Evolution of Portable Music By Davey Weiss

Thomas Edisons Phonograph

Jan 1, 1887

First ever recording of a human voice

Gramophone

Jan 1, 1887

First ever disc player

Regency TR-1

Jan 1, 1954

Portable radio

KLH Model 11 Portable

Jan 1, 1962

Portable sterio system including an amp and 2 speakers

Cassette Tape Invented

Jan 1, 1965

Intentially invented for recordings of studies, interviews etc. but because it could hold up to 45 minutes of recorded material, people recorded music

Sony Walkman TPS-L2

Jan 1, 1979

Self contained music player. Essentially a cassete tape intended for music

Sony Discman D-50

Jan 1, 1984

Portable CD player

SaeHan / Eiger Labs MPMan F10

Jan 1, 1998

First ever mp3 player

Apple iPod and iTunes

Jan 1, 2001

5GB hard drive with a rechargeable battery pack. Apples version of mp3 player. 1000 songs in your pocket

iPod nano

Sep 1, 2005

iPod nano replaces the iPod mini and goes on to become the best selling music player ever.

Ipod Touch

Sep 1, 2007

Apple unveils iPod touch with Multi-Touch interface and built-in Wi-Fi wireless networking

Ipod Touch 5th Generation

Sep 12, 2012

The latest Ipod touch including apps and music