Day in Tech History

July 7, 1994: I3enc Released (a.k.a. MP3)

Listen Later

July 7, 1994: Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits released MP3 format

1994 – The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) released I3enc – otherwise known at MP3. This is also known as MPEG-3. The MP3 moniker did not get chosen until July 14, 1995 (it was .bit before .mp3). MP3 is still licensed to Fraunhofer Institute – therefore, you must pay a license fee to use the popular .mp3 format. There is an open source format .ogg vorbis.

Subscribe to the Day in Tech History
Subscribe to Day In Tech History:
RSS Feed - iTunes - Android - Spotify - iHeartRadio
Facebook - 
- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial
- Join me on Patreon and support Day in Tech History
  • PSOne is released
  • TI-99/4a is demonstrated on the Mike Douglas Show
  • A Legal version of Scrabble hits Facebook
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store
Day in Tech HistoryBy Jeffrey Powers
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

5 ratings

More shows like Day in Tech History

View all
Mike Tech Show Podcast by

Mike Tech Show Podcast

55 Listeners

Geek News Central Podcast by Todd Cochrane

Geek News Central Podcast

141 Listeners

Mike Tech Show Podcast by

Mike Tech Show Podcast

32 Listeners

All Things Azeroth Episodes by Dawnforge Productions

All Things Azeroth Episodes

280 Listeners

Software Process and Measurement Cast by Thomas M. Cagley Jr

Software Process and Measurement Cast

18 Listeners

New Media Show (Video) by Todd Cochrane & Rob Greenlee

New Media Show (Video)

17 Listeners

New Media Show (Audio) by Todd Cochrane & Rob Greenlee

New Media Show (Audio)

26 Listeners

Podcast Insider by Todd Cochrane, Mike Dell & MacKenzie Bennett

Podcast Insider

19 Listeners

The Gadget Professor (Video) by Don Baine

The Gadget Professor (Video)

10 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

674 Listeners