Not bad for a company barely two years old. Kickback, an NYC-based electronics startup, makes this RETRADISC, a Bluetooth-enabled CD player. It came out last year, and has already been picked up by the MoMA Design Store.
The transparent player is aimed at the Gen Z and Millennial set who fully grasp the evils of smartphones, and would prefer to reach for something not connected to anything except their ears.
“Perfect for phone breaks,” the company writes. “CDs are your escape hatch from the digital chaos. With RETRADISC, you can finally put your phone down and let the music do what it does best – transport you somewhere else entirely.”
The anti-skip CD player runs $99.