Posts Tagged ‘hearing_aids’
The Will
An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, “Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.”
The gentleman replied, “Oh, I haven’t told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I’ve changed my will three times!”
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Great Gadgets Part 1
Transistor Radios
In 1954, Regency introduced the TR-1, the first so-called “pocket” radio. Prior to that time, radios required tubes, and even the most compact model was the size of a picnic basket. Bell Laboratories had developed the transistor several years earlier, but prior to 1954, its only commercial use had been in hearing aids. The TR-1 came in a variety of colors and retailed for $50 (just over $300 today).
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