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Wednesday
Jun082016

Dick's Gadget Warehouse & How to Submit Your Viewer Video.

Our viewer gadget video this week arrived with this email: 

On our Honeymoon Alaskan Cruise me and my Wife Liz took this special trip to Radio Shack in Skagway Alaska to record this video from our Gadget Warehouse.

 

It's the Radio Shack AM Radio in the form of the Red Radio Shack Logo from the late 70's.

 

Check out this video on YouTube: really ten plus years in the making.

 

https://youtu.be/u_7VxC4yeZs

 

John Riopel

 

Giz Wiz finds one on Ebay for almost $50 with shipping on 6/9/16 here:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/282056973354?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

 

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1574  

 

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We’re looking for more Viewer Videos!

 

We’d love to include your video in an upcoming Giz Wiz Show, so here's what we're looking for! Your home shot video – 2 to 3 minutes long, in 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.

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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. No professional ads please.

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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.

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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 a new gadget you just bought too.

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Post them on YouTube and send us the link! We'll do the rest. (Or possibly nothing, but that's unlikely.) Remember, videos should be just 2 to 3 minutes long! Low production value is fine, but we should be able to hear you and see you! If we select and show your video on The Giz Wiz you’ll a tiny amount of fame (hopefully), an autographed MAD magazine and a 35-year-old Alfred E. Neuman picture. So that's one more (so-so) reason to send in your video! IMPORTANT: We'll just shower you with praise for your video if you live outside the US or Canada since we can't afford to send stuff outside of those two places. (Thanks for understanding.)

 

All show submissions go to mail@gizwiz.tv

 

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Letter of the week:

 

Hi Dick and Chad,


I am a huge fan of the show and try to never miss an episode.


I saw this on my Facebook feed and thought that it fit in many categories, What the heck is it?, Dumbest gadget ever, or just WTF.

Doug Johnson
Robbinsdale, Minnesota

PS  Chad, please tell us you won’t even consider getting one of these.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1046165765/licki-brush-lick-your-cat 

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