Remote Pet Feeder System. Hook up this Ergo Pet Feeder to a Insteon home control system and you get a complicated but oh so modern way to automate and control the progress of your pet’s food habit. Put the timer feeder there, plug in the home control here, install the software over on that machine, tweak this…ah ferget it. $298.99. Our pet feeding & viewing kit allows you to both feed your pets & view them from a computer anywhere…
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Roberts MP-Sound 41 Digital Radio with 7 Day EPG – browse and book your radio pleasure
The Roberts MP-Sound 41 DAB/FM Digital Radio comes with a 7 day electronic program guide so you can schedule recordings of your favourite shows on a whim. You can also record up to 8 hours of programming directly onto an SD card via the integrated memory card slot. Great for carrying around your fave sounds in your pocket friendly MP3 player. The thing has even got a TiVo type pause button, to pause/resume the radio if the phone rings. Crazy stuff, Maude….
Read MoreHowsar Quick Lock – simple, cheap security lock for peace of mind
The Howsar Quick Lock is an ingenious device made out of reinforced nylon. Slide the tongue into the door jamb then close the door and slot the cogged wedge into place. Voila, the door can’t be opened even if someone has the key. Perfect for nervous hotel visitors and the like. It’s award winning and costs just £4.99. Neat. The How Sar Lock is made of two simple parts connected by a flexible tie – a slotted receiver and a curved…
Read MoreFree television shows – wanna shift your viewing from the couch to the Aeron?
See I’m beginning to understand what you want. And what you want is to watch your fave TV programs on the laptop when you’re away from the den/couch/living room or any other traditional viewing position. So here you go, a small rash of online television services for you to experiment with. TV Duck. Well what can you say? A bunch of links to popular and less well known television shows collated from around the net. Playback performance is predictably patchy, but you may be…
Read MoreFree Calendars online – download and print off free Microsoft Word calendars
Man, I’ve been looking for a free downloadable calendar offer for lifetimes, so I’m delighted to deliver this great site to y’all. There’s a fabulous range of free calendar templates available, from weekly to annual versions, all formatted to work brilliantly with Microsoft Word. What I particularly love is the fact that they’ve thrown in some really useful customisation features, so you can print the calendars onto different sized paper, change your starting dates and days and even print in three…
Read MoreZlio – fast and easy online store maker for wannabe net retailers
Zlio [warning: nasty sleazy slimy affiliate link, OK?] is a new online store creation service that lets you build online shops in a huge variety of categories. OK, so it’s not a revolutionary idea, but I’ve played with a fair number of these services, and this is the first one that I’ve actually used in earnest to create our own Red Ferret Gadget Shop. Most store maker systems either fall down because they’re not design friendly enough, or they’re a chore to manage. This…
Read MoreSoundmaster Projection Alarm Clock Dock – do two tweeters and a woofer do it for ya?
The Soundmaster Projection Alarm Clock comes with an iPod dock and, gasp, a projection alarm clock so you can see the time on the ceiling while listening to some raucous racket from the twin tweeters and subwoofer thing. To be honest we’ve only featured the thing because we thought it looked a bit like a Roomba. Well if you look at it sideways, with your eyes half closed in a foggy room with closed windows and a large vase in the way. It’s $78.99 for…
Read MoreRichard Solo iPhone Backup Battery – recharge your iPhone without removing the battery…oh wait….
The Richard Solo iPhone Backup Battery is…uh…what it says. A backup battery. For the iPhone. What more do you need to know? Oh and it costs…um…$49.95. There, now that’s what you call good journalism, watch and learn children. Apple-approved licensed 30-pin connector # Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and all other iPods except for the iPod shuffle # Gives you up to double the battery time # Small and lightweight for pocket, purse or briefcase # High-quality aluminum case virtually scratch-proof…
Read MoreLiveScribe Smartpen – smart recording pen links audio to your notes, slackers rejoice
Livescribe Smartpen. Ha! So let’s pitch an audio recording pen as a cure for kids with Attention Deficit Disorder (we’ll give it a cutesy name like Restless Mind Syndrome though, because that’s better marketing eh?) Anyhoo, the idea is that as you scribble furiously in class the pen also records an audio of the lecture, which is linked to the words you put on paper. Video. Never miss another important factoid in lectures again. Unfortunately this brilliant market positioning neatly sidesteps two very important…
Read MoreWorld’s first electric plane flies – pilot begs a coin for the meter…
Well a shed load of people have been promising it, but the French actually went and done it. The world’s first electric airplane took to the air last month for 48 minutes powered only by a 25 hp electric motor and a bunch of Lithium-Polymer batteries. It’s not the first aircraft to fly using electrical power, there have been gliders and concept craft before, but this is the first time that a standard light airplane has managed to do it,…
Read MorePonoko – design, test and make stuff using the world’s first online craft factory outlet
Ponoko. This new online craft factory service has got to be one of the most ambitious applications I’ve come across in a long time. It’s basically an online DIY custom product factory outlet, complete with design, manufacturing and sales functionality. Totally wild! OK, so you come up with brilliant idea, right? Maybe a new design for a desk clock, some cool jewelry or a rad shelving unit. Pop along to Ponoko, download their starter kit with size templates and instructions for…
Read MoreTinyURL Preview – see what’s behind those tiny URLs before you click
TinyURL Preview. A nice feature for anyone worried about what’s on the other side of a tiny URL (you know like http://tinyurl.com/92l5k ). Once you’ve enabled it, every time you type or paste a TinyURL into your browser’s address bar you’ll end up on a page which tells you exactly what address you’re going to visit. Very useful indeed. Don’t want to be instantly redirected to a TinyURL and instead want to see where it’s going before going to the site? Not…
Read MoreQtrax – how not to launch a world beating revolution in the music industry
Qtrax. Rule 101 on how not to launch your world changing revolutionary legal Peer2Peer music service to the world. [UPDATE: Even more weird stuff seems to be happening…] Don’t promise what you can’t deliver on day one. Don’t think you’ve got it all sorted out just because you’ve been in gestation for four and a half years with beta traffic. Spend money on scalability testing. Try not to tell the Web that you’re going to change the world if you’re not…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Stickk – achieve your goals by agreeing to a commitment contract – Stickk is a free online service… Dewey Name Card Designer – create your own business cards online – Dewey Name Card Designer is a cool… Ubiq Window – interactive touch screen windows arrive on Europe’s high street – Ubiq Window. This new display… Readius Mobile Phone Reader – portable widescreen e-paper…
Read MoreRevo BLIK WiFi Internet Radio with FM, Clock and Dock – combo gadget gives the best of all worlds
Revo Blik WiFi Internet Radio with FM, Clock and iPod Dock. Clever little blighter, this. Not just a wireless Internet radio with FM, alarm clock and iPod dock, but also capable of streaming audio from your computer. You don’t, however, need a PC to make it work, which means it can be bedroom based as long as it’s in range of your WiFi. Comes with a remote control and a cable to plug into your external MP3 player. The price is pretty…
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