Episode 1014

Pocket Radar and Tuning Fork
Radar guns are calibrated with tuning forks labelled not with the frequency but with the calibration speed and radar band. Dick tests the Pocket Radar with one, and has fun with Leo along the way. 

Live from CES - the Pocket Radar
Dr Kiki went booth hopping at CES and stopped at Pocket Radar to interview one of its inventors Steve Goody.  Watch the video below, clipped from TWiT Live @CES 9: Booth Hopping with Dr Kiki - Part 2.  Notice the people trying out the speed radar in the background.



New Apple Tablet - The iNewton?
Leo is back from the Apple Event, and has the gadget to prove it.  Wait a minute, it's the Newton, complete with 2MB memory, a modem card, and a stylus!  Becky Worley has suggested that Leo take the Newton to the Apple Event for the official passing of the torch.

Bridging the Space-Time Continuum
Long-time listener Frank Ajzensztat, from Melbourne, Australia, who has never missed an episode of the Daily Giz Wiz, thinks that Dick and Leo have finally found a way of bridging the Space-Time Continuum.  Frank was listening to Episode 1001 when Dick and Leo talked about having Mama Laporte on the Daily Giz Wiz.  Lo and behold, there she was in Episode 1002!  It's as if Dick and Leo could predict the future!  By the way, Frank thinks Mama Laporte was fantastic.

Father and Son Team
Although it's the first time a letter from Frank has been read, Frank's son Rowan Ajzensztat has written in before, back in Episode 269, who asked Dick to give Frank a shout-out.  Not that anyone can expect Dick and Leo to remember that.

Dyslexic Spoonerism
The slightly dyslexic Dick botched the letter-reading again today.  He kept referring to the episodes numbers as 101 and 102.  Earlier, he referred to Wikipedia as Widipekia.  To err is human; to be a dyslexic and amnesic spooneriser is Dick - and we love him for that.

Of Mouse and Man
Speaking of predicting the future, back in 1996, one Aaron Lubarsky made a short film about computers and technology, in which a very young-looking Leo made a few predictions about the future of the web, online entertainment, and the hand-held device.  Pretty accurate.  Dane Golden found it on YouTube in around October 2007 and told Leo about it.  See Leo's blog.



Leo and Leo: Which do you prefer?
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