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Amazon extends AutoRip service to vinyl records

Amazon extends AutoRip service to vinyl records
  • Posted April 3, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Amazon today announced they have extended their AutoRip service to include vinyl records. The product, first introduced in January of this year, gives customers access to digital copies of music they have purchased on CD with the retailer dating back…

Sony finally discontinuing the MiniDisc after more than 20 years

Sony finally discontinuing the MiniDisc after more than 20 years
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Sony announced plans to discontinue the MiniDisc player nearly two years ago following a surprising 21 year run. The company is just now getting around to putting the final nail in the coffin of the forgotten format as the last…

The CD turns 30: Time is ticking as the compact disc eyes obsolescence

The CD turns 30: Time is ticking as the compact disc eyes obsolescence
  • Posted October 9, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • The compact disc, or simply the CD as its most commonly referred to these days, turned 30 years old on October 1, 2012. This staple of my childhood provided countless hours of entertainment and functionality through music, video games, software…

M-Discs: Stone-like optical discs that are nearly indestructible

M-Discs: Stone-like optical discs that are nearly indestructible
  • Posted August 9, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware Breaking News
  • LG and Millenniata, a new startup, plan to launch a new storage format with optical discs that far exceed the average life expectancy of your average optical disc, hard drive, flash storage -- or human for that matter. Whereas conventional…

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