The invention of the transistor revolutionized radio, allowing receivers to be made far more compact and portable than ever before. In the middle of the 20th century, the devices exploded in popula… ...

And as Apple predicts strong sales for its newest models, Radio Shack and Amazon have recently begun to carry a line of vintage-style transistor radios—just in time for the holidays, 60 years later.

As you’d expect, a transistor radio heading toward its 70th birthday requires a little care to return to its former glory, and while this one is very quiet it does at least work after a fashion.

Retired engineer Richard Allan, 85, has hundreds of antique radios in collection He got into the hobby thanks to his father, who had built his own transmitter Mr Allan owns a Regency Pocket, the ...

Vintage Radio (1930’s-1960’s): These radios from the early days of audio are true historical pieces. They will find their place in a chic, modern or vintage living room. Transistor Radio (1970’s) : ...

On October 18, 1954, the TR-1, the first radio that could fit into your pocket, was unveiled. Latest U.S. ... the transistor radio sparked a very big change in our popular culture.

IDEA introduced the TR-1 Regency pocket radio in New York and Los Angeles in October 1954. Nearly 100,000 units were sold during its first year on the market, according to historic accounts.

They were Sony pocket transistor radios, in lemon, red, black, and green. It was a professional heist, with four locks broken into a freight elevator, a large truck backed into the loading dock, and ...