Though digital music accounts for much of what we now listen to, old school formats like vinyl and audio cassettes steadfastly refuse to disappear. The former is enjoying something of a healthy ...

Before smartphones streaming music to wireless speakers there were boomboxes. Before pocket-friendly Digital Audio Players or even portable CD players, there was the Walkman. And before playlists, ...

Music Players: CDs, Vinyl, Cassettes ...

A 1/8" inch, analog audio tape format that was widely used for music distribution and home recording. In the past, millions of pre-recorded and blank cassettes were sold each year; however, sales ...

Described by some as “Europe’s biggest tech show”, the Berlin Radio Show has long been famous for exhibiting the next big thing in consumer electronics. In 1963, that was the compact audio cassette, ...

The Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette has died. Lou Ottens was 94. As head of product development for Philips in 1960, he led a team that developed the initial portable tape ...

Let's rewind to the days before Ottens' creation. Audio tape was a beast to deal with. It was recorded and played on open reels of spinning quarter-inch tape, tape that would have to be threaded ever ...