Technology Connections

DVD+R and DVD-R; What was that about?

Laserdisc: An Introduction

The Clapper: Yes, that one.

The VFD that isnt

Betamovie: Sonys Terrible (But Ingenious) Camcorder

The Odd History of the SD Logo

The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasnt very bright

What the Crookes Radiometer can teach us

Cassette adapters are remarkably simple

Once again I attempt to add polish to LED holiday lights

Sonys Clever but Flawed PlayStation Copy Protection--And How They Might Have Fixed It

Laserdisc: Features, Follies, & Evolution

Chevy Bolt EV Summer Range Test

Chevy Bolt EV: Winter Range and Performance (Chicago winter)

The Weird World in RGB

Reusable handwarmers that get hot by freezing

Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about

Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights

The Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn Signals

Compatible Color: The Ultimate Three-For-One Special

Analog Hygrometers - how?

Why do hurricane lanterns look like that?

Passive infrared motion sensors: a two-bit camera powered by crystals

Stupid Design--The Needlessly Useless Webcam Activity Light

Laptop Docks! Theyre pretty neat!

Lessons from a Can Opener

CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Books of Red, Blue, Purple, Beige, Orange, Scarlet...

What exactly is the goop inside a lava lamp?

DVD-RAM: The Disc that Behaved like a Flash Drive

The Birth of Photography: Drawing With Light (and silver iodide)

This TV gadget censors bad words with 1980s tech

Teleprompters are clever, simple, and also pretty neat

Door closers: ubiquitous, yet unloved and often maladjusted

A troubling trend in lighting?

Sound By Numbers: The Rise of Digital Sound

LED Printers: The Common Printing Tech You Havent Heard Of

Tesla won the plug war - and thats good news!

The correcting feature of typewriters is not what I thought

Whats the deal with the popcorn button?

Induction cooking - but what about woks?

Back-up beepers: Obnoxious, but getting better - and spreading!

Fiber vs. Copper; What do we really need?

The Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (its a little weird)

I messed up. Youre using too much detergent.

Making Film Reveal its Image: the B&W Development Process (Photography Part 2)

Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system

Faking It: The Obviously Dubbed Telephone Ring

Exploring the Technology Connections Set (1 million subscribers special)

Old pinball machines are amazingly complex

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