7 posts tagged “solar power”
Voltaic Generator
Laptop Bag with Solar Charger
Link: Voltaic
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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The Giz Wiz Home Page
RΦDE Microphones' Stereo VideoMic
On-Camera Microphone for Camcorders
Link: rodemic
If you already have a good quality XLR connection microphone, Leo recommends the Beachtek DXA-2S Audio Adapter.
Car Battery Maintainer
John Slanina from California, better known as jammerb on the TWiT Army and the chatroom, recommends the Solar-Powered Battery Saver Plus, from 4lots.com. Ideal for people who use their cars only rarely, this 1 Watt 12V car battery maintainer which you can put above the dashboard uses solar engery to trickle-charge your car battery to keep it from going flat.
Listen to Episode 792
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The Giz Wiz Home Page
HYmini
Hand-held Windmill Generator/Portable Charger
Link: HYmini
You can use the HYmini to charge your 5V portable devices. It also doubles up as a flashlight.
Sit Up!
Leo is back on his GopherSport Anti-Burst Fitness Ball (Episode 322), while Dick is slumped on his chair in a comfortably bad posture.
VCR Plus
Sharon from PoCo (Port Coquitlam) in BC, Canada loves the VCR Plus episode (Episode 560). She tells Dick that TV guides in Vancouver still print the VCR Plus codes. Her parents have been using the codes for 7 years. Jim Nelson also writes in to say that he still uses the codes.
Regis
Leo thinks Regis is great and does his work without anyone knowing it. For a photo of Regis in his office, go to Leo's Flickr.
It's A Gas
Dick and Leo mentioned the Mad recording "It's A Gas" yesterday, and again today. A listener James Baldwin has found the recording on YouTube and emailed Dick the link. Dick has embedded it on his home page, or listen to it here.
Listen to Episode 568
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The Giz Wiz Home Page
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 Taxi Wand
Handheld Beacon for Hailing Taxis
A wand for hailing taxis from 1998. The Taxi Wand probably never made it into the market. Hail and goodbye.
DGW on the Dentist Chair
A listener Martin downloads DGW on to a CD and listens to them while at the dentist's.
Old Clothes
Cool B says he will adopt Dick's trick of getting rid of old clothes.
Old Batteries
A listener refers to Fedcoelectronics who has all sorts of batteries, and can even rebuild an old battery for you. That should solve Dick's problem with the flat battery of the Cassiopeia FIVA (Episode 175).
Mad Minute
Generals Fools International Caffeine.
Voltaic Solar Backpack
Backpack with Solar Charger
Link: Voltaic
The Solar Backpack from Voltaic has solar panels on the back, and a battery pack inside to store the energy which you use to charge your devices with suitable adaptor plugs. The battery pack can be detached which works as a flashlight.
Cruzin' Cooler
Seth Kerr from Montgomery, Alabama loves the Cruzin' Cooler (Episode 101) and would love to see Dick driving around on one of them, looking like an idiot.
Slogan
Micah Ovadia suggests a new slogan "You're soaking in it!" That's Palmolive's slogan. Read TV Acres for the history of the slogan. Dick and Leo have to decide whether they want to be sued by Del Monte or Palmolive.
Letters
Leo is going to keep singing the song "Letters ..." until they get a jingle. Dick thinks that's a Perry Como song.
Mad Minute
Exercise Class from Alice with falling body parts.
Listen to Episode 144
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Read Dick's Write-Up
Solio Solar Charger
Portable Solar Power Charger
Link: Solio
This gadget fans out into 3 solar panels and uses light energy to charge your devices, like cellphone, iPod, PDA, portable game consoles, etc. The Solio Solar Charger stores the energy in the built-in Lithium ion battery, or you can charge your devices directly through the charger. Output ranges from 4 to 12V and it's one Amp. Special "tips" are available for different devices. Available in black, white, silver and even pink. Each colour model comes with a different tip or connector, and extra connectors and cables can be ordered.
Gravy Jingle and Mad Minutes
Dick has given a whole lot of old cassette tapes of the old Mad Minutes
which were aired on certain radio stations. Leo says they need a gravy
jingle, and if he gets it, he'll start including a Mad Minute in every
show.
