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Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!

Gadgets November 18, 2005 posted by

World’s first Bluetooth Trackball?

The Ball. The world’s first Bluetooth Wireless Trackball. Well that’s what it says here, and I’m far too busy to argue. And anyway life’s too short. And I’ve got food waiting. Before I go though…ah…interesting design, doncha think? $69.00.  World’s First Bluetooth Wireless Trackball Reliable, 2nd generation Bluetooth wireless connectivity. Long-life rechargeable battery system. Small enough that anybody can comfortably wrap their entire hand over the top. Simple. Elegant. Beautiful. The Ball is the result of a three-year research and design…


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Gadgets November 18, 2005 posted by

Environmentalist.

The Oxybliss Environmental Energy System. $4995.00 apparently buys you an electronic Feng Shui machine. Which sounds nice, doesn’t it children?  Based on the research of the pioneers of both subtle energy and magnetic therapies, the EES utilizes breakthrough technology to effect energetic change for individuals and the spaces they occupy. When you operate a system in your environments, the space shifts, and so do you. There is a palpable feeling of well-being and an increased sense of optimism. The feeling is similar…


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Gadgets November 18, 2005 posted by

Skype Unleashed – The Top 5 Skype Gadgets.

The Ferret proudly presents to the people of earth a round-up of the top five gadgets to make your Skype chat easier than ever. Unlike the poor Skype employees above, forced through office space cut-backs to conduct their Google share dealing in the corridor of Skype House, we have located the best kit to untether your calls from the computer, or at least part of the way. Read on for more, McDuff…


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Gadgets November 18, 2005 posted by

Page turner.

The Volta:Bene. And now a small cultural intermission here on Ferret Radio as we visit a new product which lets musicians turn the pages of their score with the press of a foot pedal. Well done, hurrah. Author! €299.00.  By simply pressing a pedal volta:bene has solved a problem that musicians throughout the world have been facing for centuries: how to turn over the pages in their scores. No more of those slip-ups when the pages float off the music stand….


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Gadgets November 18, 2005 posted by

The Talking Tankard.

The Talking Tankard. Makes friends for you, when you’re too ‘tired or emotional’. Or something.  Talking Tankard takes the thinking out of drinking. With LED lights and 3 different sounds it warns you when your drink is getting low! Ideal for the Couch Potato, Student, Village idiot, local pub and stag nights.


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Gadgets November 18, 2005 posted by

Lassie phone home!

The Pet Finding Phone Collar (well what else to call it?). [Babel] Apparently if someone finds your missing pet, all they have to do is plug this collar gadget into their mobile phone and it will call you to let you know it’s been found. No…sigh…the pet’s been found, not the collar. Well yes the collar…but not alone…[?– Ed]. And no, we cannot figure out how it works either, so don’t ask. Around $16.00 and very very Japanese.


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Gadgets November 17, 2005 posted by

Vid for the kid?

The TF-DVD550 V-Zon portable DVD/CD/MP3 player for kids. Is that supposed to be vision? You know, Vision spelled V-Zon? Is it? Wow, that’s soooo coool. Isn’t it kids? Yeah. Too much, far out, groovy, swing that cat, baby. [Enough! – Ed]. 3.5” LCD screen, headphones, anti-skip (useful probably), video and digital audio out, rechargeable battery. Price? Missing in Ak-Zon!


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Gadgets November 17, 2005 posted by

Phone for the elderly.

The MS2000 Mobile Phone for the elderly. Five quick call numbers, hang up, dial and power buttons. What more do you need really, when it comes down to it? Italian designed, dual band, no LCD, ‘built in vibrator’, talk time 2 hours, 40 tone polyphonic ring.


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Gadgets November 17, 2005 posted by

The Jet Lag Visor.

The Portable Jet Lag Kit. The FeelBrightLight 100 Light Therapy System includes a visor, charger and mounting kit for fitting onto other types of hat. Just remember to take it off before you step out, eh? $199.95. More here.  It uses safe, heat-free blue-green light to biochemically increase seratonin, a mood elevator, while simultaneously suppressing melatonin, which increases alertness to prevent symptoms of winter blues such as lethargy, increased appetite, afternoon slumps, increased need for sleep, and seasonal depression. The technology…


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Gadgets November 17, 2005 posted by

The R2D2 Phone.

The R2D2 Phone. Rip his arm off to make a call, why doncha? You vicious beasts! £49.95 ($89.91).  Whenever somebody rings you, R2 will let you know by beeping, jiggling and spinning his head. His little eyes even light up with happiness, bless ‘im. Your cute little telephonic chum will entertain you so much, you probably won’t even want to answer your call. Luckily, there’s a demo mode, so you can enjoy R2’s antics as often as you want, and…


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Gadgets November 16, 2005 posted by

Telephone thrill.

Retro Sixties Telephones. Is $160.00 too much to pay for something that we dropped, slammed down, cracked and otherwise abused a scant few years ago? Just how old do you have to be for retro?  All the parts you can see are vintage, but with a state-of-the-art microphone, wiring and cord, they work like they’re brand new. Russell Johnson and his crew in Argentina collect thousands of antique phones to find the perfect parts for each restored model, and it can take up to…


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Gadgets November 16, 2005 posted by

The Sound Pillow.

The Sound Pillow. Could this qualify as the softest iPod dock in the world? Would it want to? Would we want it to? And will Eddie Van Halen at maximum volume help our insomnia at 3am on a grubby Tuesday morning? Only $49.95 will tell.  The Sound Pillow is a comfortable twin-sized pillow featuring a hypoallergenic fiberfill, poly-cotton case, and two thin stereo speakers buried deep in the pillow for an intimate sound experience. Only YOU can hear! The Sound Pillow is great for…


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Gadgets November 16, 2005 posted by

Scanning for cash.

The Neat Receipts Scanalizer. There’s something comfortingly obsessive about a scanner that extracts the key information from your till receipts and automatically spits it into a spreadsheet for analysis, doncha think? An instant record of the moment when you just had to have that new iPod, hat, chicken farm or Ferrari. And an itemised drill-down to the real long term damage too, no doubt. Wonderful. $229.95 gets you the product and a starter receipt to practice on.  NeatReceipts pulls key information from receipts…


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Gadgets November 16, 2005 posted by

The seat switch.

The Seat Switch. Look Ferrets are lazy, right? So anything that makes for an easier life, like a switch which automatically turns off the television – or anything else for that matter – as we get up from the couch, has our vote. Oh yes it has, an’ it’s no use shouting slob, ‘cause we’re also deaf.  You forget to turn off under the seat futon cushion and place the prevention switch. When being sat down just, the switch becomes ON….


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