I'm going on a 1 year "trip", and I will be spending a lot of it listening to music. I don't have tons to spend (although I don't have an upper budget, it's just spending less is definitely better), ...

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 ...

RIP MiniDisc, we hardly knew ye. Yes, Sony recently sounded the death knell for the digital format (first introduced in 1992), announcing that the final MiniDisc players would ship in March. In many ...

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 ...

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.