Sony Walkman just turned 40 years old. Portable cassette players were replaced long ago by personal devices that play music with better sound and less fuss, but there’s no shortage of people waxing nostalgic. They bemoan the lack of tape in the modern mixtape. They remember what a game-changer it was to add a custom soundtrack to life. I miss using my Walkman too, but for a different reason.

Sony’s honoring/capitalizing on the anniversary with the NW-A100, a new digital audio player with a fun case+screensaver design that mimics the look of the original Walkman, the TPS-L2 from 1979.

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