3 posts tagged “shears”

Another new model in Stanley Tools' Tripod Flashlights series (see Episode 548 for the last Tripod Flashlight covered by Dick).  This 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight (model 95-155) has 3 flashlights which can be separated and used independently, or can be used together with the lights pointing in the same direction or in different directions, since each flashlight has a rotating head which can turn up to 120 degrees.  Each flashlight runs on 2 AA batteries.

A Video Podcast?
Promises, promises.  Leo thinks that this podcast should be a video podcast, in order to show what the gadget looks like and how it works.  Dick is ready with his Dress For Dinner Napkin (Episode 636).

Cidco Mivo 250 Still in Use
Ryan Jonz's mother is still using the Mivo 250 (Episode 645).  The service was bought out by Earthlink and it is still operating in legacy mode.  Ryan has tried to get her an iMac or EeePC (Episode 447), but she would not have it.  Dick and Leo think that for people of a certain age, a more modern replacement of the Mivo 250 might be the HP Printing Mailbox, using the Presto service (Episode 279).

Twitter Clones
Abby Laporte is also on Twitter, and complains that people are following her because they want to know what's happening to Leo.  Meanwhile, thegizwiz and Alfred E Neuman are still going strong on Twitter, and the TWiT Army Laconica service (at army.twit.tv) has grown to 3,000 memebers.  And Leo is still asking us to follow him on Twitter to soothe his ego.

Stuck in Hawaii
Dane Golden went over to Hawaii for Roz Savage's landing, and is still there because he keeps being bumped off flights.  At least that's what he told Leo.  Somehow I don't think Dane is in too much of a hurry to get back.


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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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Another cutter to open those stubborn welded heavy duty plastic packages and blister packs, similar to what OpenX does (Episode 164).  This time it's OpenIt from Zibra.  OpenIt takes it one step further.  At the bottom of one of the handles is a spring-loaded retractable utility knife, at the end of the other handle is a mini-screwdriver for opening small battery compartments.

Cool Gadgets
Cool B, whose previous letter was read back in Episode 195, recently bought the Scottevest-made TWiT fleece and travelled in it on a cruise to Italy, Spain and Portugal.  He was warned about pickpockets and Cool B kept all his stuff in his inner pockets.  He also took along his USB Cells (Episode 186) and a Power Squid (Episode 24).

GizWizBiz USB Smart Button
Leo got to know an AmTrak agent in Providence whose husband listens to DGW.  She had heard from her husband that Leo was going to take the Acela from New York to Providence (check out Episodes 234, 238 and 255), and she met Leo as he got off the train (around this time last year).  She was recently at MacWorld Expo 2008 where she met Leo again, and she wanted Dick to know that the USB Smart Button which she's bought is Mac-compatible.  There are only about 6 of those Buttons left, while the new GizWizBiz Caps are going really fast.

Listen to Episode 496
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