The Outward Hound Walk ‘N Roll Pet Stroller. $89.97. One day, dear reader, good and decent people will look back on this time and remember when they first heard about the Walk ‘N Roll. And they will pause for a moment to let the small, glistening, diamond tears of nostalgia trickle down their recollective noses. Most small pets get tired walking long distances, but with the Walk ‘N Roll Pet Stroller they can go almost anywhere you go! Lightweight and stylish with many unique features, it’s the ultimate stroller for small pets up to…
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Food falls.
The Reveo Marivac Food Tumbler . $199.95. OK, so what’s with the tumbling of food, people? Drinks I can understand but this…? Ah, just got a call from a Ms Martha S…apparently it makes the gobble stuff taste nicey nicey through super saturated marinading. Or something. Hmm…. Simply place food and marinade into the Reveo barrel, attach the vacuum hose and press the MariVac button. The high powered vacuum works to remove air from the barrel, stretching the fibers of the…
Read MoreHouse freshener.
The Prozone Twister air purifier. Why bother with those itty bitty air purifiers when you can have one that does the whole house in one go? Oxidation, UV sterilization and ozonation all in one. Sounds yummy, no? Up to 3000 sq ft. $325.00. The Twister is more than an air purifier. This unique and powerful device destroys biological & chemical pollutants in the air and eliminates their associated odors with no harmful by-products. The Twister is the only air purification device for individual use…
Read MoreArt Rage.
ArtRage. Nice little freeware paint program. Free. Yes free. PC or Mac. ArtRage is a painting package designed to provide a realistic and fun simulation of using paint on a canvas, along with pens, pencils, crayons, and other tools. ArtRage is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. It can be used with a mouse, but works better if you have a graphics tablet, or even better on a Tablet PC where ArtRage takes advantage of the unique interaction…
Read MoreLittle cars.
Tell you what, if someone actually made these ‘little cars’ instead of just photo-shopping, I bet they’d sell a bunch.
Read MoreiKarma networks.
CEO Paul Williams from iKarma sends news of a new Network Viewer feature at his site. You can now get a rather neat overview of the ‘degrees of separation’, if you like, between people who are featured on the recommendation service. Nice one, Paul. Bit worried that everyone seems to have five stars though! :-) Just wanted to give Red Ferret readers an advance peek at our new iKarma Network Viewer. While iKarma.com isn’t a social network, we thought it…
Read MoreLink-o-Matic – Pop Cult Magazine and more…
PopCulture Magazine – super cool retro eclectica In the Booth – fascinating photos from photo booths Classic Cinema – movie theaters still exist? Zenome – the Dmoz directory has competition The beginner’s guide to Open Source Matchmaker Ireland – found your perfect mate yet? The Micro Compact Home – living room The Cellink Plus – handset to handset charger Meetro – free proximity software..hmm… The Non-Verbal Dictionary of Body Language – sit up, don’t slouch…!
Read MoreEarth friendly RV.
The Earth Roamer XV-LT RV camper may not be the purtiest thing on God’s planet, but it’s probably the friendliest. Completely self-contained, it uses a combination of solar power from the roof, bio-diesel powered engine, cooking and heating facilities, and a ‘green’ toilet system to provide a go-anywhere vehicle that will perfectly match the WWF sticker in the windscreen. Priced from a really green $182,000. With EarthRoamer XVs you can forget about being tied to a campsite for power; super-sized solar panels recharge massive marine batteries so you…
Read MoreBrilliant wristband.
Designed by Brunel University student Claire Dunne, the Brilliant Intelligent Wristband is designed to make sure that patients are given the right medicine, rather than the wrong stuff, by matching a memory chip on the drug container to it’s internal memory records of the patient. The info is then displayed on the wristband screen. This is definitely a cool thing, peeps, although it doesn’t, or course, stop someone putting the wrong medicine into the container to begin with. [Thanks Victoria] The innovative…
Read MoreCat Attack!
Cat Attack. Not yer ordinary plain vanilla cat toy, this, oh no. This kitty cavorter incorporates ‘algorithms modeled upon the neural network of a real mouse, providing random and unpredictable movement that captivates, intrigues and incites cats’. Oh and it’s also got a pom-pom. Around $20.00. The Cat Attack uses the latest research in chaos theory and complex systems to emulate the movements and personality of a cat’s favorite prey. This “virtual mouse” technology utilizes algorithms based on a six-dimensional…
Read MoreChess Station.
The Chess Station. Well you’ve got iPod docks, why not a Chess dock? A travel unit with LCD and a home unit with a magnetic board and full tournament rated gameplay. 73 strength levels and a teaching mode? Whizzo. $39.95.
Read MoreClock n’roll.
The AJ Clock Screensaver from Anne Jan Beeks provides 14 delectable onscreen clocks for your pleasure, including that very cool handwritten one and the Timeline we featured recently in a Link-o-Matic. Classic stuff.
Read MoreUltrasound water.
The folks at WavePure plan to use ultrasound technology called wVpR to purify and desalinate water to provide more safe drinking water for the world. More’s the point, they also intend to supply domestic products too, which is even gooder, especially if it stops us spending zillions on bottled rubbish. Excellent stuff. With only a fraction of the cost of current methods, Ultrasound can quickly turn the oceans’ salt water and contaminated fresh water into 98% pure glacier water. Ultrasound instantly kills…
Read MoreMagazine Covr and other Flickr toys…
The Flickr Magazine Cover Maker. Oh jolly jolly, make your own magazine cover from Flickr photos. Great fun. More funky chunky tools from Flickr Toys.
Read MoreX-Socks.
Ooh, X-Socks. Who cares what they do, they sound fab. A mix of Vin Diesel and Wal-Mart rolled into one. What? Oh apparently they incorporate all kinds of cool tech like a…ahem…Traverse AirFlow Channel System. Oh yeah, bring it on! Price on application. [Thanks TY] Our team of bio-mechanics experts, orthopedics and textile engineers carried out a detailed analysis of the mechanics of human motion and the sophisticated interaction between our feet and bodies. Working with renowned athletes, they optimized and…
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