August | 2005 | The Red Ferret Journal

announcement August 31, 2005 posted by Red

Condolences.

Our thoughts are with all those who have suffered, and are currently suffering, at the feet of Hurricane Katrina. Mother Nature can be a terrible mistress sometimes…at which point we…

Gadgets August 31, 2005 posted by Red

Rainbow’s end.

The Rainbow Far InfraRed Therapy Dome. Portable person cooker. Apparently just the thing for localised pain relief and stuff. OK, so just turn us over when we’re done on one side, willya?…

Gadgets August 31, 2005 posted by Red

Ladies’ Tool Set.

Now here’s a thing, eh? The 105 Piece Ladies Tool Set. In pink. Just in case you were astonished, colour blind or confused. The $9.99 price tag means that your Xmas stocking is…

Gadgets August 31, 2005 posted by Red

The Magic Finger of fate.

The Magic Finger magnetic finger glove. Aw, c’mon. There are soooo many jokes lurking in this one tiny product that I can’t even begin to worry about it. But still,…

cool tech August 31, 2005 posted by Red

Micro processor.

OK, so let me get this straight. Texas Instruments has just launched it’s new ultra low power micro-controller, the MSP430F20xx. So it’s a 16 bit, 16 MIPS unit with 128kB…

Gadgets August 31, 2005 posted by Red

Multi-function car seat.

The Wagan Total Rest Heat Massage Magnetic Car Seat Cushion is clearly very concerned about your travelling comfort. It wants you to enjoy the trip, and return home safely. For this…

diy August 31, 2005 posted by Red

Using a Bluetooth headset with Skype.

Using a Bluetooth headset with Skype. Just a quick and dirty set of instructions on how to get your Bluetooth headset working with the Skype program on your PC, Mac or…

Gadgets August 30, 2005 posted by Red

QuitKey, quit smoking.

The QuitKey. A handheld computer to help you stop smoking. $59.95. QuitKey alters your smoking routine and eases you off cigarettes gradually. QuitKey reminds you when to smoke and when not…

future tech August 30, 2005 posted by Red

The Moovie car.

The Peugeot Moovie Concept Car. Pretty darn cool eh? [Thanks William]. The main idea behind this project was to create a small 2 seated city car powered by electric power….

Gadgets August 30, 2005 posted by Red

The Multifunction Personal Energy Device. OK, so it’s a wind-up mobile phone charger. But…no listen, come back…but…it can also charge up your digital camera, contains an FM radio and features a super…

Gadgets August 30, 2005 posted by Red

Motorized disc vault.

The Revom D100–A1 motorized CD/DVD vault. Push button, retrieve disc. Pretty colours. Pretty stackable. Pretty motorized. Pretty Korean. Around $50.00. So pretty cheap, too.

Freeware August 30, 2005 posted by Red

MSN to go.

eMSN. Free MSN messenger chat client for your mobile phone. Java, GPRS. Advert sponsored though, OK? eMSN is the best MSN messenger for your mobile. It is simple to…

Bookmark This! August 30, 2005 posted by Red

SmugMug Maps.

SmugMug Maps. A nice hack of a commercial service which combines Google Maps with 32 million photos to provide a geo-oriented images map. Cool indeed. smugMaps is easily one of…

retro August 30, 2005 posted by Red

Voice Corder.

The Mini Organ Museum. Fab, thanks Eric. Hello to all friends and lovers of rare and vintage musical electronic toys. This is the first museum of lost organs, damned keyboards,…

Gadgets August 29, 2005 posted by Red

Thermo-snapshot.

Daddy, daddy, when I grow up can I be a Raytek MX6 Phototemp handheld IR temperature sensor with digital camera? Can I, can I? $1495.00. The Raytek PhotoTemp MX6 photographic…