The Giz Wiz visits Ask The Tech Guys, Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent.
When the Giz Wiz visits “Ask The Tech Guys”, you’ll find the gadgets and gizmos he talks about with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent on this page.
Ask The Tech Guys is on TWiT Sundays, starting at 11 AM PT and 2 PM ET.
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(Note: The Tech Guy Radio Show ended its run December 18, 2022. But all the gadgets and gizmos Dick showed over the years are archived below gadgets I showed or talked about on Ask The Tech Guys.)
Below are the gadgets we’ve talked about on the show.
Even if your gym is closed you can work out at home.
Now that the gym is closed I exercise at home, usually watching YouTube exercise videos. To add a bit of weight I remembered some from more than 10 years ago, the Knife & Forklight! I still had them at the warehouse. Here’s the story:
For years we’ve been told that you if you slow down while eating you won’t eat so much. True or not, here’s something that will slow down even the fastest eater and give them a bit of exercise at the same time! The Knife and Fork Lift is a combination of utensils and dumbbells! Yep you read that right! These dumbbell utensils can serve as a constant reminder that eating puts weight on and requires exercise to take it off. Lifting food with these utensils is like doing curls with dumbbells because each one weighs 1.5 lbs! So if you’re cutting a piece of steak with the knife & fork you’re working with 3 pounds of stainless steel. Knife and Fork Lift’s inventor, Tom Madden says. “Everybody approaches it as a joke, but when you think about it, it does require you to eat more slowly.” Eating more slowly, say many health experts, allows the brain time to register feelings of satiety, resulting in eating less. That’s why Tom came up with a knife and fork encased in a dumbbell-shaped handle. I ate with these things and you definitely feel you’re lifting some weight! They’re beautifully made and can be used a table centerpiece if you don’t want to actually use them. They can stand on end as a silent reminder to slow down and chew! Heck, there’s even a medical warning about using them to exercise on the company website! And now there’s a newly added matching spoonlift.
UPDATE: The website link below still works 11 years later. But the inventor is looking for investors and is not selling the product himself anymore.
http://www.knifeandforklift.com/
Inventor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wjwuR8iMEI
But you don’t need the knife & forklift. Here are some items you most likely already have at home that you can use:
An 16.7 ounce water bottle weighs approximately one pound 2 oz, a bit less than the knife & forklift.
Quart of milk approx: 2 pounds 4 oz or 2 ¼ pounds
A 2 liter bottle of soda is a little over 4 1/2 pounds.
A gallon of milk weighs approximately 8.5 pounds.
A laundry detergent jug could be used too. Just make it’s okay with your doctor to exercise with any weights.
Spending a lot more time watching TV and reading these days?
Me too, and that’s when I remembered prism spectacles, which are sometimes referred to a bed-glasses. I had a pair many years ago, but recently bought new ones branded Evelots. Prism spectacles allow users to read text or watch television from a lying down position. They’re a big help because you don’t have to crane or bend your neck in awkward positions. Lay completely flat in bed with a book propped up in your lap or view a television on a wall or table. These lay flat bed reading glasses are also a big help for limited mobility or bed-ridden patients. Watching television with them I find the TV experience is not as immersible as watching it in a sitting position with the glasses. That might be because when I’m laying almost flat in my recliner chair, I am a big further back from the TV. Prism spectacles accommodate your regular eyeglasses. I wear mine over my usual eyewear which are prescription glasses for reading, an magnifier glasses for distance and TV. These glasses do not magnify or focus images on their own, but simply tilt images at a 90-degree angle in order to view vertical images while in a horizontal position. Made of durable plastic with mirrors. The company adds this note: These glasses are to be used for a short periods only. Please remove the glasses before falling asleep. Do not wear while walking/in motion as they can be disorientating. One pair was about $10.00, but two pair were $15 when I bought them and they were still that price on 3/21/20.
https://amzn.to/3a82Ony – As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases
A New Way To Organize Kitchen or Shop Cabinets.
It’s called The Cabinet Caddy.
