PlayStation 5 can technically be a CD-player, if you’ve got a tinkerer’s heart

The PS5 refuses to play standard CDs by design. But with a unique optical drive and a clever trick, a YouTuber managed to ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Remember that famous Stevie Wonder TV spot for Sony CD players? Here’s how it came to be.

Westover is a former vice president of marketing communications at Sony and is now an entrepreneur, writer and public speaker. He lives in Rancho Bernardo. It was April 1985. Holding a disc over my ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

I’ll celebrate 40 years of the Sony CD player but I still miss records and turntables, too

Sablan is a radio personality and the first radio producer inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2016. He lives in San Diego County. To celebrate 40 years of the Sony CD player, you have to ...
New Atlas

MoonDrop awakens the spirit of Sony's Discman with portable CD player

Though the majority of music listening today is served up via streaming services, physical formats like cassettes, vinyl records and CDs are still holding on for dear life. China's art/tech outfit ...
Inverse

I'm Obsessed With This Transparent Bluetooth CD Player

I thought I was done with CDs and CD players forever when I got my first iPod over 17 years ago. But then Linkin Park released Meteora: 20th Anniversary on CD in April, sending me down a deep rabbit ...
CNET

Should You Buy a Sony Walkman in 2024? MP3 Players Compared

A Walkman? In this day and age? Well, yes. Sony is still at the front of mind for a number of "retro" audio formats including its iconic cassette players-- plus, the sales of the humble CD are again ...