Here’s a new portable MiniDisc recorder from Panasonic, which has distinguishing characteristic of featuring an integrated stereo microphone and monaural speaker. To be released November 25th in Japan ...

This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our ...

No matter how much Sony tries it seems that the MiniDisc phenomena never quite gets there, even when it succeeded in replacing audio tape. MiniDisc offers re-writable media that is small in shape and ...

I've got some friends who are into recording live shows and do so with minidisc recorders (on a side note, this is done with permission of the bands they are recording, sometimes they get soundboard ...

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 ...

Sony’s new MZ-RH1 MiniDisc Walkman will feature, for the first time, Mac support, the company acknowledged Thursday. Sony has unveiled the MZ-RH1, a portable player/recorder that Sony is positioning ...

In Japan, where you can rent CDs, Minidiscs boomed in popularity for a little while, since people liked to record rented CDs onto Minidisc. They took off in Europe for a little while too, but in ...

When the Electro-Voice 635A was introduced in 1965, it was plugged into 16 mm film news cameras. It has been connected to ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The missing link between the CD Walkman and the iPod, the palm-sized MiniDisc audio format has its loyal fans but was never a big hit.

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 ...