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Regency TR-1
The worlds first commercially produced transistor radio. -
Raytheon 8-TP-1
The second transistor radio, the 8-TP-1, was introduced by Raytheon. it was a larger portable transistor radio, including an expansive four-inch spaeker and four aditional transistors. -
Walkman
Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette players in the late 1970s. In the 2010s, it was used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of former Sony Ericsson mobile phones. The original Walkman actually introduced a change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry recorded music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Owners of the Walkman were able to take back their "lost" time, commuting for exa -
The Discman
Discman was the product name given to Sony's first portable CD player, the D-5 (North America and various other countries)/D-50, which was the first on the market in 1984, and adopted for Sony's entire portable CD player line. In Japan, all Discman products are referred to as "CD Walkman" and the name was adopted worldwide in 2000 along with a redesigned "Walkman" logo. -
MiniDisc
MiniDisc was announced by sony in september 1992 as a magneto-optical disc-based data storage devices initially for storage of up to 74 minutes and, later,, 80 minutes, of digitized audio. -
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MPMan
The SaeHan infrmation system MPMan, which debuted in asia in march 1998, was the first mass-produced portable solid, state digital audio player. -
iPod Shuffle
The iPod Shuffle (stylized and marketed as iPod shuffle) is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the smallest model in Apple's iPod family, and was the first to use flash memory. The first model was announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 11, 2005; the current fourth generation model was introduced on September 1, 2010. -
iPod Nano
The iPod Nano (stylized and marketed as iPod nano) is a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first generation iPod Nano was introduced on September 7, 2005, as a replacement for the iPod Mini.It uses flash memory for storage. The iPod Nano has gone through several differing models, or generations, since its introduction. -
iPod Touch
The iPod Touch (stylized and marketed as iPod touch) is an iOS-based all-purpose handheld PC designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a user interface that is touchscreen-based. It can be used as a music and video player, digital camera, handheld game device, and personal digital assistant (PDA).It connects to the Internet only through Wi-Fi base stations, does not use cellular network data, and is therefore not a smartphone, though it has a similar design to the iPhone and is often referred
