World's First
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WORLD'S FIRST: Pico-Cassette Recorder made in 1984
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In 1984 Dictaphone wanted to market a mini voice recorder and approached JVC who had the precision engineering skills in design & manufacturing. JVC had been making the mos...
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WORLD'S FIRST: Micro-Cassette Recorder made in 1969
mkkiani
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OLYMPUS invented the world's first microcassette recorder for use as a dictation machine/voice recorder. During initial sales the recorder failed to achieve success as it w...
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WORLD'S FIRST: Laser Video Disc Player made in 1982
mkkiani
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Philips invented the first Laserdisc Player and Recorder in 1972, however this was an industrial machine and though demonstrated successfully, it was too large to be used b...
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WORLD'S FIRST: MiniCassette Recorder made in 1967
mkkiani
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Philips invented the first minicassette and recorder in 1967. It was a pocket size recorder and was introduced as a dictation machine or memo recorder. It was simple to use...
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First Philips Reel to Reel Tape Recorder made in 1951
mkkiani
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While the american AMPEX company pushed ahead with imroving on early Studio versions of the tape recorder, the english EMI company followed by dutch PHILIPS were working on...
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WORLD'S FIRST: Mass Manufactured Micro Cassette Recorder made in 1977
mkkiani
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OLYMPUS (a Japanese company) launched the PEARLCORDER S and SD in 1977. The two versions were decided on to ensure success after the 1969 launch ended in failure. The 1969 ...
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WORLD'S FIRST: 4 track cartridge player (in-car stereo) made in 1962
mkkiani
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In the US work was being done to create a cartridge recorder in the early 1950s and George Eash created the first working prototype in 1954, but there was much resistance a...
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WORLD'S FIRST: Portable Tape Recorders made in 1950
mkkiani
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Several companies in several continents made the first portable tape recorder thanks to research and development produced by the American and british governments. AMPEX and...
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WORLD'S FIRST: Cassette Voice Recorder made in 1957
mkkiani
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The PHILIPS EL3581 or the Norelco 35 (as it was branded in the US) was the world's first voice recorder to make use of a cassette cartridge system invented in 1957. The voi...
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WORLD'S FIRST: LCD Television Made in 1983
mkkiani
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This pocket television was the first actual LCD television set, launched in 1983. It was a monochrome (black & white) set with a greyscale output. With this tv the contrast...
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