Thanks very very much to all of you who’ve taken the time to comment on the site performance (what a lovely bunch!). I’d love for just a few more to get a statistically significant sample. Purlease? Don’t make the Ferret beg, he’s far too old. Ta! :-)
Read MoreMonthly Archives: March 2005
iMon.
The Soundgraph iMon Station may sound like a Scottish railwayman in an agreeable mood, but this USB IR receiver with remote control actually looks like quite a useful tool for your media center type set up. $59.95 or less. Maximum Signal Reception Distance : 15M Signal Reception Angle : 45 degree in all directions
Read MoreSlots r us.
Plextor PX-716AL Dual Layer slot load DVD burner. $169.00. If you want to build your own Mac mini, you really need one of these puppies. Slot loading is suddenly so now, isn’t it? The drive achives blazing fast 16X CAV performance on recommended 8X DVD+R media, and burns a 4.7GB DVD in less than six minutes, the drive also supports dual-layer DVD media, enabling users to burn up to four hours of high-quality.
Read MoreBodyboard.
The BodyBoard. Wow, the Peugeot Design Competition really throws up some funky concept vehicles, eh? BodyBoard – the lie-down electric go-kart. The BoadyBoard rider lies head first in a harness, getting a speed sensation blast just centimeters above the tarmac. Propulsion comes via the powerful electric engines inside each wheel that are powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The BodyBoard also has the lowest centre of gravity possible – it’s below the axle line. Along with the bird’s eye view and four powerful inside-the-wheel…
Read MoreCuff control.
A real gentleman wouldn’t be seen dead with his shirt cuffs askew. Hence the uber usefulness of these Emergency Cufflinks. £7.99 ($12.92) This wafer thin sheet of etched steel, comes complete with two pairs of twist-out emergency cufflinks for all those times (and oh how many have their been!) when you’ve left your real ones behind or more probably just lost one of them. They are quite simply, brilliant.
Read MoreTrafficCam.
The TrafficCam proglet for Symbian Series 60 phones. More a proof of concept than a proper ‘product’, but super cool anyway. Although you need Python installed on the phone, which is not so great if you don’t know where to get it from (hint!).
Read MoreoGame.
oGame A free online space based strategic simulation game. All you need is a web browser. And lots of time and patience. Did I mention time and patience already? As an intergalactic emperor you have the possibility to strengthen your influence throughout the galaxies by numerous strategies. Beginning your rulership at your homeworld you begin to build an economic and military infrastructure with your ressources. Researching new techniques and upgrading your buildings and researches gives you access to superior technologies…
Read MoreToys, toys, toys…
If you’re into old toys, the Timewarp Goys Tallery Toys Gallery is probably the place to start. Especially if you’re a wannabe collector. Partial list – some of the neat 50s 60s 70s Vintage Toys we have sold in the past & always looking for! Click underlined items to see photo. To buy these items: Check Inventory links below for availability!
Read MoreDo U Suck?
Here’s an astonishingly large selection of *.sucks sites from a Google results page. Golly, are there really over 2 million of them? That’s a whole heap of annoyed people. Top of the heap? oreilly-sucks.com. [via Metafilter]
Read MoreA favour.
Quick favour to ask regular Ferrety readers. How’s the performance of the site? Is it loading OK or slow? Any times you’re finding it unobtainable? Comment here or email, whatever. It’ll help me heaps to get a feel for what, if anything, needs doing. Cheers and bears.
Read MoreWherefore art thou?
The GPSWherifone. Limited function mobile phone and GPS locator in one small package. Hugely popular with paranoid parents and loathed by suffocated siblings? Your call. No price announced as yet. The slim, small and lightweight cell phone features incoming and outgoing calling, five programmable buttons for one touch dialing, a built-in two-way speakerphone, and a headset jack and a backlit LCD display for use with numeric paging. The absence of a traditional dial pad helps parents and caregivers manage the expense of…
Read MoreFacetmobile.
The Facetmobile FMX-4. Cruising speed 90mph, range 300 miles (at 15mpg), ceiling 11,000ft, runway 1000ft. Price – approx luxury car. Is this the future of personal flight? These flight test results, as well as results of more aggressive high angle of attack investigations conducted with the ¼ scale radio-controlled model indicate that the FMX-4 is highly spin resistant and will not be prone to the typical stall/spin accident seen with conventional airplanes.
Read MoreE-Z Load.
The Yakima E-Z Load. The hydraulic roof rack. Just don’t be going under any low bridges, y’hear? $400.00. The articulating arms that swing the apparatus down are controlled by two matching gas shocks that are hardier versions of those found in a car’s trunk lid. On the descent, the shocks—filled with nitrogen and sealed by a jacket of hydraulic fluid that changes shape as the piston moves but never changes volume—compress to check the rack’s movement.
Read MoreRiki Robot.
Riki the Gyrating Robot Alarm Clock. Would you like to be woken by a gyrating robot? Well would you? Honestly? $59.00. This fantastic little robot alarm clock will start your day with a wiggle and a giggle. Now you can have Riki the Space Robot wake you up in time for school, work or that important cyber meeting you just can’t miss. This cute little robot will gyrate to music to help start your day with a smile…Three little lights blink…
Read MoreChaserz.
The Chaserz Mini Race Track. Desktop fun for all the family? £14.95. Relive all those old school race track moments with this cool mini track. Comes complete with 2 cars and everything you need for some serious nostalgia.
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