I remember in years gone by the first "Sony Walkman" I got. actually I don't think it was a real "Walkman" I think me mom got it from Avon for me. I thought I was the coolest! Now I could mow the lawn and not even care because I would be able to listen to my "tunes" on my portable tape player. Life was good!
Later years provided me with the first generation of personal CD players. These were so much better in sound quality than the scratchy tape players I was used to. One problem however, was their size. Ever tried running with a CD player on your person? Too much bulk. These were good for listening while stationary.
The amazing thing, and what prompted me to write this post, is todays MP3 and MP4 devices. Back in 2004 when my wife and I were brave enough (crazy enough) to run a marathon, one of my co-workers let me borrow his MP3 player. Digital quality, hours and hours of song, and literally the headphone were the heaviest thing about the unit. The player weighed nothing. I was amazed.
Today, I mow the long, run, work in the yard, and tinker around wearing an ipod shuffle. 6 hours of music, super simple to use, clips onto your shirt, roughly the size of 2 quarters set side by side and rechargable. It also costs less than $50. Unbelievable! What will they think of next?
