Would you like to have a big, mean-sounding guard dog protecting your house without having to worry about feeding him and keeping him happy? There’s where the Sharper Image Radar Watch Dog comes in. No walking, no feeding necessary. When the radar watch dog senses movement it responds with barking. But if the person setting it off doesn’t leave right away, it turns into the sound of a snarling, angry attack dog! You set the volume, the range and choose from the sound of one dog, two dogs or a regular alarm sound. Sharper Image says it senses motion through doors, windows, etc. As you’ll hear in this week’s warehouse video, the (digitized) sound of the dogs barking gets really scary. It operates on AC, adapter included, or 6 D batteries, not included. This device is about 26 years old. Sharper Image copyrighted ‘Radar Watch Dog’ in 1994 ‘as a personal security alarm unit which emits radar waves, is activated by motion detection, and produces the sound of a barking dog’… It sold for $79.95 when it first came out. Maybe I should leave it plugged into AC when I return it to Dick’s Gadget Warehouse. On second thought, naw.
Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/rbpoGhLhSr0
See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1808
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Letter of the week:
We had some of the World’s Smallest gadgets on this week’s show, so now let’s look at a letter from fan who sends us a link to a small gadget that’s made into a huge one! Here’s the email from cactushead.
Hey Dick and Chad
Thought you may be interested in this Giant AirPods Bluetooth Headphone Speaker I saw on Ali Express. https://tinyurl.com/aliexpress-giant-pods
A fun novelty item for an Apple fan – or for someone with really really big ears.
Keep up the good work and stay safe. Best Regards, Cactushead
