MP3 became popular in the 90s, but the way to consume it at that time was using WinAmp or similar on your PC. Although the first flash-based mobile MP3 players

MP3 became popular in the 90s, but the way to consume it at that time was using WinAmp or similar on your PC. Although the first flash-based mobile MP3 players were released in 1997 - the I-had-never-heard-of-it Saehan MPMan (https://historictech.com/product/saehan-mpman-f-10-worlds-1st-pocket-mp3-player/ https://historictech.com/product/saehan-mpman-f-10-worlds-1s...), they didn't look anything like the player in the picture. The iPod was released in October 2001, and the one from the picture is from 2007.