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    Oct242015

    Fizzics introduces The Perfect Way To Pour Bottled And Canned Beer. 

     Fizzics says that to date, the home draught beer system has been restricted to Kegeraters and overly complicated homebrew kits. The downside is that they're expensive and require non-returnable, proprietary kegs. And you're forced to consume a single type of beer or home-brew which can quickly degrade (they say it can 'skunk'). But now Fizzics introduces the first universal beer system that lets the drinker experience a premium draught pour from any variety of beer that comes in a bottle, can or growler. The beer drinker controls the individual taste, choosing their favorite beer brand to fine-tune the exact level of foam. No over-pours, spillage or wasted beer again. Peter, at Fizzics says it's remarkably simple in design and ease of use: pull the lever on the top-mounted tap to TAP and push back to TOP. Evidently a lot of people love beer and were willing to back this Indiegogo project, with more than $200,00. Instead of getting 100% of the funding they were seeking, they got 333%. Fizzics is portable and runs on 4 AA batteries which they say should be enough to foam about 200 bottles or cans of beer. The unit weighs less than four pounds. Retail is $169.99. You can learn more about Fizzics at 

    http://www.fizzicsgroup.com/

     

    It's just appeared on the Brookstone website as of 10/24/15, at a discount price of $129.99. They picked it as one of the top 10 best holiday gifts of 2015.

     

    http://www.brookstone.com/

     

    Giz Wiz YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/daWyigAAZgo

     

    Epson introduces five new Supertank All-in-One Printers.

     

    The new Epson EcoTank all-in-ones come loaded and ready with two years of ink right inside the box. There are five models in the new line. The lowest priced (MSRP $379.99) Expression ET-2500 EcoTank wireless all-in-one comes with four bottles of ink, enough for up to 2 years of printing in the box. That’s a lot of ink — enough to print up to 4000 black/6500 color pages, and equivalent to about 20 ink cartridge sets. It delivers unbeatable convenience with ultra low-cost replacement ink bottles and innovative refillable ink tanks. The ET-2500 with built-in wireless allows you to print from tablets and smartphones; and offers fast, one-touch copying; all via user-friendly control panel buttons. Epson says when replacement ink is needed, the cost will be as low as $12.99 per bottle, or $52 per set of four bottles. For comparison, athink of the cost of approximately 20 sets of cartridges to print the same number of pages using the ink included with the EcoTank printer.

    Giz Wiz YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/ibzq6eWmnyE

    More info on the five EcoTank printers is here:

    http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Landing/ecotank-super-tank-printers.do

     

    The Epson ET-2500 EcoTank is under $367 on Amazon here (as of 10/2/15) 

     

    Epson Expression ET-2500 EcoTank Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer  

    Add a nightlight or a USB charging port to an outlet - in a snap!

     

    The folks at SnapPower set a goal we all can appreciate: create simple and convenient solutions to power home electronics with 'snap' easy installation. And they've done it with two gadgets so far. In 2014 they launched the SnapPower Guidelight which is a replacement for the standard plug-in night light and the hardwired guide lights found on the market. Their Guidelight installs in seconds and requires no wires or batteries. (Watch The Giz Wiz Video.) It's designed to look like and replace the standard electrical outlet cover plate in the home. The Guidelight is equipped with diffused LED lighting to provide helpful illumination by night, while keeping both outlets available for use at all times. For convenience, The SnapPower Guidelight includes a light sensor that automatically turns the LEDs on in the dark and off in the light. Now they've come up with the SnapPower USB Charger. No more worrying about finding that bulky AC plug-in charger that came with your cell phone or other portable electronic devices. Like their SnapPower Guidelights, the SnapPower Charger uses the same prong technology to draw power directly from your electrical outlets. They require no wires or batteries and they install in seconds. The USB Charger is perfect for any room in the house and it’s low profile design allows for easy access to a USB charger in dozens of locations. This started as a Kickstarter project and lots of people liked the idea so much they successfully raised $839,301 USD with 18,604 backers!

     

    www.snappower.com 

     

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