Daily Giz Wiz 528: 500XL Desktop Earbud Speakers
Episode 528 of the podcast
| Subject: | Review of 500XL Desktop Earbud Speakers |
| Released: | Wednesday 19 March 2008 |
| Length: | about 15 minutes |
| Download file: | dgw0528.mp3 (7 MB) |
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Short info
Can you hear me now? You can with the Fred 500XL Desktop Earbud Speakers.
(source: twit.tv/dgw528)
Detailed information
Link: Worldwide Fred
These earbuds look exactly the same as the familiar iPod earbuds, but are 500 times as big (hence the name 500XL). They are desktop speakers made by Fred & Friends, and available on Perpetual Kid (see also Episode 404). USB-powered, they produce decent sound, and can double up as portable speakers using 4 AA batteries. A fun gag.Andy Marken chips in again
The generous Andy Marken has stepped into the fold again, offering 10 copies of Cyberlink's YouCam webcam special effects software (see Episode 443) as prizes, to add to the 3 Maxtor portable drives. For details of the contest, see Episode 514.
You can see one of the YouCam special effects, the Polaroid look, in Dick's recent video on the 500XL Earbuds Speakers.
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You can see one of the YouCam special effects, the Polaroid look, in Dick's recent video on the 500XL Earbuds Speakers.
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And Now, From Our Own Correspondents
Terry Scott who works for Edmonton Transit in Edmonton, Alberta listens to DGW while driving his bus at work. After listening to Episode 500, he talked to his brother in Winnipeg using his HP PDA on his Jawbone bluetooth headset, and suddenly realised that he's been turned into a geek, but at least he's not a proctologist. Leo warns, "DGW may cause geekiness," and Dick warns, "Don't look underneath the veneer."
Theme-Free Wednesday Theme
Dan Lueders of Why Me Studio, a DGW listener, and musician and songwriter based in Chicago, sent in a theme to Dick and Leo back in January (which apparently Dick again misplaced - see below). It's for their Theme-Free Wednesday. It was made in response to comments by Dick and Leo in the beginning of Episode 478, segments from which have been incorporated into the theme itself.
Some listeners might remember the name Dan Lueders. He made a Gravy Jingle submission which Dick first mentioned in Episode 115, which was never played, and somehow got misplaced. The jingle submission was later recovered and played in Episode 313 (and played again in Episode 314). By then Paul Minshall's Gravy Jingle had long established itself as the closing theme.
For more information on Dan Lueders, check out his profile on urSESSION, or Promiseland Music.
For a long-winded story of the Gravy Slogan and Jingle, check out the Gravy page.
For more DGW jingles, you can find them on the Jingles page.
Some listeners might remember the name Dan Lueders. He made a Gravy Jingle submission which Dick first mentioned in Episode 115, which was never played, and somehow got misplaced. The jingle submission was later recovered and played in Episode 313 (and played again in Episode 314). By then Paul Minshall's Gravy Jingle had long established itself as the closing theme.
For more information on Dan Lueders, check out his profile on urSESSION, or Promiseland Music.
For a long-winded story of the Gravy Slogan and Jingle, check out the Gravy page.
For more DGW jingles, you can find them on the Jingles page.
(source: insidedgw.vox.com)
