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cool tech January 31, 2009 posted by Nigel

Real-View 3D Scanner – scan your stuff in 3D

The Real-View 3D Scanner looks like fun. The website is very sparse, but it seems as though it comes with twin stereoscopic cameras and a small turntable. Stick your product…

cool tech January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

The Red Ferret Product of the Year 2008 – Ethical/Green – Watercone

The Watercone water purifier first made it to our attention back in 2007 in prototype form while hunting for financing, but it wasn’t until August of last year that the…

Gadgets January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

GPS Homing Device – find your way back to the future

This GPS Homing Device is a refreshingly novel way to use all that multi-billion dollar space age Star Wars GPS tech. Just push the button whenever you want to mark…

Gadgets January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

Disco Laser Pointer Pen – weird combo melds work and play

This Disco Laser Pointer Pen is one weird puppy. We’re assuming that by day, mild mannered Clark Bent uses his laser pen as a presentation tool during the interminable Powerpoint…

cool tech January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

T10 Electric Car – the car you wear to work

This T10 Electric MiniCar is just about the cutest thing ever. Sure you wouldn’t want to mince words with a Hummer on a dark night, but where else could you…

hardware January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

Canine Bulletproof Vest – perfect for those pop a pooch drive-bys

You never know when one of these Canine Bulletproof Vest will come in handy, y’know during a walk through a dodgy part of town. Or maybe on a visit to…

Bookmark This! January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

Whspr – receive emails without revealing your email address

Whspr is a new online service which converts your email address into a short Web address which you can post or hand out as needed. Anyone who needs to write…

Bookmark This! January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

The dangers of social networking – Mr Calacanis’ very thoughtful post

Jason Calacanis has penned what I think is one of the most thoughtful and insightful posts on the current obsession with social networking and web relationships that I’ve read to…

heh heh! January 30, 2009 posted by Nigel

Aretha’s Hat – get your own, join the…cough…meme…cough

Get your own Aretha Franklin Inauguration Hat. Flickr group. Sad. That hat is epic. That hat makes me love democracy. That hat makes me look less fat…Download it (click the…

cool tech January 29, 2009 posted by Dan

Blowit Fans – cooling where you need it most

Blowit make a range of articulated fans designed to be attached to music stands for keeping musicians cool. They have 3 speeds and you can adjust the head of the…

hardware January 29, 2009 posted by Nigel

The Red Ferret Product of the Year 2008 – Mobile – Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Forget all the trash talk of iPhone killer and suchlike, the question we had to ask is, is the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic a good, indeed worthy, product in its own right? The…

Gadgets January 29, 2009 posted by Nigel

Mileage Tracker – keep tabs on your travelling expenses and beat the tax man

The Mileage Tracker uses some ever so clever GPS techno smarts to track your trip mileage and export it via CSV spreadsheet format or into Google Earth. You can use it…

future tech January 29, 2009 posted by Nigel

JJAD P1-E Electric Car – this ain’t yer grand-pappies golf cart, son…

Brit designer Jim Dowie used to work for McLaren F1, now he’s going it alone with the P1–E electric supercar. Not a lot to say, just some stats. 0 –…

Gadgets January 29, 2009 posted by Nigel

QTV Digital Photo Frame – your very own pink people viewer, FM radio and MP3 player

Cue the QTV Digital Photo Frame, proof that they don’t all have to be dull, boring and silver. They can be plastic, pink and weird instead. Plus, it’s also an…

Fun & Games January 29, 2009 posted by Dan

Snackr – digest your bloated RSS feed one item at a time

Snackr is a slightly different take on RSS feed readers. Most people who use RSS probably a slightly overflowing feed, mine still hasn’t recovered from the holidays. Snackr takes your…