“This was probably the world’s first portable compact-disk player. Introduced in 1967 by Philco-Ford, “Hip-Pocket” records were less than 4 inches in diameter and flexible enough to carry in your pocket without damage. Despite available titles from a number of major artists including the Beatles, the idea was an instant flop.”
- Professor Oleson’s Museum of Obsolete Technology
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Thank you to Amanda Uren.
Remarkable! As a child (in the 1980s) I often thought that there should be a miniature version of the 12″ vinyls I was familiar with. If only I’d known – I’d have asked my parents to get me one
Around ’69 to ’70, my cousin had a portable record player that went one further; you could play records whilst walking. The record slotted into the top and clicked into place, and the player arm was held onto the record by a spring. I was a bit of an audiophile even the, and the thought of that kind of stylus pressure made me cringe. I swear you could actually hear the vinyl being cut away.
How about the MIKI gramophone – even smaller than this and built to play 10inch 78rpm records? I’ve got a photo somewhere…
I was a bit of an audiophile even the, and the thought of that kind of stylus pressure made me cringe. I swear you could actually hear the vinyl being cut away.
Know anyone with a Braun P1/TP1?
I was a bit of an audiophile even the, and the thought of that kind of stylus pressure made me cringe. I swear you could actually hear the vinyl being cut away.
Actually there were portable gramophones, radios and even telephones long before the 1960s.
Quite small too.
Especially in the 1930s there were a lot of wacky designs.