Dick's Gadget Warehouse & How to Submit Your Viewer Video On Any Kind Of Gadget!

Our viewer video this week arrived with this email from Tom Wynne:

Hello, love the show!

I have been watching since the very first episode. Keep up the good work :)

My gadget is a follow up to the Palm Pilot. It is the HP Jornada 540 Windows CE device with Stowaway portable keyboard.

https://youtu.be/tcxo3bqV83g  

Thanks again. Tom from Lynnwood, Washington

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1718

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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 (favorite old, or favorite new): 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 earn a tiny amount of fame (hopefully). And if you live in the US, you'll also get an autographed 35-year-old Alfred E. Neuman picture and a MAD surprise (most likely the current issue of MAD.) But no matter where you live, I canemail an autographed to you Alfred E. Neuman photo if we show your video. Just print it out, frame it, or just hang it up and no one will know it's a copy. We've tested it out and fans say they look terrific!

All show submissions go to mail@gizwiz.tv

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Letter of the week:  Important stuff to know about LifeStraw's global humanitarian efforts.

Hi guys!

We saw your episode containing gadgets from the International Housewares show media preview and wanted to follow up.

Unfortunately, we didn’t anticipate the lengthy delay between the event (mid January) and its appearance (mid March), otherwise would have been delighted to share launch plans for the Home pitcher via Kickstarter, as well as respond to questions posed during the episode regarding pricing and performance.

To provide clarity regarding pricing, it is worth noting that LifeStraw products contain inset global impact. For every product purchased, a school child in a developing country receives safe access to water for an entire school year. Buyers of products (whether a single product or 3-pack) receive a powerful and beneficial filtration product, and also support a global humanitarian effort (LifeStraw’s Give Back program) across some of the harshest backcountry regions around the world, where access to potable water is limited. In fact, the company’s first product was used to filter water for communities ravaged by Guinea Worm disease. Since the introduction of LifeStraw’s innovative filtration technology combined with the company’s global impact work, the disease has nearly been completely eradicated.

Finally, desalination of water is a super complex process requiring more than just filtration. While in jest Dick said he wanted to try the LifeStraw down on the Hudson River, we discouraged him to do so given that the Hudson is brackish, and the LifeStraw wouldn’t function in such an environment. LifeStraw technology does not desalinate water, it filters out parasites/bacteria/protozoa and toxins (herbicides/pesticides) from natural or tap water while reducing lead, chlorine and most importantly, microplastics, which continue to leech into our water supply.

We appreciate GizWiz’s engagement and interest in LifeStraw, but felt it valuable to clarify points and questions raised during the episode as questions from viewers may arise. It is incredibly important to avoid the spread of misinformation, especially when it has to do with public health. Kind regards, Wendy

Wendy B. Agudelo, Director