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Record Player
The first ever record player was invinted by Eldridge R. Johnson.An apparatus for reproducing sound from phonograph records, comprising a turntable that spins the record at a constant speed and a stylus that slides along in the groove and picks up the sound, together with an amplifier and a loudspeaker. -
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Audio Players
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Stereo
The first ever stero was created by Alan Blumlein.Sound that is directed through two or more speakers so that it seems to surround the listener and to come from more than one source; stereophonic sound. -
Thomas Edison created the Phonograph
In 1877 Thomas Edison created the first ever phonograph which is to record and play back sound. -
Gramophone
The first ever gramophone was built Emile Berliner.Old-fashioned term for record player. -
Tape recorder
The first ever tape recorder was created by Eduard Schüller.An apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and later reproducing them. -
Transistor Radio
The first ever Transistor Radio was created by William Shockley, Walter Houser Brattain, and John Bardeen.A semiconductor device with three connections, capable of amplification in addition to rectification. -
Portable Music Player
The first ever Portable Music Player was created by Fritz Pfleumer. A consumer electronics device that allows users to listen to recorded music on the go. It is battery powered, and in some cases, accommodates the use of headphones for personal listening. -
Cassete Tape Player
The first ever cassete tape player was created by Philips.A cassette of audiotape or videotape. -
MP3 Player
The first ever mp3 player was created by Harlheinz Bradenburg.A device for playing MP3s or other digital audio files. -
Apple Ipod
The first ever Apple Ipod was invented by Steve Jobs.A portable electronic device for playing and storing digital audio and video files. -
Microsoft Zune
The first ever Zune was created by Microsoft.A portable digital media player from Microsoft . The first version, released in November of 2006, is about the size of a deck of playing cards and weighs 5.6 ounces.
