The Evolution of the Music Player

First Coin-Operated Phonograph Installed in Palais Royale

Nov 23, 1889

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Jukebox.html
It was installed by Louis Glass in a saloon in San Fransisco.

Transistor Radio Released

Nov 1, 1954

http://www.vintageradios.com/a-brief-history-of-the-transistor-radio/
Texas Instruments and Industrial Development Engineering Associates worked together to create the first commercial transistor radio.

CD Invented

Mar 8, 1965

https://www.voices.com/resources/articles/audio-recording-technology/cd-history-timeline
An American named James Russel was first to introduce optical digital recording and playback.

First Portable Cassette Created

Apr 1, 1979

http://designobserver.com/feature/keith-richards-and-his-amazing-portable-cassette-recorder/22878/
The first portable cassette player was released by Sony.

SONY WALKMAN TPS-L2 Released

Jul 1, 1979

http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1907884,00.html
The item was a 14 ounce, blue, and silver cassette player complete with large buttons and a leather case. It also came with a pair of headphones and had a second headphone jack that allowed two people to listen at once.

First CD PLayer Reached Market

Oct 1, 1982

http://www.ehow.com/about_4673943_was-first-cd-player-invented.html
Sony, Philips Electronics, and Polygram collaborated in order to design the first CD player. It was invented 2-3 years before it reached the market, and was highly successful despite competion because of the extermely low price it was soled for.

SONY DISKMAN Marketed

Jun 1, 1984

https://blog.sony.com/2011/12/flashbackfriday1984/
It was introduced shortly after the introduction of the CD player, and wass the first ever portable CD player. It was extremely compact but only wayed 590g.

First iPod Released

Oct 23, 2001

https://www.apple.com/pr/products/ipodhistory/
Apple's selling slogan for the iPod was that it offered "1,000 songs in your pocket."

iPod Mini Released

Jan 6, 2004

https://www.apple.com/pr/products/ipodhistory/
This Apple product was available in five different colors.

iPod Shuffle Released

Jan 11, 2005

http://ipod.about.com/od/introductiontotheipod/a/101_ipodshuffle.htm
It has been upgraded little by little every year since it's first debut.