Tom's Stupid Trivia Question - Episode 20

[jackierulesall]

Write your answers to Tom's "Stupid Trivia Question" below for a chance to win this week's prize!

Watch Episode 0020 - Most Wanted Gadgets for October 2010 at http://revision3.com/tomstop5/gdgtoctober to hear this week's question.

DISCLAIMER: This contest is only open to US Residents. Global friends: please feel free to submit your answers and Tom will congratulate you if you're the lucky winner; but the prize will go to the next US resident to submit the correct answer. Thanks!

[terrimere]

Hope this is right... 1955

[dan_linder]

The Sony TR-55 appeared in 1955!

And being second...I won't win again... :-(

Dan

(http://www.sony.net/Fun/design/history/1950.html)

[iwinkler]

First sold in Japan 1955

[outlandishflmngo]

The Sony TR-55 was first released in 1955

[jebundy]

The TR-55 first apeared in 1955

[fiat187]

1955 Japan's first transistor radio, employing five transistors developed in-house. T

[claymation]

The year was 1955....
The company was Sony....
The product was the TR-55...
This is it's story.

Actually it's just the Stupid Trivia Question answer. But I think it's still the best Transistor radio story that I've ever read.

[nucstle]

The answer is 1955

[doit2it]

The Sony TR-55 was released in 1955

[squareman]

It was released in 1955!!!!

*Crosses fingers*

[kitchendon]

The Sony TR-55 was released in 1955

[matthew412]

The year was 1955

[josebet]

Sony TR-55 was released in 1955

[planuza18]

The TR-55, released in 1955

[daemonroc]

what is 1955

[batezippi]

In August 1955, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo released the Sony TR-55

[puchimbirito]

IT appeared in 1995

[puchimbirito]

.....

[yangorang]

In 1955

[micuss0source]

Aug. 7, 1955 was when it was released.

[kobitate94]

That would be 1955 señor Merritt.

[matthew01s]

1955 I hope i win

[stealthmario]

In 1955

[inhalent]

1955 was the release date! :D

[jdevine12]

The TR55 radio apeared in 1955 Mr. Merritt. :)

[camcon586]

1955 is when the first product appeared

[devontae]

first appeared in 1955

[orionsbelt0]

It first appeared in 1955

[dirkalo]

The answer to this week's Stupid Trivia Question is 1955.

[ibusnach]

hope i get it :)

[phiber]

Sony TR-55 released in 1955.

[philconnors0202]

Wikipedia says 1955. Wikipedia never lies.

[newuser]

TR-55, released in 1955:)

[dsarauer]

Tom, the answer is 1955!

[blais123]

The answer is 1955...the same year Dr.Brown invented time travel

[sai_notts]

Sony released The TR55 in 1955.

[n9mht]

The Sony TR55 was released in the US in August 1955 per the book "The Sony Vision" by Nick Lyons. This was a tough sell for Sony as they were unknown in the US and Japanese stuff was considered junk here at that time. The original name was Soni. It is not a Japanese word it was picked because it sounded like sunny. Released on the heals of the Regency TR1 made with transistors from Texas Instruments.

[gsharples]

1955 is my final answer!!

[aliasautumn]

Google says TR-55 was released in 1955, so 1955 it it. ^^

[triplec92]

I believe sony held the first press conference and first demonstrated the radio on June 30, 1948. The TR-55 and TR-7 were put into production in august 1955, however sony was not the first to produce a transistor radio. Texas instruments developed the first transistor radio the Regency TR-1. It was first shown on October 18, 1954 and went on sale in November of 1954. Hope i get the camera would love to see that footage as i am studying to major in arts and communications and someday end up at a place like revision 3.

[nlsthzn]

As stated, the answer to the TR-55 is 1955... however I found this that states that this wasn't Sony's first ever product... check out http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2003/02/sonys_first_eve.php to see about Sony's rice cooker that failed...

PS - Great prize... (which is why there are so many replies to the question this month I guess) wow... ! (PS - Who ever gets it should upload the video's and send a link ;))

[werd]

The TR-55 was released in 1955.

[jimbo_hawkins]

The TR-55 first apeared in 1955

[rkammer]

The answer is 1955.

[berbabog]

My Answer is :1955
and i didnt even google it (thanks everyone posting an answer before me)
Thanks
Aleks B

[icewarm]

It was first released in 1955.

[tvkirby]

The Sony TR-55 was released in 1955. It had an incredible FIVE transistors!

[pigeonsmacka]

The answer is 1955.

[gmanoj26]

the first Sony-branded product, the TR-55 transistor radio, appeared in 1955

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony


i need the cool hd phone

[zetadragon]

1955 - The same year Lincoln defeated the zombies by driving them into Russia just before winter.

[trooperoutlaw]

8-7-1955 for the radio.

Also in 1955:

General Motors became the first American corporation to make over $1 billion in a year.

Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time.

The phrase In God We Trust was added to all US currency.

James Dean died in a car crash.

The Scrabble board game made it's debut.

[randoman]

The TR-55 was released in 1955.

[billvinson]

The answer to this week's question is that it was first released in 1955.

[acedtect]

And on your final answer you are the final winner. Well the final winner this week.

Bloggie away in good health. Gratz!

1955 is my final answer!!