Episodes
1. Flash photography used to be pretty wild
2 Feb 2024 · 34 min
I see spots.
2. Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.
7 Mar 2024 · 62 min
More Pumping More Now
3. Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve
1 Apr 2024 · 28 min
A pretty bright idea. At least at first.
4. Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop
24 Apr 2024 · 37 min
Hehe. Doody cycle.
5. The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
29 Apr 2024 · 11 min
When it's wet it wipes.
6. Tilting, taking turns, and winning free games: the many tricks inside old pinball machines
27 May 2024 · 48 min
Tilt!
7. Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)
11 Jun 2024 · 28 min
Let your dishwasher do the work for you!
8. The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn't very bright
1 Jul 2024 · 23 min
The numbers don't look good, Jim.
9. Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about
15 Jul 2024 · 22 min
Seriously - where'd they go?
10. Passive infrared motion sensors: a two-bit camera powered by crystals
25 Jul 2024 · 16 min
Not that kind of crystal.
11. Door closers: ubiquitous, yet unloved and often maladjusted
22 Aug 2024 · 24 min
Shut the front door.
12. Induction cooking - but what about woks?
31 Aug 2024 · 21 min
Don't tell Fozzie Bear about this.
13. Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.
22 Sept 2024 · 33 min
Not such a cool idea after all.
14. Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long
8 Oct 2024 · 16 min
Press dots to check.
15. MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common
16 Oct 2024 · 34 min
It's like, free real estate.
16. I bought a freeze dryer so you don't have to
31 Oct 2024 · 60 min
Just understand what you're signing up for.
17. Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neat
11 Nov 2024 · 20 min
It's full of hot air.
18. Balafire: when a light bulb goes wild
17 Nov 2024 · 12 min
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire.
19. How much thrust does a ceiling fan produce?
24 Nov 2024 · 12 min
These are some of my biggest fans.
20. LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!
30 Nov 2024 · 25 min
At last I see the light.
21. I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heater
25 Dec 2024 · 33 min
And it wasn't hard at all!
Technology Connections 2024: quick answers
How many episodes are in Technology Connections 2024?
2024 of Technology Connections has 21 episodes, about 10 hours in total.
When did Technology Connections 2024 come out?
2024 premiered on 2 Feb 2024.