A look at 1985's impossibly small Picocassette from Dictaphone.
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@cheapspace8 жыл бұрын
man, that player is so well built you really dont see metal used like this very often i just love that sliding back-plate.
@yellowbusguy9 жыл бұрын
I miss the electromechanical aspect of old tech. Real buttons and knobs, whirring motors and gears.
@mephitusincognito79187 жыл бұрын
till it needs to be repaired...
@slayerficated7 жыл бұрын
Awe but that's the best part!
@mephitusincognito79187 жыл бұрын
with bigger tech i would agree... just imagine what this thing looks like on the inside..
@polygondwanaland83907 жыл бұрын
Mephitus Incognito Still more user serviceable than the Surface
@mephitusincognito79187 жыл бұрын
aren't microsoft products just designed to be thrown away when they break? ;)
@marioskoutras65838 жыл бұрын
Why i love you channel. + Excellent presentation and deep analysis of each product that you review. + Excellent quality of video and sound. + Crystal clear voice and pronunciation.
@Techmoan8 жыл бұрын
+Marios Koutras thanks, those are the very things I pay special attention to...it's like you've written down my 'Mission Statement'. Sometimes though I forget to add in enough entertainment.
@marioskoutras65838 жыл бұрын
+Techmoan Personally i find it entertaining the way it is. There are elements of humor here and there that i really like!
@pcfverbeek8 жыл бұрын
+Marios Koutras And ofc his enthuisiasm! =D
@filminginportland16547 жыл бұрын
Doug Reed nice Córdoba, dude!
@alexkuhn50788 жыл бұрын
"...a meeting between a number of people discussing big hair." LOL
@U014B8 жыл бұрын
Don't forget shoulder pads, mustaches, and briefcases.
@lemonslice22338 жыл бұрын
And Duran Duran.
@phs1255 жыл бұрын
@@U014B and that kind of things
@McRocket9 жыл бұрын
'Your policy is now cancelled and we have taken all of your money.' LOL Another entertaining video.
@Gigidag775 жыл бұрын
Apple in a nutshell.
@qwirky17095 жыл бұрын
@@Gigidag77 Facts
@jeremylindemann51175 жыл бұрын
Possibly remembered from his old office job.
@pandoranbias16225 жыл бұрын
Sounds about right.
@mark3141589 жыл бұрын
I love these "mad technology from yesteryear" reviews. This device really does look elegant. It makes we want to hold it and press those buttons.
@pako12059 жыл бұрын
mark314158 Yes, yes. :)
@cruststuffer30527 жыл бұрын
pako1205 no no
@GeekyGarden8 жыл бұрын
I still have tons of lectures on microcassette from college. I had a professor with a Russian accent that was impossible to understand. I always had to listen to his lectures a few times to absorb them.
@michrain58727 жыл бұрын
Look at those tiny, little adorable cassettes :3
@2degucitas7 жыл бұрын
itty bitty teeny weeenie squeeeeeee
@nebulouscat54774 жыл бұрын
Just as cute as a jumping spider!
@jasonsong867 жыл бұрын
This thing in the 1980s was very advanced. No wonder it was $400.
@DJzSith7 жыл бұрын
But was it really worth half a car? Because according to my sources, adjusted for inflation, it would be $5421 and 80 cents in today's money.
@Markle2k7 жыл бұрын
Your sources are incorrect or you misentered your values. It's just over $902 in today's dollars according the BLS. $400 was how much the original HP*35 handheld calculator went for in the early 1970s. By 1989, the top of the line HP-28S scientific handheld computer ($235) with the IR printer accessory would be required to eat up $400. So, $400 was still quite a chunk of change in 1985, even for business equipment.
@DJzSith7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clearing that up :)
@Kenjis99658 жыл бұрын
I think the Pico cassette was intended less for dictaphone interoffice use and more for say someone traveling and stuff. It's a lot smaller and more portable. Be useful to take notes later or to dictate to yourself. Really cool piece of kit though
@jameshay72476 жыл бұрын
It was probably a high-end product for executives with their own personal secretaries.
@PaulTheFox19886 жыл бұрын
Person A: "Do you use a dictaphone?" Person B: "No I use my hands thank you." Childish it may be, but that joke elicits a chuckle out of me every time.
@filminginportland16547 жыл бұрын
Transcription is still used in some medical offices, even sometimes on micro cassette, but it's been mostly phased out in the last decade. Used by doctors describing their visits, and replaced mostly by EMRs. I managed a fleet of digital ones and the entire scripted, automated system to get the files to transcription department, typed, and into the database.
