Comments on: 3D printed "mixtapes" from Makerbot

By: doniphon

doniphon — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:27:00 +0000

Hellz, yes. Ogg, too.

By: Ari B.

Ari B. — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:42:00 +0000

If I knew of anyone near me that had a makerbot, I’d consider it just for the fun of building it. Otherwise? I’m doubt it’s something I’d buy just to have.

By: Joe F

Joe F — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:19:00 +0000

I thought cassettes were those giant black round things?

By: i_prefer_yeti

i_prefer_yeti — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:06:00 +0000

reminds me of the SUCK UK usb mix tape
http://www.suck.uk.com/products/mixtapeusbdrive/

By: Jeffrey Baker

Jeffrey Baker — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:48:00 +0000

Pfft. For half the price you can get an MP3 player that IS a cassette:

http://www.amazon.com/AdapSonic%C2%AE-Car-Cassette-Adapter-Player/dp/B005LDF6ZK

3D printing is a cute trick, but it’s no substitute for proper manufacturing.

By: eldritch

eldritch — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Skeuomorphism in action!

By: jsd

jsd — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:23:00 +0000

Damn, bro.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:02:00 +0000

Why does it cost so much? Also while I like the form factor and simplicity I have to say it could be improved by having a micro-SD slot on there.

By: puppybeard

puppybeard — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:46:00 +0000

Do you have to be a tosser on a tosserbike to use it, or does it work for the rest of us too?

Will it get me sex, or just the incredibly awkward handholding depicted?
Or is this a covert drug-deal?
Nobody will listen to it because if you’re like the people in this video, you probably have shit taste in music.

Isn’t this a waste of valuable resources?
Why is it a crime when corporations don’t embrace the convenience of digital distribution, but when so-called “makers” fly in the face of progress, it’s something to be celebrated?

“Here, I melted together a shitload of petrochemicals for something nobody needs, but I’ve convinced myself that by making it myself, I’m somehow a friend of the earth. I’m offsetting the carbon by using this bike, I mean, I know I could walk faster than I cycle this piece-of-shit, but bikes are environmentally friendly by default!”

By: Chentzilla

Chentzilla — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:25:00 +0000

Can you just use an old cassette for that?

By: hedonistbot

hedonistbot — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:08:00 +0000

haha, the alienation at the end…

A boy and a girl meet up to listen to each other’s music players. Has it really come to this? It’s Apple’s fault, you know.

By: Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:56:00 +0000

Sansa Clip. Best pure MP3 player available, expandable and hackable.

By: G. Danken

G. Danken — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:23:00 +0000

but but but…piracy!

By: jbond

jbond — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:06:00 +0000

Dear Lazyweb. The bottom end of the MP3 player market is now handled by CleverPhones ™. The mid end is handled by Apple with the iPod (for the moment). but the high end has been abandoned by Apple and everyone else. Where’s my 1TB iPod Classic? If Apple are no longer interested and nobody else can see the market, can the lazyweb do it for them?

ps. big discussion to be had here about whether collecting music is a completely outmoded concept in 2012.

By: Jeremy LaGant

Jeremy LaGant — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:54:00 +0000

My next big purchase will be a Thing-o-Matic. I would kill for one but I don’t see it happening anytime soon. I’m rebuilding a couple of turntables and am missing some parts or parts are broken. It would be great to make my own parts to make it that much more custom. Also, what are the differences between a Thing-o-Matic and a Replicator?

By: devophill

devophill — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:50:00 +0000

Is that the reason mixtapes were ever a thing? I thought I was making them because they were the ONLY WAY to make a copy of music to share. For $40 you could put 2G of music on a 64G flash drive.

By: destroy_all_humans

destroy_all_humans — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:17:00 +0000

i like the tape but i think i will just have to buy the replicator instead. Going to build my first house with one.

By: Dan Limbach

Dan Limbach — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:16:00 +0000

Maybe they could have a cassette case with the battery, micro-amp and headphone interface, but you could insert your own SD card.

By: MarlboroTestMonkey7

MarlboroTestMonkey7 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:15:00 +0000

Think of it as a labor of love, like mixtapes.

By: Zak McKracken

Zak McKracken — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:37:00 +0000

Looks really cool, I love the idea. However, a 2GB MP3 (and only MP3) player with almost no user interface and internal battery for only 4 hours, costing 40$ … I don’t know. Maybe if the sound quality was really really good?

By: systmcrsh

systmcrsh — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:31:00 +0000

i was just thinking today of making a mix tape/cd for someone. this is a cool idea if you have a maker bot. would be cool if you could individualize the manufactured one. or even buy as a kit that you could use with an old cassette case.