For those who love the 80's/90's and refuse to let the digital age ruin the purity of a good mix-tape - here's the happy medium :) Looking just like a good old cassette tape - plug in, compile a masterpiece and gift on to some lucky recipient - you can even design your own labels - perfect mix-tape fun...yusssss!

Oh yes, even tape cassettes are vintage these days. *sigh*

At makeamixa.com you can customize your individual tape cassette with images and text; but this is not all. This tape is actually fused with a 1GB USB stick. All this for 19.99 GBP.

This has got to be the coolest damn thing I have seen this year in terms of cool gifts. Basically remember back in the day when you gave your amazing girlfriend a mix on tape? Well now do it on you USB but with tape! Design your own tape and fill it up just like the old school Memorex.

The Make A Mix website offers you a step by step guide so even if you dont know how to load a CD this will help you get it all done in one shot! Comes with blank cassette, with 1GB USB storage instead of tape. Unique sleeve and label designed by you or picked from our MIXA designs. Stickers and cables so they need nuttin but thanks to throw your way.

You may have seen the flash drive that comes in the cassette packaging, but I think this flash drive does you one better by actually functioning within the cassette casing. You have to order it from the UK so prepare for the dollar- to-pound conversion sticker shock--it's $40 including shipping. However, that's not so bad considering that it holds 1 GB, comes with a USB extension cable, and is completely customizable. You design the A side and B side stickers for your cassette and the sleeve that it comes in. You also get a sheet of extra stickers. (via Oh Gizmo)