3 posts tagged “zoom”
Eagle Creek Multi-Function Travel Clock
Travel Accessory
Link: Eagle Creek
Made by Eagle Creek and available at Magellan's, the Multi-Function Travel Clock tells the times of 16 cities around the world, is an alarm clock (with snooze function), calculator, currency converter, and even tells the temperature.
Brand New Monday Jingle
It's a brand new week and a brand new day and a brand new Monday Jingle, from Dan Lueders again, which has incorporated Leo's Monday ditty, their occasional slogan "The worse your life is, the better we sound" and even the Gravy Slogan.
Rock My Teeth
Patrick Warn from Georgia, Vermont writes about Rock My Teeth - a musical tooth-whitening system. Attach the whitening kit to your iPod and the music, Professor Bocelli claims, helps line up the peroxide molecules to make it easier for them to penetrate through the enamel into the dentin to whiten the teeth. Watch the video here. Dick thinks the HydraBrush (Episodes 226, 480) - though Dick thinks it's called Turbo Brush - makes a lot more sense.
Cotati Accordion Festival
Dick is joing Leo at TWiTLive on Friday 20 June 2008, and Dick has had difficulty getting a room at the local hotels, because that weekend is the Cotati Accordion Festival. Dick manages to book himself a 2-night package at the Metro Cafe and Hotel, one of Leo's favourites. Kim from Wild Planet is going to demonstrate their Christmas toys and she'll come dressed as an elf.
Listen to Episode 566
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Brand New Monday Jingle
It's a brand new week and a brand new day and a brand new Monday Jingle, from Dan Lueders again, which has incorporated Leo's Monday ditty, their occasional slogan "The worse your life is, the better we sound" and even the Gravy Slogan.
Rock My Teeth
Patrick Warn from Georgia, Vermont writes about Rock My Teeth - a musical tooth-whitening system. Attach the whitening kit to your iPod and the music, Professor Bocelli claims, helps line up the peroxide molecules to make it easier for them to penetrate through the enamel into the dentin to whiten the teeth. Watch the video here. Dick thinks the HydraBrush (Episodes 226, 480) - though Dick thinks it's called Turbo Brush - makes a lot more sense.
Cotati Accordion Festival
Dick is joing Leo at TWiTLive on Friday 20 June 2008, and Dick has had difficulty getting a room at the local hotels, because that weekend is the Cotati Accordion Festival. Dick manages to book himself a 2-night package at the Metro Cafe and Hotel, one of Leo's favourites. Kim from Wild Planet is going to demonstrate their Christmas toys and she'll come dressed as an elf.
Listen to Episode 566
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
Canon VIXIA HV30
HD Camcorder (HD miniDV)
Link: Canon
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
Although flash memory camcorders are now the norm, Leo found a problem with them on his trip to Egypt. The videos he took with his Panasonic HDC-SD5 (Episode 407) had to be transferred off the flash cards to the computer, which very quickly filled up the hard drive. So this time for Tasmania, he decided to get a camcorder using tape, Canon's VIXIA HV30, which records on to HD miniDV cassette tapes.
A successor to last year's HV20, it is a palm-sized camcorder, records High Definition DV in 16:9 mode (1920 x 1080) or 4:3 mode (1440 x 1080). Supports 24p cinema mode and 30p progressive mode, the latter being good for converting into 15 fps web video. 10x optical zoom, fine low light performance, lens-shift image stabilisation, HDMI out, and a hot shoe for accessories.
Turning up the Volume: Size Matters
A listener's challenge to the 500-times size claim of the iPod Earbuds Speakers 500XL (Episode 543) generated a huge volume of response from the audience, including Perl eminence, FLOSS Weekly co-host and long-time listener Randal Schwartz, maths teacher and tea-maker par excellence George from Ajax, Ontario (who recommended the Penguin Tea Timer to Leo in Episode 501), and Van Miller from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It's not just the linear dimension, but the volume that counts, so say the chorus of disapproval.
The Miracle Thaw
Leo is enjoying his letters, and continues with another flood of correspondence, this time on the miracle defrosting tray the name of which escaped Dick adn Leo, in Episode 536. Listeners rush in to explain the Miracle Thaw, including Brian Trapman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, Jason Gray, Tim Shay, and Andy Heatlie (whose letter is quoted on Dick's website). It was just a piece of metal, and the FDA wasn't very happy with the commercials either. The Miracle Thaw is no longer available, but the Miracle Thaw Junior may still be, and if not, there is always the "new and improved" Super D-Frost Wonder from the same manufacturer.
Dick and Leo are understandably surprised that people actually pay attention to the podcasts. One hopes the FDA does too, and gets a close look at the Super D-Frost Wonder.
Listen to Episode 552
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
A successor to last year's HV20, it is a palm-sized camcorder, records High Definition DV in 16:9 mode (1920 x 1080) or 4:3 mode (1440 x 1080). Supports 24p cinema mode and 30p progressive mode, the latter being good for converting into 15 fps web video. 10x optical zoom, fine low light performance, lens-shift image stabilisation, HDMI out, and a hot shoe for accessories.
Turning up the Volume: Size Matters
A listener's challenge to the 500-times size claim of the iPod Earbuds Speakers 500XL (Episode 543) generated a huge volume of response from the audience, including Perl eminence, FLOSS Weekly co-host and long-time listener Randal Schwartz, maths teacher and tea-maker par excellence George from Ajax, Ontario (who recommended the Penguin Tea Timer to Leo in Episode 501), and Van Miller from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It's not just the linear dimension, but the volume that counts, so say the chorus of disapproval.
The Miracle Thaw
Leo is enjoying his letters, and continues with another flood of correspondence, this time on the miracle defrosting tray the name of which escaped Dick adn Leo, in Episode 536. Listeners rush in to explain the Miracle Thaw, including Brian Trapman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, Jason Gray, Tim Shay, and Andy Heatlie (whose letter is quoted on Dick's website). It was just a piece of metal, and the FDA wasn't very happy with the commercials either. The Miracle Thaw is no longer available, but the Miracle Thaw Junior may still be, and if not, there is always the "new and improved" Super D-Frost Wonder from the same manufacturer.
Dick and Leo are understandably surprised that people actually pay attention to the podcasts. One hopes the FDA does too, and gets a close look at the Super D-Frost Wonder.
Listen to Episode 552
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
Plantronics Voyager 510
Bluetooth Headset for Cellphones
Link: Plantronics
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
An "ultra comfortable" bluetooth mobile headset with a steady connection. It can also pair with 2 bluetooth cellphones. Leo has finally found a bluetooth headset that he likes in the Plantronics Voyager 510.
Dick's Cellphone Number
Only 7 people know Dick's cellphone number. When he goes to trade shows or conventions and has to leave his number, he tells people that his cellphone is rented.
Leo's Number
Leo has an 800 number. A remnant from his dating days.
Special Guest on First Anniversary
It's the first anniversary of DGW, and special guest Henry Laporte joins the celebration by singing Happy Anniversary to Dick, accompanied by a ukelele.
Acoustic Coupler
The Hayes SmartModem (Episode 245) reminds Henry C. from Southfield, Michigan of the acoustic coupler, the Teletype Model 33 in the late 60s (see vintage-computer.com), and the days when the Bell 130 was a fast modem.
Listen to Episode 252
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