Tape recorder

Product Life Cycle of a Tape Recorder

By tyler_j

  • Earliest Tape Recorder

    Non-magnetic, non-electric tape recorder invented by Alexander Graham Bell
  • Period: to

    Introduction

  • First Consumer Tape Recorder Released

    First Consumer Tape Recorder Released

  • Compact Cassette

    Compact Cassette
    Magnetic audio recorder leads to mass produduction and widespread popularity
  • Period: to

    Growth

  • Walkman is mass produced

    Walkman is mass produced

  • Compact Cassette Dominant Form of Recorded Media

  • Period: to

    Maturity

  • Compact Cassette Sales Begin Sharp Decline

  • Period: to

    Decline

  • Sources

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_recorder

  • First iPods Released

    The first line of ipods was released, making compact cassettes obsolete