'You can put perhaps 500 batteries'...LOLOL.

Every show has it's worst episode - consider this the Techmoan's Six Things of Christmas' equivalent of 'Spock's Brain'. However I'm particularly happy with tomorrow's episode, so don't unsubscribe just yet.

@Ampera_

8 жыл бұрын

+Techmoan I like spock's brain.... I also like it when you rat on old tat. And I would also like it if you took a bat to old tat.

@jdraven0890

8 жыл бұрын

+Techmoan I thought it was hilarious - and the robots from Six Million Dollar Man used to creep me out, too even if they were in fact the best villains of that series.

@Clarkthek

7 жыл бұрын

Ha! I remembered when this thing was new and thinking the same thing, fembot!

@therongperson

7 жыл бұрын

"Brain and Brain! WHAT IS BRAIN?"

@tartrazine

6 жыл бұрын

“It is worst episode” ? - sorry, Le Pedant.

The Fembots were far less creepy in Austin Powers...

This is the last video I would've expected to haunt my dreams...

That Weltron 8-track player was amazing! I totally need one.

i have a 1981 Escort, and yep, the indicators do sometimes go at crazy speeds when its wet in the winter :P

8-Track was a mechanically troubled but fun format. It was the first successful car stereo format in the 60's-70's in the USA and it led the way for the Cassette, CD and Mp3 stereos we have now.

I like the shorter format even more. Addictive channel this.

Key words were "surf ebay sober?" Yeah, I sort of know that already. "two thumbs up for Techmoan gizmo's"

Just thought I'd mention that one of these Planetron's was used as a set piece on The Big Bang Theory. In Season 2, Episode 4 - The Griffin Equivalency, one can be seen on the shelf in Raj's office. Was just rewatching Big Bang and recognised it from this video, figured I'd let you know

I really enjoyed it, good example of what you said, not surfing when drunk.

I'm jealous of the Police 8 track

The creepy music at the beginning turned out to be fairly appropriate.

Great review and very funny.

It was also sold as the "Aquatron" under the Brother brand.

We used to have the Spaceball set (device and two speakers) and I loved it, greatest looking device ever. Alas I think it suffered the fate that most devices did in my family, my mother didn't like it and tossed it out. Nice vid. Cheers

Love it! I'm so stealing the design of the channel select for a future project! Might even nick the "fader" style volume and tone controls too.

That was ace, I liked these, used to look at them on US eBay but shipping was always too expensive. Got a prinz copy of the weltron space ball

man you really got me with that picture XD

Reminds me of Marvin "all the diodes on my left side have gone numb" the robot from hitchikers guide.

Never seen that before, also never seen that Spaceball thing before. So it was great I learned something new. But I am not too sure if I ever wanted to learn about that creepy robot doll thing... ;-)

Loved it lol. I have a prinzsound spaceball.

I saw one of these on Kijiji the other day and wasn't impressed by what I could see from the photos. Just now I saw you had a video on it and was happy to see my judgement was accurate. They wanted something like $100 (CAD) for it. I will give it one thing, though: it's unique-looking.

It's important to remember, as we travel on this nostalgic technological journey, that there have always been products that are absolute shit. Hence, this video is of equal import to the others in this series in order to provide a contrast.

@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed. It's not (just) that "things were made better back then". It's (also) that the better-made products have survived in greater numbers than the low-quality products, so we see them more.

@qwertykeyboard5901

11 ай бұрын

And then you have those Chinese Specials (both vintage and modern) that are bottom of the barrel yet kick ass.

The space all looks like a Hoover Constellation vacuum Cleaner!

i really did chortle at the escort lights comparison, bad earth city lol :) classic :) (tho i loved my mk2 and mk3 xr3i especially back in the day :)

Honestly makes me think of a radio in an old car.

These are also sold under the Aquatron brand and seem to be related to Brother (of printers fame).

8 tracks are great. First 8 track i ever bought was a kiss tape. had the problem where the tape is reversed so its only playing the graphite backside. played it on a portable i had and it sounded so terrible. thought my parents were right in saying they sounded horrible when reminiscing. months later got more and found out the sound quality was actually quite good with a decent player in my hifi setup. Just today bought an 8 track and once again had the problem with the reversed tape. lol Great videos! cheers!

Cool feature and cool vintage gadge. Maybe could make it a permenant weekly or monthly feature in the new year. Feel you got plenty of gadgets to keep it going for a while

spocks brain is my favourite star trek episode

It reminded me a bit of Marvin the Paranoid Android from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV show!

@Oldbmwr100rs

7 жыл бұрын

Yes! And it kind of sounded like him too.

LOve it!

Jorge in maze runner the scorch trials had one of these at his desk in the wearhouse they were in

I had a 8 track clock radio.. with the flip clock mech., wish I could find another one

Good intro

I want a Welteon 2001 model, seems like they rebranded them Primzsound in the UK and by all accounts sold in Dixsons.

