It’s a modern re-creation of the iconic Sharp GF-777. It’s a modern re-creation of the iconic Sharp GF-777. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as ...

Iconic boomboxes that ruled the streets in the 1970s and ’80s, from the JVC RC-M90 to the Sharp GF-777, and why they mattered.

Good ideas rarely go out of fashion… except for those boombox cassette players that we used to carry around in the 1980s. They disappeared along with leg warmers and shoulder pads and were eclipsed by ...

There was a time when size was everything. When it came to scale, functionality and power, the bigger the stereo the better. Academic papers have been written about the role of portable audio in urban ...