They had to catch the attention of the public. That happened with the hand-held radio. The first transistor radio was a joint project between the Regency Division of Industrial Development ...

Consider the Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio from TI and IDEA. In late 1954, the four-transistor device went on sale for $49.95. That doesn’t sound like much until you realize that in ...

Regency TR-1 (1954) – Not a television but a significant precursor to transistorized consumer electronics, the Regency TR-1 was the first commercially available transistor radio. It proved that ...

The transistor radio was one of the first consumer devices that employed solid state materials. See solid state. The Regency TR-1 was the first solid state radio available to the consumer.

Despite the transistor’s superior performance ... The TR-55 wasn’t the first Sony radio to have transistors. The TR-52 was a prototype, but it had case problems and never made it into the ...

The scientists Aylesworth talked to suggested there were probably additional impurities in the tin to make that first transistor work ... friend who is an amateur radio hobbyist.

The TR82 transistor radio was first manufactured in 1959 and proved to be immensely popular. The fact that it was portable made it particularly attractive to teenagers. The design was created by ...

This exhibition, on show from April 30, 2025, and recommended for ages 15 and over, explains in detail the history of radio ...

Before the MP3 was the Walkman and before that was the "tranny" - the transistor radio. Personal radios existed before their mass popularity in the 1960's, but then they became a teenage 'must-have'.

Before the MP3 was the Walkman and before that was the "tranny" - the transistor radio. Personal radios existed before their mass popularity in the 1960's, but then they became a teenage 'must-have'.