“Sooner or later, everything turns into television.” 

The first portable video system, the Sony Video Rover, was introduced in 1967. It was a two-piece set consisting of a black and white video camera and a separate, record only 1/2 inch recorder unit. 

The Video Guide: Ch. 12-The Video Portapak (Charles Bensiger,1981)

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