The Bone Conductor
A wristwatch phone that lets you listen by sticking a finger in your ear, an MP3 player that vibrates the bones in your skull to play music that only you can hear…
Portability of Music Cheapens Its Meaning
Norman Lebrecht is not a fan of the Sony Walkman and its descendents.
25 years of Walkman usage has destroyed any sense of a piece of music having a place in the world, in time, in our personal lives. Music, made portable, is removed from any frame of reference. It becomes a utility, undeserving of more [...]