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16 Nov: Minidiscs on the Moon There is a very unique item at Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Moon-Mini-Disc-Video-Player-M046_W0QQitemZ200402984664QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_DVD_Film_TV_Film_Memorabilia_LE?hash=item2ea8f2ded8

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Mini-Disc Video Player M046

A prop made ‘mini-disc player’ used in the 2009 sci-fi film Moon directed by Duncan Jones. The gadget is actually a digital alarm clock which has a mini-disc case attached to the side with a disc inside to make it look like a mini-disc player. It can be seen during the two Sam's argument as 'Walking on Sunshine' plays over the top. Measures 8cm x 7.5cm (3.25” x 3”)

This item comes complete with a special Moon C.O.A which is signed by Duncan Jones (Director), Stuart Fenegan (Producer) & Stephen Lane (CEO Prop Store)

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12 Oct: Tascam releases new MiniDisc deck MD-02/MD-02B Hi folks,

while other manufacturers including Sony have omitted the MD, Tascam has just announced to release a new professional MiniDisc deck called MD-02/MD-02B.



Tascam U.S. press release

Tascam U.S. product page

Tascam's German product page

In Europe, Tascam offers a basic version MD-02 without XLR connectors besides the MD-02B, while the U.S. page shows only the fully equipped MD-02B. MSRP in Europe is EUR 549 for the MD-02 and EUR 599 for the MD-02B.

The decks can already be ordered at some European e-tailers.
21 Aug: Updated: Minidisc Community Forums And ATRACLife Moving To Sony Insider Greetings. I am very excited to announce today that all of the data (posts, topics, etc), members, and so forth from Minidisc Community Forums and its once-existing sister site ATRACLife will be converged into the Sony Insider forums. I feel that this is the best way to unify all of this important data and bring a fresh appearance (and new software) to our existing users. The forums.minidisc.org domain will forward to this new domain before the end of 2009. I understand that this is a big change, but it will be worth it moving forward. Thanks for your continued support. (read further)
30 May: Equipment Browser updated with MZ-EH50/70 units Feeling like the old days: The Equipment Browser has been updated with entries for the Sony MZ-EH70 and MZ-EH50 portable Hi-MD players. Thanks kindly to Jan Sundström for pointing them out. (Any other gear we're missing?)
26 May: MZ-RH1 Service manual Mr. Fussy kindly points out the MZ-RH1 service manual
24 May: Dozens of Sony service manuals added It's time to open the archives. We've found dozens of previously un-posted Sony service manuals and have added them to the Equipment Browser (entries in red have had a service manual added to them). We are also now allowing directory indexing on all our manuals directories. Better late than never.
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