The '80s had a distinct vibe, and Sony's electronics had a lot to do with it. Five gadgets from that era helped define the ...

With the annual Awards issue of What Hi-Fi? out in the shops now, I thought it would be a good time to look back a quarter of a century to the November 2000 issue of the magazine. How mad is that, by ...

Washington Post on the new “smart-home” technology being developed right now in Japan: closets that pick out clothes based on the weather, air conditioners that kill the flu, and mirrors that ...

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Step away from your favourite streaming service, push the cumbersome and costly vinyl revival to one side, and forget your feelings for the comeback of CDs (and cassette tapes?) for one moment, ...

Sony has announced that it is stopping production of Minidisc recorders and players after 21 years. Most 20 year old audio enthusiasts would be surprised to hear that they were born after the arrival ...

The Sony voice recorder is a lightweight, handheld audio recorder that is portable and ideal for recording lectures, live music performances, virtual meetings, etc. Sony offers a variety of audio ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Renaissance man Scott Hansen is a master at setting a scene. Recording under the name Tycho, he concocts atmospheric music that traverses ambient, electronic and post-rock styles ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

I always take a recorder and a mic with me when I go on vacation in case I stumble upon a story. When I went to Minnesota in July, instead of bringing my good machine, a Zoom F6, I packed my backup ...

Sony unveiled a new use for its MiniDisc media format Tuesday when it introduced its first digital camcorder based on the tiny optical disc technology. Called the MD Discam, the digital camcorder ...

Sony Business Europe has announced an online competition for “the most unusual use of MiniDisc” as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations for the Sony developed format. A top of the range Sony ...