The BeginningThe world's first MP3 player was Saehan's MPMan, which began selling across Asia in late spring 1998 (Topolsky, 2008). Two variants known only as the Eiger Labs MPMan F10 and F20 began selling over the summer a few months before the Diamond Multimedia Rio PMP300. At the time, the MPMan was worth $200 to $250. You can expand internal flash memory but not external flash memory. The F10 model was not user expandable, but the memory could be upgraded from 32 MB to 64 MB by sending the device to Eiger Labs at a cost of $70.95. Both used an AA battery for power. It was MPMan's invention that inspired Apple to create its first iPod. He took the flaws of this and other MP3 players, improved them, and combined them into his own designs to create one of the best-known pieces of technology around. iPod Through the Years iTunes was first introduced in January of 2001 and in October of that year, Apple launched the first iPod promising a never-before-heard “1,000 songs in your pocket” (Apple Press Info, 2014) . Just 9 months later, the second version of the iPod was introduced which promised to hold up to 4,000 songs. In April 2003 the doors opened to the iTunes music store promising songs for ninety-nine cents. The third generation iPod with a capacity of 7,500 songs was released on the same day. Up until this point the iPod was pretty much the same as it was in the beginning, just with more space for songs. In June 2004, however, Apple released another type of iPod, the iPod mini. Unlike the original iPod, this one not only came in five different colors but was significantly smaller. The year 2005 brought with it two new additions to the iPod family: ... middle of paper ...... no new Zune player would be developed, and from then on the Zune line would be discontinued. It works CitedApple Press Info (2014). iPod + iTunes history. Retrieved from http://www.apple.com/pr/products/ipodhistory/Elliott, A. (2011). The impact of the iPod. Mashable website. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2011/10/23/impact-of-ipod/JeremysStuff (2011). The history of the Zune. HubPages. Retrieved from http://jeremysstuff.hubpages.com/hub/The-History-of-the-ZuneLeung, T. C. (2012). Music Piracy: Bad for Record Sales, but Good for the iPod? RePEc personal archive of Munich. Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45772/1/MPRA_paper_45772.pdfTopolsky, J. (2008). The first MP3 player celebrates its tenth birthday. Retrieved from http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/the-first-mp3-player-celebrates-its-10th-birthday/