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Mice n tapes

By Anton | Published: February 4, 2009
Love this idea – though it doesn’t look like this one would actually function . . . it would be great if somehow the mice could choose the tracks – you know, (run) fast forward and cue it up. Plus, you’d hope the little fellas didn’t develop a taste for tape! Anyway it was one of . [...]
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Real recognise reel – Part 3.

By Anton | Published: August 30, 2008
Wow. I’ve known about this site for ages, and shame on me, I’ve neglected to post on it until now. Shame on me. tapedeck.org If Cassette Jam is the King, this site is surely the Prince. 355 large images of cassettes, sorted by brand, playing time and tape quality. What can I say? I’m a nitwit. Respect.
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Japanese TVCs

By Anton | Published: April 22, 2008
Sony HF-X Japanese TVC Maxell UDI series Early Sony Walkman Ad Strangest Sony Walkman Ad ever. iPod ads have nothing on this: Monkey: “Please let me die . . .” Still, I do have a soft spot for Japan.
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Tape Deck II. The Revenge!

By Anton | Published: April 16, 2008
So Sony are releasing a brand new tape deck. Now you can actually play those cassette tapes, and not just collect them? Maybe not. Still, it’s interesting that a large company such as Sony has acknowledged that a market for cassette tape products exists and has invested in it’s production. Though, I suppose it’d be a [...]
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A notebook?

By Anton | Published: April 13, 2008
Thought this was kinda cute: The backwards ampersand and all . . . From: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=238495.0
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Cash-ettes?

By Anton | Published: April 13, 2008
Anybody else think of that catchy name for these wallets? Eh? Eh? Here’s a lo-fi version (which I dig): from: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=113031.0;topicseen This one’s a little more evolved . . . and it’s got instructions! from: http://www.instructables.com/id/Cassette-Tape-Wallet_1/ This one’s the ‘pro’ version – that is, it’s actually made for retail. From: http://www.designboom.com/shop/cassettewallet.html Very nicely done. You can buy them in all sorts of [...]
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It made for a great logo, at least.

By Anton | Published: April 11, 2008
They had no idea what was just around the corner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_is_Killing_Music Quote from funky ‘ol Wikipedia: “‘Home Taping Is Killing Music‘ was the slogan of a 1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), a British music industry trade group. With the rise in cassette recorder popularity, the BPI feared that people being able to record [...]
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Cassette Tape vs iPod.

By Anton | Published: April 10, 2008
A highly scientific and thorough research document on the strengths of the iPod vs the humble cassette tape. http://homepage.mac.com/danielturek/PhotoAlbum50.html Neat-o.
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Generate your own cassette.

By Anton | Published: April 9, 2008
Why? Why the f*ck not!? www.says-it.com/cassette/cassette.php I hope you appreciate my colour choice.
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Vintage cassette decks.

By Anton | Published: April 8, 2008
www.vintagecassette.com An awesome, detailed collection of cassette decks from the 70’s to today (today?). Fantastic. Actually, I have a Sharp RT-480X, similar to the Sony above, that I didn’t find on their site. It’s not mint, but maybe I should do the “web 2.0″ thing and contribute, eh?
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