Three Rivet writers collaborate to discuss the reasons for and benefit of the recent renaissance of physical media.

Kids of the 1980s know all about how huge cassette tapes were during that era. If that sounds like you, these songs probably ring a bell.

A few music gadgets hit the masses and went obsolete during the 1970s. Let's look at a few you probably never heard of, or ...

Formed in 2016, We Are Rewind is a French audio company that makes new-age audio players for cassette tapes. It’s best known for the WE-001, a portable cassette player that’s fit for modern-day ...

As data storage needs have grown over the years, so has the development of new technologies, such as Microsoft's Project Silica and diamond optical discs, which can make it easier to store large ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The cassette tape. A staple of the Walkmans, car stereos, and sappy ...

In context: Researchers have long explored DNA's unique properties as a medium for digital storage. So far, the experiments have fallen short of practical applications. However, new DNA-based ...

It's easy to roll your eyes at the cassette trend. Just as easy as it was to roll your eyes at vinyl 15 years ago—easier, probably—but there's no use fighting it. Nostalgia comes for all of us in some ...

Cassettes were my gateway into hi-fi. In my early years, this was my format of choice. Cheap, portable and robust, cassettes were way more accessible to eight-year-old me than vinyl records. I write ...

We’re just about old enough to remember the era when cassettes were the chief music listening format. Those little plastic rectangles which housed miniature tape spools were quite a finicky and often ...