Ken C. Pohlmann

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DVD's Most Wanted Page 5
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 28, 2001  |  0 comments

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DVD, Destroyer of Worlds?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 02, 2014  |  2 comments
I am so very, very, very disappointed in you. You recycle. You installed solar panels on your roof. You put up a wind turbine. You voted for Al Gore. You phased out incandescents. You bring your own hemp bags to the grocery store. You compost. You ride a bicycle to work. You water your xeriscape with gray water. You have a Greenpeace bumper sticker on your Prius. And then you have to go and ruin it all. You play a DVD. You traitor. I hate you.

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Earbud Generation
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 06, 2014  |  4 comments
The decades-long transition from home loudspeakers to earbuds as the preferred listening technology is well documented. Now we have another data point to help us examine the question of whether the same downward spiral is happening to television screens. The short answer is: Yes. The long answer is: Yes, and quickly.

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Ears Pierced – No Extra Charge
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 11, 2023  |  4 comments
What's the deal with the sound systems in Ford F-150 pickup trucks? You're driving along, minding your own business, when suddenly an ear-splitting noise erupts from your speakers. No, it's (probably) not a demon from hell. But whatever it is, something is very, very wrong with your truck.

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Earwigged
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 16, 2012  |  0 comments

Q: How much did you spend on your headphones?

A: Not enough.

I don’t know much. But I do know a few things:?

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End of the Line for the Roadside CD
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 26, 2016  |  2 comments
Things you will find on the side of the road: shredded truck tires, plastic hubcaps, baseball caps, too-fast squirrels, too-slow turtles, Bud Light cans, men’s underwear. And, of course, scratched, shattered, and otherwise discarded CDs. It wasn’t always like that.
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Energy Take Classic Home Theater System
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 21, 2008  |  0 comments

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Enthusiast Perspective — Captain America: Civil War
Leslie Shapiro,  |  May 05, 2016  |  1 comments
Marvel is unleashing its latest Captain America saga, hoping that the recent disappointing Superman/Batman outing by DC Comics has not diminished the public’s enthusiasm for comic-book mayhem. Last night, resplendent in my superhero costume and not pulling any punches, I heroically battled supervillain Ken Pohlmann at the press screening of Civil War....

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Escient FireBall DVDM-100 DVD and Music Manager
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Apr 14, 2004  |  1 comments

The FireBall DVDM-100 isn't a DVD player. It's not an AM/FM receiver or a power amplifier. In fact, without supporting equipment and an Internet connection, it's not good for much at all. But once it's connected, you may never want to go back to non-FireBall playback again.

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Eton Rugged Rukus Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 22, 2013  |  0 comments

Sometimes, even during the most secret of covert ops, you need to unwind a little. You know - put your weapons aside (but still placed within easy reach) and relax with The Duffel Blog. But what kind of music playback system is best? You sure can’t pack a big boombox into your knapsack, and when the batteries run out, where are you going to find a Radio Shack in Tora Bora? What you need is a small, rugged music player that can recharge on solar power. With carabiner attach points, of course. What you need is an Eton Rugged Rukus.

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