Over the next few years, the ALP system shrunk down to an 11.5-cm disc that ... It would join with Philips to refine the standard and commit to creating its own line of CD players.

An obsolete form of optical media known as the "Compact Disc" celebrates its 25th ... The first CDs and CD players – including Philips’ CD100 – were introduced in Japan in November, followed ...

The first compact disc was produced ... In March 1979 Philips conducted a press conference to show off the audio quality of its CD system in production and also to impress upon rivals how well it was ...

When the first CD player was ... “new digital record player, using laser beams” by United Press International. Spun out of the far less successful Philips’ laser disc technology (remember ...

Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at ... pop and rock music fans, and Philips thought they would be more inclined to pay the price for the more expensive CDs and the ...

A year later, electronics companies Philips and Sony ... shiny and circular storage disc, which could hold about 80 minutes of music and could be put in a CD player to play music out loud.

When the first CD player was ... “new digital record player, using laser beams” by United Press International. Spun out of the far less successful Philips’ laser disc technology (remember ...