Walkman: A História Ilustrada (1979–2004) A timeline of Sony’s cassette Walkman models from 1979 to 2004 - EP.29 - early 1994: SONY WALKMAN WM-EX1

 

Released for the Walkman’s 15th anniversary, the WM-EX1 introduced vertical cassette loading. The change reworked how tapes were inserted while retaining EX-line hardware, including auto-reverse and EXDBB, in a compact, premium shell.

Later that year, Sony released the WM-FX1, adding a built-in radio. Its success led to the WM-EX2 and WM-FX2 in 1995, which carried the vertical-loading layout forward in a refined form.