Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The Discovery of the MP3

Early MP3 Players


Many years ago in a galaxy far away, well actually less than 20 years ago and in Munich, Germany, the Moving Picture Expert Group Layer III (MP3) was created. The people at the Franunhofer Institute began researching this technology in the late 1980s. In 1989 they received a German patent for the MP3, and in 1996 the United States issued a patent for the MP3. Within a couple years the whole world began to see MP3 music, and players began appearing everywhere.

Questions
1.What is the most sold MP3 till date?
2.Is the MP3 proving to be more popular than the MP4 today ?
3.What is the significance of the MP3?

References
Mr.Miller. (2006, december 25). The evolution of mp3 players [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://news.tigerdirect.com/2006/12/25/the-evolution-of-the-mp3-player/

3 comments:

  1. 1. Ipod
    2. Yes it's proving that definitely, it's better anyway
    3. Can be operated from any device, no need for additional software definitions

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  2. 1. Ipod
    2. mp3 because mp4 is hard to convert and the screen is too small to enjoy movies and shows on.
    3. Music can be mashed up into playlist and transferred very quickly.

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  3. 1. iPod is the one.
    2. Yes, because people get to carry more mp3s than mp4s in their devices.
    3. The significance is that it could be played in any mp3 devices, including iPod.

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