4 posts tagged “child safety”
Aqua Alert
Water-Activated Safety Band
Link: Amazon
The Aqua Alert is made by First Alert (who made the Tundra fire extinguisher, see Episode 321), a wrist band to be worn by a child which will sound an alarm over 100dB if it gets the slightest bit wet. Dick does give the caveat that if your child got immersed in water, you would not be able to hear the alarm, so that parental guidance is definitely required. Dick thinks that it might be more useful to leave it in his backyard to get a warning of rain.
Aqua Alert 2 is supposed to be coming, which will send an alarm to a wireless receiver within 300 feet.
Abby Laporte is back from France and doing an internship at the TWiT Cottage. Apart from occasionally doing the Abby Road show and managing the board, she receives additional bookkeeping and catering training, in the form of getting paid by Leo and getting lunch from him. Watch Leo give Abby some fatherly advice, in Abby Road 1.
And On The 8th Day, Verizon Said ...
... "Let there be a dial tone." Dick's telephone hell (see Episode 853) finally ended. With the help of Lil from the TWiT Army (DrMom), Dick managed to get the contact number of the CEO of Verizon. While talking with a Verizon executive, Dick received an email from Ooma (see Episode 779) informing him that XO would be releasing Dick's telephone number in 24 hours. It turned out that when trying out Ooma, Dick transferred his telephone number to Ooma which used XO Communications as a provider. When Dick terminated his service with Ooma, his number became an unused number, and got lost along the way. Dick was not slammed after all, and it was just a bad mix-up. The sacrifice Dick has to make in the name of gadget review!
The Question to the Answer, "Sis Boom Bah"
John Struse from Wayne, New Jersey solves the answer "Sis Boom Bah" from the Carnac the Magnificent segment in Episode 844. The question was, "Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes." You can watch the clip at johnnycarson.com.
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CartStopper
Shopping Cart Safety
Link: CartStopper
CES 2009 Preview
Dick was at the CES 2009 Preview last week. CES has to hold a preview in order to announce the CES awards in January.
Busy Bee
Busy Bee Ludwik Trammer is at work again. He has some ideas for Dick's site, and is going to show Dick on Go To Meeting. By the way, Giz Wiz Search now has a new .com URL: www.gizwizsearch.com.
The Joy of Gadgets
The Kodak Disc Camera (Episode 690) brings back fond memories of a strong and vibrant company for Brent [Cascamenti] from Rochester, New York, who has been working for Kodak as an electrical engineer for 27 years. Brent has been a faithful listener since Episode 1, and thanks Dick and Leo for bringing him the joy of gadgets.
Skunk Works
Brent uses the word "Skunk Works" in his letter, which Leo explains to Dick, with a little help from Wikipedia, first used by Lockheed Martin in 1938. The name has its origin in Al Capp's comic strip L'il Abner.
Dick's Thanksgiving
No small talk for Dick's party at Thanksgiving, where his pineapple upside down cake is de rigueur (in addition to the gravy of course). For more on Dick's Thanksgiving celebrations, go back to Episode 199. Whenever Dick misses his Thanksgiving fare, he can go to "Good Enough To Eat", all year round. This is also the restaurant Dick took Leo for a huge breakfast when Leo was in New York (listen to the beginning of Episode 334).
Ready for TTTT
Leo had numerous ideas for last week's TTTT (see Episode 697), but only after the recording had ended. This time, he's ready.
Listen to Episode 701
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Sally The Safety Pig
Safety Device for Water Temperature Control
Link: Amazon
300th Episode Contest Answer
Dick has picked the word "sponsor", and so far only 2 have answered correctly. [This show was recorded 2 weeks ahead.] Leo has picked "LED". Answers sent in have included Tostino, Tostino-pizza-roll, I'll-be-here.
Leo's Giant Garage Sale
After Leo's last garage sale when Jennifer sold off everything for a dollar, Leo is going to have another garage sale where he will be selling off his old junk. The Titanium Spork might be going for a song.
Old Modems
Mike Gunn from San Francisco reminisces about signing up to Compuserve using his 300 baud modem which he bought from Quantum Link, a precursor to AOL.
Listen to Episode 315
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Digital Spout Cover with Thermometer
Bathroom Safety Device
Link: 4Moms
The Spout Cover with Thermometer is a device for the bathtub that displays the temperature of the water coming out of the tap. When the water is too hot, the colour display turns red. Blue for too cold, and green for just right. It also has an audio alarm.
Fairway
Listen to Dick's story of why he name his dog Fairway.
Microsoft Bob
A listener Vey used to work at Babbages, a software store. Microsoft Bob (Episode 215) was sold 3 times - the same copy - and returned 3 times. 3 years later when the store closed down, it was still on the shelf. Vey also loves the Butter Wizard (Episode 216).
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