Sony brings back the original Walkman headphones with USB-C

Back in 1979, Sony launched the original Walkman TPS-L2 cassette player alongside the MDR-3 headphones, and together they helped popularize listening to music on the go. Today, the company is bringing those headphones back for the modern era with the MDR-3R, which keep the classic look but add USB-C.

The MDR-3R faithfully recreate the original design, including the lightweight open-ear build and the iconic blue and orange ear pads, which you can swap around to match your mood. Even the packaging and the instruction manual are inspired by the MDR-3’s.

Under the hood, the headphones…