17 posts tagged “casio”
Casio Exilim EX-FS10
Digital Camera with High-Speed Burst Mode
Link: Casio Exilim
Casio has introduced into this new pocket-sized digital camera features which were previously found in more expensive prosumer models, the EX-F1 and EX-FH20. The EX-FS10 has a 9.1 MP-effective CMOS sensor, a 3x optical zoom (38mm-114mm, F3.9-F5.4), a 2.5" LCD display, in a 3.8" x 2.3" x 0.64" body weighing 4.2 ounces. The main features are based on a high-speed burst mode of the camera, capturing a series of images in quick succession which then makes possible the following features:
For a better zoom range, there is also the Exilim EX-FC100, with the same features but a lens range of 37mm-185mm, a slightly faster lens (F2.6-F4.5), and anti-shake image stabilising CMOS.
Either This is the Deadlist Show or Your Clock has Stopped
Paraphrasing Groucho Marx ("Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped"), Dick notices that Leo's clock on the wall has stopped.
A Warehouse Gadget Revived
Peter Ganzarski heard about a new Sony gadget, the Party-Shot Automatic Camera Dock (IPT-DS1) which tilts and swivels the camera and uses the face and smile detection of the Sony TX1 or WX1 cameras to take pictures for you: see macnn.com. Peter thought this sounded familiar, until he realised that this is just a reincarnation of a Warehouse Gadget, the Konica Kanpai in Episode 685 (another Japanese idea). Sony should have done a flop search first. Another listener Toyota Boy made a similar observation. Don't these manufacturers ever learn? Straight to the Warehouse please, says Dick.
- Burst shooting mode of 30 shots per second (resolution downsized to 6 MP, still plenty for most uses).
- Best Shot and Combination Shot - The high-speed burst allows you to select the best shot from the series of images taken. Alternatively, the series of shots can be combined into a single image, including re-aligning the position of the subject, to avoid motion blur. Useful in quick motion scenes and night shots. Note: for the FS10 there is no optical image stabilisation.
- Lag Correction or Pre-Record - The camera captures up to 25 images (again 6 MP) in a high-speed burst prior to the release of the shutter, so that you can go back in time for the shot which you should have missed, but was stored in the buffer of the camera for you. You can set the amount of time lag.
- Slow Motion View - A dedicated button allows you to view the movement of the subject in Slow Motion on the LCD display, selecting the best moment to capture.
- High-speed Movie Recording - up to 1,000 fps (but only at 224 x 64 pixels, probably not very practical). There are also options for video at 420 fps (224 x 168) and at 210fps or lower (480 x 360). The output is effectively slow-motion.
- HD Movie - 720p video at 30 fps
- Image Capture during Video - Even while recording 720p video, a dedicated button allows you to capture a 6 MP still image.
For a better zoom range, there is also the Exilim EX-FC100, with the same features but a lens range of 37mm-185mm, a slightly faster lens (F2.6-F4.5), and anti-shake image stabilising CMOS.
Either This is the Deadlist Show or Your Clock has Stopped
Paraphrasing Groucho Marx ("Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped"), Dick notices that Leo's clock on the wall has stopped.
A Warehouse Gadget Revived
Peter Ganzarski heard about a new Sony gadget, the Party-Shot Automatic Camera Dock (IPT-DS1) which tilts and swivels the camera and uses the face and smile detection of the Sony TX1 or WX1 cameras to take pictures for you: see macnn.com. Peter thought this sounded familiar, until he realised that this is just a reincarnation of a Warehouse Gadget, the Konica Kanpai in Episode 685 (another Japanese idea). Sony should have done a flop search first. Another listener Toyota Boy made a similar observation. Don't these manufacturers ever learn? Straight to the Warehouse please, says Dick.
Weather Direct WD-3103
4-Day Internet Powered Wireless Forecaster
Link: Weather Direct
Weather Direct by La Crosse Technology makes a huge catalogue of weather stations with a whole range of different functions, which Dick first talked about in Episode 501, after CES 2008. The WD-3103 is described as a 4-Day Internet-Powered Wireless Forecaster. Hook up the Secure Weather Gateway to your router, and 24-hour weather information on your chosen location (from a choice of 60,000 locations) will be sent wirelessly (up to 330 feet) to the display unit. Also included is the TX-50U wireless temperature sensor which sits in your backyard or garden and keeps track of your own outdoor temperature.
