Well thanks to everyone who entered the Red Ferret Summer Lenovo Laptop Giveaway, as we now have a result. Big round of applause for J. P. (US) who was randomly selected as the winner. Stay tuned for our next big giveaway in a day or so. And thanks again, it was fun.
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Well here’s one straight from the ‘what were the marketing department thinking? department.The Momax Boom Swimmer Bluetooth Speaker is a…well… wireless speaker. And any resemblance to a biological organism that is at the heart of life itself is probably purely a coincidence, right? Right?
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Contactless cards are starting to become the new fashion nowadays. The allure of being able to pay for your cup of coffee with a mere flourish of a card, no sign in or PIN hassle, is apparently too hard to resist for Joe Public. But there are, of course risks with relying on RFID technology, the main one being the fact that these cards can be ‘read’ from a distance with the right equipment, which could lead to scamming and…
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Soo, this is interesting. The City of London police, a force which looks after a mere 1 mile patch in the centre of London, has now taken upon itself to run the Internet. According to this BBC report, the police force, which is best known for wearing quaint helmets and having a love of horses, has started inserting warning banners on websites it thinks are infringing copyright.
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When I was in high school I read this article that said that when you flush your toilet that the germs can shoot up to 2 feet into the air in the form of toilet water spray. It then elaborated on the idea that all of your toothbrushes are covered with microscopic toilet water germs. Ewww! The Zapi LUXE Toothbrush Sanitizer is here to clean your brushes.
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Remember splitting your earbuds with someone special so that they could hear the song that was oh so meaningful to you, and explained your entire life? How about if you would still like to do that but maybe your personal space is a little more precious nowadays? That’s where the Companion Owls Headphone Splitter comes in.
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It’s always great to be surprised by nice things, especially when you’re actually expecting something pretty ordinary. So it was with this new phone from popular Spanish manufacturer Energy Sistem, one of the top Spanish consumer electronics makers. The Energy Phone Pro is the company’s first ever Android smartphone, and instead of coming out with something boring and me-too, they’ve managed to produce a product that is really top notch in a lot of ways.
Read More![Energy Phone Pro – high quality dual SIM octa-core Android smartphone boasts a heartwarming 3 yr warranty [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/energyphonepro-1.jpg)
If you’ve ever tried to grab some cool video with your smartphone while on the move, you’ll know just how frustrating it can be making everything look smooth. When you walk the camera judders and don’t even talk about trying to pan around an object or person without those horrible wobblies. But now there’s a new tech which can help you look as smooth as Spielberg, just without the Oscars.
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If you often record audio on your smartphone but really hate the pathetic sound that your built-in microphone seems to capture, then you need a complete new set of mics. No, not the ones that come with your earphones, but more like a full-fledged studio style microphone for smartphones.
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Baby monitors are pretty standard parental equipment nowadays. Usually they’re just the one way speakers, so parents can hear when their baby wakes up, but increasingly they also have a video component. Now this new Angelcare AC1200 takes baby monitoring to the next level for extreme monitoring.
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When is a motorbike not a motorbike? When it’s a self-build kit which lets you use standard mountain bike forks, wheels, brakes and such, and combine them with a specially developed frame which can hold a small four stroke motor. The result is something which you can cycle when it suits you, and will also give more than 100 mpg from the 50cc motor version when motoring.
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Anyone who thought that 3D printing was purely a trendy fad, which would fade away once people got bored with it, should perhaps pop on over to the brand new Amazon 3D Printing Store. When the world’s largest online retailer dedicates a whole section to a new category like this, it’s time to sit up and take notice. You have been told.
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An enterprising Gujarati entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to help people keep food cool without needing to plug in an expensive to run refrigerator. His Mitti Cool is a cooler made of clay, which uses the natural cooling effect of water evaporation to do the job.
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There are interesting things all around us. I’m not talking about, like, magic in the natural world, I’m talking about forgotten historical landmarks and quirky hidden shops. The things that make life interesting. Sometimes there is a wealth of random locations right under your nose. Field Trip is the app to help you find them.
Read More![Field Trip – free app helps you explore places one cool and unique thing at a time [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Field-Trip-Phone.jpg)
Owning a cat is awesome. They’re the best, but litterboxes are the worst. They smell, and no matter what you do there’s always a smell. The grains of litter also tend to get everywhere around the box and sometimes your home, and it’s generally pretty messy all round. The ScoopFree Ultra Self-Cleaning Litter Box however can make the worst part of cat ownership bearable.
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