A great two-in-one gadget, perfect for travelers.

The AirScale is a great combination of two gadgets travelers can use. A travel scale and a large capacity external battery charger. The scale alerts air-travelers of excess weight problems before airport check-in. It can calibrate weights up to 40kg or 88 pounds which you'll see on the LCD screen. In charging mode AirScale can recharge most mobile phones fully for about than 2 cycles or more. With a capacity of 6,500mAh (built with LG battery cells), the charging time is 2 times faster than many power banks found in the market offering 2A input and 2.4A output. Included in the box is a detachable hook strap that easily converts the unit to a convenient scale. And you can seamlessly switch between metric and imperial units with the push of a button. MSRP: $59.00. 

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/QxGdXxNEjUw

Company product page: https://shop.oaxis.com/products/airscale-power-bank-with-digital-scale?variant=18495265671

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Chad's Crappy Corner and two final gadgets for his August theme: cheap Smart Home gadgets.

Chad does two “smart home” gadgets this week. Chad's 1^st Smart Home Gadget is Flic. Here's what Amazon says about it:

Flic - The wireless button that creates a shortcut to your favorite actions on your phone! It has never been easier to control your smart home, find your phone or send a distress message to your loved ones. Flic makes your life simple. Flic is a simple and stylish wireless button that acts as a shortcut to your favorite actions on your phone. With one Flic, you can call a cab, text your loved ones of your location if you’re in distress, or just turn the lights on. Flic can do so much more too! $34.00.

And Chad's take: Chad was a little taken aback when his Flic arrived with no instructions at all! He figured he'd need an app to use and when searching for one, discovered there was a Flic app that didn't apply to his device at the top of the list. It seemed the second choice Flic app was the one he needed. Once downloaded, Chad got his Flic to carry out several commands. It turns out a single Flic can be programmed to do three things of your choice. Pushing the tiny Flic once sets off the 1^st command, pushing it twice, the 2^nd command, and holding the single button Flic puts the third command in play. Chad showed us there are dozens of things that Flic can be taught to do, but each Flic can only do 3 of them. To do more, you have to delete something you already taught it to do. It's a tiny device, so tiny Chad could not find a way to change the battery. So Chad he fears it's another device where you have to buy a new one when the battery dies. At $34 Chad thought that was not a good thing, and down-rated the Flic to the 'really crappy' part of his 'crappy corner'. (Flic is available in 5 colors.)

http://amzn.to/2bB36b2 

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Chad's Final "Smart Home" Gadget For August.

had's second and final 'Cheap Smart Home Gadget' is the FA Broadlink Black Bean Smart Home Wifi Remote IR Controller. 

Here's what Amazon says about it: How many remote controls do you have in your family room? And how many are lost under couch cushions or otherwise misplaced? BroadLink RM Mini Wi-Fi Universal Remote integrate all your IR (Compared with RMPRO-US, it canceled RF function) controlled devices into one APP in your smart phone, it uses USB cable to connect with power. Easy set up, one key to one button easy training process to transfer all functions to APP. Automatic codes update from cloud, automatic device matching without learning. Voice control supported, open your TV, air condition, DVD etc. by speaking to RM Mini 3 through APP! Automatic device matching without learning , iOS/Android app control from anywhere.Real time control, intelligent trigers. $25.99 

And Chad's take? Chad found this FA Broadlink Black Bean Smart Home Wifi Remote IR Controller device a lot better than the Flic. He said the app wasn't buggy, that it had a huge data base of device codes, and that it was endlessly configurable. You should watch this week's show to get all the details about this device. It uses a cable to connect to power, but that didn't bother Chad. As a matter of fact he said this gadget really wasn't crappy at all. But he did point out that there are several devices that look like the one he purchased, but he wasn't sure if they were all capable of doing the job his did. So he recommends buying the one he bought, which is here:

http://amzn.to/2bJZLXZ 

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

Our viewer video submission for Dick's Gadget Warehouse arrived with this email from Steve Main:

Hey D&C

You might remember me from gadget videos such as "The kitchen Night Light" and "The Thing Charger Review" Well today I have something special for you and it's not Bluetooth. I received a great gift during a door raffle at a coaches appreciation night and of course I thought of you guys when I pick out the prize from the table. I'm trying to keep a straight face in the video and I managed to keep composed on my first use of the toaster. Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/mORz9kaxWOY

thanks for the show guys my son and I watch it every week!