No subscription is required for weather information on one selected location. There are subscription packages if you want to receive forecasts alerts or severe wether alerts, or just add 4 more monitored locations. You can also check whether there is a location near you from Weather Direct's list of locations.
One-Click Peril
The WD-3103 is available on Amazon, which means one-click trigger-happy Leo has ordered it through his membership of Amazon Prime. Leo has to ask TWiT intern Abby Laporte, who is around in the studio, to stop him by slapping him hard. This obsessive buying reminds Dick of Bill Gaines. When Bill learned from Dick that the Casio TE2500 Dictionary Watch (Episode 45) was available at a reduced price, he thought it was a great bargain and bought one for everyone at MAD.
A New Journey for Leo
Today, Leo and Henry will be heading to Tokyo on Northwest Airlines Flight 27, en route to his China Tour. Leo is most looking forward to seeing the Forbidden City in Beijing, which commoners were prohibited from entering, in China's imperial days.
Kung Fu
Kung Fu star David Carradine, who played Kwai Chang Caine aka Grasshopper in the show, passed away on 3 June 2009. This reminds Dick of a MAD magazine parody of Kung Fu, featuring "Mosquito" who chose a blade of grass over a sack of gold, and got slammed by his master. Hence the title of the satire - Kung Fool. Check out collectmad.com and look for Issue 164 in January 1974.
A Visit to Skywalker Ranch
Leo had the privilege of visiting the Skywalker Ranch, courtesy of Greg Edmonson and Alan Steinberger, composer and arranger respectively for the sci-fi TV series Firefly, to watch them work with a 70-piece orchestra who were recording music for the PS3 game Uncharted 2. Leo interviewed them on TWiTLive on 10 June 2009, video at odtv.me. Those of us who are less fortunate than Leo would have to content ourselves with watching the virtual tours of the Skywalker Ranch, at Skysound.com.
The Sinkable Titanic
This is the 3rd letter about Episode 844. John Paradox, a parody writer for the Daily Giz Wiz (see Episode 520), reminds Dick and Leo, who were wondering what Titanic musicals there were, about the Unsinkable Molly Brown, which was first a musical, and then a film.
Welcome to Hell
Jeff Lundberg, from Northville, Michigan and long-time listener since Episode 1, has another suggestion for the TWiT Home Office. Dick and Leo have already got Kalamazoo, but how about Hell, Michigan? For souvenirs from Hell, try hell2u.com.
Yashica KC600/Kyocera DR350
Early Digital Camera
Link: Business Wire on FindArticles.com
Dick's Gadget Warehouse
The Yashica KC600, also called Kyocera DR350, hails from 1997, with 640 x 480 resolution, removable memory, and optical viewfinder. With an included 2MB CF card, it could take 8 photos and sold for $599.
DGW fan Pablo recently (in Episode 722) heard about Dick's first digital camera (the Casio QV-10, Episode 15) and wanted to donate the Yashica KC600 to the Gadget Warehouse. He got it for $300 but had to pay $150 for a 6MB CF card.
CES Reports on Stickam
Dick intends to talk about CES on Stickam from his hotel room in Vegas. Follow him on Twitter and TWiT Army to get the details.
Apple Quicktake
Three years before the Yashica KC600 was the Apple QuickTake 100, same resolution, 1MB storage for eight 24-bit photos, cost $750.
Dick and Leo surmise that at this CES, they will see 64GB USB sticks.
CES Reports on Stickam
Dick intends to talk about CES on Stickam from his hotel room in Vegas. Follow him on Twitter and TWiT Army to get the details.
Apple Quicktake
Three years before the Yashica KC600 was the Apple QuickTake 100, same resolution, 1MB storage for eight 24-bit photos, cost $750.
Dick and Leo surmise that at this CES, they will see 64GB USB sticks.
