"put out a kickstarer, bring it to the market in 10 years half baked and hardly working, I'll buy one, and then regret it" really does sum up most innovations in consumer electronics the past 10 years doesn't it

@AfferbeckBeats

Ай бұрын

It also perfectly describes exactly what he wants - the Subpac. A seat subwoofer device that has been stringing along Kickstarters for years.

@NameRealperson

22 күн бұрын

In fairness the Humane pin and Rabbit R1 took a lot less than 10 years to come to the market half baked and hardly working, so at least we're getting faster

Laundry Man and his trusty companion, Spot Remover.

@queetok

Ай бұрын

Don't want to destroy a very NICE likes count, but you have my comment instead. 👍

@AnyoneForToast

Ай бұрын

Detergent Dan, and his sidekick, Non-bio Bruce...

@MarianoLu

Ай бұрын

This Laundry Man is not better than buttkicker, based on the review not even close.

@Xmetalfanx

Ай бұрын

I almost hope Spot Remover is a dog lol

@jameslaidler2152

Ай бұрын

​@@XmetalfanxI was literally thinking the same thing.

If I had a nickel for the number of times my missus has turned to me and said, “Is that it? Is that all it does?”.

@collectibleasmr

Ай бұрын

You’d have what? Two nickels?

@oiuqreofnqoiruegnqerg

Ай бұрын

haha sex

@queetok

Ай бұрын

@@collectibleasmr 69 likes so far and no nickels I think

@robertlawrence9000

Ай бұрын

😲

@jishcatg

Ай бұрын

Reminds me of that Flight of the Conchords song. "She said to me, 'Is that It?', and I said, 'Yeah Baby, That's It!'"

You should get The Missus' opinion on things more often. "What's that?" "Here, try it and see." "Is that all it does?" is a great unbiased review.

@sprint955st

Ай бұрын

Not great for video length. More for YT Shorts.

@mattgies

Ай бұрын

She's the best unseen character a series has ever had!

5:18 I quite like how the diagram of the back position still shows the chin, as though you were meant to turn your head 180° to admire your Woojer.

@fen4554

Ай бұрын

As one does.

@bahamutbbob

Ай бұрын

What, your head cant turn 270 degrees like an owl??

@Ale.K7

Ай бұрын

Of course, you wouldn't want to miss the RGB show.

@kaitlyn__L

Ай бұрын

And the “around the waist” diagram actually being around the hips, with the waist quite clearly a little higher…

Ironmoan

@MrMediator24

Ай бұрын

Sounds (no pun intended) like some kind of MLRS

@albanana683

Ай бұрын

I love that "Ironmoan" causes KZread to ask if I want to translate it into English (United Kingdom). For those who don't get the prompt, the translation is "Ironmoan".

@MazeFrame

Ай бұрын

@@albanana683 Was just about to click the button to see what clown-translation it would come up with.

@SomeSunshineOutside

Ай бұрын

Very nice! Had a chuckle to this.

@Aravzil

Ай бұрын

Has he lost his mind? Is he daft or is he kind? When he buys old crap, for a fun time and his fans.

Is Laundry man better than bicycle repair man?

@praiserdusty

Ай бұрын

Well you're either a launderer or a cycler

@Colt45hatchback

Ай бұрын

Was that from python or mitchell and webb?

@Soyanide

Ай бұрын

@@Colt45hatchbackPython

@chillstar

Ай бұрын

There's only one way to find out

@Ched42

Ай бұрын

Condiment man ftw. (Also a real nemesis)

The rigging for this thing reminds me of the gadget my doctor's office sent me the last time they wanted me to do a sleep study, rather than send me to a proper sleep lab. Mainly what we learned is that I can't get comfortable enough to sleep with an elastic strap around my chest, which was of dubious medical utility.

@bsadewitz

Ай бұрын

I'm fortunate I was able to skip that one and go right to the lab. I suppose my insurance was feeling generous that day(?) The accommodations were EXTREMELY comfortable. I remarked to the technician about it, and she said, "Well, they have to be, otherwise the results could be useless!" I laughed when you called it "rigging", like it's a shipping container or a sailboat or something.

