SONY TALKMAN

Concept Design

Inspired by Sony's original 1979 Walkman, I imagined an smartphone catered primarily to audiophiles. Ditching the minimal aesthetics uniformly adopted by the large majority of contemporary smartphones, I wanted to use a design language that was more substantial and tactile.

Key Design Elements:

• 2 tone aluminium body.
• Machined aluminium control buttons and analogue volume slider.
• High quality DAC/amp with dedicated line output.
• Front facing stereo speakers.

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