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 ...

In the long history of recorded media, Sony’s MiniDisc format barely registers as a blip on the timeline. In hindsight, it was doomed from the start—forced to compete with immensely popular CDs and an ...

Serious Radiohead fans just got a gift—one that they never expected and that the band never meant to give them. Eighteen hours of previously unreleased Radiohead tracks began circulating on the web ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sony quietly announced the release of the last stereo system that will ever feature its MiniDisc format, effectively killing the format. Frankly, we were surprised to hear the 20-plus year old disc ...

How long until we start using compact discs (CDs) as coasters and frisbees? Their glamour has faded to the extent that some leave them lying about, unsleeved, gathering dust. When the CD hit the ...

The final Sony Mini Disc players are to go on sale in March after the company halted production on the format it invented twenty years ago Reaction to the news that Sony's last ever MiniDisc players ...