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Read MoreMonthly Archives: February 2006
Home Cholesterol Monitor.
The Home Cholesterol Monitor. Sounds like a useful tool to have hanging around, until you get to the part where it says – ‘shows results from a single drop of blood (lancet included)’ – at which point I lose interest completely. Funny that. $129.95. Unit shows average cholesterol across the last six test measurements taken. You can also download results to your PC (software and serial cable included), where you can create an entire database of cholesterol readings, and receive valuable…
Read MoreFlash disk.
The IFD-250A IDE compatible flash memory hard disk. Up to 8 GB in 2.5 inch solid state format. Fast, robust, plug and play…ah…expensive? IFD-250A is a high performance, embedded flash disk drive. The IFD is a solid-state disk drive, offering new and expanded functionality while enabling cost-effective designs that is to replace a conventional IDE hard disk drive, and can be plugged into a standard IDE connector commonly found in desktop or portable PC systems.
Read MoreSpy Safetyphone.
The Spy Safetyphone. Drop cell phone handset at location. When movement is detected it will SMS you, at which point you can silently call the handset and listen in or record. Can also transfer photos as MMS or email via motion detection application. What you might call the Swiss Army Knife of covert-ness. Works with standard Symbian Nokia phones. From €969.00. This unique spyphone gives you the opportunity to eavesdrop and listen on a distance. You leave the mobile phone…
Read MoreThermo-Bowl.
The Thermo-Bowl heated dog bowl. Yep, we’re down with that. The weather’s so bitterly cold that you’ve got to chisel the poor mutt’s paws off the front step, but at least his water’s nice and warm. Doozy. $24.95. Simply plug it in and your pet’s water will remain open all winter down to 20° below zero Fahrenheit All electronics safely sealed inside Two sizes – 96 ounce and 1.5 gallon
Read MoreThe Fright Light.
The Fright Light. Look, I know it sounds silly, but I can see warehouse nighwatchmen walking around with one of these. Really I can. Kids? Pah! £8.99/$15.68. The funky, chunky torch works as well as any, but the eight buttons on either side of the handle release anything from the crash of a thunderstorm to a chilling, evil laugh. As the sound plays the torch-light flickers eerily, enhancing the spooky effect. There are even three coloured filters to fit over…
Read MoreSkype to SIP arrives.
PSGw (Personal Skype to SIP Gateway) connects Skype and SIP networks. Which means that least *least* cost routing takes one giant step closer to consumer reality. Think the very cheapest calls, all the time, from anywhere. $29.95. PSGw 2.0 uses SIP protocol version 2.0 and is compatible with most of SIP applications and devices. Note for Asterisk users: PSGw 2.0 is compatible with Asterisk.
Read MoreSMS.ac – not nice people?
Apparently SMS.ac is not a very nice company to do business with.
Read MoreUSB Web Server.
The WebServUSB. The world’s smallest web server. In a USB plug. Right, so we’re talking a web server on a keychain? Getting dizzy. From $89.95. WebServUSB is a full featured web server programmed into flash memory a USB device. It features HTTP and FTP web services, plus a companion email server program which provides POP3 and SMTP mail services. By plugging WebServUSB into any PC with a USB port, it can enable that PC to become and Intranet (LAN) or…
Read MorePicoCrickets.
PicoCrickets. Lego gets all creative again on us, and it looks good. Think Mindstorms unleashed. The Cricket is the brain, and you plug in motors, sound boxes, sensors and lights to make something cool and unique. Like a cat that meows using a light reactive sensor. Sounds absolutely fab. $250.00 per kit. A Cricket is a tiny computer that can make things spin, light up, and play music. You can plug lights, motors, sensors, and other devices into a Cricket, then…
Read MoreKeyboard bags.
The Keyboard Bag. Enter a new world, shift your perspective and escape from it all. Take control of your life and delete all your troubles so they never return. [OK, enough with the clever key motif already – Ed]. Also in white.
Read MoreMotion sensitive outsourced catnip.
The Motion Sensitive Feline Frolic. Man, they’ve made these cat torturers motion sensitive now? Dang, you people are gonna kill some poor little kitty one day with these things if you’re not careful. Post Traumatic Pet Disorder. Good job they’ve got two backup birdies though, eh? Sheesh! $19.95. # Control movements with the wireless remote or press Auto mode; the built-in motion sensor automatically navigates to avoid obstacles such as furniture and walls. # New action-packed game of cat and…
Read MoreCockpit spawned no-noise headphones!
Solitude Noise Cancelling Headphones. What makes these interesting is that they were developed by a pilot, Captain David Dillinger. Apparently he got fed up with hearing gun shots in his ears….what? Ah, wrong Dillinger. OK, well the good captain is a bit of an engineering geek, so he ups and creates these things which boast ‘18 dBS of Active Noise Cancellation – the highest of any headphone on the market.’ Which sounds good. Or not. Geddit? $199.00. Detachable cord lets you use Solitude as a…
Read MoreThe Hibernator.
The Hibernator. Freeware screensaver which promises to fix all those naff power management problems with Windows – and particularly Media Center – that plague us mortals. The cool thing is that you can set it to run a script on wake up, like for instance recording a program on resume. Which seems kind of useful, eh? “The Hibernator” is installed as a screensaver. Its’ purpose, when activated, is to monitor CPU, Disk and Network activity for a user set…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. DIY security. – The Lukwerks Self Install Security… Take me to the pilot. – The Pilot USB Pen. OK, so… DIY Cutouts. – ‘Turn any good quality photo… Adsonfeet. – AdsOnFeet. Walking video… RoboNova 1. – The HiTec RoboNova 1. Listen, I… Far Infrared Pendant. – The MegaChi Far Infrared Pendant…. Animated Stress Turtle. – Man, I so want to have an Animated……
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