Techmoan

An unwise purchase made forty years ago still irks after all these years.

One of the most unusual CD players made wasn’t created for people like me - but that doesn’t stop me from having fun with one now.

The Coturn CT-01 is a premium portable rechargeable bluetooth-equipped vinyl record player I first reviewed in 2021. The one I tested back then had some issues. I now have a newer version that promises to r esolve these problems. Time to do some tests.

Bird Buddy is a smart bird feeder that identifies, photographs and catalogues birds that visit it. But only when it feels like it.

You'd be surprised what you find inside an old briefcase. Addendum: The FM receiver on this model is mono - a separate 'Stereocast' adaptor was available. If things work out, I should have one of these in my possession soon. All being well I'll be able to demonstrate this in a future video.

If you queued up in a UK Post Office in the 1980s you might have seen one of these carts in action. If you were in business or education in 1970s America you might have viewed a presentation from one of these carts. It's a format that you were made to watch, whether you wanted to or not.

A ‘radio’ that lets you listen in to broadcasts from cities around the world…but there’s a catch.

In Part Two of a three part series looking at HiFi micro systems over the years - I examine a Japan only system from the early 2000s which once promised to be your one stop audio visual source shop.

It's the UK in the sixties, you turn on your television to watch the football but because of a transmitter fault, rather than seeing the match you hear what’s on this tape instead. Let's have a listen. Massive thanks to Mart for lending the tape and to Ringway Manchester for the help.

25 years before 3D Blu-ray, some enthusiasts in Japan were watching 3D movies in their homes courtesy of the 3D VHD system. Better late than never I'm going to try it out. CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION Regarding the way the disc stores the 3D - as mentioned it’s two frames per rotation made up of four fields, what I neglected to mention though was that the fields alternate for each eye. So it’s left eye field 1, right eye field 1, left eye field 2, right eye field 2 …and that’s our two frames for that rotation - so then the pickup moves onto the next ring. I know almost no one will read this, but for that one person who does and who gives a hoot,…Hi, I hope you have a great day.

I found a weird tape machine on ebay. I probably should have left it there. WARNING: This video provides no satisfaction.

This week I’ve been attempting to fix up two vintage 8-Track proto-Boomboxes. Products featured: Learjet P-550X & RCA 3-5531A

A while back I picked up a National SL-N25. It has a feature that makes it stand out from the other models in the National Panasonic Technics range of linear-tracking turntables. It's time to test it out.

The Mighty Tiny is a very small record player from the 1960s that claimed to be "The smallest record player in the world", but was it?

I liked the Bang & Olufsen A1 2nd gen Bluetooth speaker when I reviewed it last year...but is it even more impressive when connected as a stereo pair?

A look at what’s new with Philips long dead 1990s Digital Compact Cassette format.

The smallest music tape cart format in the world, ever...probably. FAQ Q) Dimensions? A) The Bandai cart measures 33mm x 28mm x 10mm

A hand cranked cassette player that enabled tapes to be played pretty much anywhere.| Let’s take a look at it.

Did you ever wonder what device was responsible for playing the music heard through headphones plugged into the armrest of an aeroplane? Here's one tape based machine that was still providing passengers with in-flight entertainment more recently than you might expect.

What in the world is a 'LITTLE JAMMER meets KENWOOD' ? A look at Bandai's Little Jammer 'Live Stage' music entertainment system.