5 posts tagged “ringtone”

Way back in Episode 144, Dick talked about the Voltaic Backpack.  Recently at an airport, Dick caught up with a man and asked him if he was carrying a new Voltaic laptop bag.  It was, as promised by Voltaic as part of its future plan.  It's called the Voltaic Generator.  It's got enough solar panels for generating a 15W power supply to charge an internal battery (which takes 5 hours), which in turn charges the laptop.  It comes with common adapters for phones, notebooks and other handheld devices, and there is an optional reconfigured MagSafe adapter for MacBooks.

Voltaic does say that not all laptop manufacturers enable charging by external batteries.  Most Apple, Dell, Lenovo and Panasonic models work with the Generator, while Sony, Toshiba and Fujitsu laptops are less likely to work.  A full refund will be made if the bag does not work with your notebook.

Solar DIY
You can build your own solar power unit using Voltaic's Solar DIY components.

Seltzer, Seltzer, Seltzer
The Seltzer Sisters in San Francisco still makes deliveries of seltzer in classic 1920's glass bottles, which are collected after use.  You can mix your own special beverages using their recipes, including the egg cream.

Paul Minshall's Jingles Singles Podcast
Our jingle writer Paul Minshall now has a podcast of his "singles" on iTunes, called Paulywood's 45.  You can listen to his songs and jingles for free.  Subscribe to it through iTunes (search for Paul Minshall, or Paulywood's 45), or through his website paulywood.com.  For good measure, Leo plays for Dick Paul's Country Jingle for the Daily Giz Wiz.

Julius La Rosa and Arthur Godfrey
Leo jokes that this is the last episode of the Daily Giz Wiz.  Dick feels as though he were Julius La Rosa, who was fired on the air by Arthur Godfrey.  Watch this famous moment in TV/radio history on YouTube.



Listen to Episode 813
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Cobra's MR F300 is a bluetooth handset designed for use on boats where there is a lot of ambient noise.  It pairs with your cellphone and produces loud and clear audio through its powerful speakers, with a noise-cancelling microphone which is enabled by pressing the PTT button (push to talk).  It's also waterproof for 30 minutes under 1 meter deep water.

A Sleeping-in Sunday Theme Coming Soon
Dick and Leo will be playing the new Sleeping-In Sunday Theme this Friday.

A Little Weekend Accident
Dick's boat was damaged by a giant wake caused by a big Staten Island Ferry as it zoomed by the marina.

Old Movies
Listen to Dick and Leo talk about Highway Patrol starring Broderick Crawford, and Plan 9 From Outer Space directed by Ed Wood (which they referred to back in Episode 176, when talking about The Amazing Criswell).

Make Your Own Ringtones
Dick was about to read again Shane Gibson's letter about making ringtones from DGW jingles (Episode 629), when he realised he had read the letter.  Leo suggests audiko.net for helping you make your own ringtones.

Pure White Noise
Regular correspondent Jim Levine thought he and his wife were the only people who couldn't sleep without the noise of the air-conditioner on, until he heard Dick (see especially Episode 559, the Marsona Sound Machine, although Dick has mentioned this habit of his in Episode 445 and most recently in Episode 612).  Jim found a CD which plays air-conditioning white noise, from Pure White Noise.

Eye Fi Explore
Leo has bought the Eye Fi Explore (Episode 608), just in time for his summer break at the Gray Eagle Lodge.


Listen to Episode 631
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The ClickFree is an external hard disk (120GB for model HD701, 160GB for model HD801 which is coming soon) - 2.5" SATA 5400 rpm hard disk - with built-in software to back up up to 10 of your hard drives.  No need to install any software on your computers, not even a click.  Just plug into a USB port on the computer and the software will auto-run and back up the contents of the hard drive.  Plug it into a second computer and it will do the same.  Windows only.

Dick Takes Visa
Dick's GizWizBiz merchandise takes Visa too.

Ring Me a Theme
Shane Gibson loves the show, loves the themes, cuts them from the shows and turns them into ringtones for his cellphone - the Warehouse Jingle for his mother-in-law.

Theme Composers Symposium
Ashley Witt who wrote the TWiT theme has suggested that all the TWiT network theme composers get together and make the themes available as a CD or downloads.


Listen to Episode 629
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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
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Dick's Gadget Warehouse