1. Personal Music players - Now and Then

2. 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”

3. 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

7. 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…

8. PMP  Panasonic “Shockwave”

9. PMP  Sony Minidisc player

10. PMP  Apple Ipod 1st generation

11. 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….

12. 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

13. 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

14. Bibliography Wikipedia www.technobob.com