Zenith
1935
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moma:
The first transistor radio was released 61 years ago today. Here’s Dieter Rams’s 1959 design for Braun, on view now in Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye.
[Dieter Rams. Portable Transistor Radio and Phonograph (model TP 1). 1959. Braun AG, Frankfurt, Germany, est. 1921. The Museum of Modern Art, New York]
Throwback 📻 -Vesta
This is what you carry when you can’t afford an ipod!
Just kidding. Now that I have that Ipod touch I rescued from the trash.
But this one is not so bad. It is pretty nifty for a $12 transistor radio. I get a lot of good stations, music and the news. I can pick up NPR and some radio shows like “Love Line”. I goes anywhere and has an earphone jack. It is very retro but I am not trying to be a hipster by carrying it.
I love the spirit of radio. You have no picture so your imagination takes over half the experience. And its always interesting to see what it has to offer rather than being in complete control. Just ride the ether waves!
Soon Radio Blue Heart will be broadcasting on the go!
This is a reproduction of an Army Air Corp Radio Operator’s patch from World War II! I have two of them. I am getting one sewed on my toboggan and the other sewn on my coat. I think they look pretty sharp!
Listen to Radio Blue Heart!
The Spirit of Radio
No its not about me.
I often find solace in music. FM radio needs more respect as provider of it. To night I was driving home and one of the stations played three song that just made me feel at peace with the world. One by Pink Floyd and two by Bob Seger. Bob Seger songs as tragic as they are lyrically always put me in a good mood. It reminds me of when I was kid riding on the back of my parents’ cars as drove at night. It was just a warm feeling that put you at ease on a cold winter’s night.
Its an odd feeling. But it is a nice one.
