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Tiny Playable Arcade Machines

Ten year old me would think these were the most amazing thing ever made…and thirty-odd years later, I’m still inexplicably drawn towards them. A miniaturised fully-functional arcade machine thatâ€...

The Floppy Disk 'Boombox'

Here's a quick (and hopefully fun) video that pushes dangerously close to mobilising youtube's auto music content-match bots. So far it's flown under their radar, but I'll be keeping my eye on it.&nbs...

846 in 1 - Dual Arcade Joystick

Continuing with the channel's theme of not really having a strong theme - here's a video about a games machine that's both new and retro all at the same time. This pre-configured home arcade machine (...

They don't make them like they used to

A look at a true design icon - the Sony Flamingo Turntable from 1983.

I've managed to get this video finished a couple of days ahead of schedule, so that means there may be a longer than average bre...

Sky TV Soundbox Speaker Review

This is a review of a speaker I bought for myself that I also thought might be worth sharing with others. However as its only available in the UK and then exclusively for Sky TV customers and only rea...

Dashcam Review - The Yi Ultra

For the first few years my youtube channel was built on the back of dashcam reviews. Back when I started out the term dash-cam had yet to be coined, they were Car DVRs and they're still one of the mai...

RetroTech: The Panapic

This piece of tech is 40 years old, and brand new in box...beyond that I don't want to reveal anything about it here, because I think it would be fun to make this into a game. See how long it takes yo...

Audities - more interesting & unusual recordings

I planned to start shooting a dashcam review this week, but then my car went in for mechanical repairs so instead I've compiled a few things together into this slightly bizarre video. 

I suppos...

Time for a quick video?

A look at a couple of items that use Nixie Tubes, one new and one old. 

As this is a shorter video, I do have plans to try and get another video finished before the weekend...but we'll see how ...

CX Records - Better, Worse & the Same

Here's a forgotten format that was supposed to become ubiquitous, the CX Record. This is the strange tale of a format that was killed by the people who were supposed to get behind it. I hope you enjoy...

Going Back to My Roots

This is a bit of a throwback video - a review of a mini gimbal designed for action cameras. 

I intended to get this one finished a couple of months ago, but one thing lead to another and it got...

The Educational Tape Scratch Machine

Some of the recent videos I’ve put out have proved to be a bit too obscure and hard going. This one by way of a contrast is short and simple. It features an educational device that found it’s way ...

Hipac - The rarest audio format (so far)

I've been working on this video for quite a few weeks now and I'm really happy with how its turned out. It's difficult to describe the enjoyment to be had from finding, repairing, learning about and t...

Voice Mail - 1967 Style

Following that rubbish Bacon Express video...here's something I hope should be of more interest, a bit of forgotten retro-tech from 1967. 

This video is also a segue between two other videos. T...

The Bacon Express

I get a lot of requests asking me to do more reviews of kitchen gadgets. This is great, as often the requests I get are asking me to do less - less talking, less modern reviews, less retro reviews.......

Sony’s New Cassette Boombox

When I found out that Sony had launched a new cassette player in Japan, I felt it was my duty to try it out. So in this video, that’s exactly what you’ll see, in addition to a comparison against t...

A room with a VU

In this video I’m looking at four VU meter type displays bought from ebay. 

If you’re thinking of buying the fourth model shown (the boxed one), I’d recommend doing it within the next 24 ...

Yes there's more...it's another forgotten format

I've had a bit of a run of tape themed videos recently. This hasn't been by design, I normally try to vary topics a bit more, so I hope you don't mind indulging me with another one. 

In an audi...

Which Walkman?

Over the last few years I’ve inadvertently helped fuel the cassette revival. Many of the people who bought their first home tape deck from ebay would also now like a decent personal stereo so they c...

The fabled Behind The Scenes video.

More delayed than a Kickstarter, but it’s finally here - the behind the scenes video I promised I'd make exclusively for patrons.

Contains: Over one hour of poorly shot footage of an incoherent as...

Odditapes

I’m really happy with the way this video turned out, so I hope you enjoy watching it too. I’m posting it here a few days earlier than usual as I want to spend the rest of the week editing the patr...

REVIEW: Prynt Pocket (iPhone Photo Printer)

In the survey that many of you completed a few weeks ago, I saw there was much more interest in reviews of newer technology than I had anticipated. So when the manufacturers of the Prynt Pocket got in...

The Omni

The Omni from Milton Bradley is a product that straddles 70s and 80s tech. At it’s core, it’s just a game, an electronic quiz machine. However if you delve deeper it could be described as an inter...

LG 21:9 Ultrawide Monitor Review

I bought a new LG UltraWide™ monitor that I like so much I made a video about. It’s not a brand new product to the market, but its new to me. This is the first 21:9 monitor I’ve used, and after ...

My 'Ten Year' Youtube Anniversary

A few months ago I noticed that my first video (on my original channel) was uploaded on 26th April 2007…which meant my 10 year anniversary on youtube was imminent, so I put the date in my calendar t...

Quick Vid: Record Cleaning Tool

This is a short video about a record cleaning tool I was sent from Allsop. I turn down countless requests to try out all manner of odd gadgets from apps to hoverboards, but I needed a record cleaner a...

Back by (not-so) popular demand - Bike Helmet Cam Review

Thank you so much for submitting your votes on the survey the other day, it's been really useful to know the best areas to concentrate my efforts.  

Now for the bad news, this video fits into t...

Please vote for your favourite types of videos

I've been wondering if I'm neglecting to cover a particular type of video that viewers were expecting to see more of.

I try to produce a mix of videos..but I'm aware there are some topics that I've ...

The Cart Machine

In my last post I mentioned that I had a sponsor for a couple of upcoming videos. This video is the first one where I will be incorporating a promotional spot for them - however before I can release i...

Patron Exclusive video - Holiday tech

I’ve just come back from my annual holiday and thought that you might be interested in seeing the tech I took with me.

If this kind of rambling unedited video isn’t your kind of thing, the next ...