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Phonautograph
The first known device capable of recording sound systems. Though it could not produce strong sound signals. -
Thomas Edison Phongraph
A cylinder made of tinfoil, made the very first recording of the human voice. -
Gramophone
First music player to play music off a disk -
First use gramophone
Eldrifge Johnson firts uses the spring motor record player in hand cranked motorized gramaphone for Berliner. Later the pair created the victor talking machine company. -
78 RPM disc
78 RPM disc standard is created. Current music players now play and produce audio off this disc. Future players are to be created to play and read music off of this format. -
Portable Transitor Radio
This allowed news to be heard from virtually anywhere that a radio signal was present. This meant that this expensive device could play music on the go and became the first ever portable radio. -
Portable Stereo
Resembled a record player, though it was fully portable. -
Audio Cassette Tape
Audio tape that produced clear sound when played in a cassette player, -
8 track tapes
First time portable music was brought into cars. Music could be skipped and repeated rather than rewinded and fast fowarded. -
Digital audio recording
Sony developes digital audio recorder that is used in professional recording studios. -
sony walkman
Portable player that was able to portably play cassete tapes. -
portable CD player
Portably played Compact Disc -
First mp3 player
First portable digital music player. Music was uploaded digitally to the player. -
Apples iPod classic
Very similar to most mp3 players, though the iPod contained 5 to 10 gb of data and included the mechanical scroll wheel. Music was purchased from apples online store then was uploaded to the device. -
Apple iPod classic 2
Brought about touch sensitive controls as well as Zen Touch. This classic iPod was able to play movies bought from apples online store. -
Apples iPod touch
Introduced in depth applications that consists of games, social media, and other entertainment applications. This was the first ever touch screen music player and created a precedent for future music players.
