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  The first successful attempt to record sound signals was achieved in the late 1850s by Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville who invented the first sound transcription device, called the phonautograph.
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  In 1925, electric record players were introduced to the market.
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  the first portable transistor radio debuted in 1954. Called the Regency TR -1 radio, this device was available in a variety of colors and featured an analog tuner.
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  However, in 1962 the KLH Model 11,, developed by Henry Kloss, was the first transistorized stereo system that ran on A/C power.
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  Among the first attempts at taking recorded music outside of the home for personal use was in 1965 with 8- track tapes that are played back in the car
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  In 1999 was made the first Hard-Drive based MP3 player.
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  In 2004-2005 MP3 became smaller and smaller (IPod Mini, Nano, Shuffle).
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  2007-2008 IPod Touch, incorporate applications and touch screen.
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  These players have higher capacities as of 2010 ranging up to 500 GB.
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  In March 11 2011 The IPad 2 came out from Apple.