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A look at the first talking clock radio
I've wanted to take a look inside one of these for years. It's the Panasonic RC-6900, a talking radio alarm clock from 1971. If you've seen my videos about the Panasonic 20-cassette carousel and Akai's overly complicated Auto Reverse deck you'll understand the reasons behind my f...
Light Entertainment
In this one I’m testing out two rack-mountable audio display devices.While it’s a quick simple video, I think it came together well. There are a few shots in here that I’m really quite happy with.https://youtu.be/CKvP4GjoLZcMany thanks for all your well wishes over the last few days, it really...
Patreon Exclusive - Car Chat
As requested I’ve made a video talking about how I ended up with an electric car in 2020. It’s a poorly structured video. Perhaps I’ll try to clear up a few points in future updates...but for the moment, here it is.https://youtu.be/Cimcw_5HrccI hope things stay cordial, I wouldn’t like to se...
Bob’s doing the washing up
Random January continues with me trying out Bob, the ‘World’s Smallest Dishwasher’. This is a portable unit designed for two people that can be used without plumbing in. It sounded like an interesting concept, but not the kind of thing I’d buy on a whim, so uncharacteristically I agreed to a...
It’s Curtains
I’ve automated my curtains using little curtain robots.I don’t really have anything more to add about this one - it is what it is. I hope no one does any ‘pull yourself together’ jokes. Neither I, nor 2021 could handle it.https://youtu.be/bLPNFNeCsrUIn other news, the LIDL record player vide...
A DJ Turntable from Dual (that’s really neither of those things)
I’m starting off the year by reviewing a budget ‘DJ’ turntable picked up from the discount supermarket chain LIDL. Despite sounding multiple warning bells due to dubiuous branding practices and overstated abilities, there’s definitely still something of merit here.https://youtu.be/28lHS0r5cI...
Densha de Go! - A Plug & Play Train Simulator
I’ve had my head buried in putting this video together for the past few days. It’s only now once I’ve reached the end that I can see I’m probably the only person here remotely interested in this topic.Well never mind, it’s done now, no going back. Here’s the video. Enjoy the remainder of...
December 2020 Patreon Exclusive Audio Oddcast
It’s the December update (Audio edition) - the video version which makes slightly more sense is available in a separate post.EXTRASSkip Intro’s Movies Vol 3 https://youtu.be/xqOs41V1oF0Links Light Dims http://lightdims.comDescript https://www.descript.com
December 2020 Patreon Exclusive Video Oddcast
Hello, good evening and welcome. I’ve only gone and done another one of these here update things again. Enjoy/endure almost an hour of mean-spirited irrelevance from a greedy man.https://youtu.be/GGN39d4hzX4An audio version is available in a separate post.EXTRASSkip Intro’s Movies Vol 3 https://...
Listening to pictures - 3M Sound-on-Slide system
A long overdue look at a quirky old piece of tech combining slide photos with sound.https://youtu.be/gO8Kx5CfKUsI hope to get to work on an update video in the next few days, aiming to have this out before Christmas, so we’ll chat more then.Have a great weekend and keep hanging in there.
Appy Christmas Lights from Twinkly
With this and the previous video I fear that I’m giving off the impression that I’m someone who gets unduly giddy about Christmas. In reality I’ve got nothing against the event, but I can also take it or leave it.I’m not one for parties (not that anyone is at the moment), there are no kids i...
If records are ‘Vinyls’ then this is a Chocolate
In this short video I’m attempting to play a record made out of chocolate.https://youtu.be/pZmWS1ER-z0Given the Christmas connection, this video might seem a bit premature, but then again we are living in the future here on Patreon. It’ll be more appropriate when it hits youtube in a week, altho...
Three meters apart
In this one, I'm passing an eye over three more audio meters. Normally these are just for fun, but this time one of them also performs a useful function.https://youtu.be/U05WbbE5vrMIn loosely connected news, I reluctantly spent a full day reorganising my HiFi this week in order to swap out a cab...
DCC in 2020 - and beyond
If you saw the last Patreon update you’ll be aware that I’d fallen behind a bit due to some video false starts.I hope you don’t mind me attempting to catch up by making a couple of simpler videos like this one where there's relatively little to go wrong.https://youtu.be/YfktjZp1m6EIn this,...
Walkman hacks
Thanks to an email I received from ‘Mr Walkman’ my NW-A55 digital music player now thinks it’s an £8000 music player from Australia. Not the usual type of video…but I thought it was interesting enough to share.I hope you're all doing well.UPDATEhttps://youtu.be/7VPaXdQoKXsRemoved one wo...
