The Google Podcasts. A 10 part series called The Lost Google Tapes will feature interviews with Larry Page and Sergey Brin conducted in January 2000. All proceeds of advertising go to a new social charter charity. As it turned out, Page came down with the flu, so I first interviewed Sergey Brin alone for over an hour, then came down two weeks later to interview Larry Page. In the interim I was set up for interviews with Google board members…
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Bluetooth Retro Handset – so cool it’s untrue
The Thinkgeek Bluetooth Retro Handset. This is so cool it’s frightening. Bluetooth, retro, 30 foot range, rechargeable via USB. Did we mention downright talkalicious? And the best part is the price. A very reasonable $39.99 (mobile not included y’all). We have taken the ever-popular Retro Handset and updated it to connect to your cell phone using Bluetooth technology. That’s right! No more tangled up phone cord. Now people will think you’re really crazy talking into a old-time handset connected to……
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Decokichi Bling Mouse – weirdest mouse ever – The Decokichi Weird Mouse. OK, so… Voyager Arcade Machine – retro gaming at home – The Voyager Arcade… Streamick.com – internet TV streaming done right – Streamick.com. Online television… BluScreen – the real Minority Report – BluScreen is a real life Minority… Is MySpace broken beyond repair? – Is MySpace broken beyond repair? I… Camstudio…
Read MoreYo Byke Spin EV Scooter
The Yo Byke Spin EV Scooter is India’s answer to the growing electrical vehicle movement. Since there are somewhere in the region of three trillion conventional scooters buzzing around that fair nation as we speak, the company has a fairly large target market to aim for. Now if only they can find a way to make cheap easy electricity available to all…Charging time 6 – 8 hours, range 75 km, max speed 25 kph. [Thanks Abhijit] • Rechargeable Battery • Intelligent Braking…
Read MoreFlying Alarm Clock – high flying noisemaker
The Flying Alarm Clock is one of those impulse buys that ends up driving you batstick insane with bells on. The idea is that the clock sounds alarm, whirly thing flies off and you have to locate and replace it to switch alarm off. Yeah, sounds like fun on a chilly 6am morning in your basement flat, doesn’t it? Yeah. £19.95. The catch is, the noisy alarm won’t turn off until you retrieve the propeller and replace it on the base. Which means you have to…
Read MoreSolait Solar Powered Frother
The Solait Solar Powered Milk Frother. The ultimate eco-utensil. Charge it up during the day and spend all night frothing, foaming and generally whipping up a storm [OK, you’ve milked it enough for now – Ed]. €29.90. It is the kitchen utensil of the new generation. Charged up with sunlight, it can froth and mix all kinds of liquids within seconds: be it milk for the authentic Cappuccino, your vinaigrette dressing, or Martini cocktails – by stirring, not by shaking. The SoLait…
Read MoreGravity Defyer Shoes – boingkers?
Gravity Defyer Shoes are straight off the ‘what the…?’ banana boat. I mean, c’mon. Shoes with a set of polymer shock absorbers in the heel? $129.95 a pair and please, don’t even think about putting a spring in your step, soldier. Have a more active life style. The energy reciprocating shock of the Gravity Defyer Shoe will spring you forward in life. The shoe is so much fun that the energy reciprocating shock of the Gravity Defying Shoe will actually give you…
Read MoreParrot Photo Viewer – squawk!
The Parrot Bluetooth Digital Photo Viewer. Beam photos from your mobile phone (or laptop) to this carefully designed range of wireless digital picture frames. Landscape or portrait mode and auto-switch off. More here. $274.80 (€229.00). Featuring a high-resolution LCD screen with 320 x 234 pixels and 262 144 colours, the Parrot PHOTO VIEWER benefits from the TFT technology to guarantee you the highest level of rendering in terms of colours and sharp details…The internal memory can receive and store over…
Read MoreWeb 2.0 Logo Maker – for serious this time?
Weird. I do believe that this new Web 2.0 Logo Maker is for real. Yep, not a spoof. An actual application. Sad, isn’t it? Ten points to the reader who finds the first real life logo created with this. Well, this tool started out as a bit of a joke amongst friends. But, Digg is now bringing in tons of Sytlr’s. So, first off, sorry for the crappy design. I never thought it’d get so popular. Maybe now I should actually dedicate some…
Read MoreNokia Music Mixer – cool ringtone maker
Nokia Music Mixer. Sign up, log in, create your own funky ringtones. Download and enjoy. * Start by choosing the loop set of your choice * Move clips with drag and drop to create your own unique mix * Add new new clips to a track with the four buttons located below the instrument selector * Use the add clip buttons to preview available clips. The preview is enabled when the song is not playing * Use the instrument…
Read MoreFlicker Time – 300 million photos later
Flicker Time. A nifty online clock made up of Flickr images. Amazing what you can do with over 300 million photos, eh? Psst…hover over the image bottom right of the screen. It’s worth it. Cool stuff.
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