On This Week’s Show we start with a look at two Halloween gadgets from Five Below.

The first gadget was pretty impressive, especially for the price. It’s the Halloween Neon Bat. It didn’t look like much until we took it out of box, but lit up, especially in a darkened area, it looks great. Great for the spooky season! Battery-operated,it requires 2 AA’s, not included. Cordless design with stand – so you can place the neon lights anywhere you want to decorate. I have ours in our front window, but it will also look great in Halloween mantle displays, on shelves & side tables, etc. Five Below also has a pumpkin neon light: 10in (W) x 9.25in (H) x 3.4in (D). I haven’t seen that one is person. The one I bought, the bat neon light is: 9.8in (W) x 7.8i (H) x 3.4in (D). It’s for indoor use only and it’s imported.

I also bought the Black Light Bulb, but it was a total disappointment! It didn’t seem to do anything expect throw off heat. It’s a 75 watt bulb. You’ll see it in operation on this week’s show.

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/LjpcZLFi13w

If the items are out of stock online they may still be available at your local Five Below Store.

Five Below Bat: https://www.fivebelow.com/products/halloween-pumpkin-bat-neon-lights

Black Light bulb: https://www.fivebelow.com/products/halloween-light-bulbs

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You can do it with this USB Floppy Drive, no software download needed. I wrote my book GOOD DAYS AND MAD back in 1994. I’ve had something like 7 different computers since then and I never transferred the file for book to each new one. So when I finally found the old floppy disc with my book on it, I had no way to download it on to my latest computer. Then I found the Chuanganzhuo 3.5″ USB External Floppy Disk Drive Portable 1.44 MB FDD for PC external USB drive. The company says it good for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8. No Extra Driver Required. Plug and Play. I used on my Windows 10 machine and yes, it worked! It’s super-slim, lightweight and takes its power requirements from the USB port. Although no external power adapter is required the company says: “Please plug our external floppy disk drive into rear USB interface of motherboard directly. If you connect our floppy drive through USB hub,USB extension cable or frontal USB interface,it may can not be recognized by your computer since it cannot get sufficient power from your computer.” They also add: “This reader might not be able to read all discs because of the operating software on your computer or the old floppy disks.” Fortunately it worked fine for me!  And I paid less that $21 for it.

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Kids (3 & up) and adults will love this beautiful butterfly. When I took it down to Riverside Park it attracted a lot of attention from kids, adults and even dogs! Here’s some info from Zing. “The Go Go Bird Butterfly can offer you amazing remote-control flying experience. It can do smart take-offs by hand, control it in air by lifting the big butterfly wings up-and-down. Push the power button for an emergency stop in a sudden crash or landing situation.” It requires two AAA batteries for the remote, not included. There’s a built in battery in the butterfly itself which charges with the included cable. The company says 10 minutes of flying for 20 minutes of charging. MSRP $29.99, but it’s retailing for $24.99 at Target. It may be short supply because it has just been released.

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Target: https://www.target.com/p/zing-air-go-go-bird-butterfly/-/A-82099465#lnk=sametab

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For October our loyal Patreon’s picked “Powering Your Gadgets” for Chad’s Cheap Gadget theme! Chad’s third “Power For Your Gadgets” are the LSGAE Magnetic Connectors. Info from Amazon: This magnetic usb charging cable is a new type of magnetic charger in the market. A magnet connector automatically finds the end of the charging cable, more functional & convenient than regular cables. 90°L shape and 360°rotating design makes charging more convenient when you are playing phone games. Different length packages suitable for all charging occasions. Inserting the magnetic adapter at the charging interface of the phone can prevent dust from sticking, and reducing abrasion during inserting or pulling out the cable.It CAN’T apply to transfer data, the cable just supports charging the device. Support QC 2.0 Fast charging,Output 5V/2.4A (max). 5 magnetic micro tips 4 magnetic Type-C tips 4 magnetic i-product tips $18.99 for a 5 pack. Other kits with more cables and connectors are available.

And Chad’s take: Chad liked these and remembered we did something similar a while back. But this cables have an LED light at the end so you know they’re powered. You can leave the connector in the device and hook up the magnetic cable when you need to charge it. Also Chad liked that you can an assortment of cable lengths. Remember though, they are charging cables only, not for data. Chad paid $18.99 for a 5 pack.

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Hello gentlemen:

Well, it finally happened a real need to teach children about our telephone history- I had one of these as a child minus the “technology”. I couldn’t believe it was a real product at first but here is it – right from Best Buy”s website – I might just need to order one!  Enjoy!

Jeffrey Slomovitz

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/fisher-price-chatter-telephone-with-bluetooth/6470479.p?skuId=6470479  

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