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Altec Lansing 604
Duplex Speakers
Link: audioheritage.com
Dick's Gadget Warehouse
The Model 604 Duplex Speaker was first made by Altec Lansing in around 1944. It mounted a high-frequency compression driver which sent sound from behind and through the centre of a 15" woofer/bass driver, with a 6-cell horn placed over the cone, enabling a compact design. It's a type of coaxial speaker. The speakers were installed in cabinets or other housing. Subsequent models were made but the basic design remained the same. Dick bought the 604C model after he started working for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. To Dick's chagrin, his mother later gave them away, along with some of his Lionel trains.
Dick also says that his were Voice of the Theatre speakers. For pictures of some VOTT models, see Episode 137, and check out audioheritage.org's profile of the VOTT. A few years ago Altec Lansing re-introduced the VOTT A7-Legacy, which didn't last very long. It's now part of Plantronics. For a summary of the evolution of the company including its more recent past, see Wikipedia.
More about the Gadget Warehouse
Dick's Gadget Warehouse is a 10' x 10' x 10' room, complete with floor to ceiling shelves, with no windows and no doors (well, there must be one door), at Sofia Bros Storage Center, 475 Amsterdam Avenue, New York. You can see some pictures of the warehouse taken by Leo when he visited it back in Episode 246. For a look inside the building, see Sofia Bros' video:
Mr What?
What should Leo be called? Check out Answer Giz Wiz Questions.
Keeping One's Sanity
Chris Lind Hodson, from Richland, Washington, started working last August as a high school graduate. Listening to the Daily Giz Wiz and other TWiT shows helps keep his sanity and dignity, as he stacked pop bottles and juices in the cooler of 7-Eleven and filled oxygen tanks in a different business location. If Dick and Leo should one day hear about an explosion relating to oxygen, it might have been Chris. Explosive thoughts, but understandable when you know where Chris lives. Richland, Washington is sandwiched between the US Army's Umatilla Chemical Depot to its south and the Hanford Works to its north, home of the atomic bomb in World War II.
Listen to Episode 850
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Dick also says that his were Voice of the Theatre speakers. For pictures of some VOTT models, see Episode 137, and check out audioheritage.org's profile of the VOTT. A few years ago Altec Lansing re-introduced the VOTT A7-Legacy, which didn't last very long. It's now part of Plantronics. For a summary of the evolution of the company including its more recent past, see Wikipedia.
More about the Gadget Warehouse
Dick's Gadget Warehouse is a 10' x 10' x 10' room, complete with floor to ceiling shelves, with no windows and no doors (well, there must be one door), at Sofia Bros Storage Center, 475 Amsterdam Avenue, New York. You can see some pictures of the warehouse taken by Leo when he visited it back in Episode 246. For a look inside the building, see Sofia Bros' video:
Mr What?
What should Leo be called? Check out Answer Giz Wiz Questions.
Keeping One's Sanity
Chris Lind Hodson, from Richland, Washington, started working last August as a high school graduate. Listening to the Daily Giz Wiz and other TWiT shows helps keep his sanity and dignity, as he stacked pop bottles and juices in the cooler of 7-Eleven and filled oxygen tanks in a different business location. If Dick and Leo should one day hear about an explosion relating to oxygen, it might have been Chris. Explosive thoughts, but understandable when you know where Chris lives. Richland, Washington is sandwiched between the US Army's Umatilla Chemical Depot to its south and the Hanford Works to its north, home of the atomic bomb in World War II.
Listen to Episode 850
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
CartStopper
Shopping Cart Safety
Link: CartStopper
A heads-up from a listener, Charles from Berkeley, California. No need to worry about your shopping cart with your child sitting in it rolling down the slope. At one end of the CartStopper is a giant suction cup, connected to a bungee cord with a hook at the other end which you attach to the shopping cart. The device is strong enough to hold in place a full shopping cart with a child in it.
Leo thinks the CartStopper might be another Purseguard (Episode 406). That's not going to please Shopping Mom Dyanne who designed the device!
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
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
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
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
