The Smart Charger Strap is an ingenious little gizmo that shoves a tiny but effective USB charging cable inside a nice pocket friendly form factor. Sure it’s nothing more than a small cable, but it’s a cool design and since it’s Nokia, Samsung and Motorola compatible, it’s sure to find friends across the world. It’s the tiny-ness, see? $4.99. Mobile Phone, Mp3/Mp4 Charger # Small and easy to attach to mobile phone, Mp3/Mp4 devices. # Support Nokia, Motorola, SamSung or…
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Lunascape – the world’s fastest ever web browser?
Lunascape is being billed as the world’s fastest ever web browser, and we’re going to be charitable and say…well very little. It’s an early codebase – alpha in fact – and hugely ambitious since it incorporates the three biggest browser engines in existence, Webkit, Trident and Gecko. But you know what, apart from that it comes across as pretty ordinary. Especially since we Firefox users can do much of the same thing with a simple plugin. We’ll take another look…
Read MoreCareless hands – the UK government loses one computer a week? Really?
According to a recent BBC report the UK government loses one computer a week. Along with 36 Blackberries, 30 mobile phones and four memory sticks. A week. Should we be surprised? Shocked? Flabbergasted? Or cynically shrug shoulders. Answers on a dunces’ hat please, to… A spokesman said all the incidents had been investigated and that all portable equipment was marked with an invisible dye to help deter or detect theft. There had only been one incident involving the loss of personal…
Read MoreiCEPhone – the Swiss army knife of mobile phones?
The iCEPhone is being marketed as a versatile four in one device. First it’s a quadband, 3G, touchscreen enabled cell phone, next it’s a QWERTY keyboard mini-PDA, then comes the games console with full function controller pad and joystick and finally it’s a GPS satellite navigation system. The thing comes with twin SIM slots and a MicroSD memory card slot as well as WiFi, Bluetooth and a 3.1 megapixel camera. The really unusual thing about it though is the on-board…
Read MoreTelevoicer – the portable voice changer gadget shouts nerd
The Televoicer Portable Voice Changer straps to your phone and lets you prank your friends to oblivion. Sure it’ll sound cheesy, and yes they’ll rapidly figure you’re a nerd to be avoided, but for a few hours you’ll really make an impression. Honestly. $19.00. Tags: televoicer, portable+voice+changer
Read MoreMobigrip – handy gadget keeps your mobile phone safe and secure
The Mobigrip gizmo sticks to the back of your handset and provides a neat finger strap to ensure you don’t drop the phone by mistake. They call it the ‘device leash’, we agree. Our vote says it should be just a tad thinner to become a must-have product, but we’re just being picky. $9.95 in a variety of colours. [via] Simply peel and stick Mobigrip to the ‘clean’ underside of any handheld device and loop the micro bungee over your…
Read MorePunch Head – stress relief gets a squidgy face
Punch Head is billed as the ultimate stress relief device, and we’ve got to say there’s something to it. OK, so we Ferrets are not big on mindless violence, but the idea of uploading a photo of your enemy [shouldn’t that be ‘problem person?’ – Ed], and stomping on the squidgy USB connected head to relieve your antipathy could possibly save some marriages, jobs and relationships no question. £27.99. Witness the stress relief revolution unfold. Step one: upload a photo…
Read MoreTrackMania Nations Forever – freeware arcade car racing game goes vrooom…
TrackMania Nations Forever is a free arcade car racing game which looks like a lot of fun. There’s solo and multiplayer modes, a shed load of stunt tracks and apparently millions of players going head to head at any one time. The graphics are enticing enough to keep you interested, and the in-game editor to create your own tracks is just icing on the cake. Vrooom…! A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever…
Read MoreLittle Shoot – P2P plugin offers searchability
Little Shoot is a new P2P file sharing plugin which gives you instant search of several content sources, such as Flickr, YouTube, Limewire and the Little Shoot network itself. The key to the product is simplicity, not just downloads but also sharing. It’s all built around your browser and there’s a simple search box, plus an equally easy to use Publish tab, all of which should make it a cinch to share your documents and media with anyone anywhere. The…
Read MoreMet Player – brings the Metropolitan Opera to your desktop
Believe it or not opera is cool, it’s chock-full of drama, action, lust, drama, singing, drama, violence and a bit of drama thrown in for good measure. Sure there’s lots of singing but it’s great singing. The Metropolitan Opera in New York is doing their bit to get the word around with Met Player a streaming video service broadcasting over 150 full length operas, in HD and SD with subtitles as well as Audio-Only. There’s a free 7 day trial…
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Delete Fly Swatter – warning no undo
You can probably figure the Delete Fly Swatter out for yourselves. “No Esc for flies” indeed. $US7.99. Pretty handy for us antipodeans now that summer’s around the corner. This handy flyswatter works on Windows or Macs, easily erasing “data” you will NOT want to recover. Think of it as a backspace for bugs! The high tech plastic is flexible yet strong, and it hangs from the handy bead-chained loop. Tags: delete+fly+swatter
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Feng Shui Compass – the world’s first guardian of the universal Qi
This is apparently the world’s first Feng Shui Compass, designed to help you make accurate Feng Shui calculations as you structure your living or work area. It also comes with a built in ‘Gua Number calculator’ which will let you make fortunate decisions, find fortunate directions and avoid challenging choices in your life. It features a 1.5 inch color screen, a rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery and a USB port for charging via a laptop. Fortunately it’s only $399.00. The Fortune Compass takes 4000…
Read MoreWireless Lark Doorbell – welcome visitors with a twitter in your heart
The Wireless Lark Doorbell says more about your taste in home furnishings than Laura Ashley ever will. We are, after all, talking about a 2W speaker and a delicate shade of green. Ish. £7.33. Video. The lark bird remote control doorbell chime represents the technology of surpassing obstacles; Delicate smart part, makes the doorbell a saluting angel of dwelling house, work building, hotel, tire building, factory and so on, you will never miss any guest… Tags: wireless+lark+doorbell, gadget
Read MoreRockbox – open source replacement firmware for your MP3 player
Rockbox is open source firmware which you can install on your MP3 player to replace the proprietary stuff already on there. Why? Well, it’s written ‘by users, for users’ and aims to provide a higher quality audio experience, plus customisability and plugins. For example some of the cool features include gapless playback, a spoken word interface and Doom! support. Sounds excellent methinks. Of course your warranty will wing its way out the window once you install the code, but hey, it’s the stuff revolutions…
Read MoreOnline HDR Creator – free snazzy photo maker
Create HDR is an online HDR image creator. Just upload your photo, click Apply Changes and voila, a sparkling new HDR treatment image. Of course it’s not real HDR because you’ve only uploaded a single shot, and to do ‘proper’ High Dynamic Range you need at least three images taken with bracketed settings for exposure, but hey it’s an interesting concept nonetheless. It’s also very slow, so be patient. In fact, it’s so slow that I haven’t had the time to…
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