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Transistor Radio
The regency TR-1 was the first transistor radio available to consumers. It became available on October 18 1954. Its battery life was 20 hours. At the time, its cost was $49.95. The original four colors it came in was Black, Ivory, Mandarin Red and Cloud Gray.
APA Citation:Pies, D. (n.d.). Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio History. Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio History. Retrieved October 4, 2012, from http://www.regencytr1.com/ -
Portable Cassette Player
The Sony Walkman TPS-L2 was the most popular portable cassete player that ever came out. It became availble July 1, 1979. Its model name is TPS-L2. It was originally blue and silver, and came with headphones and a leather case. Originally being called the “Sound-About” in the US, they changed the name to the Walkman. APA Citation:Haire, M. (2009, July 01). The Walkman. Time. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1907884,00.html -
Portable Disk Player
The Sony Discman came out in 1984. It was the first ever-portable compact disk player. When designing it, the designers were told that the size of the Discman could not be more than 4 cd cases tall; they wanted the final product to be able to be carried comfortably. Its original color was black, and cost $340 at the time. APA Citation:
Jarman, T., & Jarman, N. (n.d.). D-50. D-50. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/d-50 -
Portable MP3 Player
MP Man F10 was the first portable mp3 player. Korea’s Saehan Information Systems manufactured the device. It came out in March of 1998 for $250. It had 32 MB of memory, which would be upgraded to 64 MB if wanted. APA Citation:Topolsky, J. (2008, March 11). The first MP3 player celebrates its 10th birthday.Engadget. Retrieved October 2, 2012, from http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/the-first-mp3-player-celebrates-its-10th-birthday/ -
Original iPod
First Generation iPod Classic came out October 21. 2001 for $400. Its original complaints were about the price obviously, and the untraditional circular scroll pad. It held either 5 or 10 GB of storage, and had a 10-hour battery life. It had an original color of white. APA Citation:Haire, M. (2009, July 01). The Walkman. Time. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1907884,00.html -
The iPod Today
The 5th Generation iPod Touch is the newest iPod that has been released. It came out September 21, 2012. This iPod is touch screen. It not only has music, but it has web access, and two cameras. The new iPod touch comes in grey, black, blue, lime, and red. It costs $299 for a 32 Gigabytes, or $399 for 64 Gigabytes. APA Citations
Apple - iPod touch - Features. (n.d.). Apple - IPod Touch - Features. Retrieved October 1, 2012, from http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/features/
