Episode 928

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Dick's Upcoming Book
No kidding, Dick is writing a new book.  Nothing to do with MAD this time.  It's going to be called "The 327 Most Memorable People I Ever Met", featuring famous people such as Gregory Peck and even Leo Laporte.

The Other DeBartolo
Edward DeBartolo is the largest owner of shopping malls in the world (or the States).  He is not Dick's father, though not for want of trying Dick's part.  Here Dick reprises the story he first told in Episode 34.

Dead or Alive
The report by Leo of Arte Johnson's death is very interesting, not very funny, and greatly exaggerated.  The recently deceased cast member of Laugh-In that Leo has in mind may be Henry Gibson, who died on 14 September 2009.

Slinging over to Roku
When the Roku (Episode 922) first came out, Leo asked them for a review sample.  The reply was they had already sent one to the gadget reviewer on Leo’s radio show, and wouldn’t send one to Leo.  When Leo learned that Brian Jacquet had left Sling Media to work for Roku, Leo wrote to Brian that he was glad Brian was now in charge.

The day after Dick and Leo talked about the Roku, Dick ran into Brian Jacquet in a “Christmas in September” event.  Brian told Dick he had moved to Roku, and Dick told Brian that Leo had just talked about the Roku the previous day.

The Reverend Steve Miller's Roku
Regular correspondent and gadget hound Steve Miller has had the Roku since its introduction.  (Are there any gadgets Steve hasn’t bought yet?)  His wife watches Murder, She Wrote (see Episode 919) on Netflix using Roku and they watch a number of BCC shows, but unfortunately the Best of Match Game is not available for streaming.

Steve has also decided to follow Leo’s example to become an ordained minister through Universal Life Church (see Episode 916).  He should be addressed as the Reverend Steve Miller from now on.

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Episode 927

Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
The Motorola S805 is available on Amazon, which now offers the usual packaging or a frustration-free packaging, i.e. without the blister pack (at a slightly higher price).

A Perfect Match
Kerry Kennedy and her husband Derek Cave listen to the Daily Giz Wiz every day, and they're still married.  In Episode 921, Leo remarked that the episode numbers for the week would match the dates.  Kerry started listening to the show about a year ago and has been catching up with the back catalogue.  She notes that the same thing happened in Episode 51 (on 1 May), and Dick and Leo made the same jokes.

Episode 1000
Leo confirms that they will be doing Episode 1000 live at CES.  He might be doing other shows there too.

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Episode 926

Flowers for Madame
Another writing credit in Dick's CV: ventrilooquist Wayland Flowers and Madame.

Hubba Hubba
Leo betrays his period by saying "Hubba hubba, Raquel Welch."

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
That was the weather for Dick at the cinema over the weekend, and today's Audible Pick.

A Page Turner
In an earlier episode, Leo recommended Dan Brown's new book on Audible and called it a real "page turner".  Walter Wakefield asks, Can one call an audible book a page turner?

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Episode 925

The Don Rickles Project
Leo watched the Don Rickles Project movie recently and is acting like him and calling everyone a hockey puck.

A Slow Moving World
Like another listener in Episode 914, Al Spalding also listens to the Daily Giz Wiz at an accelerated speed, but only 25% faster.  He likes it that way.  The problem is, now everything else seems slow, including the new Harry Potter movie he saw recently with his wife who assured him that he was crazy.

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Episode 924

Dick the Yoga Master
Dick always stays ahead of the curve, and has been doing yoga for 30 years, long before Leo starts doing his Pilates, yoga and TWiT Sit.  Dick still does a sun salutation every day.

Circadian Rhythm Disorder
Leo needs 8 hours of sleep every day, while Dick gets tired every night at 11, and then gets wide awake by midnight.  Dr Leo Laporte diagnoses Dick's condition as a circadian rhythm mismatch.

A Tip from England
Stephen Doo from England gives us all a tip.  Certain models of the iPod Touch (2nd Gen onwards) works with earbuds with a built-in microphone, like the EarPollution Timbre (Episode 912).  Download the Skype iPhone app, and you can start making free calls on the internet when you're in a WiFi zone.

Bad Timbre?
After Leo talked about the Timbre, it became rather popular and its price started going up.  One listener who got it wasn't completely happy with the sound quality, and Leo reminds us again that at about $20, one cannot expect it to perform at the same level as the Bose QuietComfort, or a $300 pair of Etymotics.

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