In 1988, Sony endeavored to release a Discman that could actually fit in your pocket. But since a device that can fit a whole, regular-sized CD inside it is virtually always going to be too large, Sony went a different route with its D-88 and released something smaller than a normal CD.

The D-88 was chiefly designed for 3-inch CD singles, which were around at the birth of the CD format but were ultimately overcome by singles put out on traditionally-sized CDs. Fortunately for D-88 owners, the tiny device had a moving spindle and other mechanical elements that let it play full-sized CDs too. It's just that roughly three-quarters of a CD would actually spin outside the device.

YouTuber Techmoan got his hands on a working one, and shows it off in all its bizarre glory:

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What I wouldn't give to see an MP3 player that plays MP3s partway outside of the device.

Source: Techmoan via Digg

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