When I got an email from BH photo that the Sunpak VL-LED-09was reduced from $24. 95 to $7.95, I immediately ordered one. For that price I thought, ‘hopefully I might be able to use this!’ First some info from BH Photo. The Sunpak VL-LED-09 Compact Video Light is powered by three AAA batteries. It comes with a shoe mount that makes the light compatible with all cameras and camcorders. The ultra-compact Video Light delivers better color, contrast and clarity when shooting video in low-light situations. The 9 tiny LEDs bathe your subjects in rich warm light. They never heat up, no-matter how long you have the light on. Plus, the compact housing weighs only 1.6 ounces and is the perfect size to carry along with your camera. It even has a threaded base for mounting on a tripod. – And they didn’t even mention it comes with a diffuser filter and color-correcting filter. It was a bargain and it was fun making the video about it, but I don’t have definite use for it yet. It was back to $24.95 on 3/26/21. Strangely, there is a 12 LED light version of this Sunpak light for under $20 on Amazon. More LED’s, less $. I’m not sure why.

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/W88lDauplI8

Amazon: Looks like the same device, but with 12 LEDS: https://amzn.to/3sicgxP Under $20 As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases. You pay no more.

BH Photo: Back to $24.99 on 3/25/21 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/819616-REG/Sunpak_VL_LED_09_VL_LED_09_Compact_Video_Light.html

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1824

Chad’s final ‘Cheap Productivity gadget is the TUL Design It Yourself notebook. Tul says you will Create. Organize. Succeed. Designed for visionaries. Made for those who appreciate refinement and precision. TUL writing and note-taking helps you deliver your best work and bring your imagination to life. – And as you’ll see on this week’s show, this is no pick up a notebook and bring it to the register kind of thing. You (and Chad) built your notebook by selecting cover materials, letter or top-bound styles. Then pick your paper, narrow rules, graph, to-do lists and dated pages. Then you pick the size and color of the binding rings. And finally you can add accessories like tabs, pocket dividers, task pads, rulers and more. And if you don’t want to use their paper, you can buy a custom hole punch to create pages for photos, presentations, reports and more. ARC and TUL brands all are interchangeable, the spacing between discs, the way the paper sits on the discs etc. is the same. Office Depot was formed with the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax to become Office Depot. In addition to the stores there’s Tul store on Amazon.

Tul Store on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31hYDTh As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases. You pay no more.

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1824

Mo’s email:

Hey guys, love the show. I have a Kitchen gadget to show you.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/6MScw1hKKC4

The one Mo bought – Potato Peeling Gloves Vegetable Peeler Tater MITTS GlovesKitchen Gadget Tool 1 Pair Orange GiZ WiZ came up ‘unavailable’ 3/25/21 on Amazon.

But here’s a link to one that looks like exactly the same. But watch Mo’s video first, because you may not want to spend money to buy them, even though they’re under $10.

amazon: https://amzn.to/39i5L6N  – As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases. You pay no more.

Love the show, Mo

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1824  

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Letter of the week:

Blanc mask has over 800K!

steve c

Hi Dickie De, did you notice the ridiculous mask was on both Kickstarter and Indiegogo?

They have $403,709 on Kickstarter and $436,342 on Indiegogo!!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blanc-the-only-full-face-modular-mask#/  

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philippegorov/blanc-mask-face-the-outdoors-with-your-modern-day-armor