Lengthy earlier than smartphones and streaming music providers like Spotify, there was the MP3 participant.
Compact with however a single operate, and (largely) simple to make use of, an MP3 participant may pack your total music library within the palm of your hand throughout an period when that very idea appeared too good to be true.
Although many corporations made MP3 gamers, just like the Microsoft Zune, Sony Walkman and SanDisk Sansait was the Apple iPod that was a notable hit. First launched in 2001, the iPod branched out into variations just like the iPod Mini, Nano and Shuffle. And whereas the iPod Contact nonetheless exists after Apple discontinued the opposite traces, the MP3 participant has been largely usurped by smartphones, together with Apple’s personal iPhone. (With the likes of the HiBy R3 and PonoPlayernevertheless, that does not imply they are not fully round anymore.)
To honor the reminiscence of this unassuming machine, try the video above. We check out our first MP3 gamers — approach again after we downloaded music, packed all of it into our MP3 gamers, and went on with our day.
