Introduced by Philips in 1965, the "Compact Cassette" offered an alternative to the much larger vinyl record player as well as the 8-track cartridge. Not only was the drive battery-operated and ...

Along with launching various radios, Philips has many audio firsts to its name – it launched the first personal cassette player (EL3300) in 1963 and developed the compact disc (CD) with Sony in the ...