@chrismr3684 жыл бұрын
My mum used to work in a typing pool that latterly serviced a 'bank' (as it was called) of dictating machines. Execs literally phoned their words in to the bank which recorded them; the girls then took the tape out, back to their desk, and played it to type from.
@erocrush2 жыл бұрын
@@chrismr368 they law offices I work for just stopped using tapes a couple of years ago
@dr.lexwinter86044 жыл бұрын
I have a Pico on my desk. Had it since the early 90's, no idea what it has on it or where I got it, never had anything that played it. I just loved it's tiny size and kept it as a novelty. Ironic given I've had dictophones late 80's products and never twigged. You solved a mystery of a cute little cassette for me.
@Miniryke8 жыл бұрын
Whenever you record, you sound exactly like James May! lol
@GraemePryce19788 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Prince That's a good thing! James May for PM! lol
@Miniryke8 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@bobbytables4648 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Prince There's a slightly similar cadence and vocal range but the accent is pretty different. I'm not native to the UK so I don't have that good an ear for UK regional accents but even I can tell the difference between Northern and West Country.
@uselessDM8 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Prince Oh yes, I was thinking that voice sounded familiar. Now, is James May secretly a Picocassette?
@tripjet9998 жыл бұрын
Who?
@biturboism9 жыл бұрын
In Bulgarian any portable voice recorder is called "dictaphone", which I just released is a brand name. Neat.
@idleprepress2 жыл бұрын
same in Russian.
@Slarti8 жыл бұрын
Love your channel. It's like listening to radio 4 where it feels like the presenters are in my home.
@passthebutterrobot26005 жыл бұрын
...but without interruptions for the shipping forecast
@evilutionltd9 жыл бұрын
Can I use your dictaphone? No, use your finger like everyone else. I'm sure this joke came out about the same time.
@MattOGormanSmith8 жыл бұрын
+Evil from evilution that was even funnier when the phones had rotary dials
@xaenon8 жыл бұрын
+MattOGormanSmith "Stick your finger in the hole and make circles'?
@michaelnager60598 жыл бұрын
+Evil from evilution That was the first joke that occurred to me as well when I saw the title of this video. :)
@shiningarmor28388 жыл бұрын
Shit! You beat me to it!
@xebek7 жыл бұрын
Ah, so that's what "hands free" calling is all about.
@AfferbeckBeats7 жыл бұрын
It's like the Micro SD card of 1985! And wow that is such a convoluted system for getting a letter typed up. You'd be better off just hand writing it!
@origamiandcats68734 жыл бұрын
It almost seems that way but it's much easier to get a tape handed to you. The boss walks away, the headphones go on and sweet tranquility. You don't have to struggle to read someone's terrible handwriting. I learned how to touch type so I'd always have a job in the corporate world but now that I'm a code monkey I think that typing class was the best $40 I ever spent.
@Alienswithwigs7 жыл бұрын
It has a James Bond spy-isa look and size. The Dictaphone is simply gorgeous!
@Vercus1008 жыл бұрын
You always have the wildest, coolest stuff that I've never heard of. Love it! Subscribed.
@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc6 жыл бұрын
Great humor in this episode, along with the always top-notch informativeness. I was totally unaware of all of the small-cassette formats mentioned besides the microcassette, and I was historically a heavy user of cassettes.
@Arxiuz28 жыл бұрын
this looks like a james bond toy
@gil32897 жыл бұрын
or Mission Impossible...
@swatdoggy8 жыл бұрын
that little thing is quite impressive 1980s spy gear!
@Chubsandsubs9 жыл бұрын
The sound quality is actually amazing for how old the recorder is. I've had smartphones with worse microphones
@chrisjamesr778 жыл бұрын
Set the time machine to 1985? I thought you needed 1.21 gigawatts for that....
@felixboian-togyik33464 жыл бұрын
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@DustinRodriguez1_08 жыл бұрын
Your explanation of the workflow involved in sending a communication in a 1980s office was marvelous. I don't think people today often stop to realize just how tremendously computers have increased productivity. With the recording, internal mailing, typing, and posting... how many letters do you figure an employee could get out of the building in a day? A dozen? 20 maybe? And today, they can send that many emails in an hour. And even more remarkably, they work longer hours, and are paid about the same (average salary of the lower 90% of the US economy rose by only 1% since the introduction of computers to the workplace). Anyone who thinks greater technology will enable us to work less or increased productivity will get them better pay hasn't been paying attention.
