Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Keychain Digital Scale – weighing up the odds of success – This Keychain Digital Scale looks… Dualeez Strap-On LED Skates – zoom, glitter, vroom – These Dualeez Strap-On LED Skates… Bottle Catamaran – recycle trash into toys and enjoy – The Bottle Catamaran is a fun way… ThetaWall – freeware wallpaper changer for a desktop photo slideshow – ThetaWall is a freeware…
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CycleKarting – vintage go-karts restore fun to motor sport
CycleKarting is a new invite-only participant sport which looks awesome. Take a cut down framework of no more than 200 lbs in weight, throw in a tiny 6.5 hp motor, clad it all in a vintage racing car theme and dash around dirt roads to your heart’s content. It’s all very DIY (mandatory) and no boy racer types allowed. Most excellent way to return to the fun of motor sport without all the nasty commercial rubbish. Amazing. More here. [Via]…
Read MoreVirtual Soccer Ball – for that hi-tech goalie feeling
This Virtual Soccer Ball may not make it to the World Cup, but it’s got enough fun tech to keep younger feet happy. The digital LCD display keeps track of ball juggling and how long you can keep the ball in the air. What it really needs is a camcorder attachment which will let you upload your exploits to the web, but that’s for the next model yeah? $17.99. Encourage active play with this hi-tech soccer ball, complete with a digital…
Read MoreMy Eex (My Emissions Exchange), lets you Reduce Emissions and Earn Carbon Credits
Companies can sell carbon credits. Now you can too! My Emissions Exchange lets you calculate your home’s carbon footprint, find ways to reduce it, earn Carbon Credits, track your progress, then sell those credits to companies who need them. Carbon credits have to be certified to be sold. MyEex certifies them, then sells to the highest bidder. Reducing your home’s carbon emissions saves energy, so you’ll win twice! Register at MyEmissionExchange and fill in your previous year’s electric and heating…
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Axxana Phoenix – the bomb proof data protection black box
The Axxana Phoenix is a solid state flash memory disk array which backs up and stores your vital data for you, on site. That’s right no more remote transfer, your data is protected inside your building. How safe is it? Well they’re calling it the toughest data recorder in the world, designed to withstand earthquake style shocks of up to 40 G, and 5000 pounds of pressure (e.g. rubble debris sitting on top). It will also survive direct flames of 2000…
Read MoreRong Zun 758 Razor Phone – dual SIM, MP3, camera and…shaver?
This Rong Zun 758 Razor Phone gets our vote as the weirdest combo around. Not only a dual SIM, MP3 playing, quad band mobile phone, but for some reason known only to the designer and his maker, a shaver too. So we’re like, what, does this cause more cut off calls too? $115.74. The first Razor phone that is super-fit men used. Convenience to carry and practical. As long as you give the battery can be full of electric shaving,…
Read MoreJog A Dog – doggie treadmill to make your pooch paunchless
If you’re dog-rich but time-poor then maybe you need a Jog A Dog doggie treadmill. There are 4 different versions, for toy dogs all the way up to your giant bull mastiffs. The treadmills can do between 1 and 10 mph, are very quiet and are claimed to be maintenance free. They also have an easy grip surface and the running surface can be easily removed and cleaned. Prices start from $US1,195 and just remember what’s good for the dog…
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Mixxx – cool free open source DJ software
Mixxx is a free open source program for DJ mixing. It supports MP3, OGG, Wave, and FLAC, vinyl emulation (you can even mix using your vinyl deck) and supports Hercules mix hardware out of the box. BPM detection, adjustable pitch range…it’s all here dude, so go for it. All you need are the earz and the skillz. Oh and some soundz. Mixxx is a complete package for amateur and professional DJs alike, providing everything you need to create live mixes…Mixxx can…
Read MoreThe Pirate Google – search Google for Torrent Files
The Pirate Google lets you search for BitTorrent files using the Google search engine. Like The Pirate Bay it offers up legal (i.e. Linux distributions and other stuff) as well as illegal stuff. Probably someone from the entertainment industry should take Google to court? Please Note: This site is not affiliated with Google, it simply makes use of Google Custom Search to restrict your searches to Torrent files. You can do this with any regular Google search by appending your query with…
Read MorePirate Remote – one mute to rule them all
Just in time to celebrate the fact that the PirateBay judge may have had a conflict of interest, we present to y’all the Pirate Remote. Nothing to do with file sharing of course (we’re just trying to be trendily topical) this puppy simply switches off any adjacent television while growling ‘ahar-har-har, matey’ or something equally menacing. Nope, we’re lying about that too. Sigh. €14.00. As suspected, the pirates came up with something to counter the Ninja Remote: a remote of their own. The…
Read MorePlantsense EasyBloom – harnass the massive power of geek to grow stuff
The Plantsense EasyBloom is a small USB gadget which plugs into a plant pot and gives a report on what’s needed to help the contents thrive. Slot the thing into your computer after a couple of days and it will spit out a reading of sunlight, moisture, humidity and correlate that to a plant database to predict what will grow well in those conditions. Clever stuff. Now if it could analyse the soil too, that would be amazing. Ah well, version…
Read MoreMotorized Bumper Boat – summer fun in the sun
Motorized Bumper Boats should help the summer swing along with a bundle of laughs. Especially when you smash into your opponent at a massive 2 mph. Speed hog. $99.98 (the 2 cents discount makes all the difference eh?). It’s carnival fun in the water as this inflatable Motorized Bumber Boat cruises around your pool at 2 mph. Its powerful motor propels you forward and steering wheel lets you steer left and right. Run into the side of the pool and you just…
Read MoreStink Free Socks – geek families around the globe rejoice…
These Stink Free Socks could possibly revolutionise the world. Or at least the nerd world. I mean, 2 weeks wear and still no pong? Miraculous. £9.99. Our patented technology kills fungi and bacteria and helps to eliminate odour. Copalife socks have been successfully worn for over two weeks and remained odourless. Copalife socks absorb moisture and help keep your feet dry and protected from fungas based infections. Tags: stink+free+socks, health, personal+hygiene
Read MoreAppetizer – free application launcher for Windows
Appetizer is a neat little freeware application launcher for Windows. It will cope with shortcuts and programs, and also works seamlessly with a flash memory drive, which could be a cool way to set up a menuing system for your portable files. Appetizer is a free application launcher, or dock, for Windows. It allows organizing and launching your applications and other shortcuts into a convenient dock. The app is skinable and entirely customizable. It is available in several different languages….
Read MoreiPhone Credit Card Terminal – now you can accept orders from anywhere
This new iPhone Credit Card Terminal software turns your groovy handset into a portable full blown credit card processor. No more ties to the landlines, or having to buy expensive swipe equipment. Install the app, sign up to authorize.net and you’re good to go, grabbing payments over WiFi or 3G. Instant approvals and declines over the air, a transaction history log and email receipts. What’s not to love? Unless it’s the $25.00 a month service charge and 2.09% transaction fee? But…
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