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For people who like visual music displays but have problems with the LP jacket or CD case, "Techmoan" has a solution for you! Press PLAY to "get the flash" in your music...
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It's "back to the future" time again, with "Techmoan." Return to the mid-1980's in Japan, where 3D is about to take the video market by storm as The Next Big Thing! But it wasn't, either in Japan or the rest of the world, since this was sub-Laserdisc video quality. Nevertheless, 3D fan "Techmoan" will take you there as he looks at what/how this CD-pickup system worked and why it failed, only to be revived in the DVD era, for a while. Ready, Set, Go! if you don't mind a few glitches, in the darkest room in your place...;)
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If/when your local TV station has a "the Flipster has been fried!" moment, what did they play while engineers solved the problem? The "Techmoan" Mood Music Channel presents: "Music to cover TV breakdowns." Press PLAY to "Lemons and Oranges" from the BBC.;)
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Do you remember music CDs? "Techmoan" does, and wondered if stand alone music CD players are still being produced. The next question was, could a video game console or "modern computer" still play music CDs? Press PLAY to find out if your should be looking for a PS3 or original XBox. Then there's album artwork, which is scarce, even for Gracenote.
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"Techmoan" has "left the past behind" and arrived in the 21st century. Press PLAY to see what Matt found in this "modern media consumption system."
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It's time for the "Techmoan Show" again, with Matt the Bodger taking on a more modern Aiwa Micro System 22 unit imported from Japan, "with issues." Press PLAY to find out if Matt can fix the MiniDisc eater.;)
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"Techmoan" has announced "Mini May,' where he will be showing Mini systems that "were swept away by streaming." ("Stream"? Why would I do that? These "streaming services" usually don't have what I want to listen to or don't know about, say, Gabby Pahinui, The Peter Moon Band, Ceclio & Kapono, Olomana, or Pure Heart.;) What kind of value is in these "poor man's hifi" systems? Press PLAY to find out about the 1979-1982 era of desktop hifi.
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Have a hankering to listen to music from Kenya? "There's Internet Radio for that," say Tech nerds. Matt looked around and found the CityRadio for sale in Italy. Press PLAY to find out if this is an easy way to hear music from, say, Havana or Tokyo "like you live there."
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Got some of grandpa's 78 RPM records in the house? Did you ever want to play them on a modern turntable instead of the acoustic Victrola? Fear not, "Techmoan' has a tutorial on some of what's different between "microgroove 1 mil" LPs and larger/wider "3 mil" styli used on, say, early Elvis Presley records. Press PLAY if you want to find out what Matt had to do for a few seconds of Elvis Aaron Presley.;)
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How do you make a captive audience, standing in line, what kind of extra services you have available? Labelle came up with the Commpak sound+slide show package that "Techmoan" saw at his post office in the 1990's. Press PLAY to see and hear the devilish offspring of Lear Jet audio and a slide projector.
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Hidden in Agent TCMN's storage locker, something any Bond villain would like to get his hands on! "Techmoan" found this briefcase music system and pulled it out into the light of day to see if it still works. Press PLAY to see what M would have made for Agent 007 if he had to pose as a deejay...;)
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'Ello 'Ello, everybody, is your backyard visited by wildlife when you're not looking? Do you want proof that the "Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker" frequents your neighborhood? Say no more, here at CrowdFund Inc., we have a bird feeder that will make a still and video of avian visitors. "Techmoan" bit, and had to wait a bit longer than he expected for a WiFi/SmartPhone kit that keeps an eye out for "the blue bird of happiness." Does this thing work better than the usual Trail Camera? Press PLAY to see what lurks in Matt's small garden...
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National/Panasonic saw Sony's Walkman as The Thing to Beat back in the day. "Techmoan" has found a non-working unit and applies his experienced-but-not-expert hands to "hear the music" again. Press PLAY to find out if Matt succeeds in his quest, and ponder National's build philosophy...
