Life of Headphones By MrDennis720 Jun 15, 1918 First pair of headphones The first truly successful set was developed by Nathaniel Baldwin Mar 7, 1919 The Baldwin headphones were given to the U.S Navy Aug 19, 1919 Around 1919 were commonly used for early radio work. Oct 8, 1919 There was no padding on these headphones Period: Jun 15, 1920 to Apr 13, 2012 Headphones lifespan Feb 18, 1979 Sony introduced the smaller "minijack" stereo connector in 1979 Dec 1, 1990 Among audio professionals, earbuds and earphones refer to very small headphones Dec 1, 1990 From about 1990 earbuds have commonly been bundled with personal music devices. Mar 13, 2005 Noise-cancelling headphones are any headphones that reduce unwanted ambient sounds Nov 9, 2009 Dre Beats come out For some reason everyone wamts them. Apr 16, 2012 Etymotic ER23-HF3 number one headphones of 2012
