MiniDisc never really challenged formats like CD, cassette, and vinyl as a medium for audio sales. Though some artists and labels released pre-recorded MiniDiscs, the real appeal of the format was ...

MiniDisc? Didn't that die out around 2002 ... and there weren't many pre-recorded MiniDiscs to buy because none of the record labels gave a damn. As ever, timing was also crucial.

Recordable MiniDiscs could be re-written up to a million times, but pre-recorded albums were also available – albeit in limited supplies, with record labels reluctant to embrace the format. Despite ...

A variety of digital formats came to market to address this, of which Sony’s MiniDisc was the only one to gain significant traction outside the studio. These floppy-disk-like cartridges held a ...

Like a zombie that keeps coming back from the dead no matter what you do (even "kill the brain and you kill the ghoul" doesn't work), Sony's MiniDisc format seems destined to survive all attempts ...

Thanks to enthusiasts at minidisc.wiki, you can still add songs to a MiniDisc from a modern computer using its web app. Which means we live in a world where a Pixel 9 Pro can talk to a MiniDisc ...

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 ...