TechThe rise, fall, and rise of portable MP3 players

Portable digital music emerged in 1998 with early players including the MPMan F10 and Diamond Rio PMP300, though their tiny storage and awkward interfaces limited them. The iPod’s 2001 launch ushered in the golden age of portable media players and made Apple the market’s dominant force.

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