News Summary

• The cassette and compact disc never fully disappeared, but they got buried under playlists, autoplay, and whatever the algorithm decided you needed to hear next.
• The Portable CD Cover Player does something no streaming service can: it lets you hold the music.
• The FiiO CP13 is built around one decision that every other modern cassette player quietly avoids: no Bluetooth.
• The Side A Cassette Speaker costs $.49, weighs 80 grams, and is the most immediately photographable thing on this list.