The Mix Tape USB Drive remembers your roots

Sure, the compact disc may have just celebrated 25 years in the biz, but nothing says quasi-old school like a double-sided cassette tape. Granted, it's a bit harder to effectively distribute mix tapes on a format rarely appreciated this day in age, so the Mix Tape USB Drive steps in to deliver your favorite compilations in a modern form without ditching that crucial retro flair. Pricing details have yet to be released, but it's slated to hit the streets next month for those interested.

[Thanks, Damien]

[The Pepto Pimp @ Aug 17th 2007 10:57AM]

In Soviet Russia, tapes mix you.

[crapface @ Aug 17th 2007 10:59AM]

Even cooler, someone needs to make one of these that would actually play in a cassette player! Imagine having 4 gigs worth of songs on a friggin tape!!!

[AKBlade13 @ Aug 17th 2007 11:08AM]

You sir, are a genious. I'd definately pay for something like that.

AKBlade13

[Eric @ Aug 17th 2007 11:09AM]

You still have a tape player?

[Craig @ Aug 17th 2007 11:16AM]

actually, there is something like that...

http://www.dansdata.com/dah220.htm

[dave @ Aug 17th 2007 11:17AM]

It's doable, and an interesting idea. But the sound quality would be shite.

[Wolfticket @ Aug 17th 2007 11:17AM]

MP3 Player that fits in a cassette player you say: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=98741&doy=17m8&C=SO&U=strat15

[chris @ Aug 18th 2007 3:27PM]

just get a tape adapter for your mp3 player, mine works really well, and as it works through a standard headphone jack (3.5mm) it can play prety much any music player

[Allan @ Aug 17th 2007 11:06AM]

So they designed a paper case that looks like a cassette and holds a USB drive? Am I missing something here or is that just not that special?

[Bad Beaver @ Aug 17th 2007 12:09PM]

No, you're spot-on. It is nothing but pointless nostalgia. If it worked in a tape-drive, things would be different, that would at least have some cool-factor to it. The way it is, it is only a much less versatile, yet much more expensive way of giving someone a playlist. Use a friggn CD-R for crissakes.

[johnzilla @ Aug 17th 2007 2:58PM]

The point is to stand out from the crowd.

Imagine you work for a record label, or you're a DJ, or you're an art director or music director.

Now imagine how many demo CDs and DVDs in jewel cases and demo songs on USB drives you probably see every day, and how many are probably lying around your office in cardboard boxes.

Now image you walk into your office and in the stack of jewel cases that are the CDs and DVDs that showed up in the mail today, you spy a cassette tape. That alone is going to cause you to pick it up.

I'll agree, just putting the USB drive into a paper wrapper is pretty lame, though. The cool thing would be if it was plastic and actually WAS the USB drive, with the USB dongle flipping out from the side. Complete with spinning tape reels and I'd say you'd have a winner.

[Psychav @ Aug 17th 2007 11:15AM]

Home taping is killing music again!

[oshean @ Aug 17th 2007 11:26AM]

I can finally convert all my Beat Street jams to digital while maintaining rep.

[The Pepto Pimp @ Aug 17th 2007 11:36AM]

Beat Street:
The King the beat
And I'll be rockin' that beat all across the street.

"You better eat you eggs 'fore I break your legs!"

[oshean @ Aug 17th 2007 12:14PM]

Word

[Paul @ Aug 17th 2007 12:05PM]

the operative word in sentimental is mental.

[DG @ Aug 17th 2007 12:06PM]

For $5, yes, absolutely. Anything more? Forget it. A cool idea, but anything more than 256MB isn't what a mix tape is all about. Mix tapes were creating something beautiful around the limitations you had. Slapping a gig or more of space on one of these and it's less fun.

[Bad Beaver @ Aug 17th 2007 12:10PM]

It better have more space than a CD-R!

[silvarga @ Aug 17th 2007 2:44PM]

Is there anything such as a dual-layer CD-R? I've been hoping for one of those for my mixes.

I like the idea of the mix tape usb. But if you're gonna do it, why not make the usb drive look like a cassette tape in addition to housing it in a paper one?

They missed some serious design opportunities here. There should be a mini-cassette usb housed inside of a paper boombox. Or turntable packaging with a needle shaped usb drive. Or a round vinyl package with a vintage 45 adapter usb... and all of them useable as keychains.

SUCK UK is right. They better be crazy cheap because right now all they're reminding me of are those budget blank cassettes you'd get at Radio Shack instead of Memorex or Maxells.

[Chris Kovach @ Aug 17th 2007 12:12PM]

And we're supposed to buy from a company that named itself "SUCK UK?"

[PerryCollective @ Aug 17th 2007 2:08PM]

Sweet! I love teh Roots!

Oh...nevermind.

[PJC @ Aug 17th 2007 3:18PM]

Bah you youngsters know nothing....when I was your age I had a computer that used cassette tapes for data storage...

[vabella01 @ Sep 10th 2007 3:32PM]

The first cassette tape storage I used (other than music) hooked up to an IBM Selectric TYPEWRITER (remember those, boys and girls?) for customized mailings.

You're right, PJC...these guys are just spoiled. :^)

[HeyJeeB @ Aug 17th 2007 5:20PM]

Fantastic! Does it have a little plastic tab to snap off to prevent further recording? LOL ;)

[PynkFloydd @ Aug 17th 2007 9:52PM]

Ha ha ha ha ha! I'm sure the the RIAA loves this idea!

[yodafone @ Aug 18th 2007 2:45PM]

I see "Hitchi" changed their name but not their logo.

[Philometalist @ Aug 18th 2007 7:53PM]

This is just a flash drive in a tape case. Where exactly is the innovation??