Technology Connections - TV Episode Calendar

2024x1
Flash photography used to be pretty wild
Episode overview

I see spots.

2024x2
Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.
Episode overview

More Pumping More Now

2024x3
Bright from the Start: GE's improvement to the CFL (and why it briefly needed to exist)
Episode overview

A pretty bright idea. At least at first.

2024x4
Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop
Episode overview

Hehe. Doody cycle.

2024x5
The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
Episode overview

When it's wet it wipes.

2024x6
Tilting, taking turns, and winning free games the many tricks inside old pinball machines
Episode overview

Tilt!

2024x7
Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)
Episode overview

Let your dishwasher do the work for you!

2024x8
The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn't very bright
Episode overview

The numbers don't look good, Jim.

2024x9
Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about
Episode overview

Seriously - where'd they go?

2024x10
Passive infrared motion sensors: a two-bit camera powered by crystals
Episode overview

Not that kind of crystal.

2024x11
Door closers: ubiquitous, yet unloved and often maladjusted
Episode overview

Shut the front door.

2024x12
Induction cooking - but what about woks?
Episode overview

Don't tell Fozzie Bear about this.

2024x13
Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.
Episode overview

Not such a cool idea after all.

2024x14
Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long
Episode overview

Press dots to check.

2024x15
MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common
Episode overview

This episode has no summary.

2024x16
I bought a freeze dryer so you don't have to
Episode overview

Just understand what you're signing up for.

2024x17
Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neat
Episode overview

It's full of hot air.

2024x18
Balafire: when a light bulb goes wild
Episode overview

Goodness gracious, great balls of fire.

2024x19
How much thrust does a ceiling fan produce?
Episode overview

These are some of my biggest fans.

2024x20
LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!
Episode overview

At last I see the light.

2024x21
I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heater
Episode overview

And it wasn't hard at all!