7 posts tagged “restaurant”
CartStopper
Shopping Cart Safety
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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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XXL Swiss Army Knife
Record-Breaking Utility Knife
Link: Wenger
A Bit of Client Schmoozing
Leo was off to Los Angeles last Tuesday for some "client schmoozing".
A Visa Jingle
Geoff Smith, who did the Audible Pick of the Week jingle (Episode 560) and the I'm A TWiT jingle, has done a jingle for the Visa commercial, which Leo has been playing in last week's podcasts.
Living for TWiT
Brady Redfean finds himself arranging his life around TWiT's podcasts. He stays up late to do his homework so he can listen to DGW when it comes out, especially during exam time, in order to stay sane. "We lose our sanity so you can gain yours," say Dick and Leo. He postpones dates (his wife doesn't know) if there's a podcast coming out. He doesn't take his vacation until the TWiTs take theirs. And Dick says no to Twitties Anonymous, unless it's a restaurant that serves Totino pizza rolls.
Look Humble
Whoever gave Leo the "Look Humble" needlepoint knows Leo well. She understands that for Leo, "Be Humble" is an unattainable goal, and "Look Humble" is a more practical compromise.
Listen to Episode 656
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Samsung DVD-VR375
Combo DVD-VHS Recorder
Link: Samsung
Another Cheeky Supplier
Dick emailed Samsung for a loaner review unit. The reply was positive with an offer of a loaner unit for 28 days, but Dick would have to sign a loaner agreement with the condition that if Dick should fail to return it by then, he would have to pay $199.99, when the highest price on the internet was only $179.99.
Fortunately Dick didn't have to sign the loaner agreement after all. For a more outrageous story of a cheeky supplier, check out Episode 9.
Dick's Luncheon
When Dick was working on To Tell The Truth at the Ed Sullivan Theater, he used to go to what is now the Hello Deli (as seen on the David Letterman Show).
The Spirit of Trinidad
Dick confessed in Episode 594 that has been known to confuse the gadget website VAT19 with the whiskey VAT 69. Marlin Belgrave of Brooklyn, a listener from Episode 1 onwards, who is originally from Trinidad of the West Indies, tells Dick that in fact Vat 19 is also a liquor. It's a famous rum made by distilleries in Trinidad owned or acquired by Angostura.
WC Fields
Dick and Leo get on to the subject of WC Fields, and some of his films including The Dentist, The Bank Dick and Six Of A Kind (with the character Honest John). Here's a clip from the film in which Honest John explains how he got the name.
Listen to Episode 618
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Solar Cool Cap
Air-Conditioned Baseball Cap
Link: CrystalBay GlobalMerchants
The Not-So-Mighty Mixer
Years ago Dick talked about the "Mighty Mixer" on TV - a $20 job with stainless steel blades that ran on a D battery and could be stopped with Dick's nose.
Spork Restaurant
A new restaurant has opened in San Francisco called the Spork, writes Tess from San Francisco. Its logo includes a spork, and a lot of dishes from the menu can be eaten with a spork. Coincidence, or the Power of DGW again?
Listen to Episode 325
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The mStation Orb
Speaker System for iPod
Link: mStation
The mStation Orb is a mere 8" in diameter and a 2.1 stereo system with docking station for the iPod. The iPod sits on top. The mid and high speakers face forward, while the subwoofer faces backward. The remote control duplicates the controls on the iPod itself, with additonal controls for bass and treble. It comes with 6 inserts for all iPods, and a cable for connecting the Shuffle or other MP3 players. Operates on AC only. Very decent sound.
Bill Gaines Stories
Hear stories about Bill Gaines, his brush with Playboy's lawyers, his connection with an animal charity in Georgia (through Dick), a wedding anniversary dinner, and a fan letter after his death.
Mad Genius
Gaines always said the genius of Mad was the artists and writers. He just provided the environment in which they could thrive.
Senseo Supreme
After listening to Episode 163, Gnip Gnop recommends the website www.coffeegeek.com, which has its own podcast too.
TWiT on Life Support
Leo explains the frustration he had last week, when he threatened in his blog that TWiT might be on life support, when no one showed up for TWiT, its weekly flagship podcast. Of course, Dick always does, and is never late.
Mad Minute
A new episode of Degenerate Hospital.
Samsung K5
MP3 Player/Boom Box
Link: Samsung K5
The YP-K5 from Samsung is another MP3 player from its Yepp line. It's the size of a cellphone, but the main feature is that it flips open to reveal its stereo speakers which has decent sound quality. It's also an alarm clock, with snooze function.
HDMI Cable
A listener Will from www.namebrandhandle.net found an HDMI cable for $12 on www.allelectronics.com. Another listener had directed Dick to Woot which was selling an upscaling DVD player for $45 which comes with an HDMI cable.
Woot
Leo explains the idea of Woot, like restaurants with one table. Leo's wife is going to take Leo on his upcoming birthday to a 3 Michelin stars restaurant, with like 4 tables, called the French Laundry.
The Death of a TWiT Server
Don't worry, Leo's still alive. One of the TWiT servers died last week which gave Leo hell. Leo is going on a cruise next week. He will upload all 5 episodes before he goes, and asks listeners not to gorge themselves on all 5 in a row, or they will become gizwizless very soon.
Mad Minute
Alfred E Neuman's new Instant Spot Remover.
Megatech Party Blimp
Radio-Controlled Helium Balloon
Link: Megatech
Dress Code for Bill Gaines
Bill
Gaines, founder of Mad, had a favourite restaurant which had a dress
code but he preferred being dressed like a slob. Mad cartoonist Al Jaffee came up with a
wacky solution for him.
Listen to Episode 21
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