YouTube gadget channel Techmoan takes a look at the Tefifon, a short-lived German music player from the 1950s that uses cartridges with plastic tape that have grooves similar to those on a vinyl record. The technology, which was invented in the 1930s, was completely discontinued by 1965, losing the format war to the much more popular phonograph.
via Museum of Obsolete Media, Gizmodo
