To anyone younger, it will simply look like something they vaguely remember seeing in their parent’s garage — or a museum. To help really sell the whole cassette thing, the RR-S30′s LCD display features a pair of faux reels that rotate during recording or playback.
But in terms of more practical functionality, on a pair of AAA batteries the recorder will capture up to 180 hours of audio at its lowest quality setting, from either a set of built-in stereo mics, or an external one that’s been plugged in.
It will be available next month, in Japan at least, for about $US83, so nostalgia seekers should mark their calendars. Panasonic (Japan)
