Today pocket transistor radios manufactured in the 1950s are very collectable. Some models are highly sought after by collectors and regularly sell for hundreds of dollars. It is not uncommon to find ...

An old — on second thought, make that “very old” — Sony AM/FM broadcast transistor, which I somehow acquired, finally got a little too cranky for me, Figure 1. The analog-dial tuning knob was sluggish ...

They were the Walkmans of the 1950s-the coolest things ever to fit into Ban-Lon shirt pockets: snazzy transistor radios. Now these vintage examples of midcentury technology, which typically cost $30 ...

Sometimes it is not how good but how bad your equipment reproduces sound. In a previous hackaday post the circuitry of a vintage transistor radio was removed so that a blue tooth audio source could be ...

Harvey Mattel says there are two kinds of radio collectors: Those who collect for what's on the inside and those who collect for what's on the outside. He's the latter. But you would never know this ...

A grandfather-of-five has revealed his impressive antique radio and test instrument collection worth up to £15,000. Richard Allan, a retired electrical engineer, has spent the last fifty years ...

Tom Carlson remembers when the radio bug first hit him: He was staying at his grandfather's cabin when he saw a 1963 Zenith radio high up on a shelf. Carlson recalled that he was either 10 or 12 when ...

Baldwinsville, NY -- In 1953, the cutting edge of technology was the transistor, and General Electric’s plant in Salina was where theory was being turned into reality. A team of engineers led by ...

Two years ago was the 50th anniversary of the 1964 British Invasion spearheaded by the Beatles, and 1965 marked the rise of the Rolling Stones and Motown, among other notables. Both summers featured ...

Gigglebit is Siliconrepublic’s daily dose of the funny and fantastic in science and tech, to help start your day on a lighter note. There’s plenty of choice out there when it comes to choosing an ...

The days of the faithful old transistor radio are officially numbered. Tessa Jowell, the Culture Secretary, has signalled for the first time that the Government is considering a date when they will ...

We love it when the Australian psych bands mix and mingle. GUM, the project of Tame Impala/Pond member Jay Watson, has teamed up with Ambrose Kenny-Smith of King Gizzard/Murlocs fame on a new 7" ...