Missing your old Sony Walkman in a state of nostalgia? Or did you find a basket of old cassette tapes in the attic? Then there is good news: the manufacturer FiiO will launch a new cassette player, which is a modernized version of the Walkman.

the View CP13 It is a portable cassette player inspired largely by the Sony Walkman. Technical details are currently still scarce. The price has not been announced yet. The CP13 won’t go on sale until later this year, but Chinese manufacturer FiiO already has photos and Videos From the retro gadget show.

The cassette player is available in several colors: blue, red, white with black and a transparent version. With the latter you also see the parts of the machine, not just the turntable. The CP13 has a headphone port and an oversized knob on the side. The large playback buttons on top look like this thing straight out of the 80s.

Cassette revival

The launch of a new version of the Walkman is less strange than it may seem. Cassette tapes have been making a resurgence among a small group of music lovers for years, especially as a collector’s item. The Walkman has also regularly featured in popular films and series in recent years, including The Last of Us. This also introduced a new generation to him. the Cassette tapes for sale In both the US and the UK it has reached its highest point in more than a decade.

But charging is possible through a modern USB-C connection. Connecting to a computer does not seem possible. So you can’t convert old cassette tapes to MP3 files.

There’s no Bluetooth support, so you’ll always have to listen with wired headphones. But of course that fits with the whole retro experience.

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