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 ...

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 ...

See solid state. The Regency TR-1 was the first solid state radio available to the consumer. The radio's 3x5" size and 12-ounce weight were compelling features even though the sound quality was ...

That happened with the hand-held radio. The first transistor radio was a joint project between the Regency Division of Industrial Development Engineering Associates and Texas Instruments.