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5 votes
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The smallest Discman ever made - was smaller than a CD
8 votes -
Film: The reason some of the past was in HD
13 votes -
We are at the mercy of streaming services. It's time to rekindle our relationship with the DVD
23 votes -
The enduring allure of retro tech
9 votes -
The Internet Archive is digitising & preserving over 100,000 vinyl records: Hear 750 full albums now.
8 votes -
Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system
14 votes -
Vinyl is poised to outsell CDs for the first time since 1986
12 votes -
Japanese-style listening bars, where DJs spin carefully selected records for a hushed audience, are arriving in America. But truly appreciating them can take a little practice.
16 votes -
The disco invention that changed pop music: The twelve-inch single
8 votes -
For sale: This massive, obsessive and (probably) obsolete VHS boxing archive
7 votes -
A look at the revival of the reel to reel tape format
4 votes -
Demand for cassettes surges as music fans hit rewind
10 votes -
The environmental impact of music: Digital, records, CDs analysed
11 votes -
Remember backing up to diskettes? I’m sorry. I do, too.
11 votes -
Meet the company preparing to be the last CD distributor standing
5 votes -
Somali songs reveal why musical crate digging is a form of cultural archaeology
4 votes -
Grandad leaves behind treasure trove of 80,000 records, believed to be Australia's biggest collection
7 votes -
On books vs. the stories within
My focus when partaking of an accumulated work of written word has always been on the story itself. The ideas and plot and characters presented transcend the physical media within which they are...
My focus when partaking of an accumulated work of written word has always been on the story itself. The ideas and plot and characters presented transcend the physical media within which they are presented. But I know from reading various forums, including that-site-which-shall-not-be-named, that many people steadfastly cling to their tomes of dead trees with a fervor that seems unshakable in the face of technology. The smell of mold ridden paper, the tactile sensation of flipping through the pages, the collectibility of a treasured collection of ideals... I understand the value of collecting an antiquated form of presentation, but does it truly add anything to the story telling experience? I liken it to vinyl records; the ability to touch what you are partaking of, that tactile and physical wholly personable experience with the media with which you are interacting can be a powerful motivator, but to try to convince me that Spotify is inferior because it is new and digital and convenient seems deplorable. When I read the same story on a Kindle are we not experiencing the same thing? Does the fact that I carry my entire library of 900+ books with me in my pocket dilute my experience? I can zoom, and dictionary, and Wikipedia, and translate literally at the touch of my finger. I can highlight and make notes, I can scan the book without losing my place, without ever needing a bookmark. What am I missing by not having dedicated and decidedly wasteful space in my home for storing my leaves of enlightenment?
5 votes -
Decrying new LPs as 'commemorative plates you can't even eat off,' reissue imprint Numero Group explores Environments and 'Technicolor Paradise'
4 votes