Category Archives: Technology

Serious about Sony

By admin | Published: May 28, 2010
It’s no joking matter. . . . a scene from that mystical time when cassette tapes reigned and CDs were the harbinger of the digital age. A few things to note about this pic: Is that the original Walkman on the left there? Actually, no, it’s not. That’s a TV Walkman on the right! Uh-oh . . . Betamax It’s [...]
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Cassette controlled robot

By remote | Published: November 13, 2008
And you thought it was all cassette collections and old boom boxes . . . Look! It’s pouring a glass of wine! Must have been a James Taylor tape. You should see what it does what it does with a 2 Live Crew cassingle . . . Hey, this is from www.theoldrobots.com which is a great site. Those [...]
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Cassette Rainbow

By remote | Published: September 17, 2008
“Cassette Rainbow by The Bottomless Paddling Pool.” Great photo ffffound in The Bottomless Paddling Pool’s Flickr photo pool . . .
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Owerko’s Boombox Project

By remote | Published: September 8, 2008
Photographer Lyle Owerko’s Boombox project: www.owerko.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&a=4&p=0&at=0 There’s a collection of image of various types of Boomboxes. “BOOM boxes”, funny name, when you think about it. “Ghetto Blaster” is probably stranger. Blasting the ghetto . . . ? Anyway, he’s got some fame from this project . . . He’s collaborated with Gelaskins to create a series of skins for your Macbook, [...]
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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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The extended tape loop.

By remote | Published: August 29, 2008
Dig it.
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Lost Formats: Compact Cassette

By remote | Published: August 26, 2008
The inclusion of the compact cassette in to this gallery of lost formats adds a familiar face amongst the other freaky looking silhouettes . . . But even the Digital Compact Cassette makes an appearance. I thought I was the only person that remembered them! It’s a fantastic record (pun kinda intended) of gone, but not forgotten formats. [...]
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Cassette decks and performance art

By remote | Published: August 11, 2008
Ferric-oxide Archaeology www.rainerlinz.net/NMA/articles/Ferric-oxide.html “A survey of audio cassette player manipulation techniques in live performance, 1977- 91″ An excellent run-down of some cassette player manipulation by Melbourne performers of experimental music. Apparently the decade 1975-85, were the golden years There’s some great examples of “hardware-hacking”, as we’d call it these days. But this one’s my favourite: “”Our Electronic Heritage” [...]
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Making a cassette tape loop.

By remote | Published: August 7, 2008
Kind of long winded, and very amatuerish, but kind of interesting nonetheless.
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A Walkman collection

By remote | Published: August 5, 2008
Take a look at Craig Crane’s collection of Walkmans . . . http://craigcrane.co.uk/walkman/ yo, let me know if your collection is bigger! Tags: walkman, collection, collector
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