The Red Ferret Journal

heh heh! June 18, 2013

If you’re clumsy with coffee, try the Mighty Mug

Morning is not something we really enjoy. However, when it comes to pouring that second cup of coffee things don’t seem so bad. Of course, by that time you’re already at work. Some of us are a bit prone to knocking things around as we don’t reach a level of full awareness before noon. If this strikes a chord, you might want to invest in a mug that is more accident-proof.

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Gadgets June 17, 2013

Awesome Temperature Sensing LED Display Cup – so much technology just to keep your lips safe

There are few things worse than grabbing your favorite hot beverage in a rush only to scald your mouth when the contents prove to be delivered straight from the mouth of a volcano. Or worse, you encounter a rush of stone cold, turgid liquid when what you really needed was a warm soothing flow.

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Bookmark This! June 17, 2013

SMS Alarm – keep losing your phone while it’s on silent mode? Fear not. Install this and relax. [Freeware]

Hands up if you have had a ‘lost phone’ moment sometime in the last three months. Yeah it’s easily done isn’t it, and it’s always at the most awkward moment, just when you’re leaving to catch that flight or pick up the elderly parent or something equally urgent.

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SMS Alarm – keep losing your phone while it’s on silent mode? Fear not. Install this and relax. [Freeware]

Awesome June 17, 2013

Wooden iPod Steampunk Wristwatch – there’s so much more to time than mere minutes, don’t you think…?

Wrist watches may be going out of fashion in a general sense, but for some people the idea of strapping on a real ticking or purring timepiece still holds a large amount of fascination. Of course it’s often just to show off with some garish lump of metal, but sometimes you’re lucky enough to see true cool.

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hardware June 17, 2013

ASUS VivoMouse wants to change the way you look at your peripherals

As technology changes, so does the way we look at our interactions with them. Form and function start to meld into each other, as a newer and better version of a product rises out of the ashes. While companies always market things as if they are making the latest and greatest, it doesn’t always mean their advertising is correct.

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Gadgets June 17, 2013

Peak Design Capture Camera Clip – Ready, Aim, Click!

Whenever you’re out in the wild taking photographs, you can help but feel as though you’re a quick-draw gunman from the west. If you’re a second too late on drawing out your camera, you might miss that prize-winning picture, and no one wants that. This means you need to have it readily available at all times, but you don’t want it to be hanging about your neck, as those with larger lenses can cause quite a strain on you.

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Fun & Games June 17, 2013

Batman Belt Buckle with a built-in Speaker – nana nana nana nana PANTS

You don’t need a proper theme song to be a successful superhero, but it couldn’t hurt, right? Look at how awesome Batman is, and he had an amazing tune that we all know and love. If you want some background music to your life, or just want to blast your hero-music whenever you’re about to do something in the name of justice, you’re going to need a discreet speaker system to make that happen.

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reprise June 16, 2013

Ferret posts this week

Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Earth Alerts – live map of our planet’s natural hazards makes for compulsive viewing (+Freeware] – You don’t have to live in an… Become the terror of the pool with the RC Cyborg Shark – If you’ve ever seen Jaws, it’s… The ARKON Windshield Smartphone Mount – work smarter, not harder – Having a smartphone means you can… The Solid Gray Backpack…

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No Comments Jun 18, 2013

Sony Xperia Z 4G Tablet – hands on with Sony’s superb new iPad killer [Video Review]

If product coolness was measured in ice cream, the new Sony Xperia Z 4G Tablet would be a triple choc whipped Sundae, with maraschino cherries, white truffle chunks and lashings of dark Belgian chocolate sprinkles on a bed of silver sugar flecks. Yes it’s that delicious.

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Workrave – this little free program could just save your life [Freeware]

You don’t have to look far to find any number of research studies which point out the dangers of sitting down all day as we do our jobs in front of computer screens. And that’s not counting the rising number of people who suffer from RSI (repetitive strain injury) from doing the same kind of computing and mousing tasks day in, day out.