... Read full article.