Technology Connections
Season 5 Episode 20 - The CED: No really, it coulda made sense! (Part 2)
2015
Documentary, Comedy
It’s seriously not that crazy of an idea. RCA might have pulled this off in a couple of ways, and in this video we explore those new angles.
Episodes in Season 5
1
DVD-RAM: The Disc that Behaved like a Flash Drive
2
The Odd History of the SD Logo
3
The Time-Lapse VCR
4
Space Heater Nonsense
5
The Story of Disney's PeopleMover in Texas
6
The Electromagnet in Your Toaster
7
Exploring the World of E-Ink
8
E-Ink on Android, and other new things!
9
The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours
10
Flexplay: The Disposable DVD that Failed (Thankfully)
11
Thermostats: Cooler than you think!
12
Automatic Record Changers: We used to like them
13
Portable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them
14
The Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (it's a little weird)
15
TOSLINK: That one consumer fiber optic standard
16
Fiber vs. Copper; What do we really need?
17
Switches are Clicky; Here's Why
18
The Weird World in RGB
19
The CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)
20
The CED: No really, it coulda made sense! (Part 2)
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LCCS: The LCD / CRT Hybrid from JVC
22
The VFD that isn't
23
RCA's CED failed; their history can tell us why (Pt. 3)
24
The VHS cassette was more clever than Beta
25
LED color experiments 2019; Beyond the Sharpie
26
Klaxons; What makes them sound like that?
27
One more thing: the VHS notch
28