Happy 50 th birthday to the transistor radio. For the last half-century we’ve embraced transistor radios, loved them, made them part of our lives and even took them for granted. But back in 1954, the ...

Transistors have come a long way. Like everything else electronic, they’ve become both better and cheaper. According to a recent IEEE article, a transistor cost about $8 in today’s money back in the ...

With its "genuine superheterodyne circuit" and "standard 22½-volt battery," the Regency TR-1 not only launched portable audio, it also brought us gobbledygook technospeak. The Regency was the first ...

Transistors have come a long way. Like everything else electronic, they’ve become both better and cheaper. According to a recent IEEE article, a transistor cost about $8 in today’s money back in the ...

Jointly produced by Texas Instruments and TV accessory manufacturer IDEA (Industrial Development Engineering Associates) Corp, the TR-1 was the first consumer device to employ transistors. It was ...

OCTOBER 18, 1954: Transistor radios hit the shelves on this day in 1954 – and went on to sell billions and become the most popular electronic communication device in history. Texas Instruments’ ...

Ladies and gentlemen – please raise your glasses and toast the Regency TR-1. On 18 October, 1954, this revolutionary device was announced in America. Fifty years later, it has been blamed for rock and ...

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The future began 75 years ago this week with the invention of the transistor. We’ve been looking at the ecosystems of innovation that grew the transistor into the interconnected, digital revolution.

This faux-pod ad actually features the first commercial pocket transistor radio, the Regency TR-1, and it was indeed $50 back in 1954. The iPod part, though, was added by Rob, of RKNY Design. If Apple ...

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