Today, Sony's Digital Audio Disc Corp. will welcome crowds of people into its highly competitive and even higher-tech world to celebrate a milestone -- 20 years of production at its flagship plant in ...

The debate over whether analog or digital sound is preferable is very delicate, about as resolvable as arguing about which is the better sport. There are people who swear by either side. On one side ...

James Russell's mother told him that his first invention was the “automated battleship” he built when he was 6. By the time he was 13, he was fixing toasters, irons and fans at a local appliance store ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

World’s first CD manufactured at Philips factory near Hanover, Germany, on August 17, 1982 Philips and Sony co-developed CD – over 200 billion CDs sold in last 25 years CD ushered in shift from ...

On October 1, 1982, Sony ignited a digital audio revolution with the release of the world’s first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101 (above), in Japan. It signaled the dawn of a new audio ...

The PlayStation 5 is finally easy to find after years of scarcity, but before you hit that “add to cart” button, you’ll still have to make an important decision: PS5 Disc or PS5 Digital Edition? And ...