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Bookmark This! March 31, 2009 posted by

Read Green Initiative – environmentally friendly magazines

With print ad revenue declining and Mike Elgan (The Raw Feed) trading barbs with Brian Lam (Gizmodo) on magazines vs blogs, print magazines don’t seem to be a great investment at the moment. But what if the magazines were free and you could read them anywhere? The Read Green Initiative (not to be confused with Dharma) is an online magazine subscription service. Sign up with them and receive a free one-year subscription to one magazine in the Zinio stable. You…


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Read Green Initiative – environmentally friendly magazines
general March 25, 2009 posted by

Lowel Ego Light – simple desktop photography lightsource

The Lowel Ego Light is a compact, easy-to-use lightsource for product photography and hobby studio work. Designed with the Ebayer or hobbyist in mind the Ego is quick to assemble, folds away easily and gives pretty darn good results. Check out Bakerella for some examples, which incidentally is where I found the Ego Light. The food bloggers love ’em! So what does it do? Well you get the most flattering results in photography when your light source is really big….


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Lowel Ego Light – simple desktop photography lightsource
but is it art? March 20, 2009 posted by

Wrap Around Corner Frame – a photo frame that sees around corners

You know all those corners in your house. Those unused corners? Well that’s just wasted photo display space my friend. Hop on over to Photojojo and pick up one of their Wrap Around Corner Frames and let the house-spruicing begin. The frame holds between 7 and 12 pics of various shapes and sizes. Fits any corner (any 90� corner that is) and is made of lacquered wood. $119, or if you blog about it, it’s only $99. Now that’s webby…


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Wrap Around Corner Frame – a photo frame that sees around corners
Fun & Games February 19, 2009 posted by

Soy Doh – as in d’oh! Why didn’t I think of that!

Play Doh has been a staple of children’s playtime for years. Able to be squished into any shape and fun for hours, it’s also non-toxic and safe to eat should any “accidental” tastings happen. Non-toxic, unless you’re one of the many children with an allergy to wheat or gluten. Soy Doh is a wheat-free version of Play Doh discovered by a group of university students trying to brew wheat-free beer using soy flour. Just like the original Soy-Doh is fun,…


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Soy Doh – as in d’oh! Why didn’t I think of that!
Bookmark This! January 26, 2009 posted by

Whole Travel – sustainable travel

Whole Travel is a travel website with a little bit of a difference. Instead of just helping people find and book where they want to stay, Wholetravel helps you find somewhere you might not have known existed. You can search their database using things like “fly fishing” or “pristine beaches” and of course the normal things like which country you’d like to stay in or the number of stars of the hotel. Wholetravel is also committed to sustainable travel and…


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Whole Travel – sustainable travel
Gadgets January 7, 2009 posted by

Zuca Professional – gadgety luggage

Z�ca make a range of customisable travel bags for professional and not-so-professional travellers. The Zuca Professional bags are built extremely tough with individual colour-coded drawers that slide in and out, aircraft grade aluminium handles, polyurethane wheels and most importantly a seat. Z�ca claim that the bags will fit into the overhead storage lockers of all planes from a 737 up so you won’t have to check it in and you can even wheel it down the aisle of the plane….


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Zuca Professional – gadgety luggage
Mobile Tech December 17, 2008 posted by

Emoze – push email for people without fruity phones

If your current phone isn’t made by a fruit company chances are it doesn’t have push-email. Emoze can probably help. Emoze is a free push email service for Symbian 60 and Windows Mobile smart phones. First install the client on your handset, it’s preconfigured to play nicely with Microsoft Outlook, POP3, Lotus Domino and Groupwise and it plays nicely with Gmail, Yahoo! and Facebook straight out of the box. Enter your details and you’re all set. New emails will pop…


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Emoze – push email for people without fruity phones
Gadgets December 4, 2008 posted by

