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eWastelander

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Retro Tech Repair, Modding, and Restoration https://www.youtube.com/@ewastelander https://linktr.ee/eWastelander

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eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 1d

How I tested my new car stereo that can play MiniDisc. Who needs Android Auto anyway?

#Modding #RetroTech #Tech #Vintage #Analog #Retro #Obsolete #Tinkering #MD #Sony #MiniDisc #CarStereo #CarPlay #AndroidAuto #CarStereoInstall #Radio #Car #Truck #CDPlayer #Aux #1990s #2000s #Music #CarMods

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 2d

While most people upgrade their car's stereo to android auto, I'm upgrading to MiniDisc.
youtu.be/oxo3Eb3Bsi4
#Modding #RetroTech #Tech #Vintage #Analog #Retro #Obsolete #Tinkering #MiniDisc #MD #Sony #CarPlay #AndroidAuto #Radio #Car #Truck #CDPlayer #Aux #1990s #2000s #Music #CarMods

CarPlay or Android Auto? Nah MiniDisc Car Stereo.

I don't want my car's console to have a tablet in it. I'd much rather have it play one of the best forms of physical media.

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 8d

What's The Oldest GTA You've Played?

#RetroGaming #Tech #Technology #Computer #VideoGame #Vintage #Retro #ThinkPadX61 #Lenovo #ThinkPad #Laptop #RetroPC #VintageLaptop #DOSGames #MSDOS #GrandTheftAuto1 #GTA1 #ClassicGames #90sGames #RetroPCGaming #GrandTheftAutoDOS #GTA #GrandTheftAuto

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 9d

I'm looking at a Thinkpad X61 I got for free, wonder what files were on it.

youtu.be/0eaGflvnebs

#RetroGaming #Tech #Technology #Computer #VideoGame #Vintage #Retro #Vlog #FreeComputer #LenovoX61 #ThinkPadX61 #Lenovo #ThinkPad #Laptop #Notebook #Windows7 #RetroPC #DOSGames #DOS #SimCity2000

I Found Some DOS Games On This Free Windows 7 Tablet/Laptop

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 9d

Cleaning part of a Keyboard with a Tiny Washing Machine

Not Sponsored, I bought this with my own money when picking up cleaning supplies for my full video on cleaning this keyboard.

#Razer #BlackWidow #Keyboard #MechanicalKeyboard #Switches #Keycaps #Clean #Repair #Tiny #Cute #Daiso #Minature

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 16d

This took way longer than I thought it would...

Well Now I Gotta Fix The Keyboard My Friend Asked Me To Clean...

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 22d

Just getting to the Motherboard for a Modchip. #ConsoleMods #Modding #Hack #eWaste #Modding #RetroTech #Tech #Vintage #Modchip #Soldering #ConsoleModding #Console #ModXo #RetroGaming #Gaming #RetroConsole #RetroModding #ConsoleRepair #DIY #Electronics #XboxScene #Homebrew #UnleashX #Cerbios #Xbox

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 23d

I'm starting my dive into Xbox Homebrew.

youtu.be/bfYNjwlHETA

#eWaste #Tech #Vintage #Analog #Retro #OriginalXbox #Modchip #XboxModding #OGXbox #Soldering #ConsoleModding #Console #Xbox #ModXo #XboxRepair #RetroGaming #Gaming #RetroConsole #RetroModding #XboxScene #Homebrew #UnleashX #Cerbios

Installing My First Xbox Mod Chip - ModXo

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · 29d

I just wanted every iPod Clickwheel Game

#iPod #Clickwheel #Games #Preservation #Project #VideoGames #Apple #ipod #itunes #windows #iPodClassic #iPodGames #RetroGaming #GamePreservation #iPodHack #Nostalgia #OldTech #DIY #Gameplay #Bejeweled #Tetris #ClassicGaming #iPodMod #VintageTech #Tech

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 18

The project itself is at github.com/Olsro/ipodcl...

GitHub - Olsro/ipodclickwheelgamespreservationproject: Preservation of iPod Clickwheel Games for iPod Nanos 3g to 5g and iPod Classics 5g to 7g

Preservation of iPod Clickwheel Games for iPod Nanos 3g to 5g and iPod Classics 5g to 7g - Olsro/ipodclickwheelgamespreservationproject

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 18

I heard the iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project got all of the games on it recently. How hard can having a Windows formatted iPod be?

youtu.be/5AELCoDTo8A

#iPod #Games #VideoGames #Apple #itunes #windows #iPodClassic #iPodGames #iPodClickWheel #RetroGaming #GamePreservation #Tech

I Put Every iPod Clickwheel Game On My iPod

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 12

I Don't Know How I Fixed This PS3

#PS3 #Sony #PlayStation #ConsoleRepair #Fix #Repair #Console #Gaming #MetalGearSolid #Tinkering #Tech #RetroTech #Dualshock #Controller #XMB #HDD #Harddrive

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 11

When A Console Repair Doesn't Feel Like A Console Repair

youtu.be/4GaUJScTajs

#PS3 #Sony #PlayStation #ConsoleRepair #Fix #Repair #Console #Gaming #MetalGearSolid #Tinkering #Tech #RetroTech #Dualshock #Controller #XMB #HDD #Harddrive

When A Console Repair Doesn't Feel Like A Console Repair

A friend let me borrow his PS3 to see if I could fix the boot problem it was having and I guess I did, just not in the way I expected.