@JustinRiedyk8 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for the explanation of why the Dictaphone even existed in an office environment, you may be interested to know some places still rely on the same process for letter writing. You wont be surprised to hear they are a Government office. Though while the typists still listen to tape atleast they type into a Word Processor nowdays :)
@rupertrooksby9 жыл бұрын
A guy comes up to my desk and says 'Can I use your dictaphone?', I tell him 'No, use your finger like everyone else.'
@n64ever8 жыл бұрын
I'm just 15. But I LOVE old stuff like this. Seeing these old Hi-Fi devices and all these old Cassette players and the old unknown formats really hits that special 20th century kid in me. Thank you for all the great information and I'm excited to see more!!!
@videotape29598 жыл бұрын
So you're just like every other kids on youtube. Nice...
@n64ever8 жыл бұрын
+VideoTape XD There's like NOBODY on here like me. XD Nice joke.
@videotape29598 жыл бұрын
Uhhhh was that sarcasm.
@TheBarnacleBlimp9 жыл бұрын
What a stunning piece a working history. It does look beautifully made and rather tactile. Great video and thoroughly enjoyable flashback in time.
@therealjammit8 жыл бұрын
Back in the day I was thinking of buying one of those, but I was holding out for the femto-cassette.
@mikesteele57294 жыл бұрын
They skipped over the nano-casette.
@Havron3 жыл бұрын
atto-cassette or gtfo
@MRmessyRoomedPerson9 жыл бұрын
Techmoan I hope you never stop making videos about obscure and forgotten technologies. If your channel didn't exist, I most likely never would have found one that did anything quite like this, and my life would be dull and pico-cassette-less.
@Techmoan9 жыл бұрын
MRmessyRoomedPerson I'll try to keep doing these - but the other videos are the way that I pay for this old stuff, so I'll need to get back to reviewing some more cameras for a while.
@MRmessyRoomedPerson9 жыл бұрын
Techmoan Absolutely; I understand. Periodically I'll watch one of your camera videos. Also, I really enjoyed the video you did on the freestyle libre blood glucose meter. I learned a lot.
@FrancisZerbib7 жыл бұрын
One of your best. I lived at that time. I worked with these dictaphones. Damn, how old I got! 😩
@caponeprincess739 жыл бұрын
I enjoy seeing older technology products
@brantisonfire8 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to acquire a microcassette recorder to do my interviews with so I can baffle the interviewee with obsolete technology. We recently cracked open an old cabinet in the newsroom of my student newspaper that had early-2000s digital cameras. Cameras these days have come a long way from 3-megapixel sensors and 128-megabyte capacity, to say the least.
@themaritimegirl8 жыл бұрын
I used a microcassette recorder for school until 2011 when I replaced it with an Olympus LS-7 digital recorder. The difference was like night and day - I would never wish anybody to have to rely on a mini or microcassette recorder, trying to understand their muffled recordings later. They're fine when your subject is near and there's no ambient noise, but in a classroom or other group setting they are frustrating at best. I still use the digital recorder today.
@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath92754 жыл бұрын
I wish more things were as well built as this Dictaphone. Solid metal all around, looks lovely and stylish, and is super simple in its design. Nowadays there's planned obsoletness, plastic on everything, and if it's not then it breaks at the drop of a hat
@roblamastus9 жыл бұрын
Thanks from the U.S. for putting a quarter in for size comparison. :)
@Techmoan9 жыл бұрын
R LaMastus glad you spotted that. Now that I think about it I could probably have used an SD card for comparison, it's more universal....however someone would no doubt then get confused and ask if it used SD cards.
@ddragon81545 жыл бұрын
+Techmoan IIRC a US quarter is roughly the same size as a UK 10p coin, so presumably both'd give the same idea of scale with only a quick-note being needed to explain the difference to the opposite crowd. :-) For plurality, I *think* a 0,50€ coin might be about that size, too. Next time I come across one (i.e; I can locate my holiday change) I'll let you know. :-)
@bookshelffury4 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for you to report back
@CrashFactory6668 жыл бұрын
I can't wait until I am an old man watching a video of some one who dusted off my old Tascam DR-40 and wax on romantically about how "advanced" it was. Keep up the great videos!
