The LED Invaders Door Mat lets the world know that you are not interested in conversations unless they involve the speed of light, Area 51, Philip K. Dick or animatronic versions of Barbara Streisand. $69.99. This nifty doormat is imported from France and features a glowing display and motion sensor. Any time someone comes near, a glowing green space invader moves back and forth across the top of the mat. Potential guests, having left their phasers at home, will usually run shrieking…
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GM 1000 GSM Phone Line Interceptor – eavesdrop on remote calls from your armchair
The GM1000 GSM Phone Line Interceptor is a tri-band phone and ‘room interceptor’ device which monitors all outgoing and incoming landline calls and transmits the conversation to your location via GSM. It also auto-detects voices in a room and will transmit the conversation using its super sensitive microphone. Nice little toy, isn’t it? Gives 72 hours standby mode and 3 hours talk from one charge of the internal Li-Ion battery. The WEWEGM-1000 is multiple intercepting device with many functional function. This…
Read MoreBacon Exotic Candy Bar – milk chocolate. meet bacon pieces.
Mo’s Bacon Bar is a milk chocolate candy bar with little pieces of Applewood smoked bacon inside. Look, don’t blame us, we only dig this stuff up, OK? $7.00. I started playing with this combination at the tender age of six while eating chocolate chip pancakes drenched in maple syrup. Beside my chocolate-laden cakes laid three strips of fried bacon, just barely touching a sweet pool of maple syrup. Just a bite of the bacon was too salty and…
Read MorePanorama Factory – free panorama maker
Panorama Factory is a free image stitching program for creating loverly surround-view photos from a selection of separate photographs. Of course you need to make sure you take overlapping, contiguous photos, but you knew that anyway didn’t you? Enjoy! (oh and if you can’t read German – tsk – then just click on the Download button at the bottom of the page, then hit the ‘Hier klicken…’ link). The Panorama Factory is a panoramic stitching program. You can use it to…
Read MoreDHTML Arkanoid – the classic game is now online for free
DHTML Arkanoid. Fun game, nicely done, free to play. ‘Nuff said? [Via Metafilter] This is an attempt at recreating the classic “Arkanoid” in Object-Oriented Javascript/DHTML. Updated February 2007, supports Firefox, Opera + Safari Tags: arkanoid, dhtml, online+games
Read MoreF.R.E.D. – the ultimate forensic computer for nabbing bad people
Meet F.R.E.D. Otherwise known as the Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device. Or his chum F.R.E.D.D.I.E. (Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device Diminutive Interrogation Equipment). Apart from some excruciating acronym crunching model name contortions (or EACMNC), this is probably the gear you’ll want to use when you set up that crime scene forensic computing service out of your back bedroom. Wheel your FREDDIE into the scene of the perp (or something), remove the drive from the nearest computer and suck out all the…
Read MoreBluetooth Mini Phone – lanyard tech for those with small ears
Bluetooth Mini Phone. Hands free cell phone tech gets ugly and kinda weird. Forget about discreet Bluetooth headsets fitting behind your ear, this is a whole new universe. Hang this puppy round your neck and amaze your friends when you have to use one hand to answer your mobile. Oh yes, progress it ain’t… £34.99. The Bluetooth Mini Phone is a handy handset that pairs up with your mobile, so that you can carry it around your neck on a…
Read MoreSun Lizard Ventilation System – cool or warm your home via solar goodness
The Sun Lizard is a new home ventilation system that uses solar power to cool your home in the summer and heat it up in the winter. It works by moving air around the house and warming or expelling it as needed. Quite clever really, although it may work better in a place like Oz than in grey London. The short video gives a good graphical explanation. [Thanks Dan] Introducing the Sun Lizard, a unique way of heating and cooling your home….
Read MoreLocal Cooling – freeware fights global warming one PC at a time
Local Cooling is a small freeware program which promises to improve your indigenous computer power management system and so save more oil, trees and forests. We are not worthy, we are not worthy… Download the 100% Free LocalCooling Application and it automatically optimizes your PC’s power consumption by using a more effective power save mode. You will be able to see your savings in real-time translated to more environmental terms such as how many trees and gallons of oil you…
Read MoreInconspicuous Toupee – now you see it….
The Inconspicuous Toupee is just about perfect in every way. Elegant, discreet, and clearly custom tailored for every purchaser. And at just $6.95 each, a huge advance for follicly challenged human beings everywhere. Hurry while stocks last! Never worry about your thinning hair again. Grab this realistic and easy to use toupee! Ok, so it’s not realistic, but it is easy. Simply strap to your head and your bald spot is “inconspicuously” covered with a lovely swath of thick brown…
Read MoreNexus Radio – 6000 stations, 100% free, legal and recordable
Nexus Radio is s ‘100% free’, iPhone and iPod compatible streaming radio service which offers one click recording of any of the over 6000 stations they stream. So we’re talking advertising funded Tivo for Internet radio here, which is somewhat interesting. The audio comes in 5.1 Surround Sound flavour, and there’s a useful little audio editor included so you can trim and fix recorded tracks. You need to download the free player, but it’s actually quite a nice application, with a simple interface and…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Free iPhone Unlock released – saucy hack puts Apple in a stew… – Well it took a few months, but… Phonevite – quick and easy voice broadcasts via your phone – Phonevite. ‘Broadcast your… YouTube to MP3 Converter – grab those sounds and rock – YouTube to MP3 Converter. Use… Your DNA on a stick – getting up close and personal with your body…
Read MoreRobot Quadruped – crab crawler doubles up as night intruder alert
The Robotic Quadruped is an autonomous crab like device that scuttles around using its sensors to detect stuff. Like table legs. It also sports a set of low light LEDs and a sound sensor to help locate movement in murky conditions. Gotta say, the thought of having this thing click-clacking around the kitchen at 2am in the morning is kind of unnerving, but if it stops those Mysterious Midnight Fridge Raids, then bring it on. $89.95. The robot can operate autonomously,…
Read MoreHercules Mobile DJ – taking da beatz to the streetz
The new Hercules Mobile DJ Preview Edition is a wireless groove machine for mixing MP3 WMA and WAV files anywhere you get the urge. The unit also ships with a wireless headset and USB radio frequency transmitter so you can preview those phat sounds before unleashing them on the world at large. Oh, and in case you hadn’t noticed, it’s black. £79.99. Hercules, a specialist in mobile, digital DJing products, is launching the first handheld wireless DJing controller with a cordless headset! This special…
Read MoreTemporary Geek Tattoos – for when a pen protector is simply not enough
Nothing says Mr Cool more than these Temporary Geek Tattoos. Honestly. You’ll have da ladeez flocking to your cubicle faster than you can say Al Gore, you watch. Mostly to giggle. $7.99 a pack of 16. Born to Code, eh? Well, actually, you don’t lick these – you gently wet them. But in about 30 seconds, you’ll have a beautiful tattoo emblazoned on your flesh. Everything from retro joysticks to binary numbers to hearts showing your love for caffeine and…
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