ON THE FIRST MP3 PLAYER

MEMORIES

This Engadget post reminds us that a decade has gone by already since the first MP3 player:

"...take a ten-year look back at the world's first MP3 player -- the MPMan F10 -- and you'll get a sense of just how far we've come.

Manufactured by Korea's Saehan Information Systems, the device was launched in March of 1998 at CeBIT, and went on sale in the Summer through Eiger Labs for $250.

The player featured 32MB of flash memory (which could be upgraded to 64MB via mail-in scheme), connected to PCs via parallel port, and had a miniscule LCD for playback info -- but it laid the groundwork for the tech we have today.

Following the MPMan's release, Rio unleashed its PMP300, which received a warmer reception and all-but eclipsed the F10's status as "first" amongst players..."

It's a long way indeed from today's iPods and iPhones. 

How long do you think before the F10 is a collectible on eBay?

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