Make old cassettes new and digital

If you grew up in the pre-CD era, chances are you have at least a couple of old cassettes laying around your humble abode collecting dust.  Back in the day they were the leading in technology – such a small format held so much…again back in the day.  The world has since progressed from these meager times to a much more versatile digital format.  While physical mediums, even the digital CD, are starting to travel down the path of dying tech, digital is merely progressing to a more “true” form.  A form in which it is virtually unbound by physical means.  What better way to take you old confined analog tunes and open them up, giving them a bit more freedom.  A Japanese company, Novac, has released a “Cassette to Digital” device that will do just that.

The MV-CM001U is a cassette to digital device that will help you get that final piece of your music collection into the modern realm where it can be stored forever in perfect quality.  The MV-CM001U will convert cassettes into MP3/WMA/WAV files in sizes ranging from an abysmal 32kbps all the way up to 320kbps (oddly excluding 192kbps).  The unit also features a built in USB port making the transfer of all of your newly begotten digital files a snap.  There is one caveat however, the software, Cassette Mate, is a Windows only software that will only work on XP and Vista.  Bummer.  Can’t have your cake and eat it to I guess.  If you just want to listen to your tunes because you don’t already have a million different types of players, the 1.5W integrated speaker should suit your personal listening needs.  If you do in deed have a plethora of old analog cassettes just laying around, you may went to give the Cassette to Digital a worthy consideration.  You can start picking yours up on April 24th for the low low price of $80.

If you are interested in said device and live outside of Japan get in touch with the following sites in order to place your order:

• Geek Stuff 4 U
• Japan Trend Shop
• Gizmine
• Rinkya

Source: Crunch Gear