GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Jan. 11, 1960

Transistorized TV. A portable all-transistor TV set that operates on home current or a self-contained rechargeable 12-volt battery was announced by Tokyo's Sony Corp. The set weighs only 13 Ibs., measures 6¼ in. by 8 in., with a rectangular screen running 8 in. diagonally. Sony will start selling the set in Japan in March, plans to export soon after. Japanese price: about $200.

Pocket Phonograph. Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp. brought out a small (8½ in. by 4⅜ in.), light (less than 2 Ibs.) British-made phonograph that operates on four flashlight batteries, automatically adjusts to 33⅓ or 45 r.p.m. The...

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