Archive of posts tagged mark sukoenig

Episode 1025

Sylvania TV with HaloLight
Ambient Light for TV
Link: TV History    TV Lamps
Dick’s Gadget Warehouse
 
Dick has fond memories of HaloLight, a feature on certain Sylvania TV sets in the 1950’s which glowed around the picture tube. Sadly Dick doesn’t have one of those sets in his warehouse.
The idea is not dead though. A few [...]

Episode 1022

OWLE bubo
Camera Mount for iPhone
Link: OWLE
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
The OWLE bubo is a device, with handles, for mounting the iPhone, for a steadier shoot.  It comes with an adapter lens that gives the iPhone a 37mm angle, a microphone that is more directional than the iPhone’s built-in mic, and a mount for flash.
For a more expensive alternative, there’s [...]

Episode 917

MCE OptiBay
Hard Drive Bay for MacBooks
Link: MCE Technologies
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
The MCE OptiBay is an internal bay for a 2.5″ SATA hard drive for MacBooks, MacBook Pros and PowerBook G4’s, that swaps out the Superdrive (which for a lot of people gets used only rarely).  You can order the OptiBay on its own (just a bare enclosure) or [...]

Episode 887

Eos Wireless Speaker System
iPod Wireless Speakers
Link: Eos Wireless
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
An easy way to spread music around your house.  The Eos Wireless Speaker System starts with the base station, where you can play music from your iPod via the iPod dock (not iPhone-certified) or from another audio source through the Aux jack (3.5mm headphone jack).  You can add [...]

Episode 860

The Missing Button
Tie-Tack/Button Replacement
Link: Softlife Products Company on eBay
Dick's Gadget Warehouse

 
When Dick first learnt about the Missing Button, he thought the vendor was going to make millions of dollars from it.  It was a tie tack in the form of a button, which could be handy if one should lose a shirt button – no [...]