Those who still remember cassettes in the age of digital music should get a kick out of these clever spins on the ancient audio format. You who never made a mix tape or got tangled up in an unraveled cassette — well, you young whippersnappers should dig this retro fun, too.
 

CLASSIC CASSETTE TOTE
($14.99 at perpetualkid.com)
It's not a castoff from a giant's boom box, but it is a cheeky way to tote your stuff. The bag's handles even look like tape pulled from the cassette. Goes great with a Members Only jacket.

CASSETTE MP3 PLAYER
($21.53 at chinavasion.com)
Here's some new school power in an old-school package. This doodad works as a standalone MP3 player or you can stick it in a car cassette or regular cassette player to play MP3s. To further confound, it lacks internal memory but works with SD cards. Madness.

ANALOG IS WARMER T-SHIRT
($16.99 at oldcrappytee.com)
Downloadable tunes bringing you down? Then get that warm and fuzzy feeling with a shirt that associates warmth with old, scratchy tape.

TAPEDECK.ORG
The next best thing to Hall & Oates recordings in a moldy basement, Tapedeck.org is a virtual showroom of everyday audiocassettes with more than 130 online. Search by brand, playing time and quality.
 
René A. Guzman | 210SA contributor