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VinylVideo Q & A
A quickly made follow up to the VinylVideo video, answering a few questions with demonstrations as well as going off on a tangent or two. This is just an extra Patrons only video. There'll be a proper new full length video along at the weekend.By the way - the picture above is youtube's auto...
VinylVideo
May I introduce you to VinylVideo - probably the least commercially viable new product I've seen in quite some time, and yet I was compelled to buy one. It's half art project, half tech demo and 100% bizarre.In a world of smartphones and more smartphones with the occasional smartphone, the n...
Video 2000 - The European video format
The story of Video 2000 - the format that came third in the videotape format war. PAL TV territory residents my age or older will likely remember V2000 - but for everyone else this could be the first time you've even heard of it, which really does show just how quick and how hard it failed.It wa...
Patreon Exclusive Video
I wanted to give a little something extra back to everyone who supports me here on Patreon. So here's an exclusive video that comes with a 'gift' just for you.Download link: http://pc.cd/keMrtalKSpecial Thanks to : Anders Enger Jensen on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eoxstudios
The WikiReader
Imagine being able to carry Wikipedia in your pocket and access it without requiring a connection to the internet - the WikiReader made this possible.____________________________________________________________________________If you've noticed that I've put out a couple of less elaborate vid...
A fun foray into film photography
This turned out to be a very enjoyable and rewarding video to make.It started with a desire to take some photos with 35mm film for a change.To add to the interest level I decided to hunt out an unusual point and shoot camera (or two) with which to take these photos.I then thought it would be fun for...
Blu-ray Region Lock Nonsense
This was intended to be a sub five minute quickie video...but I kept adding to it and it's ended up as a full length one. However just like some movies that try to stretch out a short story to feature length, it's a bit disjointed...perhaps I should call it an anthology video.It's just a...
The Sennheiser Surrounder
You may have seen it mentioned in my update video the other week, and I was tired of tripping over it, so I've finally made my video about the Sennheiser SurrounderIn this video I talk (and then talk some more) about it. Yes it's a bit overly verbose this one, all talk and no action. However...
Sony FH-7 Mkii
For a few people of a certain age, the Sony FH-7 was an unobtainable object of desire.It seemed designed to appeal to someone in their late teens or early twenties, but could only be afforded by a person with a well-paying job, who most likely wouldn't have appreciated it as much.It might have t...
Fuji SQ6 - Are we having fun yet?
The very first camera I can remember taking a photo with was a Polaroid Super Colour Swinger. It was a big camera and I was barely capable of lifting it up to take a picture - but I remember finding it in box in the top of a wardrobe and deciding to adopt it. Someone must have been kind enough to bu...
VHS Style Blu-ray Packaging
These arrived in the post yesterday, I'd forgotten that I'd ordered them. I thought you might appreciate a quick look. Just a bit of whimsy.I'm working on something more substantial to have out later in the week. As this one is a short video there's no outro scroll - I trust this is ...
Two Short Videos: 2) RPM
This is the second of today's two short (too short?) videos.Here's an affiliated link to the App if you're interested: https://apple.co/2Od1qWlUpdate - Re-edited to change the term "phone accelerometer" to "phone sensors" and replace a repeated phrase about the registered...
Two Short Videos: 1) Wall Radio
A few of the things I started work on this week didn't pan out - however all is not lost, I've got two short snack-size videos to show you. It'll be interesting for me to see how these shorter videos are received.UPDATE: I've fixed a misspoken section and taken off the outro as the v...
The Behind The Scenes Video
Consider this a down-payment on my promise to deliver a behind the scenes video. After this one I aim to do post-mortem videos in the future for some of the more elaborate projects. So you can expect more incessant rambling to appear at sporadic intervals.In the meantime here's this...UPDATE: Vi...
Less is more - More music on Less discs.
The Hi-Vision videos last week took a lot of time to get together. While I know this sounds overly dramatic, after I finished editing them it felt like I had jet-lag for a few days. I seem to get this feeling whenever editing stretches on longer than normal. It’s like a weird fog combined with ext...
