The Enso Clock is an alarm clock with interval and countdown timers which is designed to make your yoga go with a swing. The idea is you meditate in peace knowing that sooner or later a discreet and harmonious gong sound (or beep if you prefer) will tell you it’s time to head off to your job at the abattoir. Hmm…that didn’t come out quite right. $99.00. The Enso Clock began with a ground-up conceptualization and design for a new…
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Quickfinder Deluxe Pet Nail Clippers – no more clumsy clipping and angry snarls
The Quickfinder Deluxe Pet Nail Clippers are designed to help you clip your dog’s nails without hitting the quick and causing pain. The clippers have a battery powered sensor inside which detects the right place to snip and displays a green light when it’s safe to go ahead. Sounds like a pretty good idea to us. $79.95. More here. This is the only nail clipper that takes the guesswork and trauma out of trimming your pet’s nails by sensing the correct cutting…
Read MoreAcoustibuds Earphone Adapters – better sound and a better fit from your earbuds
Acoustibuds Earphone Adapters are small add-on thingies made of ‘hypoallergenic silicone rubber’ which help your earphones stay comfortably in your ear and deliver better sound quality. The secret is in the teeny fins which nestle inside your aural cavities. Or something. They’re also being marketed for active sporty types and apparently they do work, at least according to this off-the-cuff review. I’ve got to say that my tiny ears have a lot of trouble with earphones falling out and slipping…
Read MoreDehydrated Water – just add…
Dehydrated Water capsules are the perfect gift for all the sad dry people in your life. Help them get a little less parched, a little wetter. They’ll thank you for it! $9.95. For over a decade, people from around the entire world have experienced the great benefits of our dehydrated water products. Now, through the advent of a sophisticated nanotechnological invention, we are able to provide you with our world famous product inside a tiny, little capsule. We believe you…
Read MoreBoxee – the world’s best media manager. Period
I’ve been Alpha testing the new free open source Boxee for Windows media manager and the more I play with it, the more impressed I get. At first glance it’s just another media center software clone, kinda like MythTV, Tvoon and Front Row (here’s an excellent list of media center software) but dig a little deeper and some awesome features start to jump out at you. The first thing to note is the 10 foot interface. Sure most of the better media manager programs…
Read MoreTiltshiftmaker – transform your photos into tilt-shift style miniatures
Tiltshiftmaker dot com is a cool online service which lets you convert your boring old holiday snaps into tilt-shift type images. You know, so they look like photos of tiny models. It’s all about focus and stuff, but you don’t need to know all that. Just upload your shot, select the focus area (you may need to play around to get the best setting) and presto, one manipulated image. Klever. What are tilt-shift style photos? Tilt-shift miniature style photos are…
Read MoreThe Red Ferret shoots, scores – more top ranking love…
Ooh look, the Red Ferret is now No 6 in the Wikio list of most influential tech blogs in the UK. Wow… We’d like to thank our mothers, the cast and crew, all those who helped us on location… Tags: wikio+influential+blogs+in+UK, red+ferret
Read MoreWrite for us…and gain instant fame, good looks and rugged charisma
I’ve just put up a Write for Us section in the sidebar to encourage anyone who’d like to write for us to step forward and shoot for stardom. As I said last year, having more than one voice on here really adds value, so I’m keen to encourage more of it. In return for your efforts you’ll get a proper 45 word promotional byline to push your blog or business to the world, which should help you get some attention. Please…
Read MoreDIY Mobile CCTV System – the DIY bolt-anywhere surveillance kit
DIY Mobile CCTV System. Bolt this box into the back of your car, throw in a large hard disk of your choice, add on a couple of cameras and voila, your own very personal closed circuit television system. Spy on your neighbours and friends with impunity and keep the world safe for a future generation. £149.99. The removable hard drive caddy allows a 200GB+ ATA-100 hard drive to be installed. Video output is via 2-channel composite BNC port or USB 2.0…
Read MoreK2 Charger – 2-in-1 wind and solar charger for your bits
The K2 Charger is a real ecological powerhouse, if you’ll forgive the expression. Not just a solar powered recharger, with a USB port and lots of little adapters for your gadgets and gizmos, but also a wind catcher. Hang it up outside the kitchen door to power the microwave oven. What? A fully charged K2 charges a mobile phone over 5 times and charges an iPod/mp3 player over 10 times!* Just one hour of sun & wind provides about 30…
Read MoreCredit Card Survival Tool – pack a little insurance in your back pocket, why doncha?
This Credit Card Survival Tool is the sort of thing which could get you out of a jam one day. Just imagine, for instance, that you’re sitting in a bar someplace and suddenly you notice it’s filling with water and your necktie has become inextricably attached to a nearby lamp fitting. Rather than panic, you can extract this puppy from your 301s, and quickly use the saw to extricate yourself from what would have been a slow and watery demise….
Read MoreThe Bailout Game – save the planet, one bag of cash at a time!
The Bailout Game is a fun little diversion while you’re waiting for the end of the world to arrive. As you travel down Wall St you’ll have to make decisions as to which banks to save and which to send to the knacker’s yard. Choose wisely and you’ll stay ahead of that nasty recession (hah!), make a gaff and we’ll all suffer for a long long time. Good luck, we’re depending on you. [via Metafilter] Ask a Greenspan: If you get…
Read MoreThe IconEden Sets – 338 free shiny web icons for all
The IconEden Icon Sets comprise 338 beautifully crafted graphical icons which you can download and use for free in web, application and general user interface design. They are also delivered to you fresh from Vietnam, which is an interesting touch. The Bright! set is particularly nice. You can edit them (they’re vector format) and use them for personal and commercial projects. The premium icons they sell are also very cool. Enjoy! IconEden.com would like to present one of our most lovely set of icons as a free…
Read MoreWeb Development Project Estimator – fast and free project tool
Web Development Project Estimator. A quick and easy way to estimate time and costs for any web project you’ve got going. Just bang in some numbers, laugh a bit, round them up, tweak a few hourly outliers and bingo, one ready to print estimate which you can send out to your prospective client. Unfortunately the thing is incomplete. I see no entry space for Late Night Lattes. The Web Development Project Estimator is intended for your design studio’s internal use…
Read More105 Free Calendar Templates from Microsoft – get your dates right and prosper
105 Free Calendar Templates. Microsoft has gathered all its Office calendar templates into one place. They’re free to download and use (‘for genuine Microsoft users’) and are available for the full range of MS products from Word to Publisher. You’ll need to be using Internet Explorer of course, this being Microsoft, and go through that naff anti-piracy validation. But if you’re in the market for a free calendar for your desk, pocket or wall, this is as good a place…
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