Technology Connections



Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve 2024-04-01 15:03
Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it. 2024-03-07 17:29
Flash photography used to be pretty wild 2024-02-02 17:26
The step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machines 2023-12-29 18:07
LED Christmas lights still annoy me. Let's try some more fixes. 2023-11-30 15:40
What's the deal with the popcorn button? 2023-11-21 17:22
The Clapper: Yes, that one. 2023-11-18 18:58
Back-up beepers: Obnoxious, but getting better - and spreading! 2023-11-05 15:01
Old pinball machines are amazingly complex 2023-10-14 18:26
Power outlets are topsy turvy - but does it matter? 2023-09-26 18:10
Photoelectric light controls are weirder than they seem 2023-08-26 17:06
Tesla won the plug war - and that's good news! 2023-08-11 19:37
Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated 2023-07-16 19:29
This goofy fridge has a really clever design. It's also kinda terrible. 2023-06-26 16:34
Digital audio needed videotape to be possible - and the early days were wild! 2023-06-09 18:25
Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights 2023-05-25 16:49
Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better) 2023-05-09 14:41
Contactors: how we power the big stuff 2023-04-24 19:26
Plug-n-play solutions for home electrification, and options for power outages (Part 2) 2023-03-30 16:56
How do vinyl records hold stereo sound? 2023-03-24 14:13
Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1) 2023-03-05 18:08
A simple water heater is more clever than it seems 2023-02-10 22:34
Timer switches: literally just a clock and a switch 2023-01-25 19:19
Movies made sound with a light bulb: Sound-on-film 2022-12-25 15:38
The decorative lamp that's built wrong on purpose 2022-12-12 18:36
In Defense of the Switched Outlet 2022-11-28 18:09
The clever camera code on rolls of film 2022-11-20 18:00
This TV gadget censors bad words with 1980's tech 2022-11-09 18:31
Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea 2022-10-16 16:52
This 1960's camera is powered by light and completely automatic 2022-09-27 17:47
A Complete Beginner's Guide to Electric Vehicles 2022-09-09 18:34
Drip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap 2022-08-11 15:25
The correcting feature of typewriters is not what I thought 2022-08-02 18:19
There are two types of smoke alarm. One of 'em ain't so good. 2022-07-08 17:34
Is Philips discontinuing their coolest warmest product? 2022-06-22 18:01
Why don't Americans use electric kettles? 2022-06-01 21:59
The tech which can charge an electric car in 10 minutes 2022-05-13 17:08
The Autochrome; Color photos? Just add potatoes. 2022-04-26 15:48