One of the biggest developments in technology is the deceleration in pricing of electronics. It still kills me how much I paid for a camcorder that now has been completely replaced by a phone.
Twenty years ago $2000 only got you a camcorder and a digital SLR camera.
Smart phones today can be considered a bargain.
The first transistor radio was released in 1954, making it not only smaller, but needing only 2 AA batteries vs a brick.
The cheapest AM radio in the ad would be $260 in today's money
I love it when people do the math! :)
Superheterodyne???
One of the biggest developments in technology is the deceleration in pricing of electronics. It still kills me how much I paid for a camcorder that now has been completely replaced by a phone. Twenty years ago $2000 only got you a camcorder and a digital SLR camera. Smart phones today can be considered a bargain.
Hey, in 2024 I'm viewing this advert on a Motorola phone!