@thesimstecoo8 жыл бұрын
Man this is so cool!!! When you played back your voice recording it sounded like it was recorded during the Apollo missions or something I love that little white noise effect behind the human voice
@MarkShannonroad_videos9 жыл бұрын
Would had been cool to have back in the day, but the price tag of $400.00 would had been too steep to many, and you're right about having to replace the dictation machines as well. Never knew of this format before. Thanks for doing a video on it.
@Lazarus70008 жыл бұрын
I have a regular Compact Cassette based Dictaphone and they are hilariously well built. Unlike that treasure, mine has seen years of hard use; I plucked it from my university's electronics recycling program (basically one step above trash) and squeezed a little more service out of it myself. It's only just now, years later, that it's begun to to go funny and develop wow, like the tape speed is fluctuating.
@kymmoulds9 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt for another interesting review. Those still shots of the Typing Pool and electric typewriters really brought back memories for me. Cheers Kym
@3ds12Game8 жыл бұрын
Oh man, you're awesome! I can't wait to watch some more videos that you've made!
@Anamnesia8 жыл бұрын
Q: Can I use your Dictaphone? A: No. Use your pencil like everyone else...
@Vector_Ze6 жыл бұрын
I experienced a bit of a shock when you stated word processors weren't in use in the mid-'80s. Dedicated word processors have been in use since the 1960s. But so far as computer-based word processing is concerned in the mid-1980s, heck, even the lowly Commodore 64 had word processing programs available at that time. And of course, Microsoft Word has been in use on more professional level computers since the mid-1980s as well. I'm enjoying your videos. Kind of addicting.
@shiburin31146 жыл бұрын
That microphone on that little machine sounds 500x better than half the microphones kids use when gaming. ( T ^ T )
@user-ny1rv4ib9c3 ай бұрын
Ikr?
@1972LittleC7 жыл бұрын
I get why they are very hard to get hold of, those pico-cassettes: one medium sneeze, aaand it's gone.
@SimousDave8 жыл бұрын
I must say, this is giving me an amusement and also it is teaching me a bit of history.
@SlavicUnionGaming7 жыл бұрын
they used to sell these at raidio shack. as well as recorders but no more, rest in peace tape recorder. :( you were my first form of music entertainment.
@rkaid5778 жыл бұрын
Less than 10 years ago, dictaphones with cassettes about 2x the size (maybe more) of this picocassette was still widely used in a hospital (in Norway) in which I worked. The doctors would dictate what would go in a patient's journal, and the typists (I was one of them at the time) would type it out. Eventually they transitioned to a purely digital format (no tapes, except ) and eventually to voice recognition software, turning typists into proof-readers. I quit that job several years ago, but I hope the voice recognition software has improved, because that thing was turning out some real gibberish at times... Anyway, really great video and channel!
@Cestrianvlogger9 жыл бұрын
Year i was born, seems like a tradition in the 80's and early 90's, make something nice and shiny and either stick some wood on it or some faux leather
@TheHirade8 жыл бұрын
love watching this videos, sets me back to the good old times for a few minutes :)
@shannonbriggs1009 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you'd make a video about this. Thank you.
@user-bk7to8gn5l8 жыл бұрын
+Alex McClure Same wtf
@chieftp8 жыл бұрын
this was for people who found the micro cassette to be just too big and bulky. LOL. I worked at Best Products way back around '93 and they had a micro cassette player/recorder that was not much bigger than the cassette itself - about half the size of the recorder in this video. it even had a built in speaker, but it was ridiculously expensive. I don't remember selling one the entire time I worked there. it sure was cute though.
@mikel95678 жыл бұрын
+chieftp Holy crap I haven't heard the name BEST in decades. Used to love that store (if it's the same one I am thinking of)
@chieftp8 жыл бұрын
Mike L Best Products 1957-1997.
@makomk8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that is rather the problem with this I think - not only does it use an exotic cassette, the whole machine isn't actually that small.
@unequal.estudio9 жыл бұрын
fantastically very small. good video as always. congratulations on the channel and the videos, do not lose one.
@nerdglider9 жыл бұрын
I love your blast to the past videos, keep up the excellent work!
@tuxysmagicaljukebox54318 жыл бұрын
I love this channel! I always geek out everytime I watch your videos. :D
@TheCatAteMyShoe8 жыл бұрын
I had a mini-cassette play/recorder back in the late 80s - early 90s for high school. I loved that machine. I never knew there was anything smaller than what I had.
