EEVblog #289-2 - Handifax 1000 video - Part 2

Because many asked to see it, the entire Handifax 1000 VHS video.
I believe that the video was done by Eric Lau, as the label on the tape has Solar Film & Video Services Ltd

NOTE: My encoder stretched this to 16:9. It was supposed to be 4:3. But it looks like it did a good job at it.

[Bladsmith]

The look on the woman's face as she enters the date is priceless. "Gosh, I'm controlling the magicbox!"

[EEVblog]

Yeah, I was impressed. I didn't tweak anything, just the default settings for brightness, contrast etc. It's probably lost a bit in the pixel stretching when rendered to 1280x720 too, and the usual youtube quality drop. So the original captured quality is probably a bit better than what you see here.

[nickynickydoor]

I'll bet all the people in the commercial were the investors. lol keep up the good work Dave thanks for the videos.

[kibi]

It's amazing how things have moved on. That Sheila deemed it acceptable to carry a towel about with her so that she could provide the unit with better acoustic dampening.

[NickNorton]

With an old Analog Mobile phone transmitting an inch or so against the Handifax. I wonder how well it stood up to RFI.

[Lachlant]

Wow, you can really tell that this video was created in the 90's just by the ever popular Telstra, or should I say Telecom TouchPhone, the white one, there was a time when those things were in almost every home here in Australia, you still see them around, I think my parents still have a couple of them.

[slomotrainwreck]

The vid capture from the Hauppauge PVR looks really good considering the source.

[EEVblog]

Oops, it seems my encoder stretched it to 16:9 it was supposed to be 4:3 Looks like it done a good job of it though.

[doodh_jalebi]

I loved the part when in the start the HandiFax spinned like a 3D model>2D

[EEVblog]

I believe I found the guy responsible for the video, see the video description.

[WhitentonMike]

I remember back when wire wrap circuits were all the rage? I think I still have a wire wrap gun somewhere.

[mikerussellnz]

Handifax, a defunct trademark of capricorn electronics, registered in 5/5/1993

[ivanv]

1:16 "Handyfax is compact and solidly constructed" Yeah right. They had a bodged bodge board -.-

[Heimbasteln]

HAHAHA "Solidly Constructed" Yeah, Bodgewires are a design marvel.

[xenon]

I am actually quite impressed with its functionality. Don't know how it functioned in reality but if it worked relatively as advertised it seems like it would have been a pretty neat device to own. Too bad for the manufacturers that they released it at such an inopportune time. At the end of the day the... quirks in the guts of the device are irrelevant to the consumer and functionality reins king.

Thank you for posting this, was a blast from the past!

[mercuryvapoury]

Do you reckon we'll ever see a DVD / BluRay release?

[tekdragon]

cool, I am now prepared to use a handifax 1000! wonder if amazon has them in stock :P

[WhitentonMike]

Please don't worry. Life doesn't have to be this way. People care about you. You are a worth while person. There are many local therapists that can help you deal with past traumas.

[msylvain]

Great device, where can I order one ? XD

[ArumesYT]

22:58 When my wife stops responding, I always put a, uh, "pin" in her reset hole too. Works every time.