{
  "id": 18363083,
  "title": "Sony MDR-3R revives the 1979 Walkman headphones for $59.99",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sony-mdr-3r-revives-the-1979-walkman-headphones-for-59-99",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T19:28:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Gadgeteer",
    "slug": "the-gadgeteer",
    "url": "https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/11/05/sony-mdr-3r-revives-the-1979-walkman-headphones-for-59-99/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The MDR-3R with its orange pads fitted. Image: Sony Sony’s MDR-3R is the headset that shipped with the first Walkman in 1979, rebuilt for the phone in your pocket. The thin metal headband is back. So are the foam earpads…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}