A video that no one asked for, which took an unreasonable amount time to make.
Imagine if you will, a lamp that takes all morning to get up and running but can only be used once per day. Then to this, add in the logistics of trying to demonstrate four different colours of liquid in this lamp.
Amongst all this there was the usual off camera drama of life, i...
2026-01-31 13:39:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s the Audio only version of the new Patreon exclusive update. The main video version is available in a separate post.
Take care.
2026-01-24 14:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Something for the weekend.
A bit earlier than anticipated, here’s my first Patreon exclusive update for 2026.
There’s an audio only version available in a separate post.
Take care.
2026-01-24 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
You’ve heard of Background Music but what about Foreground Music? Let’s take a look at this AEI player and its carts and see what we can discover about this pretty much undocumented (until now) music system.
I’ve been spending my birthday today editing this video. It’s not a negative, there’s nothing I’d really rather have been doing.
I’m putt...
2026-01-18 14:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Well it seemed like a good idea…
This has been a tricky one to assemble as every time I slept on it, I’d rethink something I’d done the previous day. I’d then go back to the ‘finished’ edit and replace whole segments with new bits. It’s all worked out in the end…I think.
Shame I couldn’t say the same about this device, however it can often be more interestin...
2026-01-07 16:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for some hard hitting consumer journalism answering the question no one else dares to ask… Which is the best Volcano Lamp?
Just a bit of fun to keep the channel ticking along during the busy holiday period. I hope your Christmas has been relaxing so far. I’ll start off looking at something brand new tomorrow.
Take care.
2025-12-29 17:57:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Arriving just in the nick of time, it’s my December/Christmas 2025 update for everyone here on Patreon.
Have a good one.
Perhaps 2025’s most requested item for me to test has arrived just in the nick of time, it’s the Curtis Blaster/Boombox from We Are Rewind.
I wasn’t expecting this to arrive this week. I also imagined that when it did arrive I’d have a couple of weeks to test it before they hit the shops. However I’ve already noticed online adverts for this popping up and ...
2025-12-11 16:54:57 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve finally got something new (old) to show you - and despite all the issues I’ve had while making this video, I don’t think it’s turned out too bad in the end for something that's been assembled in such a disjointed manner.
In other news I should have a couple of new to the market products arriving next week that I could do with completing the videos on pr...
2025-12-07 12:28:53 +0000 UTC View Post(As always) I am working on my next video, however this one has been very slow going due to yet another frustrating health snag.
Nothing too serious this time, just an agonising shoulder pain that turned up out of the blue and is preventing me sleeping. This lack of sleep mixed with pain killers has made me rather lethargic. I’m trying to work around things as best I can and hopefully I’ll make some more progress on the next video this weekend.
Fingers crossed I might even h...
2025-12-05 20:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m not sure if this is worthy of a video - but I made it anyway as I thought it might be helpful to someone somewhere.
UPDATE: Looks like this ‘tip’ wasn’t of any use after all, as pretty much everyone here has already done this. I’ll keep this video off the main channel feed so as not to waste anyone’s time.
2025-11-30 21:34:26 +0000 UTC View Post
In a Patreon update a while ago I mentioned my years' long fruitless search for one of these. Well I finally landed this great white whale, so here’s a silly little video about this soon to be complained about, distracting background shelf filler.
In other news, scaffolding is still up on the house following the roof replacement. I haven’t been able to go out a...
2025-11-25 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This time I’m testing out a surround sound neck speaker. You might have seen me test other personal surround systems in the past, but they've all had limitations/flaws when it comes to AV pass through connectivity. I was hoping this new contender had finally figured it out.
As anticipated in my last update there’s been a lot going on behind the scenes here - none of it fun or ...
2025-11-20 19:54:14 +0000 UTC View Post
A video review (of sorts) of the HumminGuru Lumi.
Oh I just want to mention something about the start of the video. The other week I noticed the stats on the previous video showed that about 50% of viewers had stopped watching in the first 30 seconds. This intrigued me. The idea of spending all that time effort and money making a video only for someone to give it t...
2025-11-07 17:33:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This one has taken longer than expected for what I anticipated would be a ‘quick video’ about a range of pocket radios. However due to the extra time I had to do research on this one, I discovered a very interesting side story which resulted in this being a far more interesting video than I’d anticipated. At least the first half is…it goes off after that.
It’s that time again. Here’s a feature length Patreon exclusive Oddcast (audio only version) featuring a lot of very little. The video version is available in a separate post.
2025-10-22 18:58:48 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s that time again. Here’s a feature length Patreon exclusive Oddcast featuring a lot of very little. There’s an audio only version available in a separate post.