Shari Hammond, the inventor of the Cabinet Caddy is a single Mom from Austin, Texas. I met her at the Inspired Home 2020 preview. Here’s info one of the devices she invented. Cabinet Caddy provides an opportunity to reclaim cluttered spaces. Perfect for spices, medicine cabinet, bathroom vanity, workbench hardware and more, Cabinet Caddy fits stand cabinets and looks great on countertops as well. Each Cabinet Caddy holds 30% larger bottles than competitors. Just pull and rotate the device for easy access to organized items. Cabinet Caddy was engineered to fit and function neatly side-by-side to create a “library” of organized materials. Complete with stick-on labels and foam stability inserts to keep smaller bottles from tipping. No assembly required. Available in black or white. $39.99. There are discounts if you purchase 2 or 3 units at a time. It’s also on Amazon.
Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/xJ1GZpwtieY
Ways to use Cabinet Caddy: https://youtu.be/NPqlNq3OAXs
Company website: http://www.cabinetcaddy.com/
Like Coffee? SPINN HELPS YOU UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL INSIDE EVERY BEAN.
What exactly does that mean?
Spinn says spin the beans for different tastes. Spin slow for regular coffee, about 500 rpm and spin fast for espresso, like 5500 rpm.
Spinn’s unique centrifugal brewing system allows one machine to make everything from your morning latte to your afternoon espresso with zero mess.
Worldwide network of coffee roasters & their machine with WiFi. The proprietary app allows users to precisely control every aspect of the brewing process or let Spinn handle the details with preprogrammed recipes and brewing methods recommended by professional roasters and baristas around the world. Spinn’s builtin grinder and water filter mean there’s nothing to clean up and only dry, spent grounds to compost. With an intelligent hopper, Spinn knows when the machine is running low on beans and will automatically select the next roast to order from the user’s personalized bean list. With Amazon Alexa integration, users can finally enjoy a truly hasslefree cup of coffee at home. “Alexa make me a cup of coffee.” Remote controlled (via Spinn App) Automatic ordering. Seems to still be in the preorder mode as of 3/7/20, starting at $799.99.
12 oz bags of premium coffee range in price from $12.50 to $18.00. The company says they have 700+ types of coffee from over 150 local roasters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=brmS9_dCBz4&feature=emb_logo
Two Fun Gadgets From Toy Fair 2020!
Meet the Big Mouth Humongous Sprinklers! The one in the photo is the over-9-feet-tall Ginormous Giraffe Yard Sprinkler. Even the description the company supplies is clever: It takes backyard entertainment to the “necks” level. Sure, the kids could run through the rusty ol’ sprinkler, but if you want cool points with the fam you’ve got to THINK BIGGER! Take your summer game to the next level the Ginormous 9-foot tall Giraffe Yard Sprinkler, or one of the companies other ginormous animals. They’re the missing piece to that epic birthday, pool party, BBQ, or family reunion you’ve been planning (or dreading). Simple to use, too. Just inflate it, and connect a standard garden hose. Turn on the water and voila!…water sprays out of the giraffe’s mouth for a truly over-the-top experience. The inflatable design means that it’s lightweight, easy to move, and deflates for compact storage in the off-season. It comes with an anchor kit and uses a handy two-port valve with a one-way check that makes inflation a breeze. Prices range from about $40 to $60. Available in Spring 2020.
Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/cCrlxk68Jo8
Company website: https://bigmouthinc.com/collections/sprinklers
Other Big Mouth Sprinkers are already in the marketplace: https://amzn.to/38bpCRq
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Let’s have a hand for The Mega Cyborg Hand.
I saw this kit at Toy Fair 2020 and thought it would great for kids to learn about hydraulics. After they build their own BIG hydraulic hand, they slip their own hand into it like a glove, and operate the mechanical fingers with their own fingers. I tried it and it’s great fun. Assemble it using over 200 plastic pieces, fill the piston tubes with water, and adjust it to fit your own hand. The hydraulic pistons enable the fingers to open and close, and to grip objects with enough force to lift them. The hand is adjustable to fit virtually all hand sizes and you can switch the thumb from right hand to left hand. Ages: 8+ MSRP: $39.95 From THAMES & KOSMOS. Coming Summer 2020.
Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/cEo5JPa_clI
Company website: https://www.thamesandkosmos.com/index.php/8-to-10/mega-cyborg-hand
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