Sony has announced it'll stop making and selling MiniDisc stereos next month, so it's the end of an era. Joe has been writing about consumer tech for nearly seven years now, but his liking for all ...

The MiniDisc, the Sony digital storage format intended to replace the audio cassette, only ever had limited success outside of Japan. Though Sony will continue to manufacture the discs themselves, it ...

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 ...

It’s time to bid a nostalgic farewell to Sony‘s MiniDisc format — those of you who remember it at all, anyway. After upwards of two decades, the MiniDisc is finally on the way out: The BBC reports ...

On the face of it, Minidisc was the perfect format to replace the seriously obsolete Compact Cassette. It had most of the advantages of a non-linear optical format, with the convenience of a small ...

Inside the new PowerBook It appears that a lucky few are getting their hands on the Titanium PowerBook. Schoun Regan (from Complete Mac Seminars) sent us a photo of the new laptop with its bottom ...

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 ...

Sony has announced that it is stopping production of Minidisc recorders and players after 21 years. Most 20 year old audio enthusiasts would be surprised to hear that they were born after the arrival ...

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 ...

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 last MiniDisc stereo systems will ship in March Sony has announced it is to deliver its last MiniDisc stereo next month. It marks an end to the firm's support for the system which it launched ...