Answer:
The Walkman changed its original name in the United States from the soundabout
Step-by-step explanation:
Sony is company who first designed Walkman. As stated in the question it was about to name it as “Soundabout”, but since “Superman” was popular at that time, so it kept the name as “Walkman”. Intially, the Walkman was not appreciated much since the cassette player does not have the option of recording. But, Sony has changed the world of “Listening to Music”.
Within a month they sold millions of walk man. It became popular even in Britain. Sony has planned to introduce the device with the name “Stoway” but since the popularity of “Walk man” reached everywhere and children started asking and telling the name “Walk man”.