MP3 player
Alternatively referred to as a DAP (Digital Audio Player), a MP3 player is an electronics device capable of playing MP3 files either stored on the device or on another medium such as a compact disc containing MP3 files. The first commercially available MP3 player was the Seahan's MPMan sold in Asia in early spring of 1998 and then later sold as the Eiger Labs MPMan F10 in the United States. Although several different MP3 players were released in the late 1990's the popularity of the MP3 players really gained steam after the introduction of the portable
Apple iPod, which was introduced in 2001.
Although these players are commonly referred to as MP3 players every MP3 player today is capable of playing a large assortment of audio files including: AAC, WMA, Ogg, and many others.