On this week’s show we start with a gadget that makes shooting smartphone video selfies or instructional videos by yourself easier. It’s the Vibe Selfie Foldable Smartphone Stand. I noticed from Gadget Warehouse videos we receive for the show, that often it’s different for the sender to shot the video since they’re often alone. That means they have to hold the camera while they try to operate the gadget with one hand. So when I saw the Vibe Foldable Selfie Foldable Phone Stand, I had to buy one. The box copy says that it’s perfect for selfies & shooting instructional videos. It features a fully adjustable stand (holds phone in vertical or horizonal plane), can raise up to about 19″ & has a suction base. I wasn’t so sure about the suction base, because most of them that I’ve used simply don’t work. But you’ll see how this one does on this week’s show. Best of all was the price $5 at Five Below. It was also available online, but there’s a $5.99 shipping charge. But that price cover shipping for everything in your order. If it’s sold out online it may still be available in Five Below stores.

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/ckVLHMxvKn8 

https://www.fivebelow.com/products/selfie-foldable-phone-stand 

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Chad’s extra gadget this week is the Keurig K-Mini Coffee Maker. Chad says he likes coffee, but maybe just once or twice a week. So even though he already had a Keurig K-Cup machine, he didn’t like that the reservoir held a lot of water. That’s because it sat there on the counter unused for long periods of time and he was afraid it might attract dust, mold, etc. That’s why he bought this single serve K-Cup Mini brewer. Just before you make your coffee you fill the machine with 6 to 12 oz. of water, and that’s how much coffee you make with your K-Cup. No water left over. It’s also small, less than 5 inches wide. Other features I see online are built-in cord storage, removable drip tray that accommodates travel mugs up to 7.0 inches tall and holds a full accidental brew for easy cleanup. Plus an auto off feature that turns off your coffee maker 90 seconds after your last brew, helping to save energy. Chad paid $59.99 on Amazon:

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Here’s what the company says about it: Wrapping presents has always been a chore, but with Adumtil that is no more. Do it in just few steps: Slide Adumtil over one end of the paper roll. Pull paper through the device opening. Measure the paper to the desired length. Gently push Adumtil away from you getting the amazing cut!

And Chad’s take? This is a demo you have to watch. Things do not go anywhere as smoothly as he (and we) thought it would. 2/under $9 as of 12/17/20

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Here’s his email:  Hi guys

I have another gadget, that I thought you guys would like.

Check it out:

https://youtu.be/D2GuKOoiXl8

Mo

It’s here on Amazon: (Under $40 as of 12/18/20) https://amzn.to/2J6O9kq

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Letter of the week:

Wow, look who our email of the week is from!

Hi Dick and Chad,

With all of the fires in California and Colorado this year, I thought that this technology might be of interest to the great GizWiz viewers.

Droneseed is a company that reforests areas using drones. While airplanes and helicopters have been used in the past to reforest areas, Droneseed has a seed packet that improves the chances of the seed forming a tree and they claim that the drone pattern is more efficient than a plane or helicopter drop.

Here’s a 45 second video showing off their technology on their website. Note that there is no audio on this video: https://www.droneseed.com/videos?wix-vod-video-id=9bc395c264b24921b0442f8dabbf6b2b&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-k41lkt5q

Here’s a link from the Today show. I recommend playing from 1:13 – 1:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe-784cGFzY&feature=youtu.be

Looking forward to your GizWiz New Year’s Eve celebration and saying an energetic goodbye to 2020. 2021 has to be better – right?

Selina Johnson aka OMGMom (Yep, Chad’s mom!)