SmartBolts – A little stress never hurt anyone

We’re going a bit specialised here on Red Ferret today, but I think you’ll cope. These are SmartBolts, they tell you when they’ve been tightened sufficiently and when they haven’t. The little coloured dot on the head changes colour as the bolt is tightened, red for undone, black for correctly tightened. The visualiser works by compressing a small compartment filled with fluid so there are no moving parts and the bolts will last +20 years. There’s also a high resolution…


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SmartBolts – A little stress never hurt anyone
general December 2, 2008 posted by

Dirt Bag – Funny name, semi serious stuff

Keep dust, dirt and small furry animals out of your computer with a Dirt Bag. Designed to fit loosely over your computer the Dirtbag is made from a special breathable material that allows clean air to be drawn in via the computer’s fan. All the dust and dirt which normally ends up residing on your heatsinks is collected on the outside of the bag. The bags last about 12 months, they have special access holes for your optical drives and…


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Dirt Bag – Funny name, semi serious stuff
Bookmark This! November 20, 2008 posted by

Touchnote – the digital to analogue greetings card

Touchnote. Your photo, your message, posted. Yep, we’ve finally come full circle. Now you can upload a photo, add a personal message and this new online service will put it all together, print it out and pop it in the post box for you to send off anywhere in the world. Quaint huh? You get a nice looking editor and image upload facility, and it’s a cinch to produce something worthy looking if you take a bit of time (and…


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cool tech November 18, 2008 posted by

Tread – gadget cases made from recycled road tyres

  Tread make gadget bags from recycled car tyres. In Columbia. That makes them a force for good all right. I may spit in annoyance at their beautiful but hugely annoying Flash web site, but I applaud their vision. Cell phone, MP3 player and camera bags, as well as laptop cases. And surprisingly enough it looks quite stylish. Variously priced (the Sportster in the pic is $29.95). Tags: tread, gadget, bags+and+cases, recycled, tyres


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Fun & Games October 22, 2008 posted by

BookCrossing – where are they now?

BookCrossing has been around since 2001 and is still going strong with over 718,000 registered participants. For those of you new to the idea of BookCrossing, it’s very simple. Simply register at the website and register the book you’re going to set free. Write the resulting BookCrossing ID in the book, add a label and then leave the book where someone will find it. When the book is found, the person can look up the book on the website and…


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BookCrossing – where are they now?
Bookmark This! October 16, 2008 posted by

OnionMap – makes getting lost fun

Sure, Google has the online mapping business kind of sewn up, but just because everyone uses it, doesn’t mean it’s very pretty. Onionmap is trying something else by creating 3D maps of landmark cities from around the world. Rome, New York, Beijing and Stockholm are some of the cities you can explore from your browser. There is also some limited information provided such as transport info, attractions, hotels and the like. None of the cities are complete yet and only…


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OnionMap – makes getting lost fun
nice idea... October 13, 2008 posted by

The Retriever – the little motorbike that could

If you have aspirations of running your own breakdown towing service, then check out The Retriever from Swedish company Coming Through. The Retriever is a heavily modified Honda Goldwing 1800cc motorcycle with a hideaway car-towing rig on the back. Designed to squeeze into those hard to reach breakdowns and avoid the resulting gridlock. The car trailer has a 3 wheel design that isolates the bike from the weight of the car and allows the bike to corner naturally. The trailer…


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The Retriever – the little motorbike that could
nice idea... October 7, 2008 posted by

Kool Dogz – home-made icy doggy treats

Keep your pooch cool, calm and collected with the Kool Dogz frozen treat maker. It comes with everything you need to make giant fun-filled ice blocks for Fido and Fifi. Simply toss in pooch’s favourite toys or freeze-proof snacks, fill with water and freeze. When it’s ready attach it to the fitting, stab it in the ground and let ’em at it. Doggy heaven on a stick. Kool Dogz was invented out of pure necessity. After fifteen pairs of shoes…


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Kool Dogz – home-made icy doggy treats