1

Holograms, Lasers & Boredom; the CED's march towards eventual invention (CED Part 4)

26 min

2

Old-fashioned rice cookers are extremely clever

11 min

3

Race to the finish; RCA's final gamble (CED Part 5)

28 min

4

Brown; color is weird

21 min

5

Teleprompters are clever, simple, and also pretty neat

10 min

6

The Computer-free Automation of a Jukebox (Electromechanics)

23 min

7

The Selection Accumulator; a Jukebox's Brain

29 min

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8

Chest Freezers; What they tell us about designing for X

27 min

9

Coffee Percolators: An Explanation and Roast

25 min

10

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

29 min

11

Fans; High is next to Off on purpose

18 min

12

Pulse Oximeters; An Amazing Use of Light

13 min

13

How to design an actually good toaster with lessons from the 1940's

11 min

14

The US electrical system is not 120V

24 min

15

Laptop Docks! They're pretty neat!

28 min

16

Cassette adapters are remarkably simple

10 min

17

Personal "air conditioners" aren't what they seem

27 min

18

The Impact Sprinkler - more clever than it seems!

11 min

19

A record player that can play CDs: The Fisher DAC-145

28 min

20

Retroreflectors; they're everywhere, and they cheat physics (sort of)

23 min

21

The touch lamp; a neat idea, and older than you'd think!

17 min

22

Electric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE Explained

27 min

23

Forced-air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How

22 min

24

Camera Tech from 1971: Match-needle exposure meter

28 min

25

The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours

14 min

26

What exactly is the goop inside a lava lamp?

24 min

27

Bubble Lights: The Weirdest Christmas Light?

8 min

28

Detergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained)

33 min