Time Warp: The Radiogram
Predominantly manufactured following the Second World War, and an amalgamation of the words ‘radio’ and ‘gramophone’, the radiogram was the forefather of convergent electronics design. ... (Read More)
Time Warp
Time Warp: Surround sound revolution in the home
Wouldn’t it be great if you could have witnessed the whistling bullets and screaming drill sergeants of Platoon or screeching, scuttling Aliens come alive in th... (Read More)
Time Warp: Don’t dis the DAT
Back in the day, the mixed tape was a ritual part of early courtship. You’d grab an audiocassette and, over days or weeks, make a compilation recording of favou... (Read More)
Time warp: Rear Projection TVs
In between the venerable CRT TV and modern plasma or LCD TV, there was a briefly popular display technology called RPTV - the Rear Projection TV.
To be f... (Read More)
Time warp – electrostatic speakers
In recent years, flat panel TVs have overtaken the boxy designs that for so long dominated the Australian lounge room. The boxy loudspeakers that are such a... (Read More)
Time warp: DAT technology
Making digital copies of tunes from our home music collections didn't begin with the PC and some ripping software. Nor did it start with recordable CD or Mi... (Read More)
Time warp: Meridian’s MCD, the first audiophile CD player
In 1982, an anonymous copywriter coined the infamous marketing claim, "Perfect sound forever" for the worldwide launch of the compact disc. While the shiny ... (Read More)
Time warp wars: Atari 2600 vs PS3
Just over 30 years ago - about the same time some of us were queuing up to see Star Wars - the venerable Atari CX-2600 Video Computer System was relea... (Read More)