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Phonograph
The first phonograph was made my Thomas Edison in 1887.
It would use a needle to pick up vibrations to make grooves and lines in tin-foil. An advantage is that it can be used to record voices. But a disadvantage is that it could only be heard for a few times, before the tin-foil tears. http://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-phonograph.htm -
Jukebox
The first jukebox was a gramophone put into a glass case that had refitted coin slot, in the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. The machine had no amplication and patrons had to listen through 4 tubes. The machine made over $1000 in the first month 6 months of service. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bljukebox.htm -
The Gramophone
!0 years afte rthe Phonograph the Gramophone was invented. Emile Berliner invented it. The first records were made out of glass. But then zinc and plastic., It could only be played once though. Eldridge Johnson made it so it would play in a steady-speed rather than crackly sounding. http://amale16.weebly.com/1877-1928.html -
CDs
Cd stands for compact discs. It started out as an idea in the meeting room of Phillips and Sony. The first cd ever made was in August 17, 1982, but took a white to hit the shelves of stores. You would need cd players at the time. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/the-history-of-the-compact-disc/ -
The first Successful Mp3 Player
In 1997, developer Tomislav Uzelac of advanced Multimedia Products invented the AMP MP3 Playback engine. In 1998 it became so you could download free music from your computer onto your mp3 player. Some advantages was that it was free and easy thanks to Winamp on the computer. You didn't need a license to use an Mp3 player. http://inventors.about.com/od/mstartinventions/a/MPThree.htm -
The First Ipod: 1,000 songs in your pocket.
The first ipod was able to have songs downloaded onto and used a 5GB Toshiba Hard Drive that was the size of a quarter. Unlike other mp3 players it had a spinny whell instead of skip buttons. http://lowendmac.com/2013/ipod-history-origin-2000-2004/#1 -
The Ipod Mini
Skipping over some ipods we go to the Ipod Mini. The ipod mini had a 4 GB Toshiba hard drive. It was offered in blue, green, pink, silver, and gold. The buttons were move to the scroll wheel because of the small size. http://lowendmac.com/2013/ipod-history-origin-2000-2004/#mini -
The ipod 4th Gen.
The ipood 4th gen offered immediate download of songs. It stuck with the buttons on the scrolly wheel. Apple rufused to let the ipod hold Rhapsody songs. Alot of companies were sureprised by Apple’s “bully” approach. http://lowendmac.com/2013/ipod-history-origin-2000-2004/#mini
