I'm not sure how you would go about creating a cassette deck from scratch but I did find an article on how to repair an existing one at http://www.ehow.com/how_114068_troubleshoot-cassette-deck.html.
ION TAPE2PC Dual cassette deck has usb on it.
Ion Tape2PC USB Cassette Deck is a water proof cassette decks for swimming
Pioneer CT-W606DR Double Auto-Reverse Cassette Deck are the cassette decks for cars
In my opinion, the best cassette deck is made by sony.
JVC will give you a slightly better sound from the cassette deck than the Teac.
A cassette deck is a device used to play and record cassette tapes.
No, it is the very average Cassette Deck that can be purchased these days.
The cassette deck was invented in 1962 by the Philips Corporation but it didn't get a patent until 1964.
There is the Ion Audio Tape2PC USB Cassette Deck.
Pyle makes a cassette deck that is around 80 dollars.
The JVC TD W354BK Dual cassette deck is great for recording.
The most you should expect to pay for a cassette deck is around $130 and that would be for one of the dual cassette decks.