Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy.
Read MoreMonthly Archives: November 2014
Hibou Owl Smart Toy – fun interactive creature makes friends with you and your smartphone
We don’t care what you think it looks like. Because it isn’t that. Nope, this is something else entirely. Totally. This is in fact Hibou. Hibou Owl in fact. And Hibou is a smart owl toy, that can do some interesting things.
Read MoreThe Present – the annual clock that counts out a whole 365 day year
How come time is moving so fast nowadays? Where did last year go? What am I doing with my life? Sound familiar? Well you’re not the only one to have these thoughts, which is why this new and very clever clock has been developed.
Read MoreMr. Coffee Smart Optimal Brew – the coffeemaker that’s smarter than you are
Yeah, so today is Black Friday in the US and many other places. That means it’s a day when ordinary, rational human beings will go and stand outside in bitterly cold weather to queue for a television at 30% off a fictitious price. Thank goodness for civilisation. It’s also probably a time when a good hot cup of coffee will help them feel less like frozen popsicles, and more like intrepid bargain hunters. So, for those of you out there…
Read MoreInfinitely Mirrored Anachronism Clock – super cool DIY clock gives a new dimension on time
Clocks come in a variety of styles, although shape wise they’re usually round. So as far as basic design goes this clock is pretty standard, but that’s where ‘standard’ ends. With the Infinitely Mirrored Anachronism, you have a DIY LED clock that puts a whole new spin on time.
Read MoreKossel Mini DIY 3D Printer – build your own 3D printer to um build your own stuff
Going out and buying yourself a cool new 3D printer is so last year. What you absolutely have to do nowadays to stay cool is go out and build your own 3D printer. Or at least buy the parts and then assemble the thing on your kitchen table. For the cred.
Read MoreDry Mud Jeans – rent your jeans, recycle them when done and help conserve your planet’s resources
Denim jeans are a huge business around the world, but the one thing we kind of ignore is what happens to all that lovely cotton when we’re done with it? Landfill? Well now there’s a really innovative alternative which promises to change the way we approach the use of fashion and clothing in general.
Read MoreJBL Clip Speaker– clip to your hip and bop to the hop
Music makes everything better. From doing work to hanging out with friends a little music goes a long way to making the unbearable, bearable. If you have tunes you want to share or earbuds are just too much work, the JBL Clip can be the portable speaker you need to fill your world with sound.
Read MoreIblazr – get rid of those bad flash phone snaps
Cell phones are getting really good for photography. Not just selfies, but general snaps too, since their resolution is now so good. But try taking shots in a darker location and it’s a different story, because the inbuilt flash of your phone really doesn’t cut it. But now there’s a tiny add-on which promises to deliver better shots in the gloom, and it has its own battery too.
Read MoreEHEAR E2 – a Bluetooth wireless headset and action camera in one [Review]
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes a product that makes you go, hmmm. This new EHEAR E2 Bluetooth Headset & Action Camera is one such product. It’s actually a very clever idea. Take a standard wireless headset which you can use with your phone to pick up and make calls, and integrate a camera so you can also take videos as you travel around. Makes sense.
Read MoreAeroBull – man and music’s best friend
Phone docks with personality are a fun find and one that actually takes sound seriously is even rarer still. Usually they are small, desk sized contraptions but this isn’t the case with the AeroBull, the speaker that doubles as a work of art and will probably end up replacing your real dog as your best friend.
Read MoreOsmo – the system that lets you combine the digital world with the real one
One of the most common complaints that parents have about “kids these days” is that they spend too much time in front of screens. Playing video games, using apps on their phones, not connecting with the real world. Osmo is a system that brings the digital world into the real world for children.
Read MoreLettermate – at last a cure for awful handwriting on envelopes
There are certain people who should never be allowed anywhere near a pen and paper. Yes we’re looking at you Mr and Mrs GP doctor people. And others. These folk seem to have a pathological problem with writing clearly (just check out the average prescription note next time), but there are also others who simply can’t write straight. Probably genetic. Now help is at hand.
Read MoreKohler Purefresh – the room deodorizing toilet seat
You when technology has started getting out of hand when your toilet seat gets smarter than the old desktop PC in your attic. So it is with this new product from US company Kohler. The Kohler Purefresh is a toilet seat with a difference. It’s got a full blown air purifier inside it.
Read MoreTeufel BOOMSTER – the boombox is back baby, but not like your daddy remembers
Many have tried and many have failed to resurrect the glorious days of the boombox, the shoulder worn music machine which terrorized whole countries for those years in the 80s. But now there’s a new pretender to the throne, and it’s a German claim this time. The Teufel BOOMSTER is not yep daddy’s boombox, oh no sire.
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