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audioplayers
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first useful audio player
1877
Thomas Edison invented the tinfoil cylinder phonograph, which made the first recording of the human voice. -
gramophone
1896
In 1896, Eldridge Johnson is the first to use the spring motor record player in a hand-cranked motorized gramophone. -
78 rpm
Era of the 78 RPM disc standard was born. -
columbia
Around the 1940s, Columbia introduced the 33-1/3 RPM long-playing record (LP). -
radio
I.D.E.A. revealed the very first portable transistor radio. -
sterio
Henry Kloss developed the first portable stereo: KLH Model 11. -
audio cassete
In 1963, Philips introduced the audio cassette tape format. -
8 track tapes
8-track tapes were introduced to bring portable music into cars. -
digital audio
Sony developed the first digital audio recording devices to be used by professional studios. -
soundabout
In 1979, Sony introduces the Walkman portable audio cassette player, initially called the "Soundabout."
