iPod and Square card reader playing back audio from an analog tape deck

Engineer Evan Long posted the video above (via Engadget) showing what is apparently an iPod touch equipped with a slightly modified Square credit card reader capable of playing back audio from an old reel-to-reel tape player: The magnetic stripe reader on the Square basically works exactly like the magnetic read and write heads on an

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iPod and Square card reader playing back audio from an analog tape deck