Ken C. Pohlmann

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Vacuum Tubes: It's Not Rocket Science
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 18, 2023
You mow your own grass. You shovel your own driveway. You make your own granola. You grind your own coffee beans. You chop your own firewood. You change your own oil. You reload your own ammo. You make your own vacuum tubes. Wait. What?

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Vizio Asks: Hey Punk, Do You Wanna Piece of Me?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 11, 2015
The TV business is lousy, right? Companies are getting out of that market like it was a house on fire. Just last week, we reported that Sharp is leaving the Americas. It sold its Mexico plant and name and rights to Hisense for a measly $23.7 million. Sharp follows Toshiba, Hitachi, Pioneer, Mitsubishi, Philips, Magnavox and Thomson in divesting and selling its TV interests for fire-sale prices. The TV business is lousy, right?

So, how would you like to buy a piece of a TV company?

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Vizio Pulls the Plug on Free TV
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Apr 12, 2016
Vizio recently unveiled its new P-series models. And they are pretty impressive, featuring 4K UHD and the very cool SmartCast app that essentially builds in all the capabilities of Google Cast. Since they are Vizios, they are very competitively priced. Very nice. The problem is, if you want to be a stickler for details, these devices aren't actually TVs.

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Vizio VSB210WS soundbar with wireless subwoofer
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 14, 2009
The Short Form
$350 / VIZIO.COM
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Vizio Wants to Give You $$$
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Mar 19, 2019
Has this ever happened to you? You are surfing on your laptop and suddenly a scary screen appears, demanding ransomware payable with your credit card info, and 3 bottles of vodka. The same thing happened to me, except I was watching TV and instead of demanding that I send money, a pop-up on the TV screen offered to send money to me.

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VOXX Press Conference Celebrates 70 Years of Klipsch
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 05, 2016
70 years is a long time. Few companies make it that far. Klipsch, one of the survivors, and a storied company at that, is now under the VOXX corporate umbrella, and VOXX is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

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VOXX Shows Speakers, Antennas and Oxygen-Sensing Earbuds
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 04, 2017
You might not have heard of VOXX. But I bet you're familiar with Acoustic Research, Klipsch, AudioVox, Advent, Jensen, Terk and RCA - all members of the VOXX family. The VOXX press conference today highlighted everything from Bluetooth speakers to blood-oxygen sensing earbuds and more.

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Vroom Vroom Porsche Soundbar
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 26, 2016
You've done the factory tour at Zuffenhausen. Eight times. You once got in a fight and lost a canine, defending the IMS bearing in your M96 engine You patiently explain to newbies why the ignition switch is on the left side. Of course, you have "911" tattooed on your bicep. And, you just bought a Porsche Design soundbar.

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Watch James May Reassemble an Old Telephone
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 17, 2017
You probably have at least a passing awareness of James May. He was one of the trio who hosted Top Gear (recently reincarnated as The Grand Tour) and is a bona fide cool car guy. But he has also hosted a variety of interesting, verging on odd, television shows. Perhaps the oddest show, and my favorite, is The Reassembler in which Mr. May, well, reassembles things.

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Watch Out. Don't Be a Sheeple.
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 17, 2023
It is a fact that we all exist on the spectrum. That is, the spectrum of individuality. At the top of the spectrum are those rare individuals who are one of a kind, the nonconformists, the rebels. At the bottom of the spectrum are the common and docile ones, the sheeple. Where do you want to be?

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