Apparatus for bearing visual recordings; apparatus for electronic recording of sound; apparatus for recording; apparatus for recording digital information; apparatus for recording pictures; apparatus for recording sound; apparatus for recording video; apparatus for recording visual images; apparatus for recording visual signals; apparatus for the recording of images; apparatus for the recording of sound; apparatus for the recording of sound or images; appliances for the recording of messages; articles for recording visual images; audio recordings; cards bearing sound recordings; cards bearing video recordings; data recording apparatus; data recording machines; data recording materials; data recording materials for use with computers; data storage devices for recording computer programs; data storage media (other than paper) for recording computer programs