The technology of the new cassette tape by Sony was presented over the weekend at a magnetics conference in Dresden, Germany called InterMag Europe. In layman's terms, the technology engages in shrinking the microscopic magnetic particles on tape that store data. The new particles are 7.7 nanometers wide on average, while there are 10 million nanometers in one centimeter.
Sony said in a news release that they would probably be pursuing a commercial use for the new cassette tape technology. Improvements for the new cassette tape by Sony will also be continued.
Though the idea of using the new cassette tape by Sony is exciting as it could bring that sense of nostalgia, CNN says that excited music lovers may be in for a bit of a disappointment. The tape is reportedly unwieldy to actually use because recording to, and retrieving data from the tape takes a lot longer than digital storage devices and players that people have gotten used to.
New cassette tape by Sony is more likely to be used for backing up massive databases than to save and play music. Still, some people may be patient enough to wait for cassette tapes to unwind and listen to music the old-fashioned way.
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