Archive of posts tagged ford sync

Episode 973

X10 Mystery BOC
X10 “Box of Crap”
Link: X10
 
Dick has ordered an X10 Mystery BOC and does a “What’s In the Box?” with Leo.  They’re not exactly bowled over.  The conclusion is that the box has been aptly named.  Dick has gone where angels refuse to tread, so you don’t have to.
Match Game and Set
Much more interesting [...]

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 962

Sonos ZonePlayer S5
Wireless Distributed Music System
Link: Sonos
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
As mentioned in Episode 947, Leo did get a review unit of the Sonos Zoneplayer S5.  Each S5 is a set of 5 speakers (all-in-one) which can play music from your home network, the internet or any audio source via the headphone jack (such as an iPod).  You can [...]

Episode 961

TVclean
Screen Cleaner
Link: tvclean.co.uk
 
TVclean is a roller for cleaning the screens of your TVs and monitors.  The roller is made of specially formulated rubber that picks up tiny particles (down to 1 micron in length).  Another adhesive roller is in contact with and removes dust particles from the pick-up roller.
The roller itself does not remove smudges [...]

Episode 957

Ford SYNC
Voice-Activated Automation for Car Accessories
Link: SyncMyRide
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SYNC is a technology developed by Microsoft, first announced a few years ago at CES, and now comes with most of Ford’s 2010 models.  It’s a voice activated system that operates many of the accessories or tasks that one commonly finds necessary in a motor car.  It gives you [...]