Some of the first Sony Discmans included rechargeable batteries. These batteries were nickel metal hydride batteries (because of the technology of the time) and are now well past their service life.

Though the majority of music listening today is served up via streaming services, physical formats like cassettes, vinyl records and CDs are still holding on for dear life. China's art/tech outfit ...

The FiiO DM13 is probably the fists high-end portable CD player to be launched in more than a decade or two. Recently, audio brand FiiO announced a see-through Walkman-style cassette player. The ...

Back in the day, I wanted a Sony Discman for a long time, and when I finally got one, I fell in love. The experience was far from perfect, however. Devices such as iPods and smartphones made it easy ...

It's a Panasonic discman and it no longer plays my burnt CD's. Even ones that I burnt a while ago, so it's not a problem with the burner, and I haven't changed the blank media I use. I always use Fuji ...

There are currently no ways to turn back time, but FiiO has since brought back renowned experiences of the past with its lineup of new retro technologies, now debuting the DM13, a modern CD player.

Starting in the 1980s, Sony produced the Discman, a CD version of its popular cassette Walkman player. I had a Sony Discman or two in the 1990s, and they were pretty boring—typically clamshell-shaped ...