Apple to introduce Fusion Powered Rumour Pod (rPod) which is designed to bore the pants off everyone at least twice a year. It will cost $2.95 and ship in an airline barf bag.
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The Big Flip Clock and Calendar – time flaps
The Big Flip Clock and Calendar. There’s something incredibly evocative about these old style leaf clock calendars. It must have to do with all those black and white movies where passing time was shown via the inexorable and slow motion switch from one date to another. Anyway here’s your chance to play all Alfred Hitchcock in your own home. €225.00. Big steel wall clock and calendar! Billstiking of the day, the month, the year thanks to a system of leafs. Billsticking of analogique hour….
Read MoreUSB Heating Blanket – snuggly cloaking
The USB Heating Blanket. One day Santa, I want my whole home powered by USB. Everything. From my little mittens to my great big dentist chair and attachments. Whoops… $25.00. Ever experience that feeling freezing and slowing down your reaction when you are working in an air-conditioned room or in winter? Then USB Heating Blanket must suit your need. It has a warming pad inside. Once you plug it in the USB port, it will be warming your body. You…
Read MoreTwin Spin Color Changing Speakers – nauseastic fun for everyone!
Twin Spin Color Changing Speakers. Take a set of very basic plastic speakers, throw in some LED spinning action, and marvel. At what we’re not sure, but marvel you should nonetheless. For we have spoken. $39.95. Watch a mesmerizing LED light show as these speakers react to the music with real-time beat recognition. * Responds to the beat of the music by changing colors * Plug in your music/sound source with the provided connectors * Disconnect your music device and…
Read MoreBubbleprice – just how much is your Web 2.0 startup idea worth?
Bubbleprice. The Online Venture Capital Valuation calculator. Just what is the net worth of your brilliant Ajax-driven, Adsense funded, collaborative social networking start up idea then? In round figures? Excellentr! How much investment capital will my next web product be eligible for? Is a question I’m sure most of us entrepreneurs think about maybe thousands of times a day. Think no more! Now you can do all your valuations online using this simple form.
Read More10 Sure-Fire Cures for Jet Lag – No Really!
Jet lag is a nasty affliction which often strikes without warning, causing travellers to lose synch between their lips moving and the sound emerging from their mouths (hence the term lag) . We are pleased, therefore, to present The Red Ferret Journal guide to current Jet Lag treatments for sufferers everywhere.
Read MoreKnicks USB Cable Holder – the handy clamp
The Knicks USB Cable Clamp. Who has not, gentle reader, at some point of a lifetime, found themselves grovelling around in search of an errant USB cable which has fallen from desk? Admit it. So pray be upstanding for this solution to the menace of sore knees and a rumpled hair do. Available in five different colours for an undisclosed sum of money.
Read MoreShower iPod/MP3 Player – splash tunes
The Shower iPod/MP3 Player. A splash-proof, waterproof audio player dock and dome designed to keep your preciousesss dry and fully functioning even under the wettest of scenarios. Like showering. Or something. It’s portable too, for those roaming water sport occasions. $19.99. Portable dock allows you to take most MP3 players (including iPod®) anywhere, even into the shower. Connects easily to your MP3 player and keeps it safe under a splash-proof dome. AM/FM radio with stereo speakers. LCD clock. Includes detachable…
Read MoreWii Sport Pack – wrist play for Nintendo
The Wii Sports Pack is a set of sports controllers for the new Nintendo Wii which are designed to make your sports gameplay more realistic. Included in the $22.00 pack is a tennis racket, Golf Grip and Baseball Bat. Jolly hockey sticks, what? The Sports Pack brings you to experience a realistic sport playing. Featuring Tennis Racket, Golf Grip and Baseball Bat, each attaches safely and quickly to your Wii remote. Enhance the fun for all Wii Sport games.
Read MoreTaxi Hailer – catch that cab
The Taxi Hailer is one of those oh-so-obvious ideas that is doomed to be forgotten as quickly as it appears. Who on earth wants to carry yet another device in their pocket or case just in case they need to hail a cab? Anyhoo it’s £9.99 plus postage. Hey, it’s a nice idea, but… [via Tech Digest via Gizmodo] The most common method of hailing a taxi in the street is by raising a hand, however it only works if…
Read MoreKiva – ethical lending for developing world small business
Kiva is a nice microfinance site which brings together lenders from the wealthy first world and small businesses in the developing world. This is such a great use of the global power of the Internet in so many ways. You can loan money via Paypal or credit card – in amounts as little as $25.00 – and either take your money out when the load is repaid or keep it in the system and lend again. You don’t receive interest,…
Read More54 Personal Start Pages – Web 2.0 cloned to death
54 Ajax Personal Start Pages. Re-arrange the following words into a well known phrase or saying – shakeout way huge a this coming is soon.
Read MoreUnlocker – free up your Windows
Unlocker. If you’ve ever been driven mad trying to track down the reason behind an error message which says you can’t delete a file or folder in Windows because it’s ‘being used by another person or program’, then this little freeware utility is for you. Super useful. Ever had such an annoying message given by Windows?… It has many other flavors: Cannot delete file: Access is denied There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. The file…
Read More8000 posts and counting…
Wow, just noticed that the Ferret has now passed the 8000 posts mark and counting. Makes us quite tired just thinking about it. Phew! Thanks for sticking with us, oh dear regulars.
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Foods that heal – the benevolent buffet – Foods That Heal. Interesting… Shazou for Firefox – instant location info for links and sites – Shazou. Another very neat… World’s longest motorbike – stretch and glide – The World’s Longest… Casio GzOne Mobile Phone – tough like Arnie! – The Casio GzOne Mobile Phone is… Acme License Plate Maker – relive your prison stretch…
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