Monthly Archives: February 2007

reprise February 11, 2007 posted by

Ferret posts this week

Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Yotophoto – free photos – Yotophoto is a… OldVersion – because new software versions sometimes suck – OldVersion.com is an archive of… Super 8mm film returns – film fogeys rejoice – Those dear Swedish folk at… Retro Digital Humidifier – – The GermGuardian Digital… Folding Laptop Fan – portable cool breeze – The Retractable Notebook Cooling… LifeBox TV – external media whizz –…

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Gadgets February 10, 2007 posted by

Homedics Sqush – electronic neck massager

Homedics Sqush Neck Massager. Designed to give a two speed pulsing neck and shoulder massage. So it’s really kind of a partner replacer. Not so good looking maybe, but a lot more reliable as long as the batteries aren’t flat. $19.99.  Our neck and shoulder massager conveniently shapes to your body for the most relaxing vibrational masssage ever experienced. The SQUSH micropedic neck cushion is padded with thousands of micropedic beads for your ultimate comfort. Tags: massage, electronic+massager

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Gadgets February 9, 2007 posted by

USB Panda Web Cam – eats shoots and leaves

The USB Panda Web Cam. What a marvel of modern engineering that we can now embed a full blown VGA web cam inside a member of an endangered species like this. And without having a long term environmental impact too. What? Ah….right. So apparently it’s not a real bear, and doesn’t require acres of bamboo shoots as fodder in order to survive and thrive. Phew, who’d a guessed? $24.00.  Hello! Everybody! I am a cutie panda and there is a…

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Gadgets February 9, 2007 posted by

Vehicle Safeguard Camera – road safety on the dash

Install the Vehicle Safeguard Camera System in your car and rest easy that the next time you have an accident, the details will be recorded on an SD card for use with the insurance company and/or police department. Well, as long as you’re hit or you hit in the direction the lens is facing of course. And it doesn’t all happen at night. $79.95.  Record the conditions of the road, weather, and traffic directly from your dashboard. Supply objective and…

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hardware February 9, 2007 posted by

Clever3000 Home Server – massive media monster

The Clever3000 Home Server is a media center with  an internal 1.5 TerraByte RAID array of hard disks (2TB in total), 2 GB of RAM and twin analogue/digital television tuners on-board. Yep, this is not yer grandpa’s media center all right. Throw in a DVD recorder, enough connectivity to sink a battleship and a price of £3347.58 and should be realising that this is for serious punters only. Doesn’t look like an Intel powered PC though, does it?  The Clever3000…

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Gadgets February 9, 2007 posted by

Novelty Extension Lead – the playful power strip

The Football Extension Lead is one of two novelty power strips (the other is shaped like a row of lemons) which are actually a bit of a mystery. What’s the point? Do they want to put the fun back into electricity? Have they suddenly worked out that footballers are power mad? What? £4.97.   • 1.5m novelty extension lead, ideal for angled plugs • 4 self closing socket covers protect against dust • Illuminated on/off switch Tags: novelty+electronics, power+strip

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Bookmark This! February 9, 2007 posted by

MapMsg – send someone a Google map message

MapMsg. Clever Google Maps mashup which lets you send a message via a location of your choice. The tech looks pretty cool, and the idea is pretty nifty, so check it out and make someone happy.  “Reliable, proven technology” Signalling using land marks is an ancient form of communication. Compare this to e-mail, hardly available for half a century and already collapsing by spam. “Unique and personal” Forget about boring e-cards with flashy animations. Instead, send a unique satellite-visible message,…

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Gadgets February 8, 2007 posted by

The VOCO Clock – you rang, m’lady?

The VOCO Clock is a normal looking clock, except that the alarm is made up of 50 hilarious phrases as recorded by UK actor Stephen Fry, all spoken in the manner of a perfect English butler. You know the kind of thing – ‘the world has been very anxious to hear from you for the last 8 hours, sir…’ Cracking good idea, what, and the bally thing will set you back just £25.95 plus shipping. Listen to the demo alarms to get a…

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Gadgets February 8, 2007 posted by

FUNKit DJ System – dance boogie dock

The FUNKit Animated DJ iPod Dock. A dancing iPod dock? What next, belly dancing robots? £79.99.  The FUNKit Animated DJ speaker system is an officially licensed Apple iPod Docking Station, which reacts to your iPod’s music with dynamic dancing animation and record scratching. Working with all iPod’s models, it dances, flashes and speaks random DJ catchphrases. A high-quality dock, the FUNKit features stereo Altec Lansing speakers, the ability to plug it into other hi-fi units and a USB port. Powered…

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Gadgets February 8, 2007 posted by

Qpe VoIP Handset – simple, small, wireless

Qpe Wireless VoIP Phone. Gotta say that there’s something kind of appealing about this VoIP handset. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s just a simple two piece, no fancy frills, clunky boxes or whatever. Or maybe it’s the fact that it works with Skype, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger et al. Whatever. Priced at £24.98.   Unique, stylish wireless phone for use with all of the popular VoIP service providers and applications that provide PC to PC, PC to phone & phone to PC communication Compatible with Skype™, MSN…

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Bookmark This! February 8, 2007 posted by

Smart2Go – free navigation system for 150 countries

Wow, Nokia has just released a free GPS navigation and map system which provides free routing for 150 countries on a plethora – say it again, plethora – of devices, ranging from mobile phones to handheld computers. You download the Smart2Go application first and then select and download the maps you want separately. It’s not a cut down offer either, these are full blown street level maps with 15 million points of interest included overall. It’s an amazing announcement, if only because it will open…

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Fun & Games February 8, 2007 posted by

Caricature Maker – free funny faces

Digibody’s Caricature Maker. Create and play around with a caricature likeness of yourself, friends and/or family. When you’ve finished download or email the image as required. Great if you’re a muppet useless artist like this Ferret. Tags: caricatures, cartoons, caricature+maker

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Bookmark This! February 8, 2007 posted by

IMified – web applications via IM

IMified is a great little free application which merges your choice of favourite instant messenger with various web applications. So for instance you can connect use your 30Boxes organiser/calendar application with MSN or AIM, and when you want to add a reminder or calendar date just IM to the application rather than logging in etc. Super idea and great for using on mobile phones too.  WHY SHOULD I USE IT? Because you shouldn’t have to launch your browser to add…

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Gadgets February 7, 2007 posted by

X2Gen X-EGG MP3 Player – cracking design

The X2Gen X-EGG MP3 Player is a three piece speaker and player combo which takes SD cards, USB flash drives and luckily the music ‘never comes out scrambled’.  Arf! $69.00 gets you MP3 and WMA format playback, an AC adapter and a line-in jack.  Storage Media: USB Storage Device, SD/MMC Card, iPod, USB Card Reader, MP3 Player. # File Formats: MP3, WMA automatically extracted from file folders. # Smart Memoroy: Last song played and last volume it played on. # Power Source:…

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