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August 11th, 2010
 My Ride In L.A. My history starts in 1953. It’s amazing to realize, when I ponder it, what did not exist in my lifetime, and what was created during my growth through the 60′s, 70′s, 80′s, 90′s etc. When you think about what was not then, what is now, it makes you think. Listen in and I will share My Slice of History. I hope you find it interesting no matter what your age.  July 28th, 2010
 Robot helper of the Future The future as seen through the eyes of a Japanese toy manufacturer. Tomy Toys’ Omnibot 2000 is a remote controlled toy (!) for the geeky kids in your house. Made around 1985, he’s over 2 feet tall! He comes with a built-in cassette recorder for programming and playing music while serving mankind. (klaatu, nikto baratu)! His extensive remote control puts all the integrated home theater remotes to shame with its complexity. He moves forward, backward, circles and holds light objects with his right claw. His included drink tray is not pictured. Hi eyes light up. His head swivels side to side. The left arm is just for show. July 21st, 2010
 Unisonic VHF/UHF/FM/AM/TV-RADIO-CASSETTE RECORDER In 1979, it was considered a little geeky to own a unit like this one. It was a great example of miniaturization with its 3 inch glass CRT screen showing all your favorite TV shows in glorious black and white on the VHF/UHF bands right out of the “air” without the need for cable hookup! As if that wasn’t enough, this mega-entertainment center also came with a built-in AM/FM radio for music and talk radio. And that’s not all! This Unisonic also features a cassette player/recorder so you can create your own sonic moods from your favorite home music libraries. A deluxe portable multi-function electronic entertainment center that was no bigger than your Sunday newspaper. Quite a feat from an over thirty year old micro-system. Made even more astonishing by the fact that all it’s features STILL WORK! Sigh……they just don’t make ‘em like they used to…… July 7th, 2010
We touched on them briefly during today’s show, and wanted to present them to you here in a picture for clarity. In the opened containers there are the cases with the word “TOP” in English and Chinese on them. Unscrew the cases, (seen in the lower left), and you get an inner precision spacer. In the tiny bag, a set screw for fixing it into place. June 2nd, 2010
 Made By the English Electric Valve Co, LTD. Now called E2V.  Front of the Long Glass Vacuum Tube Unusual entry for our Hall of Strange. There’s nothing on the internet about this tube. It is a vacuum tube. It looks like a screen from an oscilloscope or ? It has a Dymo label with the numbers P858 R6860 on it. The yellow label near the pins has the same model and a serial number on it. It stands over 19 inches high. It may very well remain a mystery object, but it’s awesome looking. The shot above right is of the end of the tube. The glass is very thick. Like a TV screen. Notice the “aperture” look to the end. Something “electronical” HAS to come out of there when electricity is applied. We may never get to know what but it IS a cool, odd entry in the Hall of Strange. April 28th, 2010
Industrial and commercial design was at it’s most unusual in the period after World War II. Growing up in the 50′s, I saw the odd shaped buildings, decorations, cars and consumer goods. This Hall of Strange features a Sears Silvertone Model 8014 solid state AM/FM table radio from the late 1950′s early 1960′s. The shape is…well…weird. It is a flat rectangle, which houses the radio’s components, and a larger rectangle in which hides the speaker. This is a beige color, but it was also available in pink.
April 21st, 2010
NextStep’s Materials Handler saved this next item for me to see last week. It’s something more normally heard than seen. But the sound it makes, once you hear it, is instantly recognizable. The odd-looking thing in the pictures is a Leslie Tremolo Unit. The brown cylinder rotates when activated by the Leslie Organ, and can go at two different speeds. Under the pulley at the center of the photos is a speaker. When you play a note, the cylinder rotates and the note is disbursed in 360 degrees, giving a vibrato sound. An interesting bit of engineering from the 60′s, where music and mechanics come together creating a different sound. March 10th, 2010
This odd little soft toy slash computing device is capable of some amazing things. It’s part electronic picture frame, part Smart Clock for the desk with an alarm; it’s part WiFi newsfeed reader, and part so much more. It runs Linux and can be portable, thanks to it’s 9V battery socket, and it comes with it’s AC adapter. Squeeze activated. Touch sensitive 4 inch color screen. Great in it’s oddness, odd in it’s greatness. We present to you the Chumby Classic.
March 3rd, 2010
Toot-A-Loop: Panasonic Transistor RadioThe first entry in this week’s Hall of Strange is a Panasonic AM battery powered Radio known then as the “Toot-a-Loop”, or Tune-a-Loop depending on who you ask. Continue reading “The Toot-A-Loop and Merlin” » |
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