Steve & Caleb Main

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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.)

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The letter of the week:  

Via Alexis Perez

Hey guys, Hello from Puerto Rico,

I saw this article saying that the cheap smart watch from episode 1580 has a backdoor that tries to communicate with some random IP from China when you use the pairing app.

Since I had not received the watch when I read this article, I was able to ask Amazon for a refund based on the seller not shipping on time. If I do receive it, I'll just use it a a dumb watch (it looks cool, though), or I might try to pair with an old phone I had previously erased just to see how it works.

Anyway, here is the link:

http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/44987/mobile-2/smartwatch-with-backdoor.html

Alexis J

And another letter about our first letter!

Hello Dick and Chad,

I watched the episode where Alexis talked about getting the Bluetooth watch for $2.00

Turns out that seller was a scammer. I purchased 5 watches and was informed in about 5 minutes that the watches had shipped. They sent me a USPS tracking number to boot.

Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it was. The tracking number was bogus, and the watches never arrived. Here is a link to the seller's profile page:

https://www.amazon.com/sp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=0&isCBA=&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&orderID=106-6480347-3727434&seller=A1DLXPK69ND5XV&tab=&vasStoreID=

As you can see, not too many people are pleased with him.

Most of the comments say the same thing. Phony tracking number, never received product etc... The good thing is Amazon refunded my money. Thought you might like to hear an update on these watches.

Keep up the good work, love the show. Dave Martel 

Giz Wiz Show #1584 for August 19th 2016 - Our 68th Independent Production!

Thanks to our wonderful Patreon supporters The Giz Wiz Show not only continues, but is well into its 2nd year of independent production. If you'd like to support OMGchad & DickDe in our independent venture (we pay for everything ourselves, including travel) just click the Patreon link at the top of our show web page:  http://www.gizwiz.tv/  You can also contribute just once via the PayPal link that's there too. And thank you! Our show wouldn't exist without our viewer's support.   

And now to this week's show --- an all Giz Wiz LED Gadget Show!

A couple of years ago Chad introduced us to the LED disco bulb. Just screw into a lamp base, turn it on, and you have an instant disco display! I bought 3 of them and friends bought a lot of them too. But now you can forget the disco light bulb with just one rotating dome – here's a new version with two rotating disco lights in one bulb! The old one is on the left and the new one is on the right in the picture.

Here's what Amazon says about this fun gadget. (Like many things on Amazon, it has an endlessly long name. Meet the-) HociTech 6W Rotating LED Strobe Bulb Multicolor Crystal Stage Light, Double BulbHead. The beautiful colors rotating with the bulb create an amazing strobe disco effect in any room. Ideal for home party's, disco, Bar's ,Club's , stage and even children's rooms. Get Rotating Colorful lights in your room in seconds with this awesome gadget. Long working lifespan. Filled room auto-rotation with RGB three kinds of light color. $11.99 and Amazon Prime. Free shipping for Prime Members. (link below.)

And the Giz Wiz adds: I like it! I like it a lot! Watch the video and I think you'll like it a lot too, assuming you like rotating bright color LED lights! It really fills a room with lights rotating in every direction. Just make sure the lamp you put it in is not at eye level, or you'll find it very annoying! Check out the video we shoot:

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/hzO94oTrY3Q 

Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2byYHUg  Single spinning dome disco light http://amzn.to/2bn8Uqb 

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