Archive of posts tagged thanksgiving

Episode 976

Bookmarker Flag Pen
Bookmark
Link: Everyday Innovations
 
The Bookmarker Flag Pen from Everyday Innovations is a bookmark, pen, and sticky note dispenser in one.  It’s thin enough to sit within a book (with a rubber band to go round the book, is a writing pen, and keeps 2 stacks of sticky flags at the top.
The Old Philosopher
Leo begins [...]

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 [...]

Episode 718

Oregon Scientific ATC-5K
Helmet Action Cam
Link: Oregon Scientific
 
Dick covered the ATC-1000 and ATC-2K by Oregon Scientific in Episodes 42 and 258.  Now comes probably the 5th iteration of this helmet action cam, the ATC5K.  As before, it's waterproof (up to 10 ft) and shock-resistant (for its shock-resistant properties, see the YouTube video on the Episode 258 [...]