MP3 player
noun
: a device that stores and plays songs in a computer format (called MP3) for creating sound files that are much smaller than standard sound files
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The same study found that 26% of respondents now use their MP3 player instead of streaming services, and 39% have modified, customized, repaired or refurbished their device.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Streaming Still Dominates the Music Landscape The original iPod, introduced on October 23, 2001, was the first MP3 player to pack 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a 6.5-ounce package, according to Apple.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The iPod’s Legacy — and Streaming’s Dominance The original iPod, introduced on October 23, 2001, was the first MP3 player to pack 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a 6.5-ounce package, according to Apple.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Some of that is surely generational: People who grew up adopting and adapting — from PC to laptop to MP3 player to smartphone to whatever comes along next — take these changes in stride.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2025
The iPod wasn't the first MP3 player, nor was the iPhone the first smartphone.
—Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
It was derived from a digital MP3 player, SoundJam, that was created in the late 1990s by two former Apple employees, Bill Kincaid and Jeff Robbin.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Built to look like a cross between a cell phone and an MP3 player, this portable, lightweight music player is great for on the go.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Oakley had made a few forays into wearable electronics, like the Thump MP3 player in 2004, but didn’t have a big hit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2016
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Streaming Still Dominates the Music Landscape The original iPod, introduced on October 23, 2001, was the first MP3 player to pack 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a 6.5-ounce package, according to Apple.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The iPod’s Legacy — and Streaming’s Dominance The original iPod, introduced on October 23, 2001, was the first MP3 player to pack 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a 6.5-ounce package, according to Apple.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Some of that is surely generational: People who grew up adopting and adapting — from PC to laptop to MP3 player to smartphone to whatever comes along next — take these changes in stride.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2025
The iPod wasn't the first MP3 player, nor was the iPhone the first smartphone.
—Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
It was derived from a digital MP3 player, SoundJam, that was created in the late 1990s by two former Apple employees, Bill Kincaid and Jeff Robbin.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Built to look like a cross between a cell phone and an MP3 player, this portable, lightweight music player is great for on the go.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Oakley had made a few forays into wearable electronics, like the Thump MP3 player in 2004, but didn’t have a big hit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2016
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“MP3 player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MP3%20player. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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