Napster 40oz Insulated Travel Mug Stainless Tumbler
40oz / Dark Gray
$49.99
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Take early digital music history along for the ride. Napster's 1999 arrival changed the conversation around MP3s, discovery, ownership, and online sharing, becoming a defining name for a generation of music fans. Its story runs from dorm-room networks and Macster to courtroom pressure, shutdown, and later reinvention as a licensed music service. This travel mug is an everyday nod to that layered internet-era legacy and the people who remember it firsthand.
Napster launched in June 1999, created by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker as a peer-to-peer application centered on MP3 audio sharing. Initially a Windows service, it gained an official Mac client after Napster acquired Black Hole Media's Macster in December 1999. Its user-friendly interface and centralized index made it a defining name in early online music culture, while copyright litigation brought major pressure. Lawsuits from recording companies, Metallica, and Dr. Dre led to an injunction, and Napster shut down its network in July 2001. After a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in June 2002, Roxio acquired Napster's brand and logos that November for $5.3 million. Roxio relaunched Napster in October 2003 as a licensed download and subscription service. Best Buy bought it in 2008, then sold it to Rhapsody in 2011. Rhapsody adopted the Napster name in 2016. Ownership later moved to MelodyVR, Hivemind and Algorand, and Infinite Reality, which acquired it in March 2025.
Napster 40oz Insulated Travel Mug Stainless Tumbler
$49.99
Sale price
$49.99
Regular price
Take early digital music history along for the ride. Napster's 1999 arrival changed the conversation around MP3s, discovery, ownership, and online sharing, becoming a defining name for a generation of music fans. Its story runs from dorm-room networks and Macster to courtroom pressure, shutdown, and later reinvention as a licensed music service. This travel mug is an everyday nod to that layered internet-era legacy and the people who remember it firsthand.
Napster launched in June 1999, created by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker as a peer-to-peer application centered on MP3 audio sharing. Initially a Windows service, it gained an official Mac client after Napster acquired Black Hole Media's Macster in December 1999. Its user-friendly interface and centralized index made it a defining name in early online music culture, while copyright litigation brought major pressure. Lawsuits from recording companies, Metallica, and Dr. Dre led to an injunction, and Napster shut down its network in July 2001. After a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in June 2002, Roxio acquired Napster's brand and logos that November for $5.3 million. Roxio relaunched Napster in October 2003 as a licensed download and subscription service. Best Buy bought it in 2008, then sold it to Rhapsody in 2011. Rhapsody adopted the Napster name in 2016. Ownership later moved to MelodyVR, Hivemind and Algorand, and Infinite Reality, which acquired it in March 2025.
| 40oz | |
| Height, in | 9.84 |
| Width with handle, in | 5.79 |
| Diameter, in | 4.02 |
Product features
- Leak-proof push-on lid with easy latch
- Double-wall stainless steel insulation for long temperature retention
- Large 40oz capacity with included straw and ergonomic handle
- Durable powder-coated finish with UV-DTF printed design
- BPA-free materials; hand wash recommended
Care instructions
- Clean in dishwasher (put the product on top rack), or wash by hand with warm water and dish soap
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Product information: Polar Camel, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC
Care instructions: Clean in dishwasher (put the product on top rack), or wash by hand with warm water and dish soap