"Stereophile22" wrote in message
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Marketing.

Remember "Radar Ranges"?

Why is the sonicare toothbrush so called, except to attempt a
connection with true ultra-sonic cleaners and the way they work?


I don't remember the ""radar ranges". although I'm sure thre was such
stufff.

however, you did make very good points here.



Excerpt from the site below:

The first Raytheon commercial microwave oven was the 1161 Radarange, which
was marketed in 1954. Rated at 1600 watts, it was so large and expensive
that it was practical only for restaurant and institutional use.
In 1967, Amana, a division of Raytheon, introduced its domestic Radarange
microwave oven, marking the beginning of the use of microwave ovens in home
kitchens. Although sales were slow during the first few years, partially due
to the oven's relatively expensive price tag, the concept of quick microwave
cooking had arrived. In succeeding years, Litton and a number of other
companies joined the countertop microwave oven market. By the end of 1971,
the price of countertop units began to decrease and their capabilities were
expanded.

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/in...s/story068.htm