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It's the late 1980's and you're hankering for a "sophisticated Boombox." 250 Pounds Sterling later, you have the Beosystem 10! Press PLAY to find out if "Techmoan's" years-later B&O Boombox works as well as it looks.;)
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Did you find your old Boombox while searching for something else? Do you have a ton of MP3s that you'd like to play, but your high tech devices are FUBAR? Fear not, "Techmoan" has a current tech solution! Press PLAY to find out how complicated a "mere MP3->Cassette adapter" can be.;)
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Hello again, tech archeologist "Techmoan" looks over the 3M Cantata 700 Background Music Player system. Press PLAY to find out if Matt gets this old dinosaur to play Muzak faithfully...;)
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Techmoan mentioned it in passing and the "so-so network" rose up and said: "You Are Wrong!" Press PLAY to find out more about this "tempest in a Compact Cassette case.";) -
It's early Saturday morning and it's time for another niche sound format, DTS 5.1. Press PLAY to find out about this failed surround sound format that can't be played on a standard CD player!;)
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Submitted for your approval, strange things to do with your oscilloscope!? "Techmoan" greets the return of a narrow slice of computer music from 8 years ago. Press PLAY to see what wonderment can fit on a 1.44MB floppy...;)
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Here's blast from the recent past (the early 2000s), the last Bose Acoustic Wave Music System for "Prosumers." (Techmoan quotes a $1200 price for the U.S. market!) Press PLAY to find out if this "does everything it can with music" unit lives up to the Hype.;)
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Do you have several/many audio sources but struggle to find tech that supports phono, optical, Bluetooth, and USB ? "Techmoan" braved the Atlantic pond and Amazon to import a U.S.-only package. Press PLAY if you want to try Crutchfield or Amazon to get this "center soundbar" for your AV system.;)
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Hey Y2K Hipsters, did you hear about that Sony DVD Walkman? No? Press PLAY to see what "Techmoan" has to say about this "staring at a tiny screen while walking" video variant.;)
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Have you ever heard of "Philco-Ford"? How about "Hip Pocket records"? Press PLAY to find out what "Techmoan" did/does with his Hip Pocket records and player.;)
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Have you heard of "Madman Muntz"? No? How about 4- and 8-Track tape cartridges? Press PLAY to hear "Techmoan" trace the rise and fall of 4-Track tape cartridge systems with a repair sequence for 51 minutes of Sunrise Saturday high jinks!;)
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Do you hanker for the look/feel/smell of the video game arcade? Do you fancy a game of "Pong"? Press PLAY to revisit those "Got a spare quarter?" days at the video game arcade!;)
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Did Amar Bose get it right after all? Press PLAY to find out what Matt thinks of the Bose Smart speaker vs, the Apple HomePod.;)
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Back at the turn of the century, VHS tapes that were rented had to be returned once they were viewed. Press PLAY to find out what this "solution in search of a problem" left you with where you started out with, say, the "Coyote Ugly" movie and ended up with a blank tape!?
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Hey there, Smart Phone users, here's another product that needs: an App, an account, proprietary hardware to display your photos in mild 3D. "Techmoan" presents Kick Starter tech for people who "do portrait" photos. Press PLAY to find out more troubling details about this "solution in search of a problem." So, if you have a spare 200 Pounds Sterling lying around and don't mind subscribing for $10/month or $100/year, this is your Cool Hipster thing of the moment.;)
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Submitted for the handyman, a vintage boombox in need of repairs. Press PLAY to peer over Matt's shoulder to see what it takes to repair a boombox "in need of a few repairs...";)
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According to news reports, Bose stores disappeared in 2020. "Techmoan" went to find his neighborhood Bose store, only to find...nothing. But eBay has everything, so Matt bought a Bose Wave from a refurb dealer. Press PLAY to find out if he got a good deal, or was the "no highs, no lows, must be Bose" saw true?
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The most fascinating things show up at Techmoan's door. Rescued from the dumpster is another endless-loop tape system player with strange cartridges. Press PLAY to find out what's on the tape.;) Note: The Moan Family Puppets are back!
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It's a somewhat hot, humid day here, so this "neck/personal air conditioner" might be ideal for August. Press PLAY to find out if this "keep a cool head" thing works...;)
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Matt asked the question: Are Boomboxes still being made? Submitted for your amusement, "Techmoan" searches for a modern day Boombox and, 250 Pounds Sterling later, has a big, heavy battery-powered audio package. Press PLAY to see the Moan Family Puppets and the Boombox in action!;)
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Agent .177 has a mystery case to reveal. Matt has a "language lab in a box," complete with tapes to learn, say, French. Press PLAY to experience the immersion that "Tina Belcher" felt in the "Bob's Burger's" episode, "Y Tu Tina Tambien.";)
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In the "how about that" department of useless information, Matt reveals that binoculars aren't his thing. Press PLAY to find out what "Techmoan" does with a Monocular.
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June is coming to an end, and Matt is going outside to test a 120 Pounds Sterling do-it-all gadget. Press PLAY to find out if there's some Candy in your future...
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Submitted for your amusement, Matt takes on two Karaoke units in spirited combat! Press PLAY if you want to find out how far the usual "clean contacts/reseat components/play around with odd mechanisms" takes our favorite tech tinkerer.;)
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Hot from Techmona's storage locker, several boomboxes on display! The first wave were huge, full-featured, and expensive statements for Pop music stars of the 1980's. What could an ordinary teen afford to match these D-cell-gobblers? Press PLAY to find out about Matt's take on a 1990's "stacked tape drive" boombox of the 1990's...;)
