First MP3 player

Phonagraph

Nov 21, 1877

Vinyl record player history dates back to November 21, 1877 when Thomas Alva Edison announced his invention of the first phonograph, a device for recording and replaying sound.

All the way back

Aug 18, 1910

Music players have been an intrinsic part of our lives for decades, bringing with them fun, laughter and the irrepressible urge to dance. Since the first radio broadcast in 1910, public audiences have spent hours tuning in to the growing number of stations and getting to know the latest songs.Music players have been an intrinsic part of our lives for decades, bringing with them fun, laughter and the irrepressible urge to dance.http://techinfographics.com/

sony's story

Jul 1, 1979

The first of Sony's iconic portable cassette tape players went on sale on this day, July 1st, back in 1979 for $150.

Mp3

Mar 1, 1997

The first MP3 player (also known as a digital audio player) was mass produced in 1997 by SaeHan Information Systems, a South Korean company. Read more : http://www.ehow.com/about_5426769_mp-player-information.html

Succes

Sep 16, 1998

It was licensed to others and the Rio PMP300 from Diamond Multimedia came out in September of 1998 and was a success for the holiday season. Read more : http://www.ehow.com/about_5426769_mp-player-information.html

Getting going

Aug 18, 1999

The Fraunhofer Institut was helped with their audio coding by Dieter Seitzer, a professor at the University of Erlangen. Dieter Seitzer had been working on the quality transfer of music over a standard phone line.

Marketing

Jan 1, 2001

While the Apple iPod was not the first MP3 player to come to market (introduced in 2001), its success came as a result of both clever design and clever marketing Read more : http://www.ehow.com/about_5426769_mp-player-information.html

Tomas Edison

Dec 18, 2015

Thomas Edison was the first to builed a phonograph and have it play back sound.