Sony has taken the decision to stop manufacturing the MiniDisc Walkman, a product which first appeared on the market back in 1992. A report by Nikkei on Friday said that shipments would cease this ...

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of MINIDISC (Photo by Gems/Redferns) 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 ...

There's often quite a price premium for folks who prefer hi-res portable audio over a ubiquitous smartphone and a pair of cheap earphones. Indeed, the company who kicked off personal groove machines ...

CAN a MiniDisc Walkman rival the iPod? Sony thinks so. After exploiting some intriguing physics to boost the storage capacity of the languishing MiniDisc audio format more than fivefold, the company ...