November 2020 Patreon Exclusive Audio Oddcast
Here's the November update - a few extra bits and pieces just for Patrons.This is the Audio version - a video version is available in a separate post.As an extra treat for lovers of cheesy 1980s movie promos - here's a link to Skip Intro's upload of Movies Vol. 2. https://youtu.be/Nqij6l...
November 2020 Patreon Exclusive Video Oddcast
Here's the November update - a few extra bits and pieces just for Patrons.This is the video version - an audio only version is available in a separate post.https://youtu.be/0F_3crAZNVoAs an extra treat for lovers of cheesy 1980s movie promos - here's a link to Skip Intro's upload of Movi...
The ‘King of Boomboxes’.
A little bit later than planned - here’s my (long) look at a classic Boombox - the RC-M90.https://youtu.be/MTq4-fHFSk8To get myself back on track, if there are no issues I may make this video live on youtube on Sunday.To make up for any reduced window of patreon exclusivity, since I’ve still got...
Japan’s Minidisc Packaging
A quick in-between video.Until very recently I had no idea that Sony Japan had employed different packaging for their domestic Minidisc album releases. I’ve bought some examples and after quite the delay they’ve finally arrived.https://youtu.be/7_hRRXLnd_s
Sony XEL-1 The first OLED TV
When I first started a tech blog - I hoped to regularly feature cutting edge, innovative technology like the then newly released Sony XEL-1.Then almost over night the smartphone changed everything. The once consistent flood of a wide assortment of cool new tech devices dried to a trickle.In the abse...
Tapete - The enduring audio format you (probably) haven’t heard of
A year or so ago one of the regular contributors here on Patreon altered me to the existence of this tape player on ebay. An exchange of messages took place in which I mentioned that whilst I’d seen the players offered up for sale a few times - the tapes for them though seemed impossible to find. ...
Audities 5 - Playing with the media
In this simple video I’m showing a few unusual music titles I’ve acquired during 2020.https://youtu.be/_isqd6X-F_YI hope you’re all well, I feel I need to somehow recharge and refresh before I start work on the next video. It feels like a very long year without any break. Take care.
Down the rabbit hole of pocket records
When I first considered making a video on this subject a few years ago I didn’t think there would be enough to talk about for more than a couple of minutes, so I decided to hold off until I could find some relevant hardware to beef it up a bit. That decision ultimately wound up changing the whole ...
Quick question about Japanese tech with French labels
My apologies for interrupting whatever you were doing, I‘d just like to pose a question that may help me with the next video.I’m working with a piece of Japanese made technology that dates from the late 1960s (probably). I imported it from Japan and it came with a Japanese record.The slightly un...
October 2020 Patreon Exclusive Audio Oddcast
For anyone who is interested, here is the October Patreon exclusive audio rip of the October Patreon exclusive video. The video version is available here: https://youtu.be/w-6H-o30sAcAt the end of the audio I mention how a totally random and unconnected stranger has posted a rip of Movies Vol.1 from...
October 2020 Patreon Exclusive Video Oddcast
For anyone who is interested, here is the October Patreon exclusive video.https://youtu.be/w-6H-o30sAcIt’s a touch over an hour long - but you’ll find chapter marker in the video description on youtube.At the end of the video I mention how a totally random and unconnected stranger has posted a r...
ION Street Rocker Retro Boombox Review
Apologies if you’ve had enough of these modern boombox reviews. They have been surprisingly well received, but you’ll likely be relieved to know that this is the last one I’ll be featuring for a while. I explain why at the end of the video.https://youtu.be/Dd9S9eCtMQcThe most positive thing re...
A random record with ‘Sixteen Sides’
A shorter video this week but one featuring something I’ve wanted to cover for quite a while.https://youtu.be/I5l75romOXYBehind the scenes I’ve been doing a lot of admin jobs this week, things like taking a load of polystyrene to the tip and swapping projects in and out of my storage locker. I a...
HitClips - The truth behind the toy.
In 2018 I made a video about the toy/music tape cartridge format Pocket Rockers. At the end of that video I mentioned that I also planned to make a video about the later digital-age equivalent ‘HitClips’. Two and a half years later...here it is.https://youtu.be/X8568_3amO4There was a bit more to...
Techmoan 09/20 Patreon Exclusive Audio Oddcast
It's the September 2020 Patreon exclusive behind the scenes chat (Audio Version).The video version can be found in a separate post - that one also has a picture and link attached to it.