Time to be Born
Leo asks Dick, if he could choose any time to have been born in, what time would he choose. 8.30 pm, says Dick. Leo would like to be born as late as possible, because he wants to see what the future holds. Dick wants to have been born in 1900, but with all the gadgets he now has.
Radio Leo
Jeff Royal from Braunfels, Texas (who last wrote in Episode 563) heard the request by a listener for a single weekly download of DGW (Episode 730), and thinks that there should be a single weekly download of all of Leo's podcasts. Not quite, but Leo already has something like that, an RSS feed of all of Leo's podcasts, all under one roof, called Radio Leo.
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Leo asks Dick, if he could choose any time to have been born in, what time would he choose. 8.30 pm, says Dick. Leo would like to be born as late as possible, because he wants to see what the future holds. Dick wants to have been born in 1900, but with all the gadgets he now has.
Radio Leo
Jeff Royal from Braunfels, Texas (who last wrote in Episode 563) heard the request by a listener for a single weekly download of DGW (Episode 730), and thinks that there should be a single weekly download of all of Leo's podcasts. Not quite, but Leo already has something like that, an RSS feed of all of Leo's podcasts, all under one roof, called Radio Leo.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
Compact Digital Camera
Link: Panasonic
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
Leo finally gave something to Jennifer which she loved, but sadly she has lost it, but Leo may well buy her another one. It's the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, a compact camera. It's at the high end of compact/point-and-shoot cameras. Instead of simply upping the pixel count meaninglessly on a tiny CCD sensor common in compacts, Panasonic has decided to stay at a decent 10 MP, but on a larger CCD sensor, which means less noise, especially for high ISO images. Available in silver and black.
The Leica lens range is 24mm to 60mm (35mm equivalent), which is very wide, with a small sacrifice of the zoom range. It offers 3 aspect ratios - 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2, but all shot with the same angle of view. Image stabilisation is by way of lens shift technology. The lens is a very fast lens for a compact, with aperture values from F2.0-F8.0 at the wide end, and F2.8-F8.0 at the telephoto end. On the back is a 3" LCD screen, but no view finder (although an expensive view-finder accessory is available). Supports RAW and JPG. ISO values from ISO 80 to ISO 3200, with an additional high sensitivity mode (1600-6400). Has an off-axis pop-up flash, with AF Assist Lamp. Takes movies at resolutions up to 720p at 24 fps. It also has a hot shoe for add-ons, such as a flash or viewfinder.
The combination of a fast lens and image stabilisation means you need resort to high ISO values less often, but if required, high ISO performance is better than most cameras in this category due to the larger CCD size and the resulting lower noise, outperforming the Canon G10 and Nikon Coolpix P6000 at ISO 400.
A real advance from the first sub-$1,000 consumer digital camera, the Casio QV10 (Episode 15).
For a detailed review of the camera, see Digital Photography Review. For Scott Bourne's mini review, go to TWiPPhoto.
Off to France
Leo is off to France today to visit Abby. The pre-recorded shows should cover most of the holiday season.
Guest Appearance
Jennifer has always been shy of the camera, but today she makes a special appearance with Ozzy.
Letters Jingle Special Mixes
Dan Lueders is still at it, giving us more versions of the Letters Jingle (the original and festive versions written and performed by George Wood aka the Jingle Singers, from Scotland). Leo plays some of the new versions: Disco, Elvis, Beatles, Santana, and Punk renditions.
The Leica lens range is 24mm to 60mm (35mm equivalent), which is very wide, with a small sacrifice of the zoom range. It offers 3 aspect ratios - 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2, but all shot with the same angle of view. Image stabilisation is by way of lens shift technology. The lens is a very fast lens for a compact, with aperture values from F2.0-F8.0 at the wide end, and F2.8-F8.0 at the telephoto end. On the back is a 3" LCD screen, but no view finder (although an expensive view-finder accessory is available). Supports RAW and JPG. ISO values from ISO 80 to ISO 3200, with an additional high sensitivity mode (1600-6400). Has an off-axis pop-up flash, with AF Assist Lamp. Takes movies at resolutions up to 720p at 24 fps. It also has a hot shoe for add-ons, such as a flash or viewfinder.
