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jan 1, 1996 - The First Digital MP3 Player was invented

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The Listen Up Player was the first digital mp3 player to be released. It was released in 1996 by Audio Highway, and even though it got an award at CES, it only made 25 copies. The device was called the MpMan F10. A year later the same company, SaeHan, relased another version that was improved and sold many more copies and it was called the EigerMan F10 and F20.

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jan 1, 1996
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~ 30 years ago

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