As of next month, the Sony MiniDisc will be no more. A report by Asahi (via Engadget) says that Sony has stopped producing the portable audio players, which were meant to be a replacement for the ...

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of MINIDISC (Photo by Gems/Redferns) It’s time to bid a nostalgic farewell to Sony‘s MiniDisc format — those of you who remember it at all, anyway. After upwards of two ...

Consumer electronics before the digital age rarely progressed in a straight line. History is filled with failures and successes. Often, these products and formats aren't the victim of any sort of ...

There was an odd era at the start of the 1990s when CDs had taken the lead from vinyl in pre-recorded music, but for consumer recordable formats the analogue cassette was still king. A variety of ...

sort of a spin off thread here, but i am going to purchase a minidisc player today (probably) and i am wondering what is better, minidisc or MP3 players, i want something that will hold more music ...

Sony is bringing MiniDisc back from the grave, soil between its toes and a blade between its teeth. The MZ-RH1 (pictured, attached to a heart monitor) is set for release this month. You might have ...

Small, reusable and designed to replace the CD, Sony expected the MiniDisc to become the future of music - SSPL/Getty Images In the late Eighties, the future of music was to be found in a research lab ...