The combination of a fast lens and image stabilisation means you need resort to high ISO values less often, but if required, high ISO performance is better than most cameras in this category due to the larger CCD size and the resulting lower noise, outperforming the Canon G10 and Nikon Coolpix P6000 at ISO 400.
A real advance from the first sub-$1,000 consumer digital camera, the Casio QV10 (Episode 15).
For a detailed review of the camera, see Digital Photography Review. For Scott Bourne's mini review, go to TWiPPhoto.
Off to France
Leo is off to France today to visit Abby. The pre-recorded shows should cover most of the holiday season.
Guest Appearance
Jennifer has always been shy of the camera, but today she makes a special appearance with Ozzy.
Letters Jingle Special Mixes
Dan Lueders is still at it, giving us more versions of the Letters Jingle (the original and festive versions written and performed by George Wood aka the Jingle Singers, from Scotland). Leo plays some of the new versions: Disco, Elvis, Beatles, Santana, and Punk renditions.
Coming Soon: The 12 Days of GizWiz
Paul Minshall has also done a Christmas special for his favourite podcast the Daily Giz Wiz, for his GizWiz friends. It's a video called "The 12 Days of Giz Wiz", which will be played soon. If you can't wait, go to Paul's blog.
The 12 gadgets featured on the video are: (1) Nokia N93 from Episode 172, (2) Toothpick Bird from Episode 282, (3) Road Mice from Episode 698, (4) Power Squid from Episode 24, (5) Titanium Spork from Episode 182, (6) Scott-E-Vest from Episode 34, (7) Sony Walkman from Episode 55, (8) Palm Pilot from Episode 590, (9) CubiCaller from Episode 381, (10) Toilet Tunes from Episode 604, (11) Uroclub from Episode 598, and (12) Drobo Backup from Episode 332.
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Travelon Luggage Scale with Tape Measure
Travel Accessory
Link: Travelon Bags
After the Toiletry Sheets (Episode 689), Dick introduces another of Travelon's products, the Luggage Scale with Tape Measure. The airlines have yet again reduced not only the baggage allowance but also the total linear measurement. So the tape measure would come in handy, too. The scale comes with a hook from which to hang the suitcase for weighing. The scale has a memory lock which locks the indicator at the measured weight for easy reading. That's why the scale is also called "Stop and Lock".
And don't try Leo's trick of weighing himself with and without the suitcase and subtracting one from the other. The scale's capacity is only 75 lbs.
Thanksgiving Eve
Dick is going to make his pineapple upside down cake again. For his recipe, take a look at the classic cookbook Joy Of Cooking and just double up the amount of butter and brown sugar for the topping.
A Tale From the Tunnel
Dick has an old tale to tell about a trailer truck which was too high for the Holland Tunnel and got stuck. A little boy had a brilliant solution. Don't saw off the top. Just let the tyres out!
Air Tickets form 1983
Recently unearthed from Dick's Gadget Warehouse are air tickets from 1983, from New York to Miami, and to Oakland.
That Blinking Idiot
While recording the show, Leo notices a blinking light behind Dick (near the top right corner of the screen), and Dick can't work out what it was. But the chatroom works it out. It's the flashing cursor of Leo's mouse on his Skype video screen.
Thanksgiving Eve
A Tale From the Tunnel
Dick has an old tale to tell about a trailer truck which was too high for the Holland Tunnel and got stuck. A little boy had a brilliant solution. Don't saw off the top. Just let the tyres out!
Air Tickets form 1983
Recently unearthed from Dick's Gadget Warehouse are air tickets from 1983, from New York to Miami, and to Oakland.
That Blinking Idiot
While recording the show, Leo notices a blinking light behind Dick (near the top right corner of the screen), and Dick can't work out what it was. But the chatroom works it out. It's the flashing cursor of Leo's mouse on his Skype video screen.
Stromberg Carlson TV Sets
Dick and Leo find out that Stromberg Carlson, apart from the Candlestick telephone that jammerb gave Leo (Episode 696), used to make radio and television sets as well. Leo also uncovers an advertisement from 1950 on TV History.
