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Techmoan Video Oddcast April 2020

Video version of the April Patreon-only update.

Week 297 of lockdown and the cracks are stating to show.

https://youtu.b...

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The beginning of the end of the MIDI

Concluding a chapter. 

In December 2017 I reviewed a Floppy Disk MIDI 'Boombox' (It wasn't really a boombox - but hey, click-bait). In this video I draw this chapter to a close by featur...

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It’s a wind up

This week I’ve been assembling a gramophone kit. 

I’d forgotten just how long videos like these take to make. It’s one day shooting followed by three days of ‘post production’,...

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Prison Tech

Here's an odd subject for a video, a perfect example of what happens when you head down a late night ebay rathole. 

https...

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The one where I open up a box and find myself in it

A quick Cheese Sandwich Video* in which I demonstrate Blu-ray packaging with a novel twist. 

https://youtu.be/H1KlcwoEa04...

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Vectrex UV Overlays - A niche too far?

I’ve felt discombobulated this week and as a result everything has taken far longer than it should. As the topic of this video is probably only of interest to half a dozen people worldwide, it wa...

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ACTORS MASTER TAPE - Patreon Exclusive

A special just for Patrons today - a bit of a thank you. 

Here's the full Actors Master Tape - unedited in its entirety. 

Backstory - I picked this up from ebay where I saw it...

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Staying in & testing out a Sony Reel to Reel

I’ve re-written this opening paragraph over and over but, well, you know how it is…so let’s just move on to the video. 

This week I’ve been testing out a classic reel to reel. Th...

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Quick extra - Is the EP6 cam suitable for repair vids?

Is the EP6 head-mount cam suitable for repair vids?

Short answer: Not really. 

Nine minute answer - watch this test video:

2020-03-14 15:51:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Hands-off Head-Cam Review

This week it's been nice to get back to reviewing a mini camera. I never intentionally made a decision to stop featuring them - it's just they all became a bit samey. This is the first one in a lon...

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Techmoan Audio Odd-cast March 2020

Audio version of the March Patreon-only update.  

(Video version also available in separate post)

Links to things mentioned.  

Coturn portable reco...

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Techmoan Video Odd-cast March 2020

Video version of the March Patreon-only update. 

https://youtu.be/L5ba_7LVsNs

Links to things ...

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[Insert Title Here]

I was working on a repair video for this week - but after most of it was shot, the device ultimately turned out to be irreparable. 

These things happen. Repair v...

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3M Tape Viewer - see the sound on a tape

In this video I’m demonstrating a really intriguing little gadget that enables you to see the recorded pattern on a tape.  

Despite being quite a short and seemingly simple video it st...

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NW-A55 - Digital Audio Walkman Review

This will likely be the last DAP review I post for a while unless there‘s an overwhelming demand to see more. 

Summary: Yeah it’s OK-ish.

2020-02-19 20:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Taking the Mikiphone

It has been sitting in a drawer for a year, but a recent reorganisation has brought it to the surface and now to your screens. I present for your 'entertainment' the Mikiphone. A brand-new one hund...

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The Minidisc Label Printer

I’ve spent the week so far reorganising my to-do piles (and boxes and crates). Things had got a bit out of hand. On the positive side I’ve found a couple of things I’d mislaid, but the downsi...

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Patreon Exclusive Video - The making of Tech 93

Following on from the video about the Videophone - here’s a video about the making of the video about the Videophone and the video that’s in the Videophone video. 

2020-01-30 22:14:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Videophone '93

After a bit of juggling around, the video I had originally planned for next week is now embedded above. This one just felt a bit more interesting as I was editing it. Although that being said, the ...

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A fair Majority

January’s videos continue with this review of a modern day HiFi tuner -  a bit of a 'jack of all trades'. 

2020-01-22 15:04:17 +0000 UTC View Post

How do I bid on Japanese auctions? How expensive is it?

I’m not convinced this video is either A) Interesting or B) Useful

https://youtu.be/QrlgAvJI3WU

UPDATE: Following ...

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Kenwood - masters of the mid range

An odd mix of a video - company history with a touch of personal nostalgia that then segues into a product demo.

2020-01-10 10:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Name any five HiFi brands (Now Closed/Completed)

UPDATE

I’ve just woken up to over 400 notifications - wow. Many thanks for your help, it’s going to take me the morning to enter these results into a spreadsheet....

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DVD - Twenty Three years ago (Patreon Extra)

I thought you might enjoy this clip of audio I found on an old cassette. 

It talks about DVD just prior to the launch in the UK. There's a spectacularly inaccurate analyst prediction of ...

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Bluetooth 5 TV audio transmitter test

In the end of year update I mentioned that I intended to release the occasional short video in-between the usual videos of indeterminate (but longer) length. This is one such short video, ...

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End of Year ™ AUDIO Odd-cast

I’ve made an end-of-year video/audio Odd-cast. This is the Audio version. 

There’s also a video version available in a separate post.

Irrespective of whether you listen to this...

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End Of Year ™ VIDEO Odd-cast

I’ve made an end-of-year video/audio Odd-cast. This is the Video version. 

https://youtu.be/zF16zK_wLV8

Irres...

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Recordable 'Laserdisc'

This will be the last video I put out before Christmas, although it might not be my last one of the year on Patreon. 

2019-12-21 10:56:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Audities 4 - New music / old formats

In this video I’m mostly looking at a few new(ish) releases on old and sometimes defunct formats. 

https://youtu.be/f7L...

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Kodak Smile Classic Camera - out and about

A while back I agreed to take a look at the new ‘Kodak’ instant camera. I don’t often accept review samples but this gave me a much needed excuse to get out of the house for a change.  <...

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