Archive of entries posted on November 2009

Episode 971

Seal Shield Silver Surf Wireless Keyboard and Laser Mouse
Dishwasher-safe Input Devices
Link: Seal Shield Keyboard Seal Shield Mouse
 
The previous Seal Shield model that Dick talked about in Episode 756 was a USB keyboard.  This time it’s wireless – the Silver Surf Wireless Keyboard and Laser Mouse, dishwasher-safe and anti-microbial.  Another keyboard to consider is the Seal [...]

Episode 970

Yucky Yucky Get Well Spoon
Child Care
Link: okokchina.com
Dick’s Gadget Warehouse
 
On Black Friday, Dick’s warehouse gadget is from 2003, and it still works.  The Yucky Yucky Spoon sings a cute ditty to get kids to take medicine from the spoon.
Podcast Awards – VOTE
Voting is still open at Podcast Awards, until Monday 30 November.  Leo has decided to [...]

Episode 969

Health-O-Meter Massaging Memory Foam Slippers
Slippers
Link: Amazon
 
Dick has been pretty enthusiastic about other slippers, like BrightFeet (Episode 73) and the 1992 Wacky Slippers (Episode 335), but not so with the Health O Meter Massaging Memory Foam Slippers.
Dick’s Thanksgiving
Dick is not into family gatherings, and he spends every Thanksgiving with a group of freelancers.  For Dick’s childhood [...]

Episode 968

Capresso CoffeeTEAM GS
Coffee Machine
Link: Capresso
 
Back in Episode 113, Dick talked about the Capresso CoffeeTEAM Therm.  This time, it’s the CoffeeTEAM GS.  It uses a conical burr grinder with a streamlined coffee-making process.  It’s Direct-Feed technology makes for a more compact design while keeping moisture away from the grinder.  It grinds the beans directly into the [...]

Episode 967

Motorola Droid
Smartphone
Link: Motorola
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
After wondering if he should do the Logitech Anywhere MX Mouse (Episode 913) and the TVclean (Episode 961), Leo suddenly finds himself with a plethora of gadgets to choose from, including the Vizio 24″ LCD HDTV and the Slingbox Pro-HD.  But he settles on the Motorola Droid.
The Droid runs on Verizon’s CDMA and [...]