Hand painted Cordless Phones. $99.00. Er… Our talented artist has hand-painted this 900MHz cordless phone just for you! Features Caller ID, 30# Caller ID memory, 10# speed dial memory, redial, channel autoscan system, handset locator, desk or wall mountable. Painted design will stand up to everyday use. Custom painting available on your choice of telephone with your choice of design – call for more information.
Read MoreMonthly Archives: May 2005
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Welcome to the Red Ferret Journal – tantalisingly tasteful, tacky and taut tech trivia.
Read MoreHot squash.
The new Virtual Spectator system for squash, VS SquashTrac, goes to somewhat extreme lengths to immerse fans in the action. Not only can you see the usual stats, multi camera angles and other courtside goodness, but also a thermographic image to check just how hot the players are getting. Next up – the Throbbing Vein Cam. VS SquashTrac combines multi-camera video, electronic player tracking, and thermographic imaging to provide multiple perspectives and performance analytics on a squash player’s every move. Through the…
Read MoreJoy to the world.
The Joytech PS2 LCD screen. Eight inches of digital monitor for PS gaming grandiloquence. With integrated Stereo SRS surround sound speakers and in car power adapter too. Perfect for the SUV, maybe? Around £98.00. Dual function remote control included for both PS2 and monitor AV Multi Output allows connection to an external TV and Hi-Fi without removing the monitor 2 Stereo headphone outputs for private multi player gaming
Read MoreCashette.
Cashette. Now here’s weird/interesting, a spam control service where you let spammers bid to send you junk mail. You set the price, they pay when they send it to you. It’s got a strangely attractive feel to it. What is Cashette? Cashette is a spam-control service. You can use Cashette to stop spam and get paid if you receive advertising email. How does it work? You set a price for spam. You get paid for each “spam” you receive. If…
Read MoreMy speed.
The MySpeed bandwidth tester. Pretty cool Java speed test shows how fast your Internet connection is.
Read MoreiClub.
The iClub. Whoa, serious tech applied to golf. Tiger up your swing…ah….tiger. $595.00. The iClub is leading a revolution in golf instruction. Attach it to any club, the iClub wirelessly tracks your swing and provides real-time, 3D feedback both on and off the course. Created by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, our proprietary motion sensing technologies blend seamlessly with Artificial Intelligence to provide simple, easy to use feedback…the iClub is proven to increase distance, improve control, and demystify…
Read MoreDiablo disabler.
The CopyGuard Disabler. $64.99. Er.. is this legal in this lock down, DCMA, don’t touch that dial or else era? Or will you get a visit from the jackboots seconds after install? Answers on a prison tea towel to…. Remove disturbing noise and signals such as Macrovision V1 from any video source Record DVD movies to VHS tapes Record VHS tapes to VCD # Improves the picture quality (Stabilizer) Video, S-Video & Scart in and output Automatic PAL/NTSC detection Can…
Read MoreCastmaster.
The Radica Castmaster Bass Fishin’ Game. $23.99. Ferrets don’t fish. But you knew that didn’t you? And how come it’s always poor old bass that get the raw end of the line? Why no ugly trout fishing games, or gnarly carp? Sheesh! Reel in a legendary 25-lb. bass with the Radica Castmaster Bass Fishin’ Game. Castmaster technology detects the direction and force of your cast, which you can change by turning your wrist. Select from a variety of bait…
Read MoreFix the pig.
Er..Bacon Strip Bandages. Look we have no idea how this stuff gets invented, we’re just thankful it’s not us who’ve gotta sell it. $4.95 a box. [Thanks numlok] Treat your minor cuts, scrapes and scratches with the incredible healing power of a designer bandage…Each comes in a 3-3/4″ tall metal pocket tin and contains a small plastic trinket to help make even the touchiest owies feel all better in no time. The 3″ x 1″ Bacon Strips are cut to…
Read MoreLightFAN
The LightFANtastic personal fan. See, it’s not enough that you need to cool off on a hot day. Now you’ve gotta stare in hypnotic rapture at the pretty LED light show from the whirring blades. $12.95 plus free Anadin for life. Fun little fan features multicolor LEDs on its soft blades — switch it on and you get a breeze and a light show!…The blades disappear when spinning, but the lights really shine — entertaining with 64 different kaleidoscopic patterns of blue, red, amber and…
Read MoreTunnel of love?
The Secure USB Tunnel. No, not a safe underwater road link between two printers, but rather a security package which can be run from any USB flash drive or CD ROM. Sounds interesting. $39.99. Private, automatically spam-protected Email + Cache and History Cleaner + Cookie Manager + Blocks Referral Information + Popup Killer + IP Masking + SSL Encrypted Traffic + Anonymous Web Surfing + Real Time + No install or reboot required
Read MorePawn shop auction.
The Pawn Shop Auction. Clearly just started, with a solitary – sniff – Sony Walkman in the Electronics category. I post this out of sympathy with a start up, rather than any real hope that the venture will lift off. Ah well, such is the dog eat eBay nature of the online auction arena. And guys, get a real logo, eh? Pawnshop Auction Network provides a subscription based web site that allows Pawnshops to list as many items as they would like…
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