The History of Portable Music (Infographic)

By Emily Price on August 20, 2011 in Mobile Devices

Portable music started in 1954 with the Regency TR-1 transistor radio. Now a little less than 50 years later we’re toting around mobile phones and MP3 players in our pockets that can hold enough music to play continuously for weeks.

So what did music look like between then and now? TechKing created this infographic showing the progression of portable music through the years, starting with the good old TR-1 and ending on the fancy walkmans of today.

What portable music gadgets have you owned along the way?

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Emily has been obsessed with computers since the early 80s when she discovered she could play Ghostbusters on her father's Commodore 64. She currently owns more computers than she has rooms in her house, and has the high score on every Ms. PacMan arcade game she's ever encountered. You can follow her every magical move on Twitter @emily.