You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...

Transform your space with our innovative CD art project! In this video, we'll guide you through the upcycling process of turning old CDs into gorgeous home decor. With just a dip in water, watch as ...

Perhaps it's a trick of memory, but it seems like old media formats simply evaporate once we move on to the next big thing. The recording industry sold 4.4 billion dollars worth of 8-track tapes in ...

A resurgence of recent interest in CDs and CD players echoes an earlier wave of interest in vinyl records and turntables. The ...

CDs aren’t exactly cutting-edge in 2025. Since the peak years around the turn of the millennium, sales have plummeted because streaming services like Spotify have taken over. But there are still times ...

You might think that CD players and DVD players have had their run, but as it turns out, they are absolute goldmines for DIY projects. Pop one open and you'll find stepper motors, laser assemblies, ...

I love my CDs. They sit on my shelf so that everyone knows how much I like legacy media, and then sometimes they get pulled down and slid into a disc tray so I can enjoy listening to something with ...

These days, a movie night usually involves cuddling up on the couch, turning on Netflix, and picking another rom-com movie from its list of never-ending shows. However, before the age of streaming ...

The project creates a door lock by using an old CD drive laser head moving motor for moving lock as it provides linear motion. The assembly of an old CD player consists of two motors where one is used ...

You can't play them in newer cars. You can't use them with most laptop computers. And unless you own a Sony Discman that somehow still works and you don't mind getting strange looks in public, you can ...