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Cassette Futurism

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Released in 1984 this stereo radio cassette recorder has speakers which are moveable, removable and act as it's battery compartments.

Pic is a screenshot of a Youtube video by the great Techmoan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqc9akDIE_g

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

AKAI were wizards back then

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

...my wife had a walkman which folded down to the size of a cassette case...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

I had a small bookshelf cassette/CD stereo base by them. The sound was AKAI.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago

That looks so cool, now I want one.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That is beautiful. It looks like it could turn into a robot and start talking to us.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

I wish it could.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That is cool as hell, my cassette player was just a black bandaid shaped blob of plastic and metal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Now that Techmoan has featured it grab one quick before the price goes up.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

It's cool, but I'll pass. Need to save my money for things like shelter, medical care, and food.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Techmoan immediately came to mind when I saw this.