Perhaps it's a trick of memory, but it seems like old media formats simply evaporate once we move on to the next big thing. The recording industry sold 4.4 billion dollars worth of 8-track tapes in ...

I've got a whole bunch of loose and variously boxed literature sitting off to my left. Over to the right I've got a stack of CD cases sitting in front of 3 different types of Blank CDR stacks. In a CD ...

Why it matters: In the new digital age, CDs and DVDs have become relics, replaced by the popularity of streaming and cloud storage. However, scientists think they may have found a way to bring optical ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. In case you haven’t heard, CDs are back. It’s time to ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

I'm currently going through my CD collection and re-ripping them to FLAC to preserve a digital copy in case some of the discs go bad. Unfortunately, I'm already realizing that some of the CDs are ...

Digital photography is enjoying a boom in popularity, in part because photographers can take and store pictures on inexpensive compact discs instead of film. CDs, the popular belief goes, will hold ...