The Woojer aims to shake up your AV entertainment.

Want to feel the sound of your movies (and more) without upsetting the neighbours? Meet the Woojer Strap 3, a body-worn bass transducer.
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[@whatr0]

"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]

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

[@NameRealperson]

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

[@jonc4403]

@@NameRealperson Well, there's your solution. An AI vibrating cushion should be able to get to the market half baked and hardly working a lot faster. Also, the cushion is still a bad idea. The Butt Kicker makes a lot more sense.

[@Noseflap-watching]

Products are no longer the business. You are the product.

[@Prucake]

definitely one of his best quotes to date

[@DeliveryMcGee]

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]

Not great for video length. More for YT Shorts.

[@mattgies]

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

[@FranzKafkaRockOpera]

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]

As one does.

[@bahamutbbob]

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

[@Ale.K7]

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

[@kaitlyn__L]

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

[@hrothgar014]

Laundry Man and his trusty companion, Spot Remover.

[@queetok]

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

[@AnyoneForToast]

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

[@MarianoLu]

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

[@Xmetalfanx]

I almost hope Spot Remover is a dog lol

[@jameslaidler2152]

​@@XmetalfanxI was literally thinking the same thing.

[@sickregret]

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]

You’d have what? Two nickels?

[@oiuqreofnqoiruegnqerg]

haha sex

[@queetok]

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

[@robertlawrence9000]

😲

[@jishcatg]

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

[@NetworkXIII]

Ironmoan

[@MrMediator24]

Sounds (no pun intended) like some kind of MLRS

[@albanana683]

I love that "Ironmoan" causes KZbin 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]

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

[@SomeSunshineOutside]

Very nice! Had a chuckle to this.

[@Aravzil]

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

[@ZGryphon]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@marktubeie07]

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

[@Konarcoffee]

Or something to keep you woken up for boring media

[@Otokichi786]

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

[@lobsteroverrun]

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

[@robertnorman1056]

Is Laundry man better than bicycle repair man?

[@praiserdusty]

Well you're either a launderer or a cycler

[@Colt45hatchback]

Was that from python or mitchell and webb?

[@Soyanide]

@@Colt45hatchbackPython

[@chillstar]

There's only one way to find out

[@Ched42]

Condiment man ftw. (Also a real nemesis)

[@johnnycats5157]

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

[@drakewaterston7447]

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

[@fgaviator]

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

[@Aser6000]

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

[@albanana683]

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

[@angrydove4067]

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

[@betavidoh7944]

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.

[@DualBrainMTG]

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

[@CDRaff]

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.

[@SteveC86]

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.

[@doug2330]

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.

[@da5idnz]

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

[@BobBell808]

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.

[@TheSektorz]

"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]

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

[@TheSektorz]

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

[@fab1604]

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

[@TheSektorz]

@@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

[@mrs323]

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

[@keithmockett3810]

if Mrs Techmoan is not impressed ...

[@tararenemartin]

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

[@Jhud69]

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

[@n00b22]

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

[@LennyNero2019]

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.

[@syrophenikan]

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

[@KAINREDIC]

I got one of these because I saw it advertised some years back as a tool for musicians to feel their music while playing through headphones. Specifically bass guitar. When I got it I quickly realized that either this was not the same model or they had abandoned that market. I was unimpressed with it as well.

[@jhsteddy]

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

[@Appl3-p13]

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

[@anthonymerchant2597]

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.

[@DavidFBird]

I have solved this for our bedroom home theatre set-up (everybody has one of those, right?). The frame of the wooden bed rests on the subwoofer. Mission accomplished.

[@BullsDeepHook]

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

[@doktormcnasty]

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

[@padawanmage71]

Vibrating cushion? So the ‘Whoopie Cushion 2.0’?

[@DarthVader1977]

Techmoan is a worldwide treasure.

[@BlokeOzzie]

I have my Buttkicker installed on a stage that my three home cinema seats stand on. The stage has a bit of flex to it, the transducer set at the middle of the stage immediately behind the center seat. The settings are such that only the lowest of the low frequencies are used (0-30Hz), and at low power. This accentuates only what truly needs to be, and as a result complements the experience instead of being distracting. Just a nice wobble or rumble when you need it.

[@darrenerickson1288]

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. :)

[@davidmartineziii7343]

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 ^_^

[@jonglass]

“Laundryman” aka Kryten ;-)

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

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!

[@dancingwiththedogsdj]

Some of the old (late 90s) massage covers that went in the car had audio input and actually extremely cool. It had a wired control pad and even heated up. It was certainly a full cover as well, so not just a little spot or something that would vibrate. Great video! 😊🌎❤️🕺🏻🐶

[@SomeMorganSomewhere]

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.

[@doohuh]

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

[@W2APS]

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.

[@snaz27]

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

[@smarty2456]

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

[@snerttt]

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.

