The Hand Band. Back in the day we were lucky to get a cracked glass, cheese grater and rusting thimble to play with. And karaoke was the sound we made when the thimble wore through. Tsk! $99.95. Any child can compose songs out of thin air simply by moving the fingers of these musical gloves. The soft fabric gloves can be set to guitar, keyboard, or drums; each finger plays a different note (within a two-octave range) or drumbeat, and transmits to the…
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Retro telly Tetris.
Two Player Tetris. Plug it into yer telly, and rock. Or drop. Whatever the correct term may be. A$79.95. There’s probably only one thing better than being able to play Tetris on a big screen TV at home…and that’s being able to play it with or against someone else. Go head to head with your chosen foe – find out who has the best Tetris technique, before awarding the crown of tournament master. The box says world’s most addictive game…
Read MoreCandle power.
The Glowing, Flickering, Battery-Operated Scented Candle. So simple and yet so faux new millennium, doncha think? $19.99. If you enjoy the warm, ambient glow that candlelight emits but are uncomfortable with exposing your family to the unhealthy smoke byproducts, this Battery-Operated Candle is made of real wax and will provide the same glowing, flickering light without the negative aspects associated with candles…its two C batteries (sold separately) need to be replaced after approximately 350 hours of lighting time. It poses no…
Read MoreRoto-phone.
OK, so plugging a mobile phone innards into a 1950s rotary landline phone is fun. Now can we have our lava lamp back, please mister? Why wouldn’t it be cool to see a rotary phone, ringing, with no wires attached? It might mess with your brain a bit. Turns out I am very glad there is no such thing as a cellular rotary phone – the dialing takes forever! And here in Colorado – on a 10-digit dialing system – you…
Read MorePlug-in, drop out.
KVR Audio.com. You want lots of free audio instrument and effects plug-ins? You got ‘em. With user reviews as the marzipan icing! A community and news site for Open Standard Audio Plugins. Our mission is to supply up to date news to the VST, DirectX (DX), AudioUnits (AU) and LADSPA community in a friendly and up front manner.
Read MorePod-nessity.
The iPod is all knowing, all powerful. All hail the Emperor. Cough. OK, some iPod stuff. iPodMods. If you don’t like the colors Apple put in we don’t blame you. Why not try Super Red, Super White, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Green on for size? They not only look great, but make your iPod stand out among the sea of white. iPod Agent. iPod Agent is your one stop utility for managing contacts, appointments, mail, notes, tasks, RSS feeds, weather, horoscopes,…
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Navmo. The Ferret is in dire need of a decent navigational aid for mobile phones. One that’s simple, doesn’t cost the earth and works as advertised. Could this be it? Accurate, animated tracking of users – without GPS! Client-rendered display carefully tailored for small screens, based on the tracked position. Interactive, zoomable display of users’ location and route, rotated to their current face-forward heading. Quick route lookup – location, destination and route in less than 60 seconds. Route download to…
Read MoreSpherical objects.
Free Spirit Spheres. Er..kind of tree houses with attitude. [Via J-Walk] It’s a marriage of treehouse and sailboat technology. The wooden spheres are built much like a cedar strip canoe or kayak. The suspension points on the spheres are similar to the chain plate attachments on a sailboat. The stairways are hung from the tree much like a sailboats shrouds hang from the mast.
Read MoreFind a human.
Find-a-human. Fed up with 1–800 voice mail robots answering your calls at major companies? Then this site is made for you – how to locate real people behind the recordings. Superb, and what’s more, it’s user updateable. We need one of these for every country in the world. We do. Definitely!!
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The Online Medical Dictionary. A most excellent resource. Unless you’re a tad hypochondriacalistically minded.
Read MoreReturn of the Clones.
The HDV-8500 Duplicator/Player. The photo may be teeny, but the functionality of this puppy is anything but. As well as being a standard DVD/VCD/MP3 and audio CD player, it will also duplicate/copy your CDs/DVDs and offers a one button 7–in-1 memory card copier too, and all without a PC. Not sure whether it’ll let you backup those copy protected movies though…
Read MoreTrust in time.
The Trust HS-8200 Bluetooth Car Kit. €109.95. Cute ain’t it, although it’s fair to say that any pretty blue LCD screen tends to get us excited way beyond the bounds of credibility. Clear backlit LCD display and illuminated buttons for easy volume control, answering and cancelling calls, voice dialling, redialling, pairing and switching on/off Easy synchronisation of 20 numbers from the SIM card of your mobile phone (if supported by the phone) Up to 8 different phones can be paired…
Read MoreCharge 2 Go.
The Charge 2 Go. ‘The reusable AA cell phone battery charger.’ The Ferret tried one of the PP9v battery versions a while back and was rather unimpressed, but what makes this cool is that you can use rechargeable AA batteries as well as standard ones. $19.99. This is the first reusable cell charger that makes sense. Take it anywhere for up to 3 extra hours of talk time. Charge 2 Go is 100% reliable, mobile and safe. One AA battery gives you…
Read MoreWrist racer.
The Wrist Watch R/C Car. $19.95. And you wanted a SPOT watch instead? Pah, dufus! The Most Incredible Remote Control Car Ever Built! It drives, races, turns on a dime, zigs,zags and whips around curves-even climbs hills-all by a remote control wristwatch! Simply press the control buttons on the infrared ray control center built into the watch and the car responds in a flash. You can also open the doors, turn on headlights, sound the horn, flash the brake lights,…
Read MoreTethered cell.
The Motorola S3027A Cellular Connection Interface. $169.00. Connect your landline phone up to the cellular network via your Motorola handset and this little adapter doohickey. Why? Well…er… Gives your standard landline phone, or other device (i.e.; fax machine or credit card machine) a connection to the cellular network by providing a socket with a dial tone. The Cellular Connection Interface Kit (only available in the United States) includes a standard RJ-11 outlet for connection of your telephony device. Its small,…
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