Personal Music players - Now and Then

What is a personal music player (PMP)?

• A personal music player is a device that you can carry around with you and lets you listen to music

• Usually, the device has headphones for the user to place on his/her ears to listen to music

• The goal of a personal music player is to have the ability to listen to music “on the go”

The first real personal music player

• The Sony Walkman TPS-L2 was the first popular PMP

• It was released in 1979• The user could listen to

cassettes while on the go• Usually, a cassette fit 1

album (15-17 songs)• The walkman used

batteries

PMPs advance with technology

• As time went on, PMPs got a bit more compact (smaller) and added options like radio and recording from the radio

• Eventually, PMPs used CDs and Mini discs (1990s-early 2000s)

• In 2001, Apple introduced the first generation of Ipods…

PMP Panasonic “Shockwave”

PMP Sony Minidisc player

PMP Apple Ipod 1st generation

PMPs in 2014• Personal music players in

2014 are much different from the Sony Walkman of 1979

• They are more compact• Use digital files• Have built in rechargeable

batteries that last a long time

• Have built in memory that can hold thousands of songs

• Can do way more than just play music….

IPod touch

• The Ipod touch is a PMP• It is also….• A camera• A device that can use

the internet• A video game player• A video player• So much more

Sony Walkman TPS-L2 VS. 2014 Ipod Touch

• It is clear that the Ipod touch is way more advanced.

• It is smaller• It can do way more than

just listen to music• The battery is

rechargeable• Not to mention, you have

access to a larger amount of songs

VS

Bibliography

• Wikipedia• www.technobob.com• http://www.apple.com/

ipod-touch/

• http://www.sonyvintage.com/?p=2538