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Finger Power Works Cassette MP3 Player

No matter how much we progress as far as technology is concerned, we always look back towards retro stalwarts for inspiration in the designing field. NVDRS Tape foxes around in the Cassette Tape construction but is actually a digital player. Deceptive looks aside, the player continues to follow the 45/60/90 minutes norm, holding 10/15/20 select songs in digital format; uploaded via USB.

Designers: Stefano Pertegato, Massimiliano Rampoldi, Eloisa Tolu, Francesco Schiraldi & Giovanni Mendini

I’ve already written about one particular cassette-like flash drive, the Mixa. The NVDRS one-ups the Mixa by adding MP3 playback, self-charging, and more. The Mixa is a bit more hip on the cosmetics side though, as you can customize the case and such that it comes in.

Read more on the NVDRS here.

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