@albanana683

Ай бұрын

My experience was that the first attempt with the home use data logger was deemed inconclusive, and I had to try again. Fortunately, the second attempt was an AHI reading of 30+. So I now have CPAP machine.

@SomeMorganSomewhere

Ай бұрын

Ugh, yeah, sleep study kit is the WORST, I've done a couple of sleep studies, one of them took three attempts for me to actually get enough sleep to actually be valid... (I was NOT a happy camper because on that little sleep I'm not even slightly functional), worst for me was the nasal cannula...

@morlamweb

Ай бұрын

To me, it looks like an overgrown heartrate-monitor chest strap.

Doubles as a defibrillator for when those horror movies scare the heck out of you !! ❤

@Konarcoffee

Ай бұрын

Or something to keep you woken up for boring media

@Otokichi786

Ай бұрын

Or something "Kaylee Frye" made use of in the "Serenity" movie.;)

@lobsteroverrun

Ай бұрын

Horror movie: has a jump scare. butt kicker: vibrates, scaring you to death. woojer: vibrates, shocking you back to life.

Well, it was worthwhile for setting you up for the Laundry Man joke at least

30s in - "That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard". 10 minutes later - "yup".

@albanana683

Ай бұрын

You lasted 10 minutes? I was composing "and for that reason I'm out" comment way before that.

Product idea seems as convincing as those usually sold on "home shopping TV" - at 2am... 😄

Rez on the Dreamcast 25 years ago had something like this called a Trance Vibrator. I also remember a vest for Street Fighter that would 'punch' you lol

@fd5927

Ай бұрын

Was just going to add the same comment, but you got there first 😂

@brennyn

Ай бұрын

The ridiculous one marketed for use with SNES and Megadrive was the Aura Systems Interactor.

@kevb1816

Ай бұрын

On the Xbox 360 version you can use the rumble feature on extra controllers as Trance Vibrators.

@nickwallette6201

Ай бұрын

I have the PS2 version! :-D I thought it was a neat idea. Don't have the original hardware though. I missed the boat when they were on the current market, and wasn't even about to buy one used.

Laundry Man and Linen Girl? That joke was the best part of the Woojer.

if Mrs Techmoan is not impressed ...

@tararenemartin

Ай бұрын

I was gonna say...Mrs. Techmoan is the ultimate judge of questionable products.

@Jhud69

Ай бұрын

@@tararenemartin Honestly hard to find a better judge for anything than middle aged British ladies. They just seem to know what's up.

@n00b22

Ай бұрын

😂 Laundry-Man ain't going to lose against a little vibrating piece of plastic

"this sucks" - Cold Ones I remember their reaction, lol, they tried the whole full-body Woojer too, so I imagine this belt is even more underwhelming

@fab1604

Ай бұрын

Wait, I don't remember this item from their channel, which vid was it?

@TheSektorz

Ай бұрын

it's this one: We Bought Every Dumb Ad We Saw (at about 24:40)

@fab1604

Ай бұрын

@@TheSektorz Thank you! Damn that video was one of their best ones, totally forgot about it

@TheSektorz

Ай бұрын

@@fab1604 No prob! I remembered this segment because I'd seen these "wearable bass" things before and wanted to get one, but... yeah... not looking great :D

I love your genuine desire to “bring bass into the body”

I remember spending hours reading my collection of "Laundry-Man" comics. Ahhhhhhh; good times!!!

i backed this on the original kickstarter many years ago, looked completely different. Used it playing PC games for about a week, then haven't used it since.

The search for the modern replacement of the trance vibrator compatible with Rez continues

Ever since I saw the ads for this I’ve wondered about it. As always thanks for making this, but really awesome to answer the questions for me. :)

Now to have a great start to Saturday watching Techmoan

This channel is the best way to start a Saturday morning 😄.

What option immediately came to mind for me as a solution for connecting this thing was my subwoofer. I use a passive one connected to a Texas Instruments amp, which has 2 inputs and outputs. I know not everyone can take advantage of this solution but what I realized I could do with this is connect an aux to one of the amp's outputs. (It'll have to be converted to aux from coaxial.) Then plug the aux into my Bluetooth transmitter, then pair it that with the Woojer and boom. Dedicated LFE from the subwoofer channel of my system. And that's also the exact way I was already connecting... My Buttkicker that I got immediately after watching your video on that, so thanks for both! Your content enhanced my setup a couple times.

