Pioneer introduced a groundbreaking reel-to-reel tape deck, the RT-707, which would go on to earn legendary status among audiophiles and recording professionals. Retailing for $595 at launch ...

The reel-to-reel recording at the Osaka Detention House in 1955 was made at the behest of Sakuro Tamai, the prison warden. The inmate was handed the death sentence for fatally shooting a police ...