Monthly Archives: July 2005

hardware July 5, 2005 posted by

Phone Joan.

The NSK 200 GSM/DECT handset. Approved for NATO SECRET. ‘Cause it’s encrypted and has an upside down aerial. Yes it’s old-ish, but it’s important to know about super secret upside down stuff. Really it is.  NSK 200 is a secure GSM/DECT phone approved for NATO SECRET. The NSK 200 provides end-to-end security based on strong encryption. The transparent data channel of the GSM or DECT system is used for transmission. Plaintext calls are made through the ordinary voice channel.

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cool tech July 5, 2005 posted by

Dolphin ear.

The Dolphin Ear DE500 underwater listening device. Eavesdrop on your marine neighbours from the comfort of your sofa with this GSM phone remote monitoring device. Just right for checking your lobster pots, eh? $695.00.  DolphinEar ‘500’…is a combination of hydrophone, pre-amplifier and mobile telephone interface. It plugs into the accessory connector of any handheld mobile telephone and allows the user to dial up and listen to the hydrophone from any telephone in the world…Any standard low cost digital phone (such…

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Gadgets July 5, 2005 posted by

SIMs like a nice boy.

The Betterpart Super Twin SIM card. One phone, a pair of scissors and two SIM cards. Result. Happiness and laughter.  Our super twinsim card is a device that can help you put two SIM cards in one mobile… This means users can switch between two numbers or networks. More and more people have two mobiles. One is for work and one for private. Our super twin SIM cards can let those people make things easier by just needing to use…

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Gadgets July 5, 2005 posted by

Mini GPS.

The Smart Blue Mini GPS. Well Dr Runthausen, that’s either a very large key or a remarkably small Bluetooth GPS unit. £109.94.  Smart Blue is compatible with all Bluetooth enabled computing devices like PDAs, SmartPhones, Laptops and tablet PCs. The slim, sleek case houses a 12 channel all-in-view satellite receiver, using the improved XTracII chipset provides the fastest GPS fix time and higher senstivity even in the difficult environments. It is compact in design, very lightweight and displays three LED…

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software July 5, 2005 posted by

Life, or something like it…

Lifethemes. So go on, get a life! And isn’t this scrapbooking by another name? £49.99.  LifeThemes is an exciting and groundbreaking new software package that harnesses the power of your PC to organise your daily activities, and at the same time creates a digital panorama of your whole life. LifeThemes eliminates the need to buy, learn and run separate diary, cataloguing and life-organising programs, replacing them with a single easy-to-learn solution. LifeThemes centres around a unique system of individual diaries…

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heh heh! July 5, 2005 posted by

Da Dog disguise.

Ultra Disguise Kit. Turn your ‘dangerous’ dog into a harmless mutt in one move.  Well worry no longer, attachchi will be making disguises for all the so called ‘dangerous breeds’. Now you can go to the park with your kids and your dog (like you have been doing for years), without the worry of people thinking you are a bad parent. All our Invisible Breed Products are FREE to to responsible owners.

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Awesome July 5, 2005 posted by

Traffic master.

Traffic Cams via Google Maps. London. Awesome combination of technologies. See also the rather clever WiFi Hotspots via Google Maps. New York. Not quite so dramatically impressive, but still cool. [via Robot Wisdom – welcome back Jorn!]

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announcement July 4, 2005 posted by

Welcome!

Welcome to The Red Ferret Journal – tantalisingly tasteful, tacky and taut tech trivia. Favour please? If you’re linking to the old enorgis domain, please change it to redferret.net. Thank you so much for listening good people of the earth. And may your camels drink deeply from the well of happiness!

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Gadgets July 4, 2005 posted by

bUNIT.

The bUNIT. A credit card sized personal authentication device for the Bloomberg service. One of the winners of the IDEA 2005. Nice looking toy, eh?  The bUNIT is a personal authentication device that allows customers to access proprietary Bloomberg services and ensures their data is protected from unauthorized access. The design manages to combine a fingerprint scanner, status screen, photo sensor and series of microchips into an ultra compact credit-card-sized package. The design is its own instruction of use, guiding…

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Gadgets July 4, 2005 posted by

Intelligent LED.

Apparently the Sentina Intelligent Emergency LED Light is revolutionary. Well it’s certainly versatile, we’ll grant that. Night light, flashlight, motion sensing security light. And rechargeable to boot. Well not to boot, because they don’t boot…but…aw…pfaff. $30.00.  (1) Automatically Senses a Power Outage and Becomes a Flashlight (2) Automatically Senses Motion Nearby and Lights the Way (3) Automatically Senses Darkness (Photoelectric) and becomes a Handy Night Light

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Gadgets July 4, 2005 posted by

Super Mouse.

The Super Mini Mouse. You’ve got to love a mouse that’s not much bigger than a USB connector, eh? Especially when it’s optical , comes in various colours and has a ikkle, likkle scroll wheel. And a retractable cable? Bah, loverly.

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Gadgets July 4, 2005 posted by

Pack and go.

The Laipac S-911 Personal Locator. GPS tracker with two way voice calling capability over GSM/GPRS, SMS messages and a ‘geo-fence’ feature for locating bodies moving outside an allotted area.   The Laipac S-911 Personal Locator can be used as emergency cellular phone with speed dialing for two-way voice communication, it can silent call 911 for assistance with personalized voice to report location and time stamp, it can send SMS messages to a control center and can also be monitored as…

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ferret exclusive July 4, 2005 posted by

Ferret bed.

The Deluxe Corner Lounge. $6.34. Here we have a sneak peak at the Ferret in full-on investigative action at the height of his busy period. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it, eh? And we may yet post a wish-list sometime soon.

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Free Software July 4, 2005 posted by

Boot & Nuke.

Darik’s Boot & Nuke. Wipe yer nose and wipe your hard drive. Properly.  Darik’s Boot and Nuke (“DBAN”) is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN is appropriate for bulk or emergency data destruction.

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leisure links July 2, 2005 posted by

RSS and other interesting links.

RSS Video Lessons  Spiritual Cinema  Backing up Photos & Videos   (/.) How to rebuild your laptop battery  One man against a giant store chain  How to make free mobile calls (Cringely) My Internet stardom  The Sprinkle Thin diet Rebate Nation  The Affiliate Commission Exchange

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