A guide to disposing of magnetic Mylar tape and plastic shells. Reviewing GreenDisk services and local e-waste regulations.

When faced with news that Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and Google are among those helping fund a $300m ballroom in the ...

His old albums on tape = my offline coping mechanism for 2026 ...

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In a new take on a technology from the 1960s, this year, researchers created a cassette tape that uses DNA instead of iron oxide to encode information on a plastic tape. It can hold a phenomenal ...

Cassette tapes may seem like a relic of the past, but for many, they hold sentimental value, cherished memories, or are simply an irreplaceable part of their music collection. If you’ve stumbled upon ...

I’ve written at length before about my love of vinyl records and how pleased I am that, in a largely digital world, they are making something of a ‘comeback’. I’ve also talked about how CDs replaced ...

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 the sound they produce – ...

When Philip Weintraub recorded a message for his son to listen to on prom night, he could've never known that years later, the Internet was listening in Ami Weintraub The year is 1988 and it's prom ...

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 ...

Credit: Canva Anyone with a Walkman knew the trick: if a tape unspooled, grab a pencil. The pencil fit perfectly into the reel and let you twist the tape back into place without touching it. This ...