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Leon Scott de Martinville's phonautograph
The phonaugraph was the first divice to record sound. -
Thomas Edison's phongraph
Thomas Edison invented the tinfoil cylinder phongraph, which made the first recording of the human voice. -
Edison Speaking Phonography Company
By 1878, Thomas Edison had lauched his Edison Speaking Phonography Company to produce recording and playback machines, which were intented as dictation machines for business purposes. -
Gramophone
Emile Berliner adapter Martinville's idea into a disc music player he called the gramophone. -
Using the gramophone
Eldridge Johnson is the first to use the spring motor record player in a hand-cranked motorized gramophore for Berliner in 1896. Later, the two pair up to form the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901. -
A New Era
Era of the 78 RPM disc standard was born -
First Cell Phone
Invented by Martin Coopeer -
First TV
Invented in 1927 -
The LP and Era of High Fidelity
Around the 1940s, Columbia introduced the 33-1/3 RPM long-playing record at about the same time Decca Record Company helped usher in the era of high fidelity with full frequency range recordings. -
Audio Cassett Tape
Philips introduced the audio cassette tape format that became very popular. -
8-track Tapes
8-track tapes were introduced to bring portable music into cars. -
Apple
Apple was founded in Cupertino, California -
Walkman
Sony introduces the Walkman portable audio cassette player, initially called the "Soundabout." -
Compact Disc
Sony introduced compact discs. -
Portable CD Player
Sony introduced the D-50 portable CD player. -
The First MP3 Player
SaeHan created the first ever MP3 player called the MPMan, and it appeared on the shelves of stores by the summer of 1998. -
Apple's iPod
Apple introduced the very first iPod. This iPod consisted of 5 or 10 GB and included a mechanical scroll wheel. -
iPod Classic 2
Between the years of 2002-2004, Apple came out with the iPod Classic 2 that brought about touch sensitive controls, along with the Zen Touch. -
Blu-ray Disc
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iPod Touch
Between the years of 2007-2008, Apple brings out the iPod Touch. It was the first of its kind. -
Apple Watch
The Apple Watch smartwatch was launched on April 24, 2015 -
IPhones 1-6
The IPhone was created in 2007. It became a mainstamp to the American culture. -
Video Game Discs
Video game discs were introduced in the early 1990s. However, some cartidges are still used today
