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  • A man holding a harmonica and beagle sitting on a chair listen to the sounds coming from a cylinder phonograph. The photograph recalls the trademarked image of a fox terrier named Nipper listening to a gramophone used first by The Gramophone Company and later by The Victor Talking Machine Company. (Photo by Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis via Getty Images)Tech

    Smartphones have taken over our lives and free time—but the process began with the phonograph more than 100 years ago

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