When I was a kid, I’m not sure how old, I got a little red Panasonic RQ-44A cassette player for Christmas. I learned about design, music, and even audio engineering on it. I still kind of miss it. More »
Cassette tapes might not have the audiophile cool of LPs. Or the durability of CDs. But for a long while, they were the medium of choice for plenty of folks, and damned near ubiquitous in cars. If you’ve got an older car, like me, you may appreciate this cassette player hack, which turns an ordinary line-in cassette adaptor into a Bluetooth-enabled one. More »
How’s this for lucky timing! In the midst of our Gizmodo ’79 theme week, legendary power-pop act Cheap Trick is releasing their latest album (coincidentally entitled The Latest) on a very late-’70s medium: 8-track cassette. More »
How much do you know about the most celebrated personal stereo of all time, one that is today turning the big Three Oh? A lot? OK, hell, let’s see what you got: More »
To commemorate the Sony Walkman’s 30th birthday, here are the trippy ads Sony used to promote it in the ’80s. Noble monkeys, off-key kids and sweet-toothed senseis—where’s that f’d up sense of humour now, Sony? More »
