In-car radio was the only real way of listening to music in the car until the late 1960s The in-car vinyl record player never really took off... The first in-car cassette deck landed in 1968; the last ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Compact Disc’s star has well and truly faded. At its peak, at the turn of the century, just short ...

On 8th March 1979, Philips revealed the very first Compact Disc (CD) and CD player prototype to the press at Eindhoven, Netherlands. The CD player prototype had an LED display and four buttons, and a ...

It’s still possible to buy a decent compact disc player for not too much money and this Yamaha model that I’ve just added to my system is one of a kind. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

On the afternoon of October 1, 1982, Sony introduced a new home stereo gizmo: the world’s first compact disc player. They called it the CDP-101. Weird name, that. But if you take it apart, it actually ...

Thirty years ago today, Sony’s CDP-101 compact disc player went on sale in Japan. According to Benj Edwards at TechHive, the CDP-101 retailed for the equivalent of around $674, which today would be ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. As scientists and engineers came to ...