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1928 Electric Octagon
Mechanical Television
UNITED STATES
Only four
were ever created, and were made only for GE's laboratory experiments.
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1930 Baird Telvisor
BRITAIN
Baird Studios
provided the first programming in England, which was watched on this receiver
created by John Logie Baird.
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1939 RCA TRK-12
Phantom
Teleceiver
UNITED STATES
Displayed
at the 1939 World's Fair, this set was made deliberately clear in order
to show crowds that no trickery was being used. It's one of a kind!
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1948 Sentinel 400TV
UNITED STATES
An early
design of a "suitcase" portable television, this television was very popular
after World War II.
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1952 Viking Console
CANADA
This set
was developed by Electrohome in Kitchener, Ontario. This set made it's
way into countless Canadian living rooms.
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1958 Philco Predicta
"Pedestal"
UNITED STATES
One could
describe this set as original. The 21" picture tube can swibel 180 degrees,
allowing for adjustabiliy. Furthermore, the tube is in a separate molded
shell.
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1961 Sony 9-301W
JAPAN
A portable,
8" screen television which was the first model by Sony to be sold in North
America
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1963 Electrohome
Kirby Console
CANADA
This was
the average television set in Canadian homes during the mid-1960s. American
televisions during this decade also resembled this model.
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TODAY'S TELEVISION
Today,
technology has morphed the television into a more efficient tool for humans.
Not only is HDTV (High Definition Television) just reaching the common
market, but Web TV has also surfaced, allowing users to use their
television as an Internet tool and entertainment center at the same time.
Who knows what amazing new things the next few years will bring?
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