Dreaming of a cassette player in Bluetooth version 5.0? On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Sony Walkman, a company designed the first cassette player to work with Bluetooth. Inspired by the original Sony player, with a transparent look that is both retro and modern for nostalgic pleasure.
on 1 July, Sony Walkman He was celebrating his 40th birthday. In 1979, the Japanese brand launched the world’s first nomadic cassette player, the TPS-L2. On this 40th anniversary occasion, the company NIMM Lab is presenting a cassette player that revisits this classic by updating it. It is offered to the player through a Kickstarter campaign.
No problem: the first audio cassette player in a Bluetooth version inspired by the Sony Walkman
This is what Sony’s Walkman might have looked like if the company had continued to offer cassette players in 2019. Indeed, besides having a magnetic tape cassette player, it can also play the role of a Bluetooth MP3 player.
” Almost everyone today owns a Bluetooth headset or headset. No problem, it allows you to wear your most comfortable headphones and enjoy your music when you need to be alone, without being tied to a cable. “, can we read on the description page of the project?
Still, the player offers a 3.5mm jack port for those who want to use wired headphones or headphones. It is also possible to pair the reader with a Bluetooth wireless speaker. As for the design, the player has a transparent appearance and is available in three colors: white, blue and pink. There are 5 function buttons: play, forward, backward, Stop button and the last one for recording on magnetic tape.
The device starts at $63 and will ship worldwide starting December 2019. The initial target of $12,805 was greatly exceeded in a few days. Contributions are already high As of this writing, it’s $56,000.
Source : Kickstarter
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