Apocalyptic Waste
Software developer Michael O'Connor (Lepton in the Chatroom and the TWiT Army), who has followed Leo since the days of "The Site" (see Episode 187), plays Fallout 3 on the PS3 and finds, among the apocalyptic waste and wreckage in Washington DC, a spork (Episode 182), which he uses on his rocket launcher - which can do serious damage. Michael has recently developed an iPhone app called AirMote which has found its way to the iTunes App Store.
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The Maritimer
The World's First Digital Marine Multi-Chronometer
Dick's Gadget Warehouse
Dick no longer has the gadget for today. It was a very nice gadget which he gave away to a a friend who also had a boat. All Dick has left is the brochure. The Maritimer had 6 digital clocks for high and low tides, stop-watch, the time of the day, a trip timer and so on, with segmented LED display. It cost a whopping $875, set in a beautiful rosewood panel that came with a bracket for mounting on to the dashboard. It's a work of art.
140 Visits To The Gadget Warehouse, Minus 1, and not all on Fridays
As Dick and Leo have verified, Warehouse Friday started in the very first week of DGW (Episode 5, the Acclimator). Leo reckons, after some dodgy arithmetics, that 700 episodes means 140 weeks, so today's show is the 140th visit to the Gadget Warehouse.
Logical, but wrong. Leo should have known that logic has no place in a show like the Daily Giz Wiz.
Due to the celebration of the early centenary episodes (Episodes 100, 200 and 300), all falling on a Friday, no visits were made to the Gadget Warehouse. That's minus 3.
However, Dick did do a Warehouse gadget in Episode 97 for Tuesday 4th July 2006 (the Flag Waver, which suited the 4th July theme, and in anticipation of the celebration for Episode 100). Dick and Leo also recorded a special episode released on Monday 12 February 2007 (Episode 246), when Leo paid a physical visit to Dick's Gadget Warehouse while he was in New York City filming Regis and Kelly. That's plus 2.
So all in all, there have been 139 visits to the Gadget Warehouse (and 137 Warehouse Fridays). That should depress Dick even more.
The Start of TTTT
Dick and Leo remember that Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday started later. The first TTTT was Episode 122 (iCombi bluetooth headphones) on 8 August 2006, and that's 116 TTTTs so far. For the origin of TTTT, see Episode 115 - which ultimately has the Mad Minutes to thank for.
A Weekend with Dane
That's the prize for the 1000th Episode celebration, whether Dane Golden likes it or not. Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much.
A Schedule for TWiTLive Repeats
Tom Stiles, a Mad fan who found out about DGW a month ago, can't watch TWiTLive, and wonders if Leo can post a schedule of repeats so that he can catch up with the live recording of DGW. Leo's problem is that it is difficult to do that in advance, as the lengths of the programmes are irregular.
In the meantime, various fans in the Chatroom have recorded the shows on their computer, such as kiwinerd (aka Professor Amanda Peet, full-time member of the TWiT Army moonlighting as a serious particle physics professor - who was on The Tech Guy explaining the Large Hadron Collider in The Tech Guy Episode 492). She has very kindly put the shows on odtv.me. You can watch the programmes online, or simply download them for viewing.
Christmas Scheduling
After recording this week's shows, Dick and Leo discuss scheduling for Christmas, when Leo will be off to France visiting Abby. There will be 5 more recording sessions before Leo takes off for France, and the tentative suggestion is they will record one more show each week, which will give them 5 more shows for the Christmas break. That may still leave certains days without a show but Leo needs a break.
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G-Shock GLX 5600 Series
Surf Watch
Link: Casio
Dick briefly mentioned this new Casio watch in Episode 694. Part of the G-LIDE (or Glide, for surfing?) series, the G-Shock GLX 5600 series are designed as surfing companions. Water-resistant up to 200m, shock resistant, 29 time zones (48 cities), displaying Tide Graph and Moon Data (presumably relevant to surfing and boating), automatic electroluminescence backlight display with afterglow, and all sorts of timer functions, alarms, sleep and snooze.
