3 posts tagged “dave barry”
CoolHut
Sport Utility Backpack
Link: CoolHut
Dick saw this gadget at the Marine Aftermarket Trade Show at Las Vegas. The CoolHut is the equivalent of the Swiss Army Knife for a backpack. Ideal for the beach or camping. It has a cooler with a 24-can capacity, a tray for sandwiches, ....
... , a waterproof awning big enough to shade the "ground lounge" of 50 sq. ft . area with UV protection, complete with 2 lounge chairs, and an amplifier and speakers for the iPod. A higher model, called the CoolerHut, includes Inflatable cushions.
Following the Party Line
... , a waterproof awning big enough to shade the "ground lounge" of 50 sq. ft . area with UV protection, complete with 2 lounge chairs, and an amplifier and speakers for the iPod. A higher model, called the CoolerHut, includes Inflatable cushions.
Following the Party Line
Floss Weekly co-host, DGW fan and regular correspondent Randal Schwartz has a story to tell about a "party line" (Episode 614). Alex, a friend of his, lived in a house in the late 70's with a party line. Alex loved playing online games on his 300-baud modem connection, and had to wait until the line was free. One day, Randal and Alex wanted to play a game and picked up the phone to check the line. They overheard a neighbour say, when asked if they could be overheard on a party line, that all you could hear when the line was engaged, was a series of clicks - the classic noise of Alex's modem.
Listen to Episode 623
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Listen to Episode 623
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
VCR Plus
TV Programme Code for VCR
Link: VCR Plus
Dick's Gadget Warehouse
VCR Plus, started by Henry Yuen of Gemstar, was a system of codes for recording individual TV programmes on your VCR. Each programme had its own code, so that you could just enter the code into the VCRPlus-supported VCR machine or remote control, and your VCR would start recording the appropriate channel at the right time. Watch this TV commercial from 1987.
Audible Jingle
Geoff Smith has made an "Audible Pick of the Week" jingle for TWiT. Check out his ringtones on thegeoffsmith.com/.
Keyboard Cleaning
Mike of Eagle River, Alaska took Leo's advice to heart and put his keyboard into the dishwasher, let it dry for a few days, and even put it in the oven. The result upon reconnection? Sparks flew.
Listen to Episode 560
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
Audible Jingle
Geoff Smith has made an "Audible Pick of the Week" jingle for TWiT. Check out his ringtones on thegeoffsmith.com/.
Keyboard Cleaning
Mike of Eagle River, Alaska took Leo's advice to heart and put his keyboard into the dishwasher, let it dry for a few days, and even put it in the oven. The result upon reconnection? Sparks flew.
Listen to Episode 560
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
Sansa View
MP3 Player/PMP
Link: Sandisk
Another PMP from SanDisk, 2.4" screen, 16GB (with SDHC support) and aggressively priced. The new Sansa View makes it easier to download media, including videos and podcasts. Supports video formats of MPEG-4, H.264, and WMV.
Holiday Arrangement
Leo thinks they are going to have a week of "Best of DGW", then a week of holiday, and they'll come back in the New Year after Dick has been to CES.
An Old Letter
A listener wrote in some time ago (after Episode 379, the CardioChek), making the observation that there was Leo on his live video feed, sitting in front of the mic for 3 hours doing nothing, and then there was Dick in his apartment opening packages, putting his fingers into devices, bleeding himself and checking his cholesterol.
Leo's Live Feed
Leo is recording this batch of shows "live" on video on ustream.tv, and 196 people are watching. You can try your luck in future to get the feed on twit.tv/live.
GizWizBiz USB Smart Button
Steve Miller, of Westerville, Ohio, a bit of a gadget hound himself (see Episodes 279, 376), is one of the 17 people who bought Dick's USB Smart Button, which has freed his hard drive of the space previously necessary for Dick's web address! Although he already had a Dysan vacuum, he still bought the Roomba (mentioned in Episode 451) which is excellent for going under the bed.
Listen to Episode 459
Go to TWiT
Read Dick's Write-Up
Holiday Arrangement
Leo thinks they are going to have a week of "Best of DGW", then a week of holiday, and they'll come back in the New Year after Dick has been to CES.
An Old Letter
A listener wrote in some time ago (after Episode 379, the CardioChek), making the observation that there was Leo on his live video feed, sitting in front of the mic for 3 hours doing nothing, and then there was Dick in his apartment opening packages, putting his fingers into devices, bleeding himself and checking his cholesterol.
Leo's Live Feed
Leo is recording this batch of shows "live" on video on ustream.tv, and 196 people are watching. You can try your luck in future to get the feed on twit.tv/live.
GizWizBiz USB Smart Button
Steve Miller, of Westerville, Ohio, a bit of a gadget hound himself (see Episodes 279, 376), is one of the 17 people who bought Dick's USB Smart Button, which has freed his hard drive of the space previously necessary for Dick's web address! Although he already had a Dysan vacuum, he still bought the Roomba (mentioned in Episode 451) which is excellent for going under the bed.
Listen to Episode 459
Go to TWiT
Read Dick's Write-Up
