Musician Jeff Mills has created this cool Vinyl/CD hybrid disc for his new album, which he’s making available in limited quantities for $35. One side houses a 5-inch vinyl pressing, the other has a standard CD.

While it definitely works on most record players, I’m foreseeing some size issues with putting it in some CD players. Then again, this is more a collectible than anything else. Still, a fun idea.

Last I checked Carhartt was in the tough man clothing business.  But it turns out they’re getting trendy, really trendy.   They’ve now teamed up with Vestax to produce a portable turntable, you know, the thing that plays those vinyl discs.

They claim that it can operate at a 90 degree angle, which means flush to a wall…I’m skeptical.   Skepticism aside, it’s got a line in and out jack as well as a USB input for converting your records to a digital medium.  And for all your DJs out there you’ll be pleased to hear that it can run on batteries and includes pitch control and master level fader.

I’ve got no clue where you can buy it, but it will supposedly be out this December.

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Doesn’t it seem like this product should have arrived a long time ago?  While people swear by the fidelity of vinyl , they can’t deny the portability of MP3.  The Denon DP-200USB Record Player MP3 Encoder has a handy USB input on the front of the player for easy jamming of USB sticks.  The encoder will detect gaps and separate tracks, as well getting track names from GraceNote.  Sounds sweet.  Operation is simple as you press record and the DP-200USB starts encoding as soon as the music starts playing.  This could be really cool to have around since you can go to Goodwill and get a bunch of records for mad cheap.  For Denon quality $250 doesn’t sound all that bad right?

[via Wired]

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