The Sony Watchman is a line of portable pocket televisions trademarked and produced by Sony. The line was introduced in 1982[1] and discontinued in 2000.
Its name came from a portmanteau formed of "Watch" (watching television) and "man" from Sony's Walkman personal cassette audio players. There were more than 65 models of the Watchman before its discontinuation. As the models progressed, display size increased and new features were added. Due to the switch to digital broadcasting, most models of the Sony Watchman can no longer be used to receive live television broadcasts without the use of a digital converter box.
- ^ "Sony Japan | Sony Design｜History｜1980s". www.sony.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-11.