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I tried Lorde’s transparent CD in 9 different disc players – but did it play on any of them?

A few weeks ago, we brought you the news that Lorde's new album Virgin, which was released on a fully transparent CD, wouldn't play. Fans reported (across BBC, Reddit and Amazon reviews) that the disc ...

Need a CD/DVD drive for your laptop? This one via USB is only $21 now

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create ...
USA Today

40 years after birth of CDs, fans remember the arrival: 'It seemed like a leap into the future'

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 ...
ecoustics

Yamaha CD-C600 Five-Disc CD Changer

Yamaha’s First ‘Made for iPod’ CD Changer Features Pure Direct Technology, PlayXchange, RS-232C Interface and IR In/Out for Custom Installation Yamaha Electronics Corporation, the innovator in home ...

When Did Laptops Get Rid Of CD/DVD Drives?

Laptops began phasing out CD and DVD drives in the late 2000s, as models like the Asus Eee PC and Apple’s 2008 MacBook Air ...
Ars Technica

open disc cd's? seems more like closed disc to me?

Bought a cd (Viva Elvis The album). I was going to open it and get an mp3 version onto my notebook so I can play it in the truck along with all my other mp3s as opposed to using the cd player (which ...
SFGate

Why CD-R music and data discs are different

Q:I use the CD-R drive in my computer to make music CDs and also for storing photos. My question involves the different recordable discs that are available. Frequently the label on the disc indicates ...
EDN

How Do Compact Discs (CDs) Work?

What is a compact disc (CD)? A Compact Disc (CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. CD-ROMs and CD-Rs remain widely used technologies in the computer industry.CD-ROM drives employ a ...
NBC News

New hybrid disc offers CD-DVD combination

Recording companies looking to wring more profits out of music sales are hoping to sell retailers on a new hybrid disc. On one side is standard CD audio; on the other, the enhanced sound, video and ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Delete Files from a CD-RW Disc

CDs are inexpensive, small and lightweight. This makes them easy to store, carry around and mail. They're also user-friendly. Today, many different kinds of audio-visual data are stored and sold on ...
Los Angeles Times

The compact disc era may finally be entering its hospice stage

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 ...