Episodes
1. DVD-RAM: The Disc that Behaved like a Flash Drive
11 Jan 2019 · 18 min
You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW ain’t got nothin’ on my man RAM. Oh yes, DVD-RAM, the format of mild obscurity which seems like it should have been friggin huge. Alas, it was but mildly useful.
2. The Odd History of the SD Logo
21 Jan 2019 · 11 min
You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below So, what’s the deal with the D? Why is it all, disclike? Last I checked, SD cards weren’t any sort of disc. What’s going on? In this video, we find out.
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3. The Time-Lapse VCR
4 Feb 2019 · 18 min
Analog video and frame-by-frame review don’t usually go nicely together (unless of course you’ve got a CAV Laserdisc onhand). So how did security camera systems stretch the normal recording time of VHS from a couple of hours to upwards of a week? Why, with ingenuity of course! Watch this video and find out the juicy secrets!
4. Space Heater Nonsense
13 Feb 2019 · 18 min
You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Unless my understanding of the universe is deeply flawed, something about space heaters just doesn’t add up. In this video, I talk about that.
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5. The Story of Disney's PeopleMover in Texas
26 Feb 2019 · 21 min
This is the fun, weird, and surprisingly complicated story of Disney’s PeopleMover attraction and how it ended up somewhere unexpected. And maybe even somewhere really unexpected!
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6. The Electromagnet in Your Toaster
15 Mar 2019 · 11 min
Ya ever wonder about what’s in a toaster? No? Well, too bad ‘cause you’re gonna find out right now!
7. Exploring the World of E-Ink
30 Mar 2019 · 18 min
It’s ink. But better!
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8. E-Ink on Android, and other new things!
9 Apr 2019 · 7 min
Big things are coming soon. In some ways, they already have!
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9. The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours
19 Apr 2019 · 19 min
That title isn’t hyperbole or clickbait nonsense. This really is better than your toaster. At least, I think so. Seriously, can we make this the norm, please? If we figured it out in 1948, you’d think we woulda kept going with it. I mean, really.
10. Flexplay: The Disposable DVD that Failed (Thankfully)
28 Apr 2019 · 20 min
Have you ever run across a cool idea that you desperately hope doesn’t catch on? Flexplay is one of those. In this video, we’ll talk about what it is, why it was crazy to think it would go anywhere, and why it’s probably a good thing it didn’t.
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11. Thermostats: Cooler than you think!
10 May 2019 · 17 min
Boy do I have a COOL topic for you today. We’re gonna turn up the HEAT with this one!
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12. Automatic Record Changers: We used to like them
2 Jun 2019 · 19 min
Hmm. What were these things? Why were some record sets made to work with them? When did we decide we hated them? Was that the right call? Will I ask another question? These are the things you’ll learn in this video, where we explore the humble record changer. Seriously. They didn’t suck!
13. Portable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them
15 Jun 2019 · 17 min
Oh no. It’s a new version of a well-established product that trades efficiency for convenience. But this time, it’s more than just being cool. It’s about cooling.
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14. The Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (it's a little weird)
6 Jul 2019 · 16 min
After much annoyance dealing with fiddly capturing methods, I thought I’d show you the method I stumbled upon that works amazingly well, is fairly cheap, and awfully easy. I’ve been thrilled with it, and I think you’ll be too.
15. TOSLINK: That one consumer fiber optic standard
20 Jul 2019 · 21 min
Well. Isn’t that strange. Digital data through fiber optics, and in the home no less! Let’s explore this a little, shall we?
16. Fiber vs. Copper; What do we really need?
29 Jul 2019 · 23 min
Fiber optics. A DeLIGHTful technology. Ooh that’s a groaner. Well, why don’t we see them around more often? Let’s find out!
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17. Switches are Clicky; Here's Why
12 Aug 2019 · 15 min
Click clack I was taken aback. Wonderin’ ‘bout those switches of light, yeah. Let’s find out what the point is of all that clacking, shall we?
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18. The Weird World in RGB
28 Aug 2019 · 22 min
Have you ever wondered why the word looks so weird? Wait. Weird as in, like, all the time? Of course! We live in a weird world! But light, though! What about weird light? Ahhh, that's what this video is all about. This is the strangest vid. description I've written in a while. Cool.
19. The CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)
10 Sept 2019 · 24 min
Bring the magic home… with RCA! Please? We really want you to buy this. Please. Buy it now. Right now. It’ll be great.
20. The CED: No really, it coulda made sense! (Part 2)
21 Sept 2019 · 24 min
It’s seriously not that crazy of an idea. RCA might have pulled this off in a couple of ways, and in this video we explore those new angles.
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21. LCCS: The LCD / CRT Hybrid from JVC
30 Sept 2019 · 12 min
So. Ya want color, eh? But you don’t want any of them dots or stripes? We can do that.
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22. The VFD that isn't
18 Oct 2019 · 8 min
Wouldn’t it be nice if VFDs made a resurgence? Just put VFDs on everything, already! Make VFDs the new “blockchain” or “neural networks” or whatever. Priorities, people!
23. RCA's CED failed; their history can tell us why (Pt. 3)
29 Oct 2019 · 27 min
Part three! It’s here! Huzzah! Let’s learn about what happened in the history of RCA that led up to the eventual failure of the CED.
24. The VHS cassette was more clever than BetaThe VHS cassette was more clever than Beta
8 Nov 2019 · 17 min
“Oh nooo! Betah!” In this video, we discuss the endlessly discussed rivalry betwixt the Victorious VHS and the Bent-outa-shape Beta, but from an entirely new angle!
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25. LED color experiments 2019; Beyond the Sharpie
17 Nov 2019 · 14 min
Yeah, so if you're new here, this is a thing that happens because I'm a curmudgeon about holiday lighting. Let's see what this year brings!
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26. Klaxons; What makes them sound like that?
27 Nov 2019 · 9 min
ahOOOOOga! All aboard the HONK HONK express! We're gonna learn a few things about horns and then probably there will be bloopers or something.
27. One more thing: the VHS notch
18 Dec 2019 · 8 min
This is not the same video you watched previously. I promise. It’s a whole new video.
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28. Film: the reason some of the past was in HD
22 Dec 2019 · 22 min
♫ last Christmas, I shot it on film ♫ ♫ but the very next year, I switched it to tape ♫ ♫ this year, to save me from tears ♫ ♫ I’ll just go and shoot in 4K ♫
Technology Connections 2019: quick answers
How many episodes are in Technology Connections 2019?
2019 of Technology Connections has 28 episodes, about 8 hours in total.
When did Technology Connections 2019 come out?
2019 premiered on 11 Jan 2019.