RealPlayer
Developed by: RealNetworks
Launched: 1995
Innovation: It was the first widely adopted system for streaming audio and video over the Internet, as it supported the slow speeds of modems at the time.
Launched: 1995
Innovation: It was the first widely adopted system for streaming audio and video over the Internet, as it supported the slow speeds of modems at the time.
One of the oldest media players still in use. And creator of the RealAudio and RealVideo codecs.
The first version of the player was released in April 1995 as RealAudio Player, one of the first players with Internet streaming capabilities, and which became very popular at a time when Internet audio and video were still a novelty.
