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The ChargeBlock

iPhone/iPod Accessory

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ChargBlock

The ChargeBlock from Miccus is a small battery charger.  It has a built-in iPod dock connector that plugs into the iPod for recharging the iPod, and it recharges its 800mAh battery via a mini-USB cable, or the AC adapter.

So Much Chocolate, So Little Gadgetry

Leo gets sent all sorts of stuff, including Amano Chocolate and Starbucks Instant Coffee from Warren Owen.  Pity he doesn’t get sent some decent gadgets for TTTT.

Tedx and Dubai

Leo is off to Dubai where he will be giving a speech at the Tedx conference.  He’s already arrived and has posted updates on his blog. Dick suggests he visit the Palm Islands, a housing development built on reclaimed land in the sea in the shape of a palm tree or palm leaf.

Palm Islands in Dubai

The End of The World According To Dubai

The Palm Islands development looks positively modest when compared to The World Islands, another development of man-made islands surrounded by breakwater which together resemble a world map.  You can buy an entire country there (by invitation only), if the project gets completed.  It’s like playing Monopoly with real money.  The development, along with many other building projects in the United Arab Emirates, has been suspended because of the financial crisis, and the man who bought Ireland has committed suicide.  See an article in The Times.  Leo is going to meet a princess there and may well receive an invitation to buy an island.

The World Islands in Dubai

Things to Do in Dubai

When Leo is done haggling with the local royalty over the price of an island, he might try some indoor skiing at the Dubai Emirates Mall, visit the spice and gold souks (the last being probably the only reason Jennifer has agreed to go with Leo), or buy a pair of Gap jeans for Dick, if he can find such lowly goods there.  Just don’t expect any help with the jeans from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

An FM Transmitter Solution

Germ Cartee always enjoys the show a little bit when it manages to grab his attention from other things more interesting.  After listening to Episode 921 in which a listener asked about FM transmitters, he is offering his own solution.  He has a second car which has pre-configured static FM frequencies, but he doesn’t listen to the local FM radio stations.  He dismantles the external FM antenna which stops the local FM signals from interfering with the FM transmitter.

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