(Weekly) Daily Giz Wiz
In February 2006, Dick DeBartolo and Leo Laporte began producing a netcast called The Daily Giz Wiz, a short, daily discussion about technology and gadgets. Each episode features one gadget chosen by DeBartolo, except for Tuesdays, when Laporte chose it (Turn The Tables Tuesday). Many times, the gadget is not a fancy mainstream one, but a weird, odd, or extremely simple device. For the Friday's episode, DeBartolo picks the gadget from his Gadget Warehouse, an actual storage facility in NYC he rents for keeping his old gadgets.
For its 600th episode on June 27, 2008. DeBartolo traveled from NYC to Petaluma, California to do the 600th show with Laporte on TWiT Live; the gadget was "Fred Lanes" third hand.
A shorter, weekly version of "The Daily Giz Wiz" had formerly appeared on Laporte's syndicated radio show The Tech Guy, but was discontinued after a radio network request to make way for more live callers. But, as of mid 2010, Dick comes on Laporte's radio show on Saturday to discuss a gadget. In 2011, the daily netcast program was refactored into a weekly netcast, therefore retitled "The Weekly Daily Giz Wiz."
On July 24, 2012, "The Weekly Daily Giz Wiz," changed its day, format, and show title (again). Now appearing on Tuesdays, "The Giz Wiz" features DeBartolo and Laporte sharing three gadget reviews, a random gadget, and a pick from the "Gadget Warehouse." A new segment, in connection with "Turn the Table Turkey," started on July 31, 2012, features "Crap We Found in Skymall," where the viewers vote on the gadget they want reviewed on the next week's show.
DeBartolo appears as a monthly guest of Computer America, which is heard in over 30 markets including New York and Boston, as well as a streaming broadcast on the internet. He also has a periodic "gadget" segment on ABC World News Now. DeBartolo made over 100 appearances on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, offering purchasing advice about various devices and products.
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