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First ever MP3 player was created.
Eiger Labs MPMan F10 was the first ever MP3 player created. The Eiger Labs MPMan F10 was launched at $250 and had 32MB of internal memory. You could upgrade to 64MB of memory if you sent it in to the manufacturer and paid the extra $69. The Eiger Labs Man F10 was originally a protoype only that was announced at CeBIT in March, but they decided to set it into action and launched it during May.
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Voice recording on MP3 players was introduced.
The Sensory Science RaveMP 2100 was the first MP3 player to ever have voice recording on it. This MP3 player also could store and view phone numbers, transfer songs via the parallel port, and lasted an average of 10 hours on one AA battery. The Sensory Science RaveMP 2100 had a memory of 64MB with a memory card slot meant for an extra 32MB of memory. This MP3 player was actually rebranded by Samsung YP-D40
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Hard drive used for storage instad of flash memory.
The HanGo PJB-100 was the first MP3 player that used a 4.86GB laptop hard drive for memory storage, compared to the other MP3 players who uses a 32/64MB flash memory. The HanGo PJB-100 was developed by Compaq, but released by HanGo.
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First Apple IPod was released.
This IPod created by Apple was not only the first ever IPod even invented, but also the first player ever to utilize Toshiba’s 1.8″ hard drives. The first ever version of the Apple Ipod had 5GB of storage, and due to this and the easy interface, they sold very well. However, the first Appl IPod was only compatible with Mac and only supported Firewire.
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Can display all music, images, and video.
The first ever Personal Media Player tha could display all music, images, and videos was the Archos Jukebox Multimedia. The Archos Jukebox Multimedia could not only play music, but could also display both images and videos. The Archos Jukebox Multimedia came with both 10GB and 20GB of storage and was sold for $400.
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First ever MTP-only player
The first ever MTP-only player ever created was the Creative Zen Media Center. MTP stands for Media Transfer Protoco. The Zen Media Center was based on Windows Media Center and ran Windows Mobile. A bright 3.8" screen, internal speakers, long battery life, and a storage of 20/40GB were some of the many features of the Zen Media Center, that made people buy it.
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First MP3 player designed my Microsoft
After seeing how much money these MP3 players brought in, Microsfot decided to design their own version. The Zune was meant to be a competitor to the IPod created by Apple. The Zune was fairly similiar to the Apple IPod, but featured a 3″ 240×320 screen, had wifi, and you could use the Zune to share songs among other people,
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Merge of computer and media player in one device.
Even though the Cowon Q5W was only 5", it was a huge part of MP3 player history. The Cowon Q5W was the first MP3 that merged a computer and a media player into one device. The Q5W had several great features, it could run Windows CE, had wifi, and had bluetooth.
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