@klausledda59034 жыл бұрын
it is just like the transformer's soundwave... i could'nt believe that there's a smaller type of cassette tape that exists in the 80's
@fattomandeibu2 жыл бұрын
I find this stuff particularly interesting due to the nature of it, and you still see it today with these tiny computers like the Raspberry Pi, and about 10 years ago it was phones, and before that, pocket digital music machines. People like talking about them as flops, but a lot of these machines are simply companies trying to find a good niche. I've been following the "Pi clones" thing for about a year now, and some of it is very intriguing. Whether it be NVidia's one with the built in AI learning processor built in, or the more expensive offerings with better processors and more memory that attempt to bring a desktop PC experience into a box the size of a packet of cigarettes. People call them flops, but if no one tried, we'd never get anywhere. So yeah, err... got kinda long winded there, but thank you sir. Getting to see attempts at innovation from before my time(or at least in this case, before I was old enough to understand) and let us all see the innovations that led us to where we are today.
@lundsweden3 жыл бұрын
I think the manufacturers jumped the shark with the Picocassette. The Microcassette was already small enough. I bought a very small Microcassette recorder in 1990, and a bigger, but still quite compact Cassette recorder in 1994. I thought I'd go full size as it was cheap, had better quality sound and it had compatibility with common cassette decks and was still not that big! I now have a very nice Sony Microcassette recorder (made in 1993) which has the cue marker feature. Can you REALLY buy a new Microcassette recorder? I can't see why you would need one these days, as you have voice recording on your phone, and if you like you can get a high quality portable digital audio recorder. The only reason I still have one is because I like them and nostalgia!
@thebeststooge8 жыл бұрын
I have one of those tapes around from back in the day. So tiny and they were not cheap to buy at the time either.
@JoePortly6 жыл бұрын
Failed technologies are neither here nor there; but neglected ones, such as electrostatic speakers, are inspiring, glamorous &c
@douro208 жыл бұрын
It was manufactured by JVC for Dictaphone, and was the only product to use the Picocasette. I would say it has an almost Nagra-esque quality of construction... These things occasionally show up on eBay, sometimes even NOS.
@macswanton96224 жыл бұрын
In the movie "A Clockwork Orange" Alex pulls out one of these, and plays the William Tell Overture on his component stereo deck. Part of the reason a lot of guys are watching this video now
@DarcyFerrier8 жыл бұрын
This is really nifty for the mid 80s.
@DarcyFerrier7 жыл бұрын
who would have thought
@BOFAFett8 жыл бұрын
Glad I found your channel! been watching all your stuff. Great work!
@SvenOkonomi8 жыл бұрын
I love these "Future technology of yesterday" videos. I am subscribing, keep them coming, Techmoan!
@passthebutterrobot26005 жыл бұрын
Love the styling on this thing. Beautiful.
@rick92rr6 жыл бұрын
I remember having small cassettes that I used with a voice recorder, but I don't remember which model was it, I adore your channel man, you're incredible!
@Lintary8 жыл бұрын
I love all this old audio tech even though I am not into hifi or anything (I happily listen to deezer on my phone with pair of decent sennheiser headphones). The technology behind this all is quite interesting as is the history and you present very well here even to those of us who didn't even know this stuff existed ever :)
@VishalVoraUK9 жыл бұрын
Another wonderfully put together video. Excellent stuff.
@kirankankipati-thelinuxcha6898 жыл бұрын
excellent video. Just loved the technology. These videos are historical snapshots of technological progress. Keep up the good work. BTW I enjoyed your video trailer too .. bit nostalgic LOL :)
@doalwa8 жыл бұрын
Very nice Video....just stumbled across your channel and had to subscribe instantly.
@mgregggphone8 жыл бұрын
Very nice machine with some really great options for the time. I particularly like the que feature.
@nodrogdivad3 жыл бұрын
I had a two speed VOC microcassette handheld recorder from Radioshack dating back to the early 80s that my parents gave me to play around with. I have no idea what they used it for in the past...
@custardo9 жыл бұрын
They certainly don't make'em like they used to...What a lovely device.
@Michirin98017 жыл бұрын
The quality is pretty good for such a small cassette!
@AI4QT9 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your look back in technology. Great stuff indeed. Thanks for sharing! Wil in Huntsville ALABAMA.
