Cybertelly, CyberSky and Byte-Tornado. Watch this one folks, it could be fascinating. At the moment distribution of the beta software has been stopped due to a temporary injunction issued by a German court on 7th Jan this year. [Thanks James!] Cybertelly. P2P television using a small (220kb) downloaded client. CyberTelly is a new technology of broadcasting TV, an Alternative to Cable-TV or Satellite-TV. Instead sending satellites into space or laying a cable into household, we use the internet for signal transmission. Cybersky….
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Third eye.
The folks at ThirdEye Interfaces reckon they’ve come up with an innovative game controller tech which uses the seeing capabilities of cameras like the EyeToy to control on-screen action. Hard to explain, take a look at the video for more meat. The Ferret is not totally convinced, if only because it’s unclear from the rather sparse web site just how flexible the tech will be in the real world. A mere two degrees of motion is not good enough for…
Read MoreDock n’Talk.
The Phone Labs Dock-N-Talk. Multifunctionize your mobile phone. Supports over 400 handsets, and you can even add a Bluetooth module. Oh so super neato. The patent-pending Dock-N-Talk allows you to dock your cell phone and use your normal corded or cordless phones to make and receive your cell phone calls. Effectively turns your wireless service into “wired” service while docked. The Dock-N-Talk can be used in your home, office, dorm room, weekend home, boat, RV or any other location where…
Read MoreFinders keypers.
The C-Car Keychain. $5.98. Suddenly the awesome and unbridgeable gap between life in the US and that in Europe stares us in the face like a wounded buffalo. We live in separate universes! Don’t be embarrassed to admit that you lost your car in the parking lot — you aren’t alone! Just ask that guy wandering next to you! But now there’s a solution — the C-Car keychain. Simply point the keychain toward the store from your car and line up the rotating car…
Read MoreConvergent compass.
# The 3–in-1 Digital Compass. $49.95. Aha, convergence comes at last to the compass world. Know direction, time and temperature with the press of a button. Large LCD with rotating directional dial keeps you right on course. Lanyard for hiking and windshield attachment for the car. Two AAA batteries not included.
Read MoreDuck and dive.
The Motion Sensing Message Player. Shhh…don’t move, I don’t think it saw us. £14.95. The Motion Sensing Message Player can be used to record important messages or jokes or even as a security device. Leave a message just before you go out and when some one comes in the message will play automatically, use it to remind yourself of somthing [sic]important, you will be reminded just before you leave…The inbuilt sensor detects movement and plays the message, that you have…
Read MoreBoy racers.
The new Scalextric Sport Digital System. Ooh look ma, it’s Scalextric, but not as we know it. Six cars on one lane? Button breaking? Overtaking on corners, digital tracks, chipped cars and optical technology? It’s like so 21st C., man! Add as many SSD Lane Change Track pieces as you wish, put your chipped cars on the track and start racing. Race up to 6 cars on one lane with an additional SSD Power Supply (C7004). Exploit the geometry of the…
Read MoreChop and change!
Suddenly there seems to be a rush of people – OK two – growing their own furniture. First a Mr Wu harvesting his own chairs, and then Ms Lois Walpole and her cultivated coat hangers et al. Don’t sell your IKEA shares just yet, though will ya?
Read MoreDo I need a jacket?
The Do I Need a Jacket site. Rather clever, albeit simple, implementation of a weather checker. Here in London we very rarely need jackets to go outside. *cough*
Read MorePoxidating?
Proxidating.com. The world’s first ever Bluetooth proximity dating software? The Ferret is feeling kind of dizzy at the moment…be right back. Maybe your dream date is but a few metres away… Proxidating is a totally new way for single people to meet up instantly. All you need to do is install Proxidating on your mobile phone, create your profile, enable Bluetooth and wait for your dream date to appear… Whenever you come within about 15m of a person with…
Read MoreFirefox turbo.
Speeding up Firefox – the right way. Clever stuff. Speeding up Firefox seems to be a meme going around the blogsphere lately. Most of the tips I’ve seen, though, are only for broadband connections with the latest hardware and only include some of the settings that would affect performance. The Firefox Tweak Guide has the full details on how to speed up Firefox regardless of your connection or hardware, reprinted in part below. Don’t forget that the easiest way to tweak…
Read MoreEnd zone clock.
The Norfield Time Zone Clock. $29.99. Er..wasn’t this type of thing thousands of dollars a while back? When you absolutely have to know the time in London, Zurich, or Montreal it’s easily available at your fingertips with the Norfield Time Zone Clock. This clock easily tells you what time it is in 30 time zones, and the digital readout takes the guess work out of your time conversion. It also comes with two alarms so you can use it to…
Read MoreUnderwater ware.
The Floating FM Radio with Underwater Speaker. “Liang.” “Yes boss?” “We need to design a radio.” “Yes boss.” “But not just any radio.” “No boss?” “No, one with an underwater speaker.” “Yes boss.” “Er boss…?” “Yes, Liang.” “Shall I get you your tablets now?” “Thank you Liang.”
Read MoreTens of uses.
The Tens Home Clinic. £29.99. T.E.N.S. will give soothing relief from rheumatic, joint, muscle and back pain, to name but a few. It eliminates pain by transmitting small electrical signals to the nerve endings, producing Endorphins – the body’s own natural pain killers. One 20 minute treatment will give up to 24 hours of drug free pain relief. The unit comes complete with 4 large self-adhesive (reusable) pads for different areas of the body
Read MorePaint yer wagon.
ReActive Neon Paint. There has to be a reason this exists, right? $6.99. Add a truly personalized touch to anything within range of UV-lighting using this unique neon paint. The paint is easy to apply thanks to an applicator brush built into the cap (like nail polish or white-out). Use it to mod your keyboard, mouse, or anything that is frequently introduced to UV-lighting to really show your inner geek! The paint goes on easily, leaving behind just a slight…
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