Maxell Is Bringing Back Its Classic Tape Player

Maxell Is Bringing Back Its Classic Tape Player
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An artwork titled "Food for Thought", consisting of hundreds of cassette tapes of religious lectures recorded and distributed in the 1980s, when Saudi Arabia experienced a wave of religious extremism, is displayed during Saudi Arabia?s first public show of contemporary art entitled "We need to talk" at al Furusia Marina in Jeddah, January 23, 2012. Edge of Arabia, the group behind the exhibition, has showcased Saudi artists' work around the world since 2008, with displays in London, Dubai, Venice, Istanbul and Berlin, but this is its first public show inside the kingdom.The exhibition, which opened last week, includes more than 50 works by 22 Saudi artists giving their views on the country. Picture taken January 23, 2012. To match feature SAUDI-ART/ REUTERS/Susan Baaghil (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

You’ve probably heard about how VINYL has had a major resurgence . . . and now, CASSETTES are having a moment.

Cassettes are becoming so trendy again that the electronics company Maxell is bringing back its classic personal tape player.  And they’ve even added modern features like Bluetooth and USB-C charging.

Unlike some modern devices, they did NOT nix the headphone jack.

The battery life is decent . . . at about 11 hours of Bluetooth playtime.  And the player comes with a BELT CLIP for that nice, old-school feel.

They aren’t cheap though.  Maxell’s list price is $100, but Amazon has them for around $80.  And if you want to get back into mixtapes, you can grab a five-pack of blank cassettes for around $15.

(Consequence)

(There’s more on the specs at Maxell-USA.com.)

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