@AgnostosGnostos8 жыл бұрын
According to inflation calculator 500$ in 1985 ar 1,100$ in 2015. The same cost an iPhone plus 128Gbyte. Not too expensive for its quality and innovation.👍
@alfulton59463 жыл бұрын
This would have been my dream music format in the 80s and 90s. I can just imagine how small Sony would have made the Walkman version and just think about how many cassettes would be able to fit here.
@SharpblueCreative8 жыл бұрын
You really do sound like James May. Just found your channel, really fun and I have the same love for old equipment.
@Turrican8 жыл бұрын
amazing these things can be found unopened!
@dwoodog8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the cool videos. I was a teen in the 80's, loved audio, but good lord the cool stuff was expensive.
@GoldryBluszco8 жыл бұрын
That industrial/graphic design is gorgeous
@Appleboy781654 жыл бұрын
That cassette is simply ADORABLE!
@The90sGamingGuy8 жыл бұрын
I do remember voice recorders like this but i saw the 90's and early 2000's models. I do remember micro cassettes since they were used in answering machines for message storage. Do you remember the clear plastic phones that were around in the 80's and 90's? You know the ones you could see all the guts of the phone?
@chukidee66348 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant retro tech video from Techmoan :) I should subscribe to your youtube
@KiloByte698 жыл бұрын
$400 in the 80s? Holy crap.
@Darkvoidninja8 жыл бұрын
about 898 in todays money
@lemonslice22338 жыл бұрын
Yeah but when you busted a drug lord it was all worth it.
@KiloByte698 жыл бұрын
LemonSlice How was it worth it? The war on drugs is a complete failure.
@lemonslice22338 жыл бұрын
KiloByte69 Welp, I was making a joke, but you've just opened a whole new bag of research on me. I hate drugs, they cause nothing but misery, but I'm aware the efficacy of the War on Drugs remains very controversial so I should do some real study on that.
@generalshamic47777 жыл бұрын
+LemonSlice It depends which drugs you are talking about, marijuana and LSD have some benefits. They also use morphine in hospitals which is very useful.
@eoon8 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I just discovered your channel a few weeks back and I totally love your videos on old/cool/forgotten gear. I am also a huge fan of vintage mechanical pieces of gear, nothing can't beat the thrill you get from manipulating some solid switches and levers, right? I have two of those (cool switches, that is) on my tube amplifier for guitar (by Fender). I just love to enter our rehearsal space on Tuesdays and fire up this 50 watt, 6L6 loaded monster by flicking the on/off switch :) Then the tubes heat up (more often than not I stick my nose up against the cage that guards the intestines of the beast and watch them glow), and when we're ready to play it feels so great just to flick the standby switch to let the sound get to the speakers. Lol, got a bit carried away here, but anyway... Thanks for your videos! I'm having a blast watching them :)
@TheBcoolGuy8 жыл бұрын
I think my mum has used one of those types of casettes for recording at some point.
@azotyp4 жыл бұрын
Beautifull piece of old technology.
@AQuietNight8 жыл бұрын
I do not recall which size was used, but there was one or two attempts at creating a Hi-Fi deck using these small cassette tapes. As you might guess, they went the way of the Picocassette.
@emanuelecardia56875 жыл бұрын
so beautiful micro dictaphone!
@therealKINDLE7 жыл бұрын
I like this cassette the most because of it's size. It's what gives the Pico its' Piquancy!!
@SpaztallicA8 жыл бұрын
I love watching you review inadequate gadgets for some reason
@slowneutron61634 жыл бұрын
This recorder used to come bundled with thumbscrews, a car battery with jumper cables, a black ski-mask, and some LSD.
@etorrestube8 жыл бұрын
I remember an even smaller version that was used in a pen before the digital age. That cassette would only come included with such Spy-pen.Nowadays they are all usb-mp3 recorders.
@bluedeath9968 жыл бұрын
My dad had one of these when I was young. I used to love playing with it.
@jayswarrow11964 жыл бұрын
If i'm not mistaken, theese been used in old telephones, as a answering/recording machine. (I remember having Panasonic wall set with that inside.) Clever thing too, as it managed the tape space between your voice answer and records, completely without supervision. Also, must outline, that i adore the "interaction" of sort, when you use the device that's being reviewed for the audio part of review itself. Gives it very atmospheric flavor.
@timf-tinkering Жыл бұрын
I would say that would almost certainly have used a Microcassette. A lot of telephone answering machines used Microcassettes to record incoming (and sometimes also outgoing) messages. The recordings on these tape-based machines were much better quality than the solid-state digital answering machines that superseded them.