[@nuNWO]

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

[@remco01]

I have this one for over 6 months now, and actually I am quite happy with it! I did notice however that the type of music you (regularly) listen to in conjunction with this device is of great influence. For example, I find (hard) rock and 70's to 90's pop & EDM (I do not really listen to older stuff) to sound really bad. The bass is just a messy rumbling with little 'connection' to the music. However more recent, well produced pop, R&B and rock sound pretty good! The most impressed however I am with genres such as (dark) Techno, Progressive Trance, Deep trance and chill-out music. Mainly tracks with long running basslines. Try out one of those 'test your car hifi or 'test your headphones' playlists on, for example, Spotify.

[@emiel333]

If you want an immersive sound experience with your home theater, just put the active subwoofer next to the couch/chair you’re sitting on. Not behind the couch, just next to you. In short, as close as possible. Besides the immersion, you don’t have to crank up the volume of the subwoofer.

[@paulmcdonough9595]

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.

[@WilliamHaisch]

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

[@Daijyobanai]

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

[@PhilipMurphyExtra]

Now to have a great start to Saturday watching Techmoan

[@CommanderZx2]

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

[@DeadKoby]

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.

[@IncognitoChild]

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!

[@mikequinlan9585]

I love the honest reviews! Keep them coming. 😊

[@TriSamples]

I think what you're looking for is called the SUBPAC. Basically same deal but bigger and can be placed on a chair.

[@ironmaiden5658]

I use a buttkicker on my couch with my home theater. To me it's the best option to feel that bass and add emersion to movies like in the cinema.

[@r__and__r]

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

[@regorllerref]

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

[@woodenotaku]

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]

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

[@no1DdC]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@beatchef]

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]

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

[@brennyn]

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

[@kevb1816]

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

[@nickwallette6201]

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.

[@ScornfulEg0tist]

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

[@per995]

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]

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

[@per995]

@@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]

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

[@PenryMMJ]

The vest, though expensive, could be really good when commuting. You'd soon have plenty of space as your fellow commuters head rapidly for the exit.

[@null_state]

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]

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]

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 ;-))

[@valedictorianism]

You got me scared... by the end you were one step shy from suggesting we SIT on the darn thing!

[@JohnHoggard_aka_DaddyHoggy]

You can get a cushion - it's from the 1990s, it's the Aura Interactor cushion - it's excellent - they often turn up on eBay.

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

Having an electronic disc that high on your trunk reminds me of buck Rodgers. In the original pulp short story , the disc was a communication device. Iron man did not invent the visuals trope

[@MrDarkDragone]

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.

[@flamshiz]

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

[@sonder420]

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

[@needamuffin]

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.

[@ryan61384]

In the US there is a company called Lovesac and they make a couch that you can add a subwoofer into it. Not sure if they sell to the UK though.

[@PrankZabba]

I expect to see these in the discount stores for $10 in the near future.

[@lo377ps]

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]

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]

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

[@thecarrot4412]

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

[@ItsStevie91]

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

[@JoshuaRastia]

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

[@ph4z_]

On any AVR: Zone out to bluetooth transmitter. Enjoy your surround sound and this.

[@martifingers]

A vibrating cushion? Whoopee!

[@natenussey6282]

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

[@siriandilrella2476]

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.

[@justanothernobody7142]

Just turn on vibrate on your phone and sit on it, then everytime there's an explasion get the Mrs to give you call. It will probably be just as effective as this seems to be.

[@joshw.2739]

The main application of this i could see would be for hearing impaired/deaf people who otherwise need very loud ambient music or an audio setup with a dedicated subwoofer. outside of the audio that comes standard in a car, it wouldn't really make sense for a deaf person to purchase Hi-Fi equipment with the crazy prices those go for.

[@martinhegarty9522]

My son in law got me to try his at Christmas,so after having had it working for a few minutes I asked him if it would affect my pacemaker ( I don't have one ) . But the look on his face was priceless.

[@Sebase555]

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

[@randomnickify]

Saturday morning completed 😊

[@igorszamaszow171]

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

[@stew8584]

Every time you said Transducer I kept hearing Tim Curry singing " Planet Schmanet Janet "....

[@stevenA44]

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

[@WolfiesDen0827]

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.

[@BobSentell]

The Bluetooth OR output problem is a massive one if you have a deaf or hard of hearing person in the house who uses a separate audio streaming device. I have passed on the AppleTV for years because you cannot directly connect hearing devices to it other than the AirPods, which are useless to a deaf/HoH person. Currently using an Xbox One to stream TV content because it allows both HDMI audio and optical out at the same time without a delay on either output.

[@countzero1136]

Seems like something you might be able to buy in Ann Summers :)

[@SonicBoone56]

The Buttkicker is great for sim racing setups. Probably the best use case for it.

[@themeantuber]

I remember the buttkicker video and how techmoan loved it and I was convinced he was going to keep it. But now, after seeing this video, I can shake off the feeling that the missus must've hated it.

[@zetathix]

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.

[@discoisdead8504]

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

[@TheFirstHunt]

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