Archive of posts tagged ken ronckovitz

Episode 961

TVclean
Screen Cleaner
Link: tvclean.co.uk
 
TVclean is a roller for cleaning the screens of your TVs and monitors.  The roller is made of specially formulated rubber that picks up tiny particles (down to 1 micron in length).  Another adhesive roller is in contact with and removes dust particles from the pick-up roller.
The roller itself does not remove smudges [...]

Episode 844

Remote Buddy
Remote Control Repository and Locator
Link: stuckontools.com
 
Remote Buddy (not to be confused with the Mac/iPhone app, or the TV-B-Gone in Episode 102) is a 4-compartment repository for your remote controls.  The Remote Buddy comes with 4 colour-coded receivers (one for each of the remotes) that go on to the backs of the remotes.  If you [...]

Episode 750

Panasonic Travelvision TR-1030
Portable Television Set

Link: A Short History of Pocket TV

Dick's Gadget Warehouse
 
From 1984, Panasonic released this Travelvision TR-1030 in Japan, selling for ¥29,800 (which was worth about US$125, according to Wikipedia's historical exhange rate of the Yen).  It was a black and white portable television set. Its dimensions were about 3" wide, 1.5" high, and 6" deep, [...]