In 1982 on this date, the first CD player was released to the public and the craziness  began!  So many people went on a buying spree to replace their old, worn-out vinyl records with this awesome new technology, that the industry made another fortune.

Now.. 32 years later, CD's are almost history and your phone has more capacity than your current music library (and it sounds pretty decent when plugged in to your car)  and vinyl is starting to make a comeback.   What's next...?   A mini-cassette looking thing that has the capacity to hold the complete contents of your life, that stays in your pocket and hooks up to anything automatically or works by atmospheric conditions?  Bring on the next big invention....

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