Sat Eye Candy: Radio, Radio!

THE TRANSISTOR RADIO WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1954 Texas Instruments introduced the first practical transistor radio and nothing would ever be the same. Though there'd been a number of attempts prior to 1954, the Regency TR-1, put on sale in November 1954, was the first transistor radio made in any significant numbers. It cost $49.95 and sold about 150,000 units, and while transistor radios did not achieve mass popularity until the early '60s when prices fell below $20, it was a significant sh...

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