In today’s world, smartphones are the go-to devices for remote music listening. But decades ago, the iconic Sony Walkman was the preferred choice for listening through headphones to music on walks, ...

The growing popularity of digital downloads has sealed the fate of Sony’s iconic cassette Walkman, with the Japanese company announcing that it will cease production of the device. The cassette-based ...

Sony will be releasing the “CMT-AH10” microcomponent system in Japan on May 21st, with Hi-MD, CD, and cassette(?) support. Interestingly enough, the unit can connect to a PC via USB — but don’t expect ...

It was the invention that defined a generation. Portable and cool, the Sony Walkman was a must-have for any self-respecting teen in the 1980s. But now Sony has announced that it will no longer be ...

Forty years have passed since Sony’s Walkman first made music truly portable. Launched on July 1, 1979, it paved the path forward through cassettes to CDs, downloads, and streaming services on ...

The rise and fall of the digital compact cassette remains a salutary lesson for tech titans—it shows how you can get nearly everything right, and yet still fail badly. Like Britpop, whose 1993-1996 ...

For many, nothing can beat the good ol' days and the experiences they bring, but modern technology allowed users to modernize these but still capture the retro vibes, including FiiO's CP13. Now, the ...

Fresh from introducing its unashamedly analogue CP13 cassette player, FiiO is back with a portable player of a more digital variety. The DM13 CD player is a proper nineties throwback – but one that ...

Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer credited with initiating development of both the cassette tape and the compact disc, has died according to reports. He was 94. Dutch website NRC first reported Ottens' ...

Bring the patient in, please. Set it on the couch. Now tell me, how long has your cassette deck been acting like a CD changer? The Pioneer CT-M6R doesn`t need psychoanalysis, just a home that ...