One quick correction - the item shown towards the end of the video cost me £23 not £17.
2025-10-22 18:58:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I really couldn’t figure out how best to name this video. I have no interest in trying to compete with the ever increasing wave of AI Slop and SEO clickbait nonsense. So I decided I might as well just head in the polar opposite direction… and lean into it.
Whether or not anyone chooses to watch this or ‘Ten times cats used AI in Minecraft, number 11 will amaze...
2025-10-18 16:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post
A little video about something that isn’t what it appears to be.
You can thank my deceased parents for this one. A number of years ago I was struggling with what to get them for Christmas. Being rather old they’d already accumulated everything they wanted so the only suitable gift that sprung to my mind was a hamper of edible goodies. The most suitable one that ...
2025-10-11 15:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post
My 50% successful repair shown in the last video gave me enough confidence to tackle another job I’d been putting off for some time. You might have seen me mention that the Sony bookshelf HiFi system that sits on the shelves behind me was faulty. Here’s how I got on with trying to sort that out.
Judging from the stats on the last video, there’s a waning intere...
2025-10-07 12:44:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A ‘what happened next’ update regarding the pair of faulty Panasonic SY-PA100s.
Just a basic video this time as I’m feeling worn down at the moment, so I’m trying to take it easy until things improve. It’s been a weird 2025 and I feel like it’s all caught up with me.
I’ve had some welcome news though on my health saga. It appears that I should b...
2025-09-30 15:28:25 +0000 UTC View Post
This device has reminded me why I started making YouTube videos in the first place. Back then I wanted an excuse to test out new tech that I otherwise might not have bought just for myself. “Oh this, it’s not for me, I bought that for the channel - it’ll pay for itself.”
It’s been some time since something as simple as this product has landed on my desk that I’ve been this enthusiastic about.
It’s time for a Patron only audio experience. Unfortunately my energy levels are a bit depleted at the moment, so please only listen to this one if you’re happy with a low-key experience.
If you choose to skip this, rest assured that you won’t be missing out on any ground shattering news.
The video version is available here https://youtu.be/wFeQwnindoI
Enjoy(?)
2025-09-16 15:59:14 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s time for a Patron only video. Unfortunately my energy levels are a bit depleted at the moment, so please only watch this one if you’re happy with a low-key experience.
If you choose to skip this, rest assured that you won’t be missing out on any ground shattering news.
I’ve also uploaded this as an audio version (in a separate post) so you could l...
2025-09-16 15:58:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Could this be the bulkiest portable CD player? If not it must be in the running. However CD playback is only one feature, it’s a different one that really caught my attention.
This is the video that should have been out a few days ago, however I was waiting on a vital delivery before I could finish this one off.
Now that this one is done perhaps I can start ...
2025-09-11 17:25:10 +0000 UTC View Post
As I am sure you’re all aware, any new cassette boombox isn’t going to be ‘good’. However do I still regularly get asked ‘what about this one’ or someone will send me a link to a new one because it comes from a name familiar to them and it ‘looks like this one could be better than the others’.
I decided it might be time to take another stab at elaborating on why the latest and greatest boombox from Aiwa will be exactly as good (or bad) as the one from the Aldi supermarke...
2025-09-08 17:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s been an odd week with a death, a marriage and an MRI. As a result, video production has been slower than anticipated. The new video is also currently on hold while I wait for the delivery of a broken device that should enable me to fix my broken device due to it being broken in a different way. That should be arriving tomorrow.
In the absence of a new video this week, how about an old video, a really old video I found on a hard drive. I’m not sure whether I ever published ...
2025-09-03 14:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post
You might recall me mentioning (quite a while ago) that I was on the look out for a modern stand-alone video music visualiser. If you don’t, it doesn’t matter, I barely remember saying it, but I’ve recently found something along those lines, so here’s the video.
This has been a really problematic week to try and get anything meaningful done. It’s been jam packed full of chor...
2025-08-27 18:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I think we can all agree, my video on the original Sound Burger record player was the only reason this product returned from the dead (*citation needed).
Well now there’s rival device from whoever bought the Toshiba Aurex brand in a charity shop. It’s called the AX-RP10, but just wait till you hear its catchier alternative name, it’s a mouthful.
I just managed to g...
2025-08-19 17:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post
The delivery of a ‘new’ VHS tape provided the catalyst for twenty three minutes of loosely connected video nonsense.
My videos often require a lot of stuff taking place off the screen to enable me to make the segments that get edited together. Videos like this one are especially weighted to the off-screen side of things. Driving to and from my storage facility, sc...
2025-08-14 13:43:30 +0000 UTC View Post