Exploring the history of portable music, from the first reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes to the colossal influence of modern streaming services and smartphones.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. First it was vinyl, and now it’s cassettes that all the cool kids want, as nostalgia takes over the music world. It seems both those ...

By 1970, the Sony U-Matic cassette appeared. These could record 90 minutes on a cassette, but the recorders were still priced outside the reach of most consumers (although it was very successful ...

Enjoy full-function stereo sound, Playback CDs, CD-R/RW and MP3 CDs with shuffle and program functions, Built-in cassette tape deck with recording function. Note:Unplug this apparatus during ...

In 1979, Sony introduced the Walkman ... many of the first personal computers allowed audio cassette recorders to function as digital storage. Never widely used, their transfer rates were slow ...

That changed with the 1975 launch of Sony's Betamax format and JVC's VHS following in 1976, which finally brought video ...

In 1972, only half the households in the U.S. have a color television. 1975: Sony's Betamax, a VCR (video cassette recorder) selling for $1300, is introduced to the home market in 1975.

Sony continued diversifying, developing the Blu-ray Disc Recorder in 2003. Blu-ray’s main competition was Toshiba’s HD DVD. To beat its competitor, Sony ran a strategic marketing campaign.

The core of the build is a portable 3-head cassette recorder, in this case a Marantz PMD430. The circuit has been around for a while – it was originally found in an issue of Stompboxology in the ...

The CP-81 is pretty basic, even by cassette ... sized TP-7 field recorder has been given a few new features, courtesy of a new firmware update. Enhancements to this delightfully tactile recording ...

A friend recently asked if I knew where he could get a “vintage” Sony Walkman for his ... a built-in cassette player and a recorder. It also has a few modern touches, like Bluetooth ...