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wiping the blood off the OUYA controller is how I discovered it had a trackpad.

#OUYA #GameConsole #Controller #Android #CommercialFailure #Fail #FailedConsole #BadVideoGames #OUYAReview #OUYAGames #Games #Gaming #Tech #RetroTech #Technology #Apotris #Tetris #Emulator #MicroConsole #MiniConsole

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 4

I bought an OUYA and oh yeah is the controller really bad.

youtu.be/PsjMRrdXqrE

#OUYA #GameConsole #Controller #Android #CommercialFailure #Fail #FailedConsole #Games #Gaming #Tech #RetroTech #Technology #Apotris #Tetris #Emulator #MicroConsole #MiniConsole #AndroidGaming #TechReview

I Bought an OUYA in 2025, Was It Really That Bad?

Oh Yeah, I'm exploring the OUYA.

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 3

I don't blame you.

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ok the OUYA is actually a little cool.... Controller is AWFUL though.

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 29

Full Video: youtu.be/jrDcxcU_Qbg

Hacking My Clock Radio To Have AUX Input

I'm teaching myself how to work with circuits so what better way to try then by adding an AUX input to my Sony Dream Machine. #AUX #Input #HeadphoneJack #3.5MM #Sony #DreamMachine #AlarmClock…

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hacking My Clock Radio To Have AUX Input

#AUX #Input #HeadphoneJack #Sony #DreamMachine #AlarmClock #ClockRadio #Speaker #ClockSpeaker #Radio #Hacking #Modding #DIY #Tutorial #Soldering #Desolder #MiniDisc #MiniDisc #MD #Troubleshoot #AM #FM #Tinker #Project #Circuits #Electronics

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week I added a AUX jack to one of my Sony Dream Machines.
youtu.be/jrDcxcU_Qbg

#AUX #Input #HeadphoneJack #Sony #DreamMachine #AlarmClock #ClockRadio #Speaker #ClockSpeaker #Radio #Hacking #Modding #DIY #Tutorial #Soldering #MiniDisc #MiniDisc #MD #Troubleshoot #AM #FM #Tinker #Electronics

Hacking My Clock Radio To Have AUX Input

I'm teaching myself how to work with circuits so what better way to try then by adding an AUX input to my Sony Dream Machine

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 22

These Coby Headphones look like Sony Headphones

#Coby #Sony #Headphones #Music #Audio #Audiophile #bluetooth #wireless #wired #Cobyheadphones #Cobyreview #Sonyheadphones #cheapheadphones #budgetheadphones #CobyvsSony #techreview #gadgetreview #unboxing #techunboxing #soundtest

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 21

It's not a Sony, It's a COBY!

youtu.be/eFSFAvyXYyY

#Coby #Sony #Headphones #Music #Audio #Audiophile #bluetooth #wireless #wired #Cobyheadphones #Cobyreview #Sonyheadphones #cheapheadphones #budgetheadphones #CobyvsSony #techreview #gadgetreview #unboxing #techunboxing #soundtest

The Sony Headphones We Have At Home - COBY Wireless Metal Headphones

What happens when you take the W and second O out of COWBOY? You get COBY.

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 15

Exploring the PSBBN Definitive English Patch

#Sony #PlayStation #PlayStation2 #PS2 #Gaming #VideoGames #PSBBN #PSN #PSBBN #Network #Mods #Modding #Homebrew #Dualshock #MetalGearSolid #2000s #aesthetic #Y2K #MiniDisc #EA #Battlefront #Japan #Japanese #PlayStationBroadbandNetwork #Network #Linux

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 14

I'm curious how the DRM works with the partition sizes. Hope a fix is possible.

eWastelander @ewastelander.bsky.social · Aug 14

I'm giving my PS2 the dashboard I wish it had when I was a kid!

youtu.be/BLKTysFl6Zk

#Sony #PlayStation #PlayStation2 #PS2 #Gaming #VideoGames #PSBBN #PSN #Mods #Homebrew #MetalGearSolid #MetalGear #Yakuza #LikeaDragon #RyuuGaGotoku #TokyoXtremeRacer #2000s #aesthetic #Y2K #MiniDisc #Linux

Giving My PS2 The Dashboard It Wish It Had