Celtx. Pre-production software for film, video, theatre and animation. Fancy yourself as a Hollywood mogul? Then this collaborative Open Source project management and script writing freeware might help. And a bit of talent maybe. Wonder if this is why Page2Stage is going Open Source too? Can I use Celtx for free? Yes. Celtx is distributed under an open source license, so you can download it, use it, and distribute it for free. An open source software company, Greyfirst uses open…
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Sirocco Wireless Audio Bridge.
Sondigo Sirocco Wireless Audio Bridge. Stream audio from your PC to your ears. What? Ah sorry. Stream audio from your PC to your ears via a wireless network and some speakers attached to a hi-fi system. You get the picture right? Good grief people we’re talking unprecedented convenience here. $139.99. The Sirocco Wireless Audio Bridge from Sondigo gets your music off your PC and onto your home music system – wirelessly. Using exciting new technology from C-Media Electronics called Wi-Sonic,…
Read MoreDolphin Floating Remote.
The Dolphin Floating Remote Control. Water resistant and comes complete with dedicated spa function buttons like lights, jets and pumps. Hot tub home theatre anyone? $179.99. Listening to music while soaking in the hot tub is a relaxing way to enjoy an evening, but getting out of the warm water to change the radio station or select another song on the CD isn’t exactly convenient. Unlike standard remote controls, which won’t last long when they come into contact with water,…
Read MoreThe Immortality Rings.
Alex Chiu’s Immortality Rings. $31.00, one size fits all, plastic adjustable, 90 day money back guarantee. Try it with Alex’s Gorgeouspil which ‘turns a user prettier every time the pill [is] taken’. The Eternal Life Rings and The Eternal Life Foot Braces invented by Alex Chiu are believed to allow humans to stay physically young forever or turn humans physically younger, (Our lawyer told us to use the word “believe”) as long as you wear the rings or foot…
Read MoreTalking T-shirts.
Talking T-Shirts. Aw c’mon, admit it. You’d love to turn up on your first date wearing an Austin Powers Talking T-Shirt, wouldn’t ya? Yeah baby, yeah! $15.99. Our Talking T-Shirts make sounds when you touch the shirt in various locations. You can not feel the activation points. There are no buttons & no wires. All shirts play several sayings, sounds, or music clips.
Read MoreTiggdo.
Tiggdo. Appears to be a kind of Netvibes for mobile phones. Add your RSS, weather, news and things like traffic feeds and carry them with you on the move. Well it had to happen, didn’t it? I’d be a little more charitable if it wasn’t for the fact that it refused my valid password and locked me out after 3 attempts. Who’s got the time, guys? [Update: OK, sorted, it’s a UK vs main site issue. Works well now on the…
Read MoreAirhitch.
Airhitch. Cheap flights around the world. It looks like a cross between the old standby idea and courier flights (where you sign up as a courier and get cheaper flights around the world) but they call it ‘exploratory travel’. What’s confusing is the fact that there’s two websites with the same name. The second one sports a hyphen – Air-hitch – and a slightly nicer design. Ah well. You may be astounded to know that on any given day, literally thousand…
Read MoreSweet Slingbox.
Well, it may not look quite as glamorous as the product shots, but I’ve been playing with the new Slingbox device and it’s fab (it’s just been launched here in the UK). Don’t look at the cable mess, in fact it’s just a matter of plugging it in to your television’s set top box, a broadband connection (via Ethernet socket) and relevant infrared port to give you real remote control. Tuck it all away neatly and forget it. Then just download and…
Read MoreSkype Flash Phone.
The Skype Flash Phone. Waddya get when you cross a Skype phone with a media player? Why a flash little Flash Phone of course. With Skype. Now on offer for a measly £69.99. Of course you do need a teeny tiny PC in order to make those Skype calls, but whateva. Golly is all we’ve got to say. Do you want a portable skype phone that also acts as an MP3 player? You can have it here. You can use our…
Read MoreiPod a go-go.
The iBikeMount for iPod nano. Energetic folk can now i-power their i-bicycles on a whim with this little i-doozy. Just clamp on, clip in and tune out. But careful of that i-bus, eh? £19.99. The new iBikeMount quickly and securely mounts the iPod nano to handlebars of bicycles, exercise machines, strollers and more to make underway listening simple and enjoyable. The new mount eliminates the inconvenience of digging the iPod out of a pocket, removing it from an armband, or bringing a…
Read MoreCell Phone Shield.
The Cellular Phone Shield. Quite definitely one of the most superb products the Ferret has ever featured down the years. This shield offers ‘maximum’ protection for your health and safety. How? By making it so chuffin’ embarrassing to make a call that your phone stays locked safely in your drawer or pocket for all time. Genius, sheer blooming genius. $49.95. Shields the user from the RF microwave radiation emitted from both the body of the phone and antenna. This shield…
Read MoreTalking Hand Exerciser.
Talking Hand Exerciser. A talking hand exerciser? Boggle. Insert camp risque joke phrase here. £14.99. Great for musicians, athletes or injury rehabilitation Also functions as a fun pastime for parties and competition Talking function – tells you how strong your grip is! Force can be measured in kilos or pounds Ergonomic design for left or right hand use Maximum force 50kg or 110.3lbs
Read MorePhoto sender.
Dosize. Resize and send your digital photos in 3 easy online steps. Select and upload image, choose size, email to friends. Photos are deleted after 30 minutes and no email addresses are stored by the free service (according to their privacy statement). Looks like a pretty useful site if you ask me. (And yes of course you can right mouse click the image file name, Send to, Mail Recipient, Show more Options, but this is still cool.) We are a group…
Read MoreI want a Firefox Extension to…
I Want a Firefox Extension to… Oh yes, 200 spiffy Firefox extensions usefully categorised alphabetically by function. Check out the FEBE extension backup extension, as an example. Neat list indeed!
Read MoreHoover Cannister.
The Hoover Z Cannister/Upright. Man it’s come to something when your common or garden vacuum cleaner looks like a Harley Davidson. Bagless, 6 LED headlights, HEPA filters galore and a digital control pad. Roomba eat yer heart out, baby. $499.95. The vacuum has a permanent HEPA filter that traps 100% of dust mites, ragweed and grass pollens, and cleans itself every six seconds for maximum suction by repeatedly reversing the airflow and tapping itself to release fine dirt and other…
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