HD-LD Part 2
As promised, here is the conclusion of the MUSE LD video in which you finally get to see what those wealthy Japanese home cinema enthusiasts saw in the early to mid-90s. I hope you like it.There was quite a bit more that I planned to include in this video, but unfortunately the player stopped workin...
HD in '93 - Hi-Vision LD (Part 1)
This video was only made possible by you. Without the generous support of everyone here I just couldn't have taken on such an expensive project.I think it might be interesting if I go into more detail about this in a future behind the scenes ramble video here on Patreon. But in the meantime. her...
Sony's TV Sound De-mumbler
This is a great little wireless speaker that enhances audio sent to it from a TV. It's primarily designed for people who struggle to hear the television clearly, but can prove useful to others as well.Unfortunately many of the people who could benefit from a device like this will be unaware it e...
Patreon Extra: 35 year old Pioneer HiFi Dealer Demo Laserdisc
I was capturing video from various laserdiscs for an upcoming video this morning. While I had everything set up, I took the opportunity to capture a laserdisc I bought last week. It's a 1983 Pioneer HiFi Dealer Demo. I bought this thinking that there might be something interesting on here, but b...
e-book readers - 1990 edition
I'd expect that quite a few people here will remember these Sony e-readers, but I've noticed that they rarely get a mention online. As a result it's likely there's a generation out there who won't be aware that seventeen years before the Kindle, there was an earlier attempt to se...
Hi-Res CDs
When a parcel from Japan arrived a few days ago I dropped everything to prioritise it, as I feel that time is very much of the essence with this one.On the 20th June, Universal music in Japan released one hundred album titles on a new physical hi-res music format, MQA-CD. These discs contain hi-res ...
APS & the Analog Photo Slideshow
This is a video that would just not have been possible without Patreon. As a result of the response to my request for a processed APS film on here the other week, I've finally got this finished after a year of false starts.There's a section towards the end of the video where I use an app cal...
Nice boombox - where's the rest of it?
This is just a simple, easy to watch and relatively satisfying video about an unusual little cassette player. This is one of those rare occasions where everything just came together and nothing went wrong.I really needed a video like this to come along after a run of bad luck with a few troublesome ...
No one reviews printers any more (well nearly no one)
A couple of the videos I was hoping to work on this week have been held up while I wait for parts, and with no guarantee that the parts are going to resolve the problems. So in the meantime - here's a review of a printer.There's a really good deal on this printer at the moment, but unfortuna...
Just a Dashcam
It's been a heck of a weird week.I've been doing some tinkering with a few devices that I bought ages ago and I managed to get one of them working that I've been really looking forward to making a video about. It just needed a kick. It's really (really) unusual, I just hope it keeps ...
TripleCorder - The Directors Cut
Today you‘ve got to witness the evolution of a video - (and the gradual breakdown of a man who thought this video was finished last night).Version 1 - https://youtu.be/LMssgzVu4VUThe most interesting section of this first edition relied upon on something that unfortunately turned out just to be a ...
May Blather
Just wanted to keep you updated on the things that no-one needed to know. A Patron exclusive...my one-man video 'podcast'.
Stirling Engine Kit Assembly
This was a very satisfying kit to assemble and I do hope you enjoy the video.The idea for this was suggested by a Patron. If you spot something that you think would be an interesting subject for a video, please let me know.
Quick vid - Casio Invader Game & Calc
Extra video, short video, extra short notice. I've put this together this afternoon - I'll be setting it loose in the morning. It's just a bit of fun. The proper video I was working on all week will be along in a few days.Have a nice weekend.
A vintage HiFi rarity
This week I'm featuring a rare old HiFi component from the early 70s. Back then no one ever truly needed to have one of these in their HiFi and they weren't cheap, so that makes finding a functioning survivor today extremely difficult. This particular one isn't without a few small issues...