Personally thought it looks like Marvin, the Paranoid Android. With you surfing and sipping and watching your first vid in the series, maybe you could do a review of some decent Malts? Nice work on keeping us, your viewers, entertained.

@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT

5 жыл бұрын

That reminds me of Big Clive's occasional drinks & snacks videos

merci mec

I think this looks awesome bro. I have a I guess 70s or early 80s yorx 8 track cassette recorder am/fm boombox. Pretty nice machine in my opinion. But could be better though because it's a bit touchy when it comes to playing sounds though the 8 track player. Got to get it just right to here it. And it did eat a tape one unfortunately.

1981 Ford Escort :-D

OMG My teacher has one of the space balls in his classroom! He uses it to listen to music when we are working!

@Techmoan

9 жыл бұрын

Jpk516 Turns out that he's a lot cooler than you thought.

@Jpk516

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah no kidding! LOL

I wouldn't cry over having to settle for this over the weltron. In all likelihood both were the same internally and sounded just as crummy. As for tapes being eaten, sounds like some good cleaning is in order. Or it can just go on a shelf and give you fembot nightmares. Oddly as much as I loved Six million dollar man, I don't remember that episode. Maybe the bigfoot episode with the aliens wiped all the other memories of the show out. I know if I tried to watch it in reruns i would probably think it was seriously stupid.

@drwatson32bit

5 жыл бұрын

I have both and can attest that the Weltron is better made

I have 5 2800mah batteries that I dont remember buying or need. after a heavy drinking session I definitely bought them. in fact half the stuff I have is from drunk surfing

The starting sound ends very creepy

LOL, our local Western Auto store has had one of those things for sale on it's shelves in the store for as far back as I can remember, no one has ever wanted to buy the thing.

I thought it looked like three eyed fembot when I first saw it too. BTW you have a fembot picture in the background of several of your vids; is it an album cover, if so, of what album.

What was it about 80s Fords that they had those crazy issues with the tail lights? I followed an Escort once, and every time it indicated left, the left indicator stayed a solid amber, every other light on the left cluster went off and every light on the right hand cluster flashed! Very disconcerting for those following behind.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who's paid dearly for drinking and ebay-ing.

I love my weltron spaceball. I was able to get it for 65 dollars

That fembot sure is spooked

NOO Not the Sugar Hill Gang 8track!!!!!!!

I have the aquatron version .

i'm only intrested about what's that video with the creepy green doll at the end

169th view Under 301! Woop Woop!

Great video. Did Weltron or Planetron ever make cassette versions of their product?

@Techmoan

7 жыл бұрын

Yes...The Weltron 2004

@dfc99nyc

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, don't know if it was ever sold here in the US. On ebay for a steep $591.24 (£475.42)! www.ebay.com/itm/Weltron-2004-FM-MW-LW-Radio-Cassette-Recorder-1973-Ball-Vintage-Space-Age-70s-/201600584089

where can i find this???

When are you bringing back kitchen gadgets? They were great!

@Techmoan

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Boyle every month I scour the internet looking for a kitchen gadget to review, but there haven't been any interesting new devices released since I shot my last set of kitchen videos.

You got those shows in the UK that's great since they were classics...I got 2 Steve Austin doll size action figures with the roll up latex arm skin to reveal removable fake "computer chip"

@smiggletwiggle5196

7 жыл бұрын

john doe I had one of those two. My arsrehole brother took a sewing needle to the bionic eye so all I could see through it was a mess of scratches. He also put bits of rabbit poo under the pull out "circuitry" in the arm and legs.

@anonnimouse2938

6 жыл бұрын

They were shown as kids programmes over here, as was Stat Trek.

If you ever need to defend yourself, you can load this... thing... up with batteries and knock a guy out with it. (if the handle is up to the task)

links please

I love this! Genuinely, I know you don't like it, but I'd kill for one of these babies! Except for the eating part... that shouldn't happen...

Fembots were truly terrifying 🤣🤣

I had no idea they had fembots in "The Six Million Dollar Man". Was it just one episode?

Looks like the center console for a cheap, old car.

Don't look up what a fembot is it will give you nightmares 😳

hold up stahp at 1:29 it says zenyatta like the overwatch hero?

@BertGrink

7 жыл бұрын

It's the album "Zenyatta Mondatta" by British band The Police.As i'm pretty certain that the band predates the game by a couple of decades, it seem likely, or at least possible, that the game's creators got the name from this album.

The player really unsettles me for some reason. Just the look of it

When you say it's futuristic... Weltron 2018? It took few years but here it is: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKuM25Z_abPKqdo.html

Clip too short, needs more fembots. :-)

I remember the Planetron...what a piece of junk!!

Never sup and surf. Interesting episode but probably the worst object thus far.

that into is so anoying

@elaquen7

7 жыл бұрын

People that are posting twice are so annoying...

@elaquen7

7 жыл бұрын

People that are posting twice are so annoying...

that into is so anoying