{
  "id": 18480724,
  "title": "Sony takes a trip back in time with USB-C: 1980s style: original Walkman headphones get a successor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/sony-auf-zeitreise-mit-usb-c-1980er-style-original-walkman-kopfhorer",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T09:59:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/sony-auf-zeitreise-mit-usb-c-1980er-style-original-walkman-kopfhoerer-bekommt-nachfolger/100267869.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Sony is re-releasing a retro-style headphone, the MDR-3R, inspired by its 1979 MDR-3L2 model. The new headphones have a similar design, with interchangeable blue and orange ear cushions, and 23-mm drivers that produce a sound tuned to modern listening habits while retaining the original's balanced tone. The MDR-3R has a USB-C connector, microphone, and remote control for calls and music playback. The headphones will cost almost 60 Euros.",
  "summary": "Blue and orange foam pads made Sony's Walkman headphones the hip identifying feature of the 1980s. Now the manufacturer is bringing back the look - with a few modern details.",
  "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."
}