The Birchleaf Big Wheel. Hah, call that effete Italian kitsch chrome thing a coffee grinder? Now THIS is a coffee grinder, in a real blacksmith’s sweat on leather apron kind of way. £43.00 ($78.00). Create good coffee culture in your kitchen with a little help from London’s coffee tradition. Big wheel cast iron birch leaf grinders from Britains leading coffee grinder supplier – The London Pottery Company Limited. Shipped in gift box. Original design by Mr. David Birch.
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Solar Bag.
The Solar Bag for all your travelling wilburys gizmos. Price $200.00. Lots and lots of street cred in your local health food store, ‘K? This Solar Style bag provides an unlimited power source that can be used indoors and outdoors at the same time. When you need more power plug into the sun with clean green energy. You can listen to your favorite music when traveling, when bike riding, camping etc. save lots of unnecessary expenses when using the suns’ energy….
Read MoreK9 Calmer.
The K9 Calmer. $74.99 buys you a happy pooch and ecstatic neighbours? Reduce excessive barking without exposing your pet to painful shocks, sprays or sound! While most dogs will bark in reaction to certain stimuli, such as a knock at the door or the unexpected presence of a stranger, persistent barking often indicates an apprehensive or anxious dog. The K9 Kalmer uses an ultrasonic tranquil tune that’s inaudible to people in order to ease the anxiety that triggers your dog’s unwarranted…
Read MoreKeychain shuttle.
The Sportgrip for the iPod Shuttle. In lots of happy friendly colours too. $8.95. With a multitude of attachments and color options, the SportGrips safeguard your shuffle regardless of how you wear it. Attach one to a backpack or belt loop, hook one on a zipper, wear one with the secure lanyard (available separately). To sync your shuffle, simply remove the cap without removing the SportGrip and connect to your computer’s USB port.
Read MoreeBay cleaned.
Clutter Free eBay. eBay without the flim-flam. Makes you think that maybe an official Google-ized eBay could be quite cool?
Read MoreMac music.
Acquisition. Mac P2P software. $16.00. Also check out iRecord Music for Mac. $24.95.
Read MoreNo pain, just gain?
The Em Pulse. Shock your way to pain relief? $199.98. Use the pocket sized EMpulse directly on the source of pain to deliver 72 electromagnetic pulses per second deep beneath the skin (no skin sensation at all). PEMF increases the effectiveness of healing antioxidant chemicals to neutralize damaging free radicals. Use EMpulse to treat conditions and injuries as diverse as arthritis, fractures, low back pain, carpal tunnel, neck pain, musculoskeletal injuries, general inflammation, sprain, premenstrual pain, tennis elbow, both acute…
Read MoreDive and drive.
The Newt Suit One Atmosphere System. Perfect for an intimate his n’hers diving honeymoon, doncha think? Offered as a pair of submersible fully articulated atmospheric diving suits and two thruster packs. The ultimate alternative to costly saturation diving operations without the extra cost and associated risks. The Newt Suits are equipped with articulated joints for exceptional mobility. Ideal where an ROV just won’t do the job completely or a saturation dive team is far too costly.
Read MoreShake a volt.
The Kinetic Energy Cell. Get ready to shake yer battery. An interesting Aussie tech which apparently may lead to batteries which generate power from vibrations, such as you’d find in a moving vehicle or even people. So in the future we could dance or jog our way to a re-charge. Picturing a commuter train carriage full of jiggling suits. Oh yes! More here. A renewable energy device that captures vibration to produce electricity looks set to replace or compliment small conventional batteries…
Read MoreBizarre stuff.
Bizarre Stuff. Roll up, roll up, get yer dancing raisins here Just one of the strange but true science type things on this site. Worth a look for a bit of harmless fun.
Read MoreWelcome!
Welcome to the new, fresher tasting, longer lasting, great value Ferret. Please update your bookmarks to reflect the new URL at www.redferret.net. There are quite a few changes under the hood as well as in design, so read on if you’re interested.
Read MorePhat Phun.
The Phlat Ball. The toy with an identity crisis. Looks like fun though. £9.99 ($16.15). Phlat Ball is half 6″ ball and half 9″ throwing disc and is taking Australia by storm. You Phlatten the ball by squeezing the top and bottom together and it sticks in place, then throw it like a disc, and it pops out into a ball, which is really quite clever. The release from disc to ball is random, so you never quite know if you’re going…
Read MoreDiamond geezer.
When is a speaker not a speaker? When it’s a B&W 800D with diamond tweeters, Kevlar construction and silver and gold crossover capacitors. At which point it becomes something worth between $4,000 and $10,000 a set. Which is really a bargain. If you’re George Clooney.
Read MoreSmart dog?
The Smartdog Contain N Train. Pavlovian technology to brainwash your mutt. Hmm….next step electrode implants in the brain? $199.99. The system uses a wall-mount transmitter and a radio receiver, which is attached to a small, sleek and waterproof nylon collar strap. The transmitter sends a coded radio signal around the containment wire you install, controlling the distance from the wire your dog can venture before hearing a two-second warning tone. Should your dog try to leave his area, he will hear…
Read MoreAir to there.
The Dolphin2 extracts pure water from the air, then delivers it hot or cold. We’ve mentioned this type of technology before, but it looks as though this product will come with consumer friendly pricing for the home. What price the bottled water market then, eh? The Dolphin 2 will provide membrane filtered, UV-purified and treated hot and cold water without the inconvenience of buying water refills, storing used and unused water bottles, and troublesome piping. Not only will the Dolphin 2 provide hassle-free water,…
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