Retro audio boom: Why cassettes and CDs have risen from the dead

Cassette tapes and CDs are joining the vinyl-led retro audio boom, driven by listener desire for physical media as well as ...

PlayStation 5 can technically be a CD-player, if you’ve got a tinkerer’s heart

The PS5 refuses to play standard CDs by design. But with a unique optical drive and a clever trick, a YouTuber managed to make the console recognise data discs as USB storage, unlocking access to ...

The MP3 is almost 30, and it still sounds like the early internet

Patent number 5,579,430 does not read like a manifesto for a new music business, but its grant to Germany's Fraunhofer Institute on November 26, 1996, marked ...
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5 USB devices I wish would make a comeback

In 2025, you may struggle to think of a reason to use a USB optical drive, but I think we should all consider bringing back this piece of culture. Everything that lived on my old ...