For a supposedly obsolete music format, audio cassette sales seem to be set on fast forward at the moment. Cassettes are fragile, inconvenient, and relatively low-quality in terms of sound quality — ...

Auckland University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Auckland University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. For a supposedly obsolete ...

Inflation is difficult to deal with, and making sure you have a good amount of pocket change can be a project in itself. Nowadays, it seems everyone is trying to monetize their hobbies to keep up.

The 1980s were really the era of cassette tapes. Music-lovers, young and old, at the very least had a cassette player in their car. The luckier ones had a portable tape player or boombox that made it ...

For a brief moment in the mid-aughts, this stretch of Queen was one of the coolest streets in the world (even Vogue said so), and the Gladstone was its anchor. The hotel, built in 1889 and lovingly ...

As data storage needs have grown over the years, so has the development of new technologies, such as Microsoft's Project Silica and diamond optical discs, which can make it easier to store large ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The cassette tape. A staple of the Walkmans, car stereos, and sappy ...

In context: Researchers have long explored DNA's unique properties as a medium for digital storage. So far, the experiments have fallen short of practical applications. However, new DNA-based ...

Retro cassette tapes may be making a comeback, with a DNA twist. While DNA has been used as an information storage medium before, researchers have now combined this with the convenience and look of a ...

When Taylor Swift’s releases her new album, “Life of a Showgirl,” in October, it can be heard on the usual places, including streaming, vinyl and…cassette tape? The cassette tape was once one of the ...

Longing for the nostalgia of watching home movies, like in the VHS days, but stuck with all your personal videos saved on an iPhone? Sure, you can AirPlay them to the TV, but the experience is not the ...

Last month Maxell introduced a new portable cassette player for the Japanese market that combines retro features (it’s… a portable tape cassette player) with modern touches (like a rechargeable ...