This Auto-Finder Deluxe doohickey will help you find your car in those mammoth car parks the size of suburbs. It doesn’t use GPS, it uses directional radio beacons and can locate a car up to 800 metres (1/2 a mile) away, even in multi-storey car parks. Just mount the beacon on the windscreen and when you press the finder button on the keychain fob, the lights will show you the way. You can buy extra key fobs and beacons and…
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Viva La Music Revolution – Who says Lego is an insulator?
Lego man saves the music. Plenty of adapter jokes here, but I’m not touching them. [Via There, I Fixed It] Tags: gadget, lego, there+i+fixed+it
Read MoreWireless Fish Handheld Mouse – Just don’t get it wet
The Wireless Fish Handheld Mouse is a presentation-style air mouse that frees you from the tyranny of having to use a desk. It works over 2.4GHz wireless out to about 3 metres from the dongle. It’s a 2 button mouse with a thumb-driven scroll wheel with the buttons underneath. It has a USB rechargeable battery and works with Windows XP/Vista/7. US$29 from Brando. Wireless Fish Hand-Held Mouse is designed to reduce such injuries. Users can get used to control it…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Scoring Karaoke – Sharpen your flats – Yo. SingStar. How’s your pitch?… USB Voice Controlled LED Lamp – Shout your way to illumination – A USB Voice Controlled LED Lamp…. Photosimile 5000 – world’s first office photography machine – The Photosimile 5000 is billed as… USB Triple Action Keyboard Foot Pedal – let your tootsies take the strain – Is it just…
Read MoreSno Easy – Easy action snow shovel
The Sno Easy is an “ergonomic” snow shovel with two handles to help you shovel snow without bending your back. Push the shovel into the snow with one hand and then use your other hand to lift the shovel, and twist it to dump it. US$29.99 Also comes in a small version for your car, called the Sno Vivor. $US29.99 [Click to enlarge] The SNO-Easy is the new and unique ergonomic shovel that allows you to scoop up snow and…
Read MoreUltrasonic Voice Dog Trainer – sit, beg, bark…shut up!
This Ultrasonic Voice Dog Trainer combines a voice recorder with an ultrasonic tone generator to give the lazy pet owner a full on couch training experience. Just record your choice of suitable commands…sit, beg, fetch slippers, eject neighbour etc, and use a combination of tones and vocals to train your poor mutt. Sounds fun eh? For you. Anyhoo, it’s £17.37. Pay! This Pet Trainer relies on ultrasonic sound to develop positive behavior in your pet without shock or physical force…
Read MoreVoddler – the Spotify for movies?
I’ve been playing around with the new beta version of the Voddler movie on demand service from Sweden, and I’m really rather impressed. They’re trying to pitch it as the Spotify for movies – maybe it’s the Swedish connection – and there’s definitely a bit of truth in there, but as with everything to do with media, it’s going to end up being all about the content baby, as other companies have learned to their cost. The service is based…
Read MoreLMMS – the uber cool open source music studio in a box
LMMS is a free open source program which gives you a fully featured music recording studio in a box. It runs on both Windows and Linux and features a song editor, bass-line editor, piano roll sequencer and compatibility with a shed load of effects like VST, SoundFont et al. It’s fast, 64 track and nice people, nice. Why spend tons of money, when this kind of stuff is around? LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio,…
Read MorePowerfix Laser Level – let the spirit guide you, my son…
This Powerfix Laser Level comes with a tripod, batteries and 2 ‘LED-lit’ spirit levels to make sure your shelves don’t end up leaning like a Dubai credit card broker. What’s more you can measure things metrically, which must count for something. How much, we hear you cry. £4.99 we reply with a smirk. Ideal for tiling, wallpapering, aligning and panelling * 2 LED-lit spirit levels * Height-adjustable, lightweight aluminium tripod for precise alignment * Metric measuring gauge * Includes…
Read MoreSmart Headphones – Cut out that noise
These Ryobi Smart Headphones will feed you tunes, protect your ears from loud noises (with a noise reduction of 25dB) and actively protect your ears from really loud noises. Designed for workers on loud construction sites, who can’t take their earphones off, these look like a great idea. They’ll amplify conversations that are nearby so you can hear them without removing the headphones and they’ll also suppress background noises and loud momentary sounds. They have a built-in rechargeable battery that…
Read MorePalm Sized DVD Player – DVDs on the go
I remember when portable CD players (i.e. Discman) suddenly became the same size as a CD (just thicker). That was it, that was as small as they were going to get. The same hasn’t happened for DVD player, at least that was what I thought until I saw this Palm Sized DVD Player. With it’s 3.5″ screen and USB and SD card slots it’s a pretty useful media player. The internal battery will last 2 hours, and recharges in 3….
Read MoreGigabyte System Builder – Configure the PC of your dreams
[Click to enlarge] If you’re a fan of building your own PC system, or want to give it a try but aren’t sure where to begin, then have a look at the Gigabyte System Builder put together by FutureMark. It only works with Gigabyte mainboards and video cards, and Intel CPUs (Core2Duo and i5/i7) but it’s a neat way to explore different configurations and get an estimated price via the manufacturer’s RRP. It even gives you a list of games…
Read MoreAudio Jammer – carry around your own soundproof booth
Wanna have a private conversation without being overheard? Can’t afford a swanky sound-proof booth? So plonk this Audio Jammer down on your cubicle desk and chatter away, secure in the knowledge that your intimate words won’t be picked up by any local or remote microphones, including shotgun models. $124.36 for 150 sq feet of privacy. Bargain. Our Audio Jammer protects room conversations where sensitive information may be exchanged by generating a random masking sound which desesitizes any microphone that is near. This…
Read MoreCasper Flight Tracker – gorgeous real time view of aircraft movements
The Casper flight tracker is one of those online applications that is just so unbelievably cool that you want it everywhere instantly. And then you remember