Transistor radio
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A transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver that uses transistor-based circuitry. Previous portable radios used vacuum tubes, which were bulky, fragile, had a limited lifetime, consumed exce
A classic Emerson transistor radio, circa 1958
A seven-transistor Soviet Orljonok radio with the back open, showing parts.
Sanyo 8S-P3 transistor radio, which received AM and shortwave bands.
Regency TR-1.
Sony
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Sony Group Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, includ
Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
Sony's first product was an electric rice cooker in the late 1940s.
A Sony TR-730 transistor radio made in Japan, c. 1960
Sony Style store in Bangkok, Thailand