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Evolution of Portable Audio Devices

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  • Regency TR-1

    Regency TR-1

    The world's first commercially produced transistor radio.
  • Raytheon 8-TP-1

    Raytheon 8-TP-1

    Was introduced by Raytheon. It was a larger portable radio, including an expansive four-inch speaker and four additional transistors.
  • TR-55

    TR-55

    Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (now called Sony), launched its product of its kind with five transistors.
  • Stereobelt

    Stereobelt

    The stereobelt was the first portable personal stereo audio cassette player.
  • Boombox

    Boombox

    Were introduced commercially by various companies in the late 1970's, when stereo capabilities were added to existing designs of the radio-cassette recorder.
  • The Walkman

    The Walkman

    Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette.
  • The Discman

    The Discman

    The Discman was the product name given to Sony's first portable CD player.
  • MiniDisc

    MiniDisc

    Was announced by Sony as a magneto-optical disc-based data storage device initially intended for storage.