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Oct212013

Back to Dick's Gadget Warehouse! With another viewer video & how to sumbit your video!

Getting your video on the show starts with a letter and a link, like this one. (All the details are below the letter.)

Dear Dick, Leo (and, of course, Jason and whatever intern is vetting this),

I am a coffee geek. Wait—make that Coffee Geek (like Leo's buddy Mark Prince), and, in all the world of gadgets, I love coffee gadgets above almost all others. I have two home coffee roasters, three brewers, multiple drip systems, a French Press, an Aeropress, three espresso machines, all vintage, a half-dozen vintage hand grinders, a commercial espresso grinder and a commercial dosing grinder for my drip coffee makers, even a percolator. Don't even get me started on cups and the like. Needless to say, I like coffee a whole bunch.

Above all other coffee gadgets, I especially love manual lever espresso machines and the aesthetic satisfaction of making the entire shot by hand. So, I though I'd share a video of my favorite gadget (well, one of my favorite gadgets, as I'd hate to insult the others). It ain't Tonx, but it's tasty.

http://vimeo.com/76016144

Thanks for the years of absurdity and gadget lust, so frequently piled one atop the other.

George Van Wagner (aka GVDub on virtually ever coffee forum known to man)

See or hear this show: www.twit.tv/giz1439

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We'd love to include your video in an upcoming Giz Wiz Show. Here's what we're looking for: Your home made Videos -- two to three minutes long - in the any of the following categories:

I bought a piece of crap! Did you buy something you ended up hating? We won't get you a refund, but we might be able to give a platform to vent your disappointment. Remember, "family friendly" language applies.

I Invented This! Did you invent something? (Or did a friend or relative invent something.) We can't market it for you, but we can help get the word out. Show us what it is, and how it works. Even if it's a prototype, you can get our (and the audience) reactions.

My Gadget Warehouse! Okay, so you don't have a warehouse. It doesn't matter. Just tell us about your favorite old gadget(s). When and where you bought it, and why you're still hanging on to it.

My favorite gadget of all time! Show us what it is, tell us what it does and why you love, or loved it! It can be something you just bought too.

Post them on YouTube and send our producer, Jason, the link! We'll do the rest. (Or possibly nothing, but that's unlikely.) Remember, videos should be just 2 to 3 minutes long, 4 MAX! Low production value is fine. Even welcomed! That way our stuff doesn't look bad by comparison. We've set the bar low. Don't trip over it. 

REMEMBER! If we select and show your video on The Giz Wiz you will now be awarded with some sort of prize. It's Leo's way to get rid of some of the crap he’s collected. So there's one more (so-so) reason to send in your video!

All show submissions go to gizwiz@twit.tv

Letter of week:

From: Byron S.

Subject: PRODUCTS: Ostrich Pillow Light :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ostrich-pillow/ostrich-pillow-light

At least it looks a little better, just a little, better than the original one.

Byron

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