I do like the idea behind the Technovelgy.com site. Linking real life inventions with fictional ideas from science fiction books. They weren’t too shabby, those old SF writers. ‘Where science meets fiction…Explore the wide variety of inventions and ideas of science fiction writers..and watch sf come to life..’

The Open CD is ‘a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation…’ Cool.

Snap-n-Print. I’ve just fallen in to this ‘MMS to postcard’ thing and reckon that it’s actually quite cool. Lots of people have cameraphones, but lots of grannies don’t. Lots of vacation snaps also demand sharing – instantly. ‘Snap-n-Print is a downloadable application that allows compatible camera phone users to create and send personalized photo images as postcards through the U.S. Mail�all from the phone itself!’

I’ve had a few Ferrety reader emails about the broken images in our RSS feed. Me mate Ben – truly the Obi-Wan of RSS – tells me ‘ahh, it’s because you’re putting HTML in the description element. It’s not wrong, per se, it’s just that the standard for RSS 0.92 is a bit hazy on whether you can, and if so how you do it.’ Thanks dude! So there you have it, peeps. For the moment, until I change blog…

Well now, que nous ont ici? Was haben Wir hier? Che cosa hanno qui? [That’s quite enough messing with Babel – Ed] The Phraselator 2, instant translation in a box, is now available for ordinary people who do not wear combat jackets and shrapnel vests. WinCE powered, 15,000 phrases in 53 languages, SD slot, colour TFT, USB port and internal speaker. Taking orders, no price. ‘It also offers a transformed ergonomic construction, longer battery life, improved durability, high fidelity audio,…

One of the real problems with computer based voice systems, whether Skype type voip or general voice recognition/dictation, is that you’re pretty much tied to the microphone. Which is why the Voice Tracker array microphone is interesting. $249.00. ‘Unlike 1st generation array microphones which have a fixed “listen” direction, the Acoustic Magic Voice Tracker Array Microphone automatically locates and electronically steers toward the talker. For speech recognition applications, it is no longer necessary to sit rigidly in front of the…

The iGo Juice is an all-in-one power adapter system which will charge phones, PDAs, laptops from home/car/airplane. Sounds ideal for road warriors who are fed up with lugging around a spaghetti’s nest of power cables and adapters in their suitcase. $119.99. ‘Juice energizes and recharges mobile equipment anywhere, anytime. Auto, air or standard outlets…Juice simultaneously powers a mobile phone or Handheld in addition to your notebook – supplying continual power with built in safeguards.’

Movielog ‘What would happen if you made a movie allowing anyone on the Internet to make suggestions and interact with the creative process?…Borrowing from the idea of Open Source Software development, Movielog readers collaborate with a small core team to make an independent film from script to distribution in under a year.’.

Plans. A good [free] web calendar. ‘One installation of plans can support many calendars. Calendars can share information with each other.’

The No S Diet. I like it. Simple. 14 words. I also love this FAQ – Q. Is there any scientific evidence that this diet works? A. Absolutely none. But I’m not aware that I have any competition in this regard. There are just three rules and one exception: No Snacks No Sweets No Seconds Except (sometimes) on days that start with ‘s’ That’s it.

You know when a technology is starting to pick up steam when creative products start arriving on the scene. Like the bonded Copperstream ADSL product from the UK’s Griffin Internet. 16Mbps downloads through copper? Wow, and we’ve been using it just for crackly voice calls for 100 years? Sheesh!. ‘Using Channel Bonding hardware you can connect between 2 and 8 ADSL lines together and take advantage of the increased upload and download rate provided…In order to implement this service you…

Woo-hoo, not only does the ActionTab site offer a pretty neat – and free – method of guitar tuition, with fully animated fretboard action and all, but it features Stairway To Heaven as well. Now at last, a way to hold your head up high in guitar shops! Or not.

The ManyBooks site offers over 10,000 Project Gutenberg free ebooks in a PDA friendly format. Nice. And yes, I am probably one of the only Ferrets in the world who has read the whole of the Lord of The Rings on a Palm m505. And enjoyed it just as much as the first time around. And I know that it’s not a Gutenberg book, and yes I bought the book first to clear copyright issues with my soul!

The Oceanic DV64 underwater MP3 music player. Designed for snorkellers, scuba divers or water babies in general. $399.00. Surgeon General Advisory: Head banging is not recommended at depths of more than 50 meters.

Well rub my eyes with a garlic spoon, for suddenly the whole definition of gadget has undergone a fantasmagorical twist. Behold, the Russian built L39 jet, available for just �199,999.00. ‘Simple to fly, this sporty little number attains jet speeds and has the added attraction of BRI rocket assisted ejection seats for getting rid of annoying back seat drivers. The cockpit is fully air-conditioned as standard and the windscreen is anti-iced for those cold morning starts…Please note: This product is…