The Ears of Alfred E Neumann
At the Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on 16 October 2008, President--Elect Barack Obama quipped, "It is often said that I share the politics of Alfred E Smith and the ears of Alfred E Neumann." The similarity in the ears has often been noted, and you can find morphs between Obama and Alfred on YouTube, here and there.
WTHII 0810
The Ears of Alfred E Neumann
At the Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on 16 October 2008, President--Elect Barack Obama quipped, "It is often said that I share the politics of Alfred E Smith and the ears of Alfred E Neumann." The similarity in the ears has often been noted, and you can find morphs between Obama and Alfred on YouTube, here and there.
WTHII 0810
For last month's WTHII, Dick had to tape over the product to hide its name. It's the QuakeAwake, an earthquake detector that was intended to give you a little more time to run for cover or safety, as Leo suspects. An earthquake generates 2 kinds of waves, "primary waves" and "shear waves". Primary waves travel faster but cause no damage, while the shear waves travel more slowly but are the shock waves that give rise to the real destruction.
By sensing the primary waves, the QuakeAwake takes advantage of the time lag between the 2 types of waves and sounds an alarm before the shear waves arrive, giving you up to 30 seconds' advance notice, in some cases, of an earthquake (as "themepark" in the chatroom found out).
The QuakeAwake is installed with a switch mounted on a load-bearing wall. The switch will only be shaken by vibrations coming from the foundations of your building or house, the detection of which will trigger the alarm. Read about it in a 1991 article in the New York Times.
The winner was Todd Wittenmeier who gave the closest answer, a motion detector.
Dick in Michigan?
Mention of Kate Botello in Episode 689 reminds Jeffrey Hackett of his first-time meeting with Kate and Leo when they attended a special ZDTV event in Taylor, Michigan (on 6 November 1999). He still has the ZDTV Cube autogaphed by Kate and Leo. A video of the event is available on YouTube. Now that he's met Leo, when is Dick coming to Michigan?
Belkin Conserve 8
Power Strip with Remote Control
Link: Belkin
In Episode 682, Leo gave Dick a choice of 2. Dick outdoes Leo today by offering Leo a choice of 3 gadgets: something from Cable Organizer (see Episode 553), a new watch from Casio (neither of which Dick has actually seen), or a box from Belkin (and Dick has no idea what's inside). Leo decides to play "What's In The Box?" again.
For previous instances of "What's In the Box?", see Episodes 379, 518, 541, 557.
With his Zibra OpenIt (Episode 496), Dick opens the package and inside is the Belkin Conserve 8, an energy-saving 8-outlet power strip with surge protector and remote switch. It has 8 power outlets, 2 of which are "Always On", while the remaining 6 widely spaced outlets are "Remote Switched", which can be turned off using the remote control, e.g. as you leave your house. The remote switch comes with a wall mount. Conserve 8 even comes with cable management clips.
Favourite Episodes of DGW
Blind listener Danny Noonan from Australia, whose last letter appeared on the show in Episode 465, writes in to salute Dick and his lesser sidekick called Leo. On the subject of favourite episodes of DGW, Danny has to add Episode 598, the Uroclub, which his gadget-loathing wife Sam enjoyed, even the second time around.
Dan Lueders
Danny himself is a bass teacher, pays tribute to Dan Lueders for his themes, and wonders what musical instruments he uses in his themes. You can check out Dan Lueders on the following websites: Why Me Studio; Dan on urSESSION.
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For previous instances of "What's In the Box?", see Episodes 379, 518, 541, 557.
Favourite Episodes of DGW
Blind listener Danny Noonan from Australia, whose last letter appeared on the show in Episode 465, writes in to salute Dick and his lesser sidekick called Leo. On the subject of favourite episodes of DGW, Danny has to add Episode 598, the Uroclub, which his gadget-loathing wife Sam enjoyed, even the second time around.
Dan Lueders
Danny himself is a bass teacher, pays tribute to Dan Lueders for his themes, and wonders what musical instruments he uses in his themes. You can check out Dan Lueders on the following websites: Why Me Studio; Dan on urSESSION.