@javierregalado3363

Ай бұрын

Was going to suggest this. Sub channel output with a bluetooth transmitter.

Vibrating cushion? So the ‘Whoopie Cushion 2.0’?

I was getting a bit of a Spock's Brain vibe wearing it around the front.

I love the honest reviews! Keep them coming. 😊

It’s always a good more when you see a Techmoan upload is in your feed 😁😁

I ended up getting a "Buttkicker Gamer"(same idea as the original just has a clamp that attaches to your office chair) after your video on it and I love it. It really does enhance "presence" in whatever media you are consuming, especially in VR.

Reminds me of the vibration on Roy's phone, from The I.T Crowd.

Back in the mid 80s Pioneer had a product called the Body-Sonic chair. It followed the look of a recliner. I only ever saw one example, which we had in the UK office to gauge reactions. The transducer in the bottom seat was connected directly to the springs in the frame; there was no actual diaphragm. It was designed for use with a portable cassette player, but obviously had other applications. It was fun, but not great in its sound quality. It did once appear on the BBC Micro TV Show, where it was seen in conjunction with a Laserdisc Videogame system. There are images online.

I don't know why, but this calls me back to a time they put huge transducers into movie houses to enhance action movies. I remember watching some Irwin Allen disaster film with this thing that looked like an oversized washing machine. Every time something crashed, or broke apart, this thing would whomp, like the beach towels you were washing were out of balance. Brilliant.

So it's one of the buzzers you get at the restaurant when waiting for a table.

Glad to hear an honest review from Mrs Techmoan. It does kind of feel like that, “Is that all it does?” Anything that requires Bluetooth pairing on each use is a fail on the manufacturer side. Feels like they did not do QA on audio connectivity and focused on the unit functioning. They probably had used wired headphones to make testing easier and just didn’t even consider the Bluetooth failures.

Techmoan is a worldwide treasure.

Laundry Man is the hero we need but not the hero we deserve. 😂

@Daijyobanai

Ай бұрын

I hear he has a game coming out on Steam. haha. Laugh track inCREASES.

“Laundryman” aka Kryten ;-)

Yet another modern re-interpretation of the Aura Interactor from the early 90's. You'd think if this was actually a good idea that it would've caught on in the past 30 years.

@solhsa

Ай бұрын

It's like VR: technology has improved so much over the years, maybe it'll catch this time!

@no1DdC

Ай бұрын

The thing is, the Aura Interactor nailed it the first time around. I have two (a backpack and a cushion) and they work brilliantly. It's powerful enough to shake the entire body, not just a small part of it. By the way, I'm doing exactly what he's suggesting in the video and enabling compatibility with all sorts of devices through the use of an HDMI audio extractor. The only downside this device has is that some audio bleeds through. You could probably combat this with some kind of filter, but since I'm using headphones anyway, it's not much of an issue.

@Crazy_Borg

Ай бұрын

@@no1DdC I agree. But I think there were additional fault: The horrible aesthetics (the backpack was just a huge lump of cheap plastic, you wouldn't want to get caught wearing that thing), and that there was no audio signal loop-through.

@no1DdC

Ай бұрын

@@Crazy_Borg It's for indoor wearing and the backpack in particular was heavily marketed to kids, whereas the less cheap-looking cushion was marketed to adults. At least it's thick and indestructible plastic, which makes it very suitable for VR these days. Zero comfort, admittedly, but it's so powerful that you don't need to strap it down very tightly. They had an adorably simple solution to the lack of an audio passthrough: There's a simple 3.5mm mono splitter included in the box. These days, in the age of audio extractors, USB sound cards and software that can output the same audio (with filters) through multiple soundcards (VoiceMeeter Banana is my favorite), it's not really an issue anymore. Fun fact: A very small number of these came with a replacement for the N64 Rumble Pak, the Jolt Pak. It's exceptionally rare (there are barely any photos of it online), but it does exactly what you would expect. There's a 3.5mm audio jack in the pak, which the Interactor plugs into. A brilliant idea.

You are the most underappreciated creator on this platform to me, still kinda miss the puppets though. I have been watching you for years now and as always another informative great video on another piece of tech. I have been curious about these kinds of devices for years since before they made them wireless.

