https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4 Timeline of the development of headphones. en-us 2021-10-26 17:23:09 UTC 2026-01-21 18:59:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3a7.png abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1845813194 In the early 1890s a British guy made headphones which was a single earpiece that weighed about 10 pounds. They costed 5 pounds a year which is $150.72 in modern American money.  This allowed people to connect to a switch board and talk to people in England. ]]> 2021-10-26 17:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1845813194 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1852014271 Later on in the 1910s, Nathan Baldwin an engineer created the first modern day looking headphones on his kitchen table. Even tho people ignored the invention; the Navy ordered hundreds pairs; not knowing that Nathan had made the headphones by hand.]]> 2021-10-28 17:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1852014271 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1859396333 In the 1937 a company had made the first  headphones that was design for personal listening. Before this headphones where only accessible to the navy.]]> 2021-11-01 17:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1859396333 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1859413741 In 1958 John Koss made the first stereo headphones with a rule book. It was called Koss Sp-3. When they where first made they were speakers with cardboard around them with soft foam. This surprisingly worked better.]]> 2021-11-01 17:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1859413741 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876941954 In the 1979 one of the first biggest upgrade to headphones happened. It was Sony's Walkman; the first portable stereo player. Not that soon after other company starting getting into the headphone industry. Also not to soon after Sony released a headphone that goes around your neck instead of your head.]]> 2021-11-09 02:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876941954 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876942473 In 2001 Steve Jobs made the first iPod with the white earbuds. Soon after white apple head phones where everywhere.]]> 2021-11-09 02:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876942473 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876943038 In 2008 some headphone brands changes headphones into fashion stuff. They did this by adding designs and bright colors to the headphones. Also a lot of brands had partnered with celebrities to get more business to them.]]> 2021-11-09 02:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876943038 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876943374 In 2013 LSTN launches the first headphone company that uses the proceeds for social good. This headphone helped over 30,000 people hear.]]> 2021-11-09 02:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876943374 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876945208 In 2016 Steve Jobs came out with the Air pods. Within two years they quickly became the most popular accessory of apple.]]> 2021-11-09 02:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876945208 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876946749 In 1939 AKG invented the K-120. It was so far the best sound quality and sold great. Before this headphones were used for one-type things. But it had changes to multi-purpose things .]]> 2021-11-09 02:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876946749 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876947719 In the 1960s/1970s the "new-youth" music like rock and roll made more people interested in music. So Kross made headphones with the Beatles to spread the new type of headphones. Some people called it the first celebrity endorsement. ]]> 2021-11-09 02:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876947719 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876949780 In 2004  Val Kolton made a headphone that was mostly liked by DJs and musicians. And it was the birth of a brand called  V-MODA. And soon became popular through fans of DJs using these headphones.]]> 2021-11-09 02:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876949780 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876950618 In 2011 there was a demand in better audio quality. Many company went back to there older models for the nostalgic appeal.  ]]> 2021-11-09 02:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876950618 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876954201 In 2015 at the IFA Show in Berlin, Japanese brand Onkyo mad the every first wireless headphones. This invention sparked the other brands to start wireless stuff.]]> 2021-11-09 02:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876954201 abigailyoung2026 https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876962552 In 2021 there are a lot of new Bluetooth headphones. And because of this brands are trying to find ways to make the battery on the the headphones last longer.]]> 2021-11-09 02:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailyoung2026/5y2pnlsqx1ze8wx4/wish/1876962552