Our viewer video this week is from The Giz Wiz himself! Since we talked about a new 2022 version of an external battery charger, The Giz Wiz did a quick round up of older external battery chargers. Without much effort he found 19 of them! On this week’s show we take a look back at some of them, including a different way to get more power for your phone. You took out your phone battery & put in this device which already had a battery attached, then you put both batteries back in your phone. It came with a new phone back since now the battery was double thick! It wasn’t around for long.Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/5ZC77oOjj38
OMG, here’s a 2015 video about the All-Terrain Charger shot in my studio BEFORE it became Gizneyland & MAD’s Unofficial East Coast Office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFYnfEe4Io4
See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1888
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We’d love to include your video in an upcoming Giz Wiz Show! Here’s what we’re looking for! Your home shot video – 2 to 3 minutes long, in any of the following categories:
I bought a piece of crap: Did you buy something you ended up hating? We won’t get you a refund, but we might be able to give a platform to vent your disappointment. Remember, “family friendly” language applies.
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I invented this! Did you invent something? (Or did a friend or relative invent something.) We can’t market it for you, but we can help get the word out. Show us what it is, and how it works. Even if it’s a prototype, you can get our (and the audience) reactions. No professional ads please.
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My Gadget Warehouse: Okay, so you don’t have a warehouse. It doesn’t matter. Just tell us about your favorite old gadget(s). When and where you bought it, and why you’re still hanging on to it.
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My Favorite Gadget (favorite old, or favorite new): Show us what it is, tell us what it does and why you love, or loved it! It can be a new gadget you just bought too.
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Post them on YouTube and send us the link! We’ll do the rest. (Or possibly nothing, but that’s unlikely.) Remember, videos should be just 2 to 3 minutes long! Low production value is fine, but we should be able to hear you and see you! If we select and show your video on The Giz Wiz you’ll earn a tiny amount of fame (hopefully). And if you live in the US, you’ll also get an autographed 38+ year old Alfred E. Neuman picture and a MAD surprise (most likely the current issue of MAD.) But no matter where you live outside of US, I can autograph an Alfred E. Neuman photo to you, scan it & email you a high res copy if we show your video. Just print it out, frame it, or just hang it up and no one will know it’s a copy. We’ve tested it out and fans say they look terrific! If you submitting warehouse videos for a second, third time, etc., you’ll get the current issue of MAD as a thank you.
Our email of the week is from Steve C who writes:
Hi Dicky De,
I dunno if this is a record or not but I returned 4 large solar panels to Amazon because UPS kept breaking them! The first 2 looked like they just tossed them off the truck into the driveway so I took them back to the nearest store that handles UPS shipments. The 3rd and 4th times I was able to catch them trying to leave broken panels and refused the shipment. I never could find a way to get them from Amazon unbroken by UPS but I found a warehouse that sells them a lot cheaper where I can just drive over and pick them up. There are probably the ones taken off Walmart stores that were catching fire! Smaller things are normally taken to Kohls and they have given me several of those $5.00 discount coupons but I never used them since I never buy anything at Kohls. I haven’t heard about any stores around here selling piles of returned stuff but there is an auction in Phoenix where they auction off larger items at Hibid Auctions. They currently have a new 3D printer for $80.
Steve C. Phoenix, AZ
From the Giz Wiz: The auction for the 3D printer is over, but the company has many auctions all over the US. Here’s their website: www.hibid.com
