Cassettes

Cassette Lamp Is A Shining Ode To Analogue

1:20PM December 2, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Cassettes are sort of strangely attractive on their own, in a bulky, obsolete sort of way – so adding a brilliant bulb behind a box of them could only be pretty. The Tape Lamp does just that – and surprisingly non-tackily too. More »


Watch This Unravelled Cassette Tape Turn Into A Boombox

11:00AM October 23, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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BrussPup, we well know, is a master of illusions. For his next trick, watch him render a detailed boombox using a cassette tape. Don’t worry, you’ll remember what both of those things are once you see them. More »


Gadgets

Magnetic Ink Pens Let You Write Audio Messages

6:40AM September 1, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

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 »


This Isn’t Just Any Old Ironic Misuse Of A Cassette Tape, Now…

11:20PM August 31, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

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 »


Sony Says Goodbye To Cassette Tapes With A Fancy Boom Box

1:46AM May 20, 2010 | Adam Frucci

There will never be anything quite like the mix tape. For better or worse, it really changed the way people listened to music. So it’s sort of bittersweet to see Sony releasing its final cassette-playing boom box ever. More »


Music Industry Piracy Fears: A Historical Perspective

1:46AM February 23, 2010 | Adam Frucci

There is nothing about this old Dead Kennedys cassette single I don’t love. [SB1 via HypeMachine]


Dear Mixtape And iPod: You Suck. Signed, Mix CD

6:40AM December 22, 2009 | Anna Jane Grossman

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 »


Gadgets

Sonic Fabric Neckties Are Actually Playable

11:40AM November 3, 2009 | Sean Fallon

The music may be horrible, but if you rub a tape head over these ties you can actually hear jumbled sound collages recorded from the NYC metro system. This is possible because the ties are 50 per cent audio cassette tape. More »


Gadgets

The 80s Have One More Cassette Tape Measure To Be Proud Of

12:20PM October 6, 2009 | Jason Chen

Only Gama-Go would be able to take a Cassette Tape and make it into a pun-based product that’s both useful and compact. Plus, it’s only $US8. [Gama-Go]


Cassette Nano Case Is Absolutely Wonderful

7:40AM August 6, 2009 | Adam Frucci

These 45 Nano Cases are made from gutted cassette tapes and fit 4th gen iPod nanos. They’re pretty much perfect; I want an iPod Nano just so I can get one of these. So awesome. [Contexture via HolyCool via TDW] More »