Why are cassette and CD players so bulky now?
Cassette tape sales are at a 20-year high, the vinyl market is on a 17-year growth streak, and CDs have caught the attention ...
What was the first-ever portable music player?
Exploring the history of portable music, from the first reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes to the colossal influence of modern ...
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Wireless MiniDisc Walkman Has Bluetooth Inside
Not so for MiniDisc enthusiasts, many of whom still use a MiniDisc deck at home and a MiniDisc Walkman on the go ... tidy compactness of those portable players. [Daniel Rojas] cleverly solved ...
Fiio announces DM13, a Bluetooth CD player
The announcement of the Fiio DM13 comes after the release of Fiio's Walkman-inspired cassette player, the Fiio CP13, which ...
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Wallpaper* wants… audio tech for one: five new ways to keep sound to yourself
Five examples of the best new audio tech for one, spanning from a 1980s-infused portable record player to earbuds promising lossless audio over Bluetooth, and a new Walkman – the greatest name mobile ...
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FiiO’s new transparent CP13 cassette player gives tape fans clear options
This solid-looking update of the classic Walkman form factor doesn’t quite match up to the technical wonders of the earlier era, when players could be literally the same size as a cassette case. The ...
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Ongoing History Daily: The Sony Walkman, part 4
They were the smartphones of their day. Everyone had to have one. Since then, there have been more than 300 different Walkman models, ranging from cassette players to CD players and MP3 players and ...