The Turntable goes Minimalist

The little guy pictured above is a Linos Portable USB vinyl record player (never would have guessed it). How does it work, you ask?

Hook the wire into your computer. The bar has two parts. Take out the bottom base, place the long play album or single on top, and then sandwich it with the overarching top. To start playing, move the player arm into position. Bananas, right? Pop it in your pocket and you’re good to go (so long as you have a computer or something that accepts a USB cord handy). 

Probably not the best option for that $200 impossibly rare mint copy, but cool beans for that $1.99 joint.  Definitely a fun choice for a beginning collector.

thanks to Gizmodo for the info.