One Man Tied is something of a weird cable tidy. Hmm…we would definitely think twice before sticking this on our desk. $12.00 [Via ThisNext] Don’t you hate all those untidy computer cables, lamp cords, and extension cords snaking throughout the house? Mr. P is about 4” tall. Available in white and orange Tags: cable+tidy
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Power Whistle LED Compass – lost no more
The Power Whistle LED Compass. Piercing whistle, LED light, compass. Oh, did we forget the thermometer? Sorry. Useful bit of kit to hook up to your keychain. Especially if you live in the boondocks maybe? $9.99. Piercing Whistle for Signaling Super Bright LED Light Built-in Compass and Thermometer Key Chain For Easy Carrying Tags: emergency+tool, whistle, compass
Read MoreRMail – RSS via email
RMail is a really cool little app that delivers any RSS feed of your choice to your email inbox. It’s free (advertising supported) and works brilliantly. Tags: rss+email, email+syndication
Read MoreYuuguu – file and desktop sharing goes cross platform
Yuuguu is a screen share, desktop application share and IM freeware tool which is one of the only programs of its type that’s available for both Mac and PC. Which is very interesting. It works OK, but the lag is horrific, which makes any form of remote control almost impossible. And that’s on fast broadband connections. Definitely one to watch though, if they can get the speed issues worked out it could be excellent. Yuuguu is a clever little tool that…
Read MoreOff grid electricity gets real – (at a price)
The Stuart Island Energy Initiative proves that you can manufacture electricity enough to power your home along with some spare Hydrogen if you’re prepared to work for it. And spend around $50,000. Which is way better than spending $500,000 of course. And here’s a useful link if you want to learn more about domestic Hydrogen and fuel cell tech. What are our goals? We were tired of hauling banks of 120 lb batteries to our remote, off-the-grid island home. We were tired…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Jeweled Desk Accessories – bling is king – The Neiman Marcus Jeweled Desk Set… Metal Pad DDR Platinum Pro – metal gear solid – The Metal Pad DDR Platinum… I Let You – set up your own personal Netflix online store – I Let You (Iletyou.com) is a… Imagini – discover yourself and others using images – Imagini is a cool… Retro iPod…
Read MoreHand Grenade Oil Lamp – light and retire
The Hand Grenade Oil Lamp. Made from real live army surplus hand grenades, no wait.. Sorry. Made from real army surplus hand grenades, but not live, and available in modern warfare colours of gold, silver and au naturel. Show your loved ones what you really think of them by sending one of these to them through the post. $50.00 These hand grenade oil lamps are made from actual US Army surplus grenades and available in their natural color, or gilded…
Read MoreNimzy Vibro Max – omni directional sound generator speaker
The new Nimzy Vibro Max takes vibrating sound surface speakers to a new level. It says here. Well at least in loudness, since it outputs a rather impressive 20W RMS. The last time we listened to one of these types of product, the sound was really quite yuck. Wonder if it’s any better now? £79.99 to find out. The amazing follow up to the Vibro Blaster turns any flat surface into a speaker. No bigger than a rubix cube, the…
Read MoreFlu Fleur – sound activated flower power
Flu Fleur flaps and blinks red every time it hears a noise or talking close by. Rather like that over emotional cousin you had staying last Christmas. $21.00 in Danish stuff. Flu Fleur is Flip Flap in blossom … and then again not! Because where Flip Flap needs light to live Flu Fleur needs sound. Place it on your desk and it will flap its petals and blink in red every time there is talking/noices around it. It is Little…
Read MoreIlluminated Handbag – go LED girlfriend, go
The Illuminated Handbag is designed to let the shy, introverted, inner you shine through. Especially in darkened rooms. Contents: optical fiber, LED, battery, self-effacing cream. $299.00. Connected to a light source (LEDs), then activated by a battery or direct current, the result is a work of art…slip on the lighted handbag to make an entrance that won’t soon be forgotten. Though not for everyone, these illuminated accent pieces are elegant and fun and work best in settings with very little illumination. Tags: led+handbag,…
Read MoreMagnoGrip – holding your bits tightly
MagnoGrip. Say it in one of those loud, deep Hollywood voices and it sounds just like an arch villain from X-Men. But it’s not. It’s a wristband magnet which holds all those useful bits and pieces you need to hand when you’re doing stuff. Like DIY stuff. Around the house. Please do be aware that waving strong magnets in and around computer equipment may not be a life enhancing experience, so in this case geekeat emptor. $14.99. The MagnoGrip is a…
Read MoreUsing GMail as your free SMTP server – send email easily from anywhere
How to use Google Mail as a free SMTP server. Why? Well if you travel a lot and log on to different ISPs, this trick saves you having to reset your SMTP server in Outlook Express each time. Just set it and forget it and you can send email from any guest ISP, wireless or wired. Nice tip. You can make this setup your default account, and it will always be used. You regular ISP mail will come in as…
Read MoreSplenda – what’s the negative name game for?
So why are the makers of Splenda buying up hundreds of negative Splenda domain names for the product – like splendakills.com and splendatoxicity.com? Tags: splenda, domain+names
Read MoreMicrolending review – Kiva wins
Slate has just done a review of microlending services – that provide small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries – and Kiva has come out top. I’m glad about that, because I actually lent some money to the scheme after we featured it on the Ferret a while back (see, we do eat our own dogfood so to speak) and thought it was a great idea and superbly done. Already the entrepreneurs I lent to have started to pay back the…
Read MoreM-Bird MP3 Player – the tiny tiny boombox
The M-Bird MP3 Player must be vying for the smallest media player with stereo speakers on-board. Of course calling it a ‘’boombox’ may be exaggerating a little, even if the specs – inbuilt FM tuner, recording from radio etc – are pretty decent. $189.00 and available in a few colours. Along with MP3, unprotected WMA, and OGG audio files, it’ll play AVI, MPEG, WMV, and ASF video files (after converting with the included software), JPEG images, and TXT files (with auto scrolling). Includes an FM…
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