Short but sweet as always Techmoan

My OH: "Thank you Teachmoan for buying the shite so we don't have to".

Thoughtful review. Thanks!

Mrs. Techmoan Really got it in one with "Is that it?"

Woojer has a vest to to put on! And man…..thats works very well, whole your body vibrates whit the deep basses( if there are ones) great!

I LOLED at Laundry Man! Good one !

as always, doing gods work

Are you forgetting the D-Box, some theaters were equipped with vibrating seats, and some chairs sold for homes, still are. And many BDs are D-Box 'enabled' for them.

Okay, that was the most impressive iron I've ever seen! I've never seen anything like it here in the States!

Mercedes has this kind of vibrating seats in their 223 S-Class. They call it 4D sound. Never was a fan of this, having it on while driving.

@peterlarkin762

Ай бұрын

My old Toyota has that built in. The rattles and vibrations are quite realistic but they stay on when the radio is off.

@kaitlyn__L

Ай бұрын

I was never a fan of vibrating seats in the cinema. Can’t imagine any home solutions are better than those…

I was part of the kickstarter campagin for the strap & the vest back in 2019/2020 and it was really fun to play with during lockdown. Whenever I'd take my kids out on the double stroller in the neighborhood, I'd strap mine on, found my sony PSP earbuds (yes PSP) and it really kept me moving. I had to try all of the ways to wear it before settling in on the "over one shoulder and under one arm facing front." That seemed to work best for me and my power-walk / half jogging pace without moving around too much. 😀Just a fun little thing, wearable subwoofer that made the music feel louder without actually having to turn it up too much more. I really had a good time with mine ^_^

New life goal; meet Techmoan at a convention cosplaying as Laundry Man

Saturday morning completed 😊

You want to take a trip over to York to see the Karma AV demo rooms. They distribute Ascendo Immersive Audio and their epic infrasonic subwoofers. It's something special.

I have the old version of the vest and it does a good job as it has a few transducers. I cant imagine a single one working well for sure

On the plus side when it comes time to replace the belt on this thing it'll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

A vibrating cushion? Whoopee!

Hip-Hop by Dead Prez is my go-to bass testing tune too! haha

Bass Transducers are available here in the US from speaker building websites. They connect just like a passive speaker (to an amp) and you can attach them to your chair with screws or bolts.

This product reminds me a little bit of Subpac, which is a wonderful backpack/subwoofer pair. I'd highly recommend it if that's up your alley. Thanks as always for the content.

@joshuacook5093

Ай бұрын

Yea, I thought the same. You can get the Body and Soul seats from Subpac on some cars now as well, such as Range Rover, which is maybe close to the 'vibrating cushion' / massage product mentioned in the video.

@remco01

Ай бұрын

Yes, I wanted to buy that one actually, but the steep price stopped me there. So I settled on the Strap 3 on a Black Friday deal and actually I am quite happy with it. At least this one you can wear while sitting on your chair, which is not possible with the Subpac (being a backpack ;-))

It's like someone took a restaurant buzzer and just slapped bluetooth on it lol

Going to start my kickstarter for the intelligent bass boosting cushion that also heats or massages, the "Smart-Ass Soundscape Experience".

The aura interactor was a rumble cushion, they also sold a vest version. Think it was around the ps1/ n64 era when it was released. I have one from years ago and the cushion sits at the base of your back. Havent used it for years so cant recall if its anygood

A vibrating cushion? Pretty sure cam girls have been using things like that for years.

So great to simulate your takeout order being ready at the same time you watch a film

This confirmed my thoughts about this this anytime I would see an ad for it.

"Get Lost" kept standing out whenever you turned the box to camera

I have the full Woojer vest and that is really awesome for me personally. I don't have the same model you have to compare but I love the full vest!!

I've been interested in this since I got the Razer headphones with rumble, and love them! They vibrate in stereo and really enhance action movies and gaming.

i know a couple of people who have gotten these to wear in VR, especially when attending VR music events. I'm not sure what is different about the way theirs fit, but they say it really adds to the immersion

You actually used to be able to get a widget like this in cushion form the "Aura Interactor" (original version was a hard plastic backpack, then there was a cushion-format device), company went out of business though and ended up selling all of their stock to a surplus dealer here in AU, I had two of the backpacks (killed the amplifier that came with one of them and they were cheap enough to just buy another) and one cushion back in the day.

