Along with launching various radios, Philips has many audio firsts to its name – it launched the first personal cassette ...

Sixty years ago, the compact audio cassette debuted at the German Radio Exhibition. Behind this innovation was Lou Ottens, a Dutch engineer who, the story goes, was home one night listening to ...

Dutch audio brand Philips has drawn on its extensive archive to shape the form of the five Century devices – stylish ways to enjoy vinyl, radio and more. ... Philips 'The Roller' D8007 radio cassette ...

While the use of magnetic tape to record and play music dates back to the 1930s, it wasn’t until 1963, at the Berlin Radio Show, that Philips introduced the two-spool cassette.

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The rise of the compact disc and other threats. Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer, also oversaw the division at Philips company that developed the compact disc. And as this new format caught on the ...

The audio cassette format launched in the 1960s is experiencing a revival in 2024 and I have become ... Invented by Dutch electronics giant Philips back in the early 1960s the format peaked ...

In 1968, just a few years after the compact cassette was invented by Dutch engineer Lou Ottens of the Philips Company, Steve Stepp and his father, Warren Stepp, a retired minister, started what ...

Audio; I saw Philips' new retro record players and headphones to celebrate its 100 years in audio, and I found them immensely charming. News. By Matt Bolton published 29 January 2025 ...