Lights and magnets --- it's the Light Mine Professional from Striker

The Light Mine Professional is powerful LED light with an underwater navy mine appearance. Eleven neodymium (rare earth) magnetic posts surround a central LED. The baseba;; sized sphere fits into tight areas and aims a powerful beam of light where you needed most. This is the newest version of the original golf-ball sized Light Mine. Everything about the new Professional model is bigger. It’s 8 times brighter, lasts 4 times longer, includes a signal beacon, and even red LED night vision light. Eleven powerful neodymium magnets are located at the end of each post so you can attach and aim the light in any direction. The posts also act as tripods and quad-pods so you can position the light accurately on non-magnetic surfaces. 8 powerful LEDs are used in the front white lens and 4 red LEDs power the backlight. A four-function switch provides low power spot, high output flood, red night vision, and a high visibility blinking signal beacon. You can even attach a lanyard and use it as a magnetic pickup tool for a dropped screw, nail, etc. Use one in the garage to stick to your car’s hood for engine repairs. Keep one in your home for repairs in tight spaces such as under the counter, behind a stereo, or when working on computer equipment. Stick one on your refrigerator as your 'go-to' light for emergency situations during a power outage such as finding and flipping the circuit breaker. Powered by 3 replaceable AAA batteries. MSRP $19.99. The original small Striker Light Mine retails for about $7.

www.strikerhandtools.com

Here's a gadget for gathering nuts. No, not your friends, the kind of nuts you eat.

Not all things have to be high tech to work well!

Take for example the Nut Gatherer. Have a nut tree? The Weasel Nut Gatherer is an easy to use rolling pick up tool for nuts and more. Picks up pecans, acorns, walnuts, butternuts, hickory nuts, chestnuts, filberts, gum balls, seeds, and more. It’s easy to roll. There’s no bending over and it saves time.  Also picks up fruit and small balls. When I saw this device at the Hardware Show I asked “does this thing really work?” They lady at the Garden Weasel booth, it does, here try it yourself. She put assorted nuts, even lemons and limes on the floor and handed me the large Nut Gatherer. I picked up just everything on the floor in no time! (Watch the video, link below.) Roll it over just about any surface and nuts, etc. are collected in a durable steel wire spring basket. The basket can be emptied by spreading springs apart. You can clean it with a water hose. Dimensions: 48" L. x 6" W. x 10.5" D. 39.5" with a powder-coated metal handle; foam handle grip. Available in a large and small version. About $25 to $35 depending on size and store.

www.gardenweasel.com 

Direct link to the Nut Gatherer: http://tinyurl.com/3zhhvzu

Video of Giz Wiz using Nut Gatherer: http://youtu.be/l7_7cJekq_E

Here are the Pet Gadgets I showed on World News Now.

Can you ask your dog to smile please, - my dog is wearing a video recorder!

What if your pet could walk around carrying a video camera? Well, guess what? Then can. The Eyenimal Videocam is a digital cam for your dog or cat! It’s ultralight at about 1.2 ounces. It clips on the pet’s collar and hangs down with the lens facing forward. Turn it on, walk your pet, and then when you plug it you’re your computer you’ll be able to see life from your pet’s point of view! (There is no software with the cam, so you use one of your own programs. I used VLC.) Having spent a couple of hours with the Eyenimal, here are some helpful hints that hopefully will save you from ruining your first few videos. Make sure you remove any metal tags your dog might wear because the mic is pretty sensitive and will pick up the noise. You can either take them off, or do what I did. Use a rubber band to keep them tightly together so they didn’t jingle. And the cam will work best on dogs that aren’t too furry. The Eyenimal hangs down under the pet's chin, so on some dogs, fur might obscure part of the lens. Walking the dog using a metal chain can also added unwanted noise. In addition to the built in microphone, there’s 8GB of built in memory. Video capture resolution is 680 X 480 and the battery should be last about 2.5 hours on a full charge. You charge it via your USB port. It’s PC & Mac compatible. $99 at the link. There’s a brief video I shot using the Eyenimal here:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDxrQEECGms

www.petgadgets.com

Do have a problem with a dog who barks too much. This just might be the answer.

This device could be a neighbor saver if you have a dog that barks too much. When the folks at PetGadgets.com mention the No Bark Collar I said I didn’t want anything might harm a dog. But Goeff, the president of the company said this collar was designed to help stop barking without the use of shock or anything painful for the animal. There are two types of correction: Sound and Vibration. There’s a built in microphone that sets off the alarm when the dog barks. You can set that for high or low sensitivity. And then you also set the device for vibrate or sound. When the dog starts to bark the vibration or sound will interrupt and the company says that should cure excessive barking in about a month. There are many different models and sizes. Here’s the link to the page of the one I showed on the air, which is branded from Pettags. But you can check out the others on the same website.  Prices for No Bark Collars start at about $26.

http://www.petgadgets.com/product_details.cfm?product_id=1439&content_id=17 

If your dog gets upset during thunderstorms, this can help.

This photo is from the company. As soon as I get a chance, I'll replace it with one of Fairway in her ThunderShirt.At a Pet Show a gentlemen asked if I knew about ThunderShirt.  I didn't, and was willing to listen, especially when he said he was great for dogs who got upset during thunder storms. ThunderShirt is designed to apply gentle pressure on a dog’s torso which offers a calming effect. It sure worked great on my dog a few days before I showed this product on the air. NYC had several loud thunder storms with pounding rain. Instead of hiding in the bathroom, my 10 year old dog (Fairway) stayed in the living room! And during one storm she actually ate her dinner while wearing her ThunderShirt. The company says that the Thundershirt’s gentle, constant pressure has a dramatic calming effect for most dogs if they are anxious, fearful or over-excited. Based on surveys completed by over two thousand customers, over 80% of dogs show significant improvement in symptoms when using Thundershirt. It should fit snugly, so check out the correct size for your dog on their website. $36.

www.thundershirt.com