Yes, it’s not quite EXACTLY related to it, but more like it’s half brother. As they divulged on The Playstation Blog today, the man who designed the original Walkman was also the lead designer of the the PS Vita. Sure, it wasn’t the same one that actually engineered either of them, but engineers are never really the ones that you want to designing your devices anyway. I think it’s great and shows that the concept of “employee for life”, that Japan practices, can actually be beneficial. The sheer fact that a designer who made such and iconic piece of tech in one generation and then still allow his thought process is evolve through the years is great. So cheers to you, Mr. Sogabe! May you continue to create such great devices for many years to come.