If you’re old enough to remember the cassette tape, you’re also old enough to remember the pure joy of creating a mixtape for someone. Sennheiser is hoping to remind you of those glory days with a new Facebook app that lets you – wait for it – create a virtual mixtape for your special someone. More »
The Rec & Play pens are part of a modern art exhibit that covers sound interaction. The red one records sound on paper, the black one plays it back. It’s no concept, it actually works. More »
Forever overlooked by ironic iPhone coverings, the humble plastic cassette case gets a look-in on the action along with the cassette, where it acts as a stand for watching videos. A much more worthy job than just encasing the iPhone. More »
Armed with stacks of blank CDs and the original outlaw Napster, I spent my college years giving and receiving mixes. As a member of the post-mixtape pre-playlist generation, I’d like to say a word in defence of the mix CD. More »
Sony introduced the Walkman in 1979, and I got mine a year later. The Walkman boosted the profile of audio cassettes, which had been challenging LPs and 8-Tracks as a music medium. They soon dominated the music scene. More »