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Flexii USB Optical Mouse with Fan
Computer Accessory
Link: Vavolo
A USB optical mouse, from Flexii, available at vavolo.com, with 800 dpi resolution. The difference is it has a built in fan. Ideal for people with sweaty palms. Vavolo sells other fun stuff. Check out their USB Gadgets.
Labour Day Weekend
Fingers crossed, Leo might be celebrating the end of the Roz Savage's first leg of her trans-pacific rowing voyage, when it is hoped she will be landing in Hawaii.
Wait-For-Dick
The doorbell rang again for Dick, and it's another gadget delivery. It's a boating gadget (a Casio watch) which Dick might review on DGW.
Muncie and Laporte
Chris Hileman, who did the original design for the TWiTLive website, has noted that Leo keeps suggesting that things he has lost are in Muncie. Chris is from Muncie, Indiana, and has looked all over town, and there's absolutely nothing there, just like Petaluma. He suggests Leo look in Laporte, Indiana. Leo's father did a tour over the country of Laporte towns, and he thinks that there is a Laporte town in most states of the USA.
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Labour Day Weekend
Fingers crossed, Leo might be celebrating the end of the Roz Savage's first leg of her trans-pacific rowing voyage, when it is hoped she will be landing in Hawaii.
Wait-For-Dick
The doorbell rang again for Dick, and it's another gadget delivery. It's a boating gadget (a Casio watch) which Dick might review on DGW.
Muncie and Laporte
Chris Hileman, who did the original design for the TWiTLive website, has noted that Leo keeps suggesting that things he has lost are in Muncie. Chris is from Muncie, Indiana, and has looked all over town, and there's absolutely nothing there, just like Petaluma. He suggests Leo look in Laporte, Indiana. Leo's father did a tour over the country of Laporte towns, and he thinks that there is a Laporte town in most states of the USA.
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Eee PC
Portable Computer
Link: Asus
Turn-The Tables-Tuesday
From Asus, the largest motherboard manufacturer in the world, the Eee PC is a little hand-held computer with a 7" LCD screen (800 x 480), 4GB solid state disk (2.5 GB of which is taken up by the pre-installed software), Celeron M processor, 512MB RAM (DDR2), SD card slot (SDHC compatible), 3 USB ports, audio in and out, VGA port, Ethernet port, Wifi (b/g), full keyboard and touch pad, built-in video camera, microphone, and speakers. No optical drive.
The OS is developed by Asus based on Xandros Linux, and it comes installed with applications such as Skype, Firefox, Thunderbird, Open Office. The desktop has 4 tabs: Internet, Work, Learn and Play, with individual application icons under each tab.
All of that in a 8.86" x 6.30" x 1.26" body, weighing 2 pounds. An 8GB model with a 10" screen is expected.
Eee stands for Easy to learn, work and play; Excellent internet experience; Excellent on-the-go. Leo had a good laugh at the Taiwanese Chinese again, after Episode 163, for the silly slogan.
WalkStool
After insulting the Taiwanese, Leo goes on to insult a listener. He reads a letter from Anthony Devito Junior who writes in about the WalkStool. Leo doesn't understand why he's written in and thinks it's a crappy letter. The letter might have something to do with the EZ Swany Stick Chair (Episode 425) and it wouldn't have been so awful if not for Leo's crappy Italian accent.
OLPC
Alessandro writes in about the OLPC, One Laptop Per Child project. For the US and Canada, between November 12 and November 26, you can buy an OLPC and another one will be donated to a child in a developing country.
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All of that in a 8.86" x 6.30" x 1.26" body, weighing 2 pounds. An 8GB model with a 10" screen is expected.
WalkStool
After insulting the Taiwanese, Leo goes on to insult a listener. He reads a letter from Anthony Devito Junior who writes in about the WalkStool. Leo doesn't understand why he's written in and thinks it's a crappy letter. The letter might have something to do with the EZ Swany Stick Chair (Episode 425) and it wouldn't have been so awful if not for Leo's crappy Italian accent.
Alessandro writes in about the OLPC, One Laptop Per Child project. For the US and Canada, between November 12 and November 26, you can buy an OLPC and another one will be donated to a child in a developing country.
Listen to Episode 447
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