This roll of loo paper is very very valuable. Why? Werll..apparently it was the one that the Beatles rejected when they were recording at Abbey Road Studios. Or something. Anyway bidding is up to $10,000 right now, and I have the strangest feeling that the reserve is somewhere north of $40–50,000.00 so dig deep. After all, what could those tsunami victims possibly do with this kind of money (or loo paper for that matter)? This toilet roll has been kept…
Read MoreMonthly Archives: January 2005
Gyrate.
The Gyration Media Center Remote and Keyboard. $179.95. Wave this kit in the air and control your Media Center PC from 100 foot away through walls and stuff. I wonder whether it’s like wireless networking, where you need cardboard thin walls to get the full range? Probably. Gyration’s high-power radio gives you the ability to relocate your Media Center PC virtually anywhere in the house. Network your TVs and control the PC from anywhere. And since it’s RF, the Media Center…
Read MoreOrganize IT.
Socket’s OrganizeIT Suite. $299.00. A rather cool and definitely geeky way to organize and catalogue your collections using your PDA and their barcode scanner and software. A bit too ‘High Fidelity’ for the Ferret’s taste, but hey… The software application in conjunction with the SDIO ISC scans UPC bar codes and retrieves valuable data on the web to complete a comprehensive database of music and video. Information can be synchronized between Pocket PC and Palm OS mobile devices and the…
Read More10 reasons why I’ve switched from Internet Explorer to the Firefox browser
You: What’s that?Me: It’s a web browser.Y: Ahh, I see. Looks different somehow. M: Yep, it’s Mozilla’s Firefox, I’m now using it full time as a replacement for Internet Explorer. Y: Really? Fascinating but strange. Why would you want to switch from the world’s favourite browser?M: Simple really, IE is getting a bit old in the tooth and a little too vulnerable security-wise for my liking. So I thought it might be time for a change. Not an easy decision, but I’ll give you 10 reasons why…
Read MoreEye-per active.
The Eyecare Massager. £14.90. <rasp>I am your father, Luke!</rasp> Lightens dark circles beneath eyes. Helps reduce eye puffiness & little wrinkles. Reduces fatigues, improves concentration & maintains alertness.
Read MoreThe clu.clu.clu..clock?
The Animal Alarm Clock. £12.99 ($21.43). What PETA way to get up in the morning, eh? These rather silly retro styled clocks are the ideal antidote to dull alarms. No bells, beeps or whistles, just the curious bleats and what-have-you of your choice of dawn chorus it has to be healthy to wake up laughing.
Read MoreAirplay.
Is the PikAx the ultimate air guitar? Probably. [Thanks Tom]. The PikAx experience is two-fold. The first is what we like to call jammin’. Here you can select and assign your favourite riffs from your record collection and play like your guitar heroes. The second is where you can assign full chord sounds to the buttons of the PikAx and trigger them by strumming/striking the strings of the PikAx – letting you play like a true musician.
Read MoreGoldfish track.
The Goldfish Racetrack. Very cool and humane. I have designed an aquarium to come to the aid of goldfish. They are traditionally kept in round bowls which makes them unhappy because they are long distance swimmers. Bowls magnify and there is no space to move and no place to hide. I made an 8-shaped track that creates an infinite aquarium for the fish.
Read MoreHot chat.
The Talking Forehead Thermometer. $29.95. For some reason this particular product title tickles the Ferret’s strange and rather banal funny bone. Our talking forehead thermometer announces its results aloud in a clear voice in just two seconds, for quick and easy readings even when monitoring a restless child. Accurate to within .04º F, the talking thermometer obtains a temperature from a child’s or adult’s forehead and shows temperature, time, date, and day on its large LCD. It can also store up to…
Read MoreStone cold sober.
OK, so now you can grab yerself a Mac mini for not much cash, what about the missing keyboard, monitor and meece? Well the Ferret has a suggestion. How’s about a complete set of Wood Contour Corporation USB peripherals made out of stone? OK, so it’s not actually stone, it’s ‘scratch, stain and heat resistant’ Corian, but who’ll know? Choice of 120 colours (including white!) and yours for a mere $8100.00 a set. Waddya mean budget? For comfort and style, these Corian designs…
Read MoreMalicious mellifluence.
Microsoft has released the Malicious Software Removal Tool which can be used from the website or downloaded. What a lovely, caring company. The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. Microsoft will release…
Read MoreHands free and fancy.
The new Culmann Variocom VC4 (Deutsch) hands-free car phone unit is a real modular marvel. The feature set includes plug-in voice recognition, Bluetooth and GPS audio navigation cards and a neato PDA/laptop socket to let you use the phone as a modem for your snazzy handheld. The Bluetooth is so your passengers can also use the hands free features of the unit without inserting their handset. I think.
Read MorePedi-cure.
The Max Foot Massager. Fancy the idea of a 36 rpm tootsie tweak? Then stick ‘em in this. $250.00. Like the hands of a massage therapist, our maximum-performance massager conforms perfectly to every contour, arch and angle of your feet, delivering an amazingly complete therapeutic massage…MAX gently kneads the arches, heels, and balls of your feet, working away soreness, tension and fatigue. 22 rollers and unique massage nodes conform perfectly to the shape of your foot or calf…Massager runs on…
Read MorePower punch.
Portable Power Unit. $159.95. This is some power puppy, let me tell you. Not only does it store enough juice to jump-start up to 20 cars, but it comes with plug sockets for indoor use, air compressor, lantern, radio and alarm clock (in case you nod off while inflating the airbed, we suppose). When the safety-sealed battery is fully charged (simply plug it into AC overnight), the power source provides 400 watts of AC power, enough to run a TV…
Read MoreIonic tree.
The Ionic Air Purifying Tree. $99.95. Clearly trees in their present form are simply not up to the task of scrubbing our deficient atmosphere. Cue the bionic, ionic version. Golly, how lucky are we? Restore the natural balance of the air in your home. The difference? Its patented carbon filament ionization system. How it works: First, the air passes through 5 layers of purification ensuring that dust and dirt are paralyzed in their tracks (all 5 layers are self-contained…
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