Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Child’s play – The Pro Scaled Child’s… Special Ops Watch – The Blackhawk Special Ops Watch is… USB Flower Fan – The USB Flower Pot Fan. It’s… Photo fun – Man there are some rubbish… Viral spam – Mmm….eXlinks. An unknown,… Christmas Sunshine Buddy – Aaargh, it’s the start of… The Vomit Barrel – The Vomit Barrel. This one really… MP3 Pillow –…
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Superb Ricochet arcade game for free
The folks at Reflexive Arcade are celebrating their 9th birthday by giving away the superb Ricochet Xtreme video game for free. The offer only lasts until the 15th October, and of course you have to register to download the activation code (yuck!), but trust me, this is simply the best breakout – break the bricks – arcade game ever. Go get it. Now! You register, go to your email and click on the authorisation, then go and download the trial…
Read MoreRevolution Alarm Clock
The Revolution Alarm Clock is unquestionably the boy’s toy of the week. A humungous dial, digital clock, loud V8 engine noise alarm and lots of finger trembling black buttons to press. Bliss, thy name is auto-gadget-mania. Around $47.00 via Daneland. Some people like to wake up to the sound of singing birds others like the soft voice of mommy, the girlfriend or wife. And then there are those who loves the realistic, throaty, roar of a V8 engine in the…
Read MoreSports Drink Mixer
Sports Drink Mixer. Er…are we the only ones who think it’s a bit strange to take a battery powered drinks mixer to the gym to stir your sports beverage? So you spend goodness knows how much on gym fees to get fit, stronger and more athletic and then are too woosie to stir your cup? Yeah, riiiiiight! Anyway it’s $15.95 and good luck with the abs, loser. Sports drink mixer is battery-powered – take it to the gym! Tired of…
Read MoreUSB Finger Mouse
The USB Finger Mouse. This is an innovative little mouse that you strap to your index finger with a Velcro strap. It comes with an 800dpi optical sensor and guess what? It actually works, and is especially cool for laptop use. We’ve been playing with one here at Ferret Towers for a while, and if you have a problem with trackballs or conventional rodents, then this is definitely recommended as an option. The plus points are that it’s really nicely sensitive and works brilliantly…
Read MoreDIY paper cellphone cover
The DIY Paper Cellphone Cover looks a hoot. And let’s talk cheap, shall we? Just stay away from large puddles. [via textually] So far its held up to 2 days of punnishment. The window is plenty strong enough, remember the tape that holds the food bag on to the paper (inside cover), well that reinforces things nicely. I did however put some extra tiny bits of tape on the front over the join between paper and plastic to prevent lift/peeling….
Read MoreUSB Car Flash Disk
USB Car Flash Disk. From 16MB to 2GB. No driver needed. Arf! 1) USB plug and play with no external power supply 2) USB host interface: USB 1.1/2.0 compliant 3) No driver installation needed (except Windows 98) 4) Magnetic proof, shockproof and moisture proof 5) Read/write cycles: 1,000,000 times 6) Capacity: 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB
Read MoreVideo of the Week – Facing the androids
The only US company which seems to be taking on the Japanese at the android game is Hanson Robotics. Skynet cometh…! [youtube width=”345″ height=”275″]elVdiboCa80[/youtube]
Read MoreEarthsim
Earthsim. A free and pay 3D Solar System browser. With screensaver. Worth a look if you’re a space cadet? Earthsim is an online 3D Solar System browser, 3D Earth screensaver and 3D interactive encyclopaedia that brings the majesty of the Solar System to your PC. Earthsim features fascinating mini-documentaries and a built-in 3D screensaver designed to guide you through the beautiful sights of our Solar System. You can also take control and explore each amazing planet and moon for yourself….
Read MoreLemmings are back
Yippee, the Lemmings DHTML game is back online. Critter lovers who played this brilliant game on CD a few years ago will love love love this. Enjoy!
Read MoreMost beautiful retro laptop in the world
Isn’t this the most beautiful retro laptop you’ve ever seen? A morse code key for a trackball, typewriter keys for…er…keys, bit of wood for a space bar and and the bell sounds when you hit the enter key (we think). Ah me, if they made this commercially it would make the Hulger handset seem like McDonalds apple pie. [via boingboing]
Read MoreBest pencil sharpener ever?
The Walking Robot Pencil Sharpener. First Law: No robot shall knowingly or unknowingly harm the lead in any human being’s pencil. $5.99. This is perhaps the coolest pencil sharpener ever to walk on its own. Just open its chest, insert a pencil, twist to sharpen, and remove your pointy pencil. By sharpening your pencil, you have secretly wound the 4″ robot’s power core and it will now begin walking toward you (or in whatever direction it’s facing). The shavings empty into…
Read MoreVinyl lives
The new Terratec PhonePreAmp iVinyl has a somewhat weird name. OK, it may be descriptive but it’s still a bit strange. But we’re not namophobes so we’ll move swiftly along and advise you to plug it into your computer’s USB port and record audio from a vinyl record player or cassette player to your hard disk. Without a sound card in sight. Comes with editing software too, so no excuses Mr Hiss Crackle-Pop. £99.99. The PhonoPreAmp is equipped with an input for your turntable (with moving magnet cartridge) and with a port for tape decks…
Read MoreMessage in a bottle
The Diabolo Messenger may look like a salt and pepper dispenser, but it’s actually a voice recorder. Go figure! Holds up to 20 seconds of audio (like, ‘so where’s the pepper grinding handle?’) and the clever thing is that you turn it upside down to listen to the messages. €29.00. Pocket idea and message recorder. Recording at the touch of a button and playback by turning it. 10 seconds recording capacity (can be as much as 20). Perfect for short messages for…
Read MoreTranslate or die
IRISPen Translator Express. The new translator function turns a fairly predictable hand scanner product into something rather more useful. The new models are smaller in size and can scan at speeds of up to 1000 characters per second. It can even…gasp…read back the text as an audio check. $182.00. The IRISPen Translator Express is a real time saver for anyone who wants to rapidly translate, understand and retype a foreign printed text. Just scan the lines you don’t understand and they…
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