The old new // canavarlar

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Why should a transistor radio from 1954 be causing a buzz online? Could it
be part of a realisation that, amid talk of invention, no novelty is completely
new

The Regency TR-1 transistor radio, made in 1954, had a decent claim to be
a genuine piece of innovation, however. It was, by popular agreement, the
world's first commercially sold transistor pocket radio.

Small enough to hold in your hand, and powered by batteries, it came in a
variety of delicious colours, including green, pearlescent blue, lavender,
white and red.

The device went on sale just in time for hip young gadget freaks to hear
Elvis Presley singing That's All Right - recognised by many as the moment
at which rock'n'roll was born.

The TR-1 was marketed under the slogan "See it! Hear it! Get it!"

Hi-tech, trendy colours, rock music, punchy slogans... remind anyone of
anything? When technology watcher John Ousby realised the modern day
parallels, he knew he had to do something.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4265374.stm

" I think Apple are very good at designing and a lot of their products are
quite retro. I think it's just a coincidence"

John Ousby
AKA Fat Controller