I know a lot of Cinemas have transducers under the seats, I wonder how difficult it'd be retrofit one of those into your sofa, but by itegrating it into the cushion/seat itself like the cinemas do, as opposed to just being under the sofa.

@Techmoan you should look into Bass Shakers, you can connect them to any speaker output and attach them to your couch

When the fleet of ornithopters showed up when I saw Dune 2 in IMAX, my pant legs started to vibrate. I don't think there's any way to replicate that experience other than massive speakers vibrating the air in the room.

Years ago, there was a product called a Bass Shaker that used to mount to the floor of your car underneath your seat and that worked, very, very well at providing a sub-bass experience where you have limited space. In my situation it was in a TVR!

I had a chair pad cover thingy. Kinda neat but novelty quickly wore off. Fun!

Thanks!!!

I remember a Cinema I was at some 45 years ago used some kind of speakers bolted to the floor. May be without membranes, but transferred the coil movement someway to the floor. The movie was called Earthquake I believe. It was so exciting at the time that all chairs was shaking following the action😬

@ralphj4012

Ай бұрын

Sadly, I am also old enough to remember. Odeon Leicester Square, I think.

@per995

Ай бұрын

@@ralphj4012 In my case, it was a cinema named Colosseum in Oslo Norway. I had the opportunity to visit Odeon too😊on a James Bond premiere way back 45-50 years ago.

@ralphj4012

Ай бұрын

@@per995 Distant fading memories, actually the Empire Leicester Square (1974). The Odeon always seemed to screen the better movies (Star Wars for one).

There's the SubPac as well which is even more pricey but you can wear it like a backpack! The original one was really loud so they've made the new one more compact and discreet and it looks very similar to the Woojer... worth investigating!

I have this kind of device, from Subpac, it's bigger and covers more areas of my body but I put it on my chair, very good for movies, music, and games.

I have something like this! It's from the '90s, it's worn as a backpack, and it's called the Aura Interactor.

Thanks for taking one for the team. Gimmicky piece of kit at best.

I was very close to picking up one of these to go with my VR setup. Think I'll save my money.

This product has the marketing acronym of D.O.A

I have a haptic feedback chair mat, much like you've described - it's made by Next Level (model number is HF8), and has 8 vibrating pads inside to shake various bits of your back and thighs... Works a treat on Microsoft Flight Simulator!

This reminds me of my lofelt Basslet! Idk if mine was the first but i remember Emika promoting it and it being marketed at music producers

This kind of reminds me of that Houston Astros buzzing thing from 2019

Depending on how your audio setup is you could do a single cushion kind of thing with this. Take one of those hdmi audio splitters and wire it to a Bluetooth audio transmitter, pair that up to the device and throw it in the cushion.

Pioneer made the BC-1/BC-11 that were seat cushions and a small amp that were great. I have a set still!

I have one of the older ones. The most useful part of it are the auxiliary cables that came with it.

Who needs sleep? Techmoan uploaded! That's more important.

With a little bit a blurring this video would be x rated

I'm happy to say that Laundry Man's appearance brought Kryten to mind, and the ironing implement convinced me. Then I think I got it, but didn't want to, as my idea was better.

Passed by these yesterday while I was at Best Buy, wasn't quite sure what they were. By sheer coincidence he uploads a video on them the next day. How does he know?

I love when I see companies remake gimmicks that came out 25 years ago, I remember ads for a vest for N64.

Having lived next door to someone who used a ‘shaker’ in their gaming set up I am thrilled to see that such haptic feed back is now available for personal use.

On the cushion idea, that was actually done here in the states in some theaters, some did the cushions and others did the floor under the supports for the seats.

I too love watching Laundry Man. I cosplay him at home frequently.

If you are adventurous in modding sofa, there are a few transducer options especially having the buttkicker amp already.

8:48 There's been haptic seat pads for sim racing and flight for a while. The Next Level Racing HF8 and U-Shake6 are two. Mainly for PC but work with consoles through the audio out.

The very first equipment that uses tactile transducers was Pioneer Body Sonic.