3 posts tagged “musical instrument”

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.


Listen to Episode 694
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This time, it's Leo's turn to do a "What's In the Box?" routine, and Dick's turn to guess what it is.  It's Ziszor, a portable, hand-held shredder.  It runs on 4 AA batteries, comes with 4 Ziszor catcher bags, and you shred your paper trail right into the bag.  Ziszor's slogan is, Don't let your mail be your trail.  But as Leo demonstrates, it can't shred Colleen's credit card, though it will shred your English spelling into oblivion.



A Wireless Toaster
Karen Toast Conger, of ToastFloats, used to work for WatchGuard, a network security devices company.  As a parting gift, she was given a very special toaster.  Her colleagues bought her a Cuisinart toaster, took it apart, and put a WatchGuard Firebox X Edge wireless router into it.  A wireless router, security device, and a toaster.

Listen to Episode 557
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A stick to water plants which are difficult to access.  You fill the RainStick with water from one end, push the handle and water comes out through the spout at the other end of the 32" stick.  It's lightweight, only 3.6 lb when filled with water (1 litre capacity).

500 Episodes ...
... and 100 Dick's Gadget Warehouse episodes.  Dick celebrates the occasion with special sound effects from the Cubicaller (Episode 381), the other RainStick (the musical instrument) and the didgeridoo.

Electric Motorcycle
Ron Brown gives a tip about making noise from the Vectrix Electric Motorbike that Dick saw at CES (Episode 480).

New GizWiz Picture/Album Art
Leo's TWiT website is getting a mini facelift.  All the album art for the TWiT podcasts has a new look, including the one for DGW.  At the same time, Dick's website is getting a new look, too.  The home page of GizWizBiz.com is now the page for the gadgets for the current month, which is a good idea.  Dick's write-ups for old DGW episodes are now easier to get to.  Check it out.  But previous links on this blog to Dick's write-ups on DGW gadgets may have to be changed in due course.

Listen to Episode 500
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