Schmap. Superb travel tool built around an uber clever player which you download and which combines detailed information on city features with Flikr photos, animated tour guides and a places of interest search engine etc. Limitation – not that many maps as yet, and performance could be better. But once it’s fully populated it will be an awesome resource for travellers. They’ll need to make it mobile phone friendly at some point too.
Read MoreMonthly Archives: April 2006
Bluebottle spam killer.
Bluebottle. 100% effective spam protection. It says here. Free and premium versions. Worth a look. Bluebottle’s Email Verification (Challenge/Response) feature is similar to having your own gatekeeper. It works by not allowing any email to be delivered to your inbox unless the sender.s address is on your allowed list. When an email is received from an address not on your allowed list the email is held and a verification request is returned to the sender. Once the sender responds to…
Read MoreAAA Logo Maker.
AAA Logo Maker. So you’ve got the company formed and produced that hot, radical new Web 2.0 application that’s going to be a smash on Sand Hill Road. But you don’t have the logo ready? Aaargh. Don’t panic, try this software instead. Lots of fonts, templates, cool widget clip-art and flexible layout options. No transparent output though, so make sure it’s all on a white background, OK? $49.95. This logo design software will help you to design professional logo image for…
Read MoreThe Media Tank.
The Media Tank. The Ferret is easily impressed with chunky tech, and it doesn’t get much more chunk than this. Internal DVD burner, 3.5 inch hard drive, 6 in 1 memory card reader, cooling fan and a USB 2.0 port to shuffle all that data goodness back and forth. With a starting price at around £149.99 in matt black with vents? Yep, chunky.
Read MoreAndroid dawn.
Well it’s almost here. The age of the android. No, it’s no use you protesting, pretending that it’s still science fiction, turning your face to the wall. Take a look around. At the Japanese, at ReplieeQ2, the latest generation of android from Osaka University. Sure they’re still primitive in many ways, but so were calculators back in the sixties, now look where we are. You’re excited by Robosapien? Pah!
Read MoreKeymon wireless keylogger.
The Keymon Wireless Keylogger. Monitor keystrokes remotely over a distance of 50 to 300 metres without wires. Crouching in the bushes opposite Misses Miggins’ pastry store won’t look suspicious at all. Honest. $2,525.23. [Thanks Martin] It is is a wireless keystroke monitoring system. With the Keymon system it is possible to monitor the keystrokes of any PS2 plugable keyboard over a distance of 50 – 300 meters(depends on location) in realtime. The transmitter looks like a normal external Keyghost module,…
Read MoreHair remover with pedal.
Vector Hair Removal System. Must confess to being a little intrigued by a hair remover with foot pedal. Under what circumstances are ones hands completely occupied in this regard? Is it through ripping great clumps of follicular material from your cranium? We need to be told. $199.95. Unlike other hair removal devices that use radio frequencies and batteries, the Vector uses the process of electrolysis to dissolve the hair follicle by producing sodium hydroxide in the hair shaft…The Vector System…
Read MoreGoogle hearts hubs.
The Google USB Mouse Pad. Quick, sell your shares in…in…er…mouse mat makers. Quickly. No..no…mustn’t panic. Must stay calm. Maybe it’s just an exploratory strike. And probably just a beta release anyway. £9.99. The large full colour pad sporting the Google logo features a mouse-friendly hardtop surface. And the slim contour also contains four USB ports, compatible with USB 1.1 — very practical for plugging in your panoply of USB devices. The mouse pad is fixed into the tray with strong…
Read MoreDIY eyes.
DIY Ultrasonic Radar. True geeks don’t let their robots stumble around in the dark, they equip them with home made ultrasonic radar systems. No more bumping into chairs and grannies. And that goes for the robots too. Warning: not for the code cuttingly challenged. The Devantech SFR04 Ultrasonic Range Finder indicates the distance to the closest object within range. Echo’s that arrive later are received and processed, but subsequently ignored. For a true radar all signals should be taken into account. So, time…
Read MoreTwo top mobile apps.
The great thing about the new wave of cool mobile applications is how they are turning cell phone handsets into genuinely useful tools. Two great examples are EQO and Hotxt. EQO lets you extend Skype onto your mobile phone, complete with buddy lists, incoming and outgoing IM chat etc – all done via their clever servers. It’s global, free at the moment for basic services and it works brilliantly. I made a an international Skype call today to a friend’s computer in Spain from my London cell…
Read MoreEZLoop VoIP Handset.
The EZLoop VoIP Wireless (Wi-Fi) Phone. These new Wi-Fi handsets are starting to look pretty interesting. Design wise at least. The EZLoop Wireless VoIP Phone is a next generation communication device. It adds Voice-over-IP (VoIP) communications with wireless installations, allowing simultaneous voice and data support on the same wireless backbone. EZLoop Wireless VoIP Phone also features an LCD display for business or home user applications, and provides straightforward user customization based on changing needs.
Read MoreWi Spy.
Wi Spy. Admit it, occasionally you get a really burning desire to know what’s going on inside your wireless network. It’s OK, you can tell us. Well here’s a little gizgag to make things a little easier. It looks a bit nerdly, but it should help you identify interference, best channels an’ more useful stuff on your Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or other connection. $99.99. Wi-Spy is the world’s smallest 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer, and has been designed specifically for troubleshooting and analyzing Wi-Fi networks. It…
Read MoreLED Dress Shirt.
The LED Dress Shirt. OK, tuxedo. Check. Black patent leather spats. Check. Solid 22 carat gold cufflinks. Check. LED dress shirt. Err….. From $39.99.
Read MoreSmart SCART Plus.
The Smart SCART Plus. The Ferret really hates having to fiddle around with SCART sockets – setting them up, switching them over – all that palaver when you’ve got DVD recorders, set top boxes, games consoles, video cameras etc to contend with. So it’s nice to report from personal experience that this cool 8 input auto SCART router actually does its job brilliantly. It auto switches components like a dream, has a built in signal amplifier and features a neat auto sensing feature for camcorders. Every home should have one, even if…
Read MoreLift and suck?
The Crystalift Resurfacing System. Nope, not for roads, for your face. Otherwise known as a personal vacuum microdermabrasion machine. Just $179.00 for a kit to suck away your wrinkles. Golly isn’t science wonderful? Crystalift is not another cream, but is a revolutionary counter-top machine that for the first time, offers a true at-home-alternative to spending thousands of $$$ on microdermabrasion, injections and laser treatments. Now you can afford to treat yourself like a professional and achieve beautiful radiant, young-looking skin you have…
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