With so much in doubt about the future of the CD it's easy to overlook that on Friday the Compact Disc format will turn 25. In Germany the world's first CD was pressed, belonged to Polygram – the ...

Back in the 1980s, Peter Giles knew that the fledgling music format, the compact disc, came with some compromises. CDs were smaller than vinyl record albums. That meant the end of the 12-inch album ...

In the past year, sales of DVD players have declined by 15 percent. Nov. 5, 2007 — -- After the compact disc ushered in the first digital music revolution, there were questions about whether the ...

Towards 2000 debuted on the ABC in 1981. It was a half-hour program showcasing developments and inventions in science and technology. One of the early highlights was this report about the imminent ...

It was Aug. 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany. By The Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — It was Aug.

Thirty-five years after the format was introduced as one of the greatest audio advancements since the birth of recorded music — and unwittingly unleashed digitized music into the wild — the once ...

Compact discs were sold as the durable alternative to vinyl - but anyone who opens the case of an ageing CD may be in for a nasty surprise. Earlier this year, US web designer Dan Koster found 15% of ...

Since we last looked into the ongoing resurrection of the classic digital disc, even more CD playing devices have caught our eye. Here’s an update featuring the latest in standalones and separates, ...

Cannes, France - DVD-Audio technology could do for music what DVDs are doing for film business, if music and consumer electronics giants have their way. In a rare show of unity, a clutch of ...