AMAZING! We’re now in year 17 of The Giz Wiz Show!

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It’s Fall, Time For The Pepcom Holiday Spectacular!

Traveling? Have A Small Apartment? Need an Iron/Steamer?

Meet the CHI Mini Steam Iron. It’s perfect for clothes, travel, quilting and crafting. As you’ll see on this week show, the Titanium infused ceramic soleplate has many vent holes and allows the iron to be used in a upright position so you can easily steam out winkles. A textured comfort grip ensures easy movement and there’s a1000 watt heating element. The electronic temperature control button with bright LED display lets you quickly choose your fabric type and which sets the temperature accordingly. And when it’s time to add water, the large opening makes filling easy. Finally, a welcome extra-long 10′ cord provides an easy reach to outlets for more ironing flexibility, and it offers 3-way auto shutoff. MSRP: $39.99.

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Here’s info from Lenovo: The IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook is capable of supporting graphically demanding AAA and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games. High resolution images on the 120Hz WQXGA display delivers incredible color accuracy and brightness on a taller 16:10 screen. With a fast refresh rate combined with the power of an Intel Core™ processor, and Wi-Fi 6E2 connectivity, players will enjoy precise, responsive gameplay, helping to make them a worthy contender. What gaming device would be complete without an RGB keyboard? Not only does the keyboard on the IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook feature four-zone color backlighting, but when the need for speed arises. Weighs just over four pounds (1.82kg). Up to 11-hours of battery life3 , 8GB of memory and an FHD webcam with integrated privacy shutter. The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook (16”) will start at $599 and is expected to be available starting later in October 2022.

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Full specs & more info: https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/cloud-gaming-for-all-ideapad-chromebook-premium-gameplay/

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As you see on this week’s the company makes this in two versions. Here’s some info from the company: The X5 Play Xplora is a premium kids smartwatch where you can stay in contact and get rewarded for being active! The watch does not feature social media and can not receive any unsolicited calls as all the contacts are managed in the app. GPS Location tracking, safe zones and school-mode, which disables the interactive features whilst in class, are other features included on the device! The X5 Play comes bundled with an Xplora Connect SIM card. $169.99 $149.99.

The Xplora XGO3 smartwatch for kids is a perfect introduction to the digital world and comes with all the key features of the X5. From talking to the spokeperson it seems the X3 does have the camera and video features of the X5. Prices range from $129.99 to $149.99.

What both Chad & I thought was amazing is that they say their monthly plans for unlimited text and calls ranges from $8 to $12.

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And the winner by a LOT for Chad’s October Theme is: Cheap Halloween Gadgets!

Chad’s second cheap Halloween gadget is the Pumpkin Gutter!

From Amazon: Very few people enjoy the feeling of pumpkin guts on their hands. The Pumpkin Gutter is the first pumpkin carving tool that uses power tools to clean out a pumpkin in just a few minutes, keeping your hands out of the slimy mess. The shaft of the Pumpkin Gutter tool fits into any standard drill, just like a drill bit. The stainless-steel blades rotate to quickly and easily cut loose the strings and flesh from the inside of the pumpkin. The Pumpkin Gutter cuts the time to gut a pumpkin and thin the walls to less than half the time of traditional methods. This enables you to get to the part you love, the carving.

And Chad’s take: You’ll see this in action as Chad ‘guts’ a pumpkin on this week’s show. He thinks this device works well, but notes the company says it works best ‘with a power drill that has setting for high’. I never saw someone carve a pumpkin before so this was a very interesting gadget. It was under $12 on 1014/22

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Our email this week is from Jacob T who writes:

Hello Dick and Chad.

I’m not sure this video fits with your gadget theme, but I’ve been watching through all your videos (I’m back to 2018 now) and I’ve seen you review some puzzle games also and not just electronic gadgets.

This tile game is called Tantrix and I got it quite a few years ago and it’s great fun and challenging to play. The aim is to make the colors match, which sounds easy, but it’s not. Also the booklet has several puzzle variations (one of which i mention in the video the “pyramid puzzle”) so it’s varied and keeps you busy for quite some time.

https://youtu.be/yAnE-0iCOoM

Take care, Jakob

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Dick’s Gadget Warehouse & How To Submit Your Video To Win An Autographed Copy of MAD Magazine.

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.

All show submissions go to mail@gizwiz.tv

Email of the week is from Dart Emis who writes:

Hi Dick and Chad ,

Enjoying the show from United Kingdom.

Hope you’re eye is getting better Chad

I always enjoy your gadgets etc.

I got the solution to the problem of listening to audio books in bed.

These Bluetooth stereo headband stereo headphones are brilliant from Amazon. All colours and prices from £15 upwards.

You have control over pause, vol up vol down on headband and are very comfortable indeed.

Keep up the great work love the show. Den

From the Giz Wiz: Amazon has a ton of them, most quite inexpensive:

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