Cassette tapes get an iPod connection -- as a holder
11.08.09
Nostalgic for cassette tapes but love the convenience of iPods?
Now you can have them both in one product.
A pair of Canadian designers are recycling cassette tapes into iPod cases.
Called the 45 Nano, it appears to be a normal, unrecorded cassette on one side. But flip it over and you'll find a hollowed-out area that fits the latest iPod Nano.
The designers -- Nathan Lee and Trevor Coghill of Contexture Design -- also put in some cushioning foam and a plastic sleeve to protect the iPod, while still making it possible to work the touch-wheel.
At the company website, www.contexture.ca , the case is available for $45 Canadian (about $41.35 U.S.).
Buyers can choose from several different brand-name cassettes (remember the hiss they added to recordings?).
The company says the 45 Nano is made "according to Contexture's philosophy of using recycled and re-purposed materials." Yes, baby boomers, it has come to the point where the pop culture
Source: Los Angeles Times