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.

While there are other CD/MP3 players ... that the Philips eXpanium is the way to go if you are seriously into music on the go.Highly recommended.Performance: 10/10Sound Quality: 9.5/10 Build ...

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 ...

Along with launching various radios, Philips has many audio firsts to its name – it launched the first personal cassette ...

On the one hand: You are, sorry to say it, a compact disc. You are part of the long line of data storage devices—the cylinder phonograph, the vinyl record, the audiocassette, the CD-ROM ...

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 ...

The disc in fact grew out of the Blu-ray technology being used to record high-definition TV pictures on DVD-sized discs. The entire drive is 0.5 centimetres ... Philips says. Portable DVD players ...