Episode 1038

Folkmanis Puppets
You can see how Dick, with the help of stage-"hand" Dennis Wunderlin, demonstrate the Folkmanis Puppets in the video below - courtesy of Team ODTV at odtv.me.



Turn On the Buzz
Leo has been welcoming Google Buzz with open arms, as he does with most things new, but even Dick finds it rather appealing, because every time he turns it on, he gets a bunch more followers.  Follow Dick from his Google Profile page.

Giz Wiz Gadget Involved in Scandal
John Toben from Marietta, Georgia, faithful listener since Episode 1, reports the top story of the day in the Atlanta Paper.  An airport manager was at a meeting negotiating with Delta Airlines.  He accidentally left his Livescribe Pulse Smartpen (Episode 653) behind, with the recorder turned on.  Delta was pulsing with rage after they found it out.  You can read the story on ajc.com.

Funny how, 18 months after Dick first talked about the gadget, it's suddenly come back to the fore again, most recently in Episode 1030.

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Episode 1037

ZipShot Tripod
J A Gate has a suggestion for Leo's camera gear: a very light-weight tripod called the ZipShot Tripod, by Tamrac.

ZipShot Tripod

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Episode 1036

DGW in Year 5
Last week the Daily Giz Wiz marched into its 5th year.  Episode 1 was released on 20 February 2006.  It all started one day when Leo was at the Hudson Hotel in New York with Dick ...  See also Episode 99.

Illuminated Key Cap
Leo met someone the other day who invented a key cap that illuminates the key-hole, although it may not have been the same gadget as the Nanolite (Episode 996).

Keychain Spy Camera
When Dick talked about the Keychain Spy Camera in Episode 1029, he had mislaid the email from the listener who told him about it.  That was Chuck Lohr, and you can find his review at chucklohr.com/808/.  The technology inside, a hacker friend of Chuck’s has found out, may well be part of a cellphone package from China.  Chuck is slightly worried about Leo's order, as even for an inexpensive little gadget like this, there are knock-offs and some are not as good as others.

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Episode 1035

PowerGenix
Peter Costello bought a set of PowerGenix Nickel Zinc batteries after listening to Episode 1021.  He wanted to know if the batteries could be used with a solar charger but was advised by PowerGenix that at the moment, it’s best to use the batteries with the PowerGenix charger.

GizWiz Garb
Dick is wearing a Dick’s Gadget Warehouse T-Shirt from GizWizGarb, a site run by Sue McAllister of ColorSpotPrinting, selling GizWiz-themed merchandise.

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Episode 1034

The Dark Side of Dick
Dick was usually a sweet kid, but he remembers that when he was about 12, he was making snowballs when saw a short old lady walking very slowly down the block, staring at Dick all the time, and he said to her, "OK, lady, start running."  Dick sat down on the snow and was in hysterics.  Dick still doesn't know what possessed him to do that.

TechnoComedy
In Episode 1023, Leo talked about using scanned cheques on the iPhone to make deposits wit the USAA.  Roger Harmon from Tucson, who last wrote in Episode 921 asking for a recommendation for an FM transmitter, writes in to say that now the app is available on Android as well.  Roger is a big fan, and loves the technocomedy.

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