News tagged with tape recorders


Sony sold 30,000 Walkmans in the first two months after its launch

Happy 30th birthday, Walkman

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod.





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Salmonella-Contaminated Produce

Researchers develop technique for quick detection of Salmonella

Biology /

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the hours following an outbreak of Salmonella, there are many questions. And answers can be hard to find.


IBM, HP Led World in Tape Storage Markets in 2006

Technology / Other

created May 05, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

HP is selling the most units, but IBM is pulling in far more revenue due to dominance in the high-end enterprise tape storage market.


Sony Delivers Fifth Generation AIT Format

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 10, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sony Electronics has expanded its Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) format to a fifth-generation, doubling the capacity of the previous generation to 400 GB while delivering backwards compatibility.


NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image

NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA released a newly restored 42-year-old image of Earth on Thursday. The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface in 1966. Using refurbished ...


Magnetic tape analysis 'sees' tampering in detail

Magnetic tape analysis 'sees' tampering in detail

Technology / Other

created Jul 23, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an improved version of a real-time magnetic microscopy system that converts evidence of tampering on magnetic audio and video tapes—erasing, ...


Sharp to Introduce Seven New Blu-Ray Disc Recorders

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 26, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Sharp Corp. will introduce into the Japanese market seven AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Recorders that reflect Sharp's persistent focus on true image quality and easy operability.


Sticky Tape Inspired by Insect Feet

Sticky Tape Inspired by Insect Feet

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 05, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (63) | comments 3

Scientists have designed an extremely sticky patterned adhesive, which is twice as sticky as flat tapes used for similar purposes. The new glue-free adhesive can also stick to dusty surfaces better, can be ...


Hold that tissue: Allergy help may be on the way

Hold that tissue: Allergy help may be on the way

Chemistry /

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It isn’t beach weather in most of the United States right now, but it’s never too early to be thinking about spring and summer. Unfortunately, for people with allergies, today’s daydreams can turn into nightmares ...


Incubator electromagnetic fields alter newborns' heart rates

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 2

The electromagnetic fields produced by incubators alter newborns’ heart rates, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood.


ISS Expedition 18 Crew Completes Spacewalk

ISS Expedition 18 Crew Completes Spacewalk

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tuesday's spacewalk with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov concluded at 5:11 p.m. EDT when the Pirs docking module airlock was closed. The spacewalk concluded ...



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