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Music Boxes first appeared between 1800 and 1815, and represent probably the earliest example of music technology.
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Experiments with sound recording by Thomas Edison & Emile Berliner.
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Telephone was invented
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Records as we know them were first sold.
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Theodore P. Brown invented the Aerial Piano - the first commercial player piano.
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Hutchison was the inventor of the first electrical hearing aid. It was also known as the microtelephone since it was essentially a self-contained version of the early telephone as invented by Alexander Graham Bell in the 1870s.
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Amplifiers for record players and radios were first sold.
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Tape recorder was invented.
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Jukeboxes dominated US record sales.
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Electric keyboard was invented.
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The first portable music player - the transistor radio - came to be.
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Drum machines invented
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Audio cassette was invented.
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Stereos became popular because pop music emerged on the music scene.
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Home computer available for use.
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Digital audio now available.
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Compact Discs (CDs) helped launch the last and biggest phase of record sales.
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Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface describes the use of digital interface and connectors. It allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.
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Chicago DJs make the first House music tracks
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MP3 is a common audio format for consumer audio streaming or storage,
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The download boom was fuelled by a huge desire to purchase singles instead of entire albums.
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The iPod is a line of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first line was released on October 23, 2001.
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Apple's iTunes Music Store opens with support from major artists.
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iTunes Music Store becomes top US music retailer
