Discman

Discman (Japanese: ディスクマン, Hepburn: Dishikuman) was a brand name used by Sony for their portable CD players.

The Sony brand name for Discman changed to CD Walkman[a], initially for Japanese lineups launched between October 1997 and March 1998,[1] and then entirely in 2000.

Discman and CD Walkman players were discontinued at the beginning of the 2010s when they lost popularity with the general public.

Sony improved the design of the CDP-101 CD player which was launched in 1982, reducing the power consumption and the number of parts needed and making it smaller.

[citation needed] The aim was to create a player that was the same size as four CD cases stacked on top of each other.

[citation needed] Early production units of the D-50/D-5 did not carry the Discman brand and were instead referred to as "CD Compact Player".

Discman logo used by Sony until 2000.
CD Walkman logo used from 1997 until 2000. Later Sony models bear the Walkman logo. Walkman is a Sony exclusive naming.
Discman D-145 (1995)
CD Walkman D-E330 (2002), with Walkman logo
Sony D-50/D-5 Discman
ATRAC CD Walkman D-NE301 with remote (2004).
A Sony D-V500 portable video CD player.
A Sony D-V500 portable video CD player from 1996. Note that it does not bear the Discman brand.