Daily Giz Wiz 655: Telite II
Episode 655 of the podcast
| Subject: | Review of Telite II |
| Released: | Friday 12 September 2008 |
| Length: | about 19 minutes |
| Download file: | dgw0655.mp3 (8.7 MB) |
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There are no signs of the Telite II on the web any more. You would connect Telite between the phone jack on the wall and the telephone, and should the phone ring in the middle of the night, the light would come on instantly so that you would not need to grope in the dark for the receiver.The Ultimate Gaming Machine
The UGM is in the last stages of its production, and has already generated the highest marks ever recorded for 3D Mark. Apart from building the UGM, Colleen is also making Henry an aircraft grade aluminium skateboard.
WTHII August '08
It's not a leprechaun's stethoscope. Nor a pair of tongs for the GizWiz Ice Cubes. It's Cooler Dry, which you stick under the lid of an ice chest to allow the moisture to evaporate, keeping the inside of the cooler dry.
Twenty One and the Lab
Dick revisits the funny incident about the lady who got more than she bargained for when she went for a urine test at the lab. You heard it first on Episode 256.
Sega Channel Adapter
David Lara writes in about the contraption which you would put into the Sega Genesis cartridge slot and connect to the you cable connection, which would enable you to play games online on the Sega Channel. He didn't realise at the time how revolutionary it was, and it was a precursor to cable companies updating their connections, paving the way for broadband. Below, left: a Sega Channel Adapter, photo by zeroska on Flickr. Below, right: another adapter, from thegameheroes.com.
(source: insidedgw.vox.com)
