Sony's MiniDisc line has finally come to an end. Find out why I loved mine in 1998. I'm that 5G guy. I've actually been here for every "G." I've reviewed well over a thousand products during 18 years ...

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, ...

MiniDisc combined the digital benefits of a CD with mix tape abilities of a cassette in a durable pocket-friendly package. Time is running out to enjoy MiniDisc as Sony has stopped producing disk ...

Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...

For most people, MiniDisc is just one of countless media formats that became obsolete when music went online. Not so for MiniDisc enthusiasts, many of whom still use a MiniDisc deck at home and a ...

In 1992, when the quirky new music format was introduced, Sony could do no wrong in consumer electronics In 1992, when the quirky new music format was introduced, Sony could do no wrong in consumer ...

Sony is bringing MiniDisc back from the grave, soil between its toes and a blade between its teeth. The MZ-RH1 (pictured, attached to a heart monitor) is set for release this month. You might have ...

There was an odd era at the start of the 1990s when CDs had taken the lead from vinyl in pre-recorded music, but for consumer recordable formats the analogue cassette was still king. A variety of ...

Though you may have completely forgotten it existed, the MiniDisc was actually pretty revolutionary when it was introduced in 1992. It used magneto-optical technology and behaved a little like a hard ...

The MiniDisc recorder was in my pants. This was how you bootlegged a concert in 1998—you'd come into the hall with no bag, ready for the pat-down, with a stereo microphone wired up your arms and ...