News tagged with tape recorders

Vinyl records make the world go around again

In the brave new world of MP3 players, compact discs are dying, cassettes are Stone Age, and old-fashioned vinyl records... they're back!

Technology / Other

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies

(AP) -- Opera singer Norio Ohga complained about the quality of Sony tape recorders before he was hired by the company, developed the compact disc and championed its superior sound. Love of music steered ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

50 TB Per Tape Cartridge: Japanese Researchers Develop Ultra High Capacity Tape Media

Hitachi Maxell and Tokyo Institute of Technology today jointly announced the development of ultra high capacity tape media with ultra thin nano-structured magnetic film by using of facing targets sputtering ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Happy 30th birthday, Walkman

Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0