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It's just past the turn of the century and a sleazy-looking tech rep sidles up to your nascent band, "Shouting Punkz!" He asks if you'd like to send out a VHS single to your fans and "interested parties." You and your band mates haul out your dad's dodgy Camcorder and "make a demo video" that becomes a V-Lite tape. "Techmoan" takes a look at this nearly-all-plastic video sub-genre with an early 2000 A&E promotional video aimed at high school drama students. Press PLAY to find out if it does, and what it's made of in glorious NTSC video!;)
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Something old from "Techmoan," a revised look at a portable vinyl LP player. Included is news about the Audio Technica Sound Burger, as well. Press PLAY to find out if the new version of the Coturn CT-01 works this time...
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Hey there, Sir Mix-a-lot Deejay, how about a Direct Drive CD Player for your next club/party gig? "Techmoan" takes a trip back to the early part of Y2K to do a mix or two on his "ultimate home CD player." Press PLAY to find out why this "direct drive LP player simulator" didn't catch on with Deejays back in the day.;)
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I recall seeing and hearing about "great deal all-in-one" music systems, but I preferred separates of known quality. (I did buy a Fisher AM/FM Cassette "boomlet," which sounded OK for casual me much later on.) "Techmoan" reveals a mistake from his youth and takes us on a tour of a sub-par "music system." Press PLAY to find out if anything still works...;)
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Were you a "Pinball Wizard" in your little town? Do you crave the thrill of "flipping the silver ball" but don't have the room in your "8 mat dwelling" for such a huge beast? Fear not, "Techmoan" has found a way to scratch that itch. Press PLAY to find out how to be a "Bally Table King" once again in limited spaces.;)
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Audiophiles are the strangest people on the planet. "Techmoan" takes a look at a "dawn of Stereo-like" Bluetooth headphone that has VU meters on the SIDE of the "Cans." Press PLAY to find out if these pricey ($300+) somewhat offbrand headphones are for you or that "got everything golden ear" on your Christmas gift list.;)
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Do your vinyl LPs sound like they were recorded at a pistol shooting match? (Sorry, Ian McCollum.;) Does you low end sound like Wehrmacht trucks are invading your space? Fear not, Pro-Ject will reduce this kind of audio interference by 8dB! "Techmoan," unable to score a 1,000 Pound Sterling SweetVinyl "SugarCube" LP surface noise reducer, gave the Box S3 a spin. Press PLAY to hear if their claims are sound or "just advertising noise."
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Say, Buster Brown, how's that SmartPhone's stellar video? Makes you a Fellini-on-the-prowl, eh? "Techmoan," just after the turn of the century, began his "pocket-size Camcorder" odyssey with a JVC GR-DVJ70 that used MiniDV cassettes. Then, on a shopping trip, he found the Sony DCR-1P1E on sale at 50% off. With 500 Pounds Sterling less in his wallet, he began a "trip down the rabbit hole" with a smaller, more sophisticated MiniDV. Press PLAY to find out about a short-lived (2001-2003) video format, if you dare...
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Which 3.5mm jack should you use for your extra fancy Earbuds? Can't find the Headphone jack? There's a Line Out jack, so can I use that, instead? "Techmoan" takes on this 3.5mm jack problem with a discussion on what is which and why Line Out isn't where you plug in your Skull Candy headphones. Press PLAY to be enlightened...
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"Techmoan" asked: What is "The Lyte"? The "next big thing" in 1987, this "spinny music spectrum display," joins Matt's collection of audio-visual oddities. How does it work? What does it look like in action? Press PLAY to find out. Note: A similar "music spectrum display" was available via Radio Shack until 1994 for less than the original's $80 price.
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Psst! Wanna play your "Woodstock" LPs at Bethany, New York for that "you are there" feeling? "Techmoan" has a limited edition/60th anniversary Audio Technica Sound Burger! What is in this "Whiskey bottle"-sized box that Matt scored? Press PLAY to find out...;)
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Does your CD suffer from "magnetization issues"? "Techmoan" takes on this howler of a "problem with CDs" with a healthy dose of WTF? So, do YOUR music CDs suffer playback degradation because they get "magnetized"? Press PLAY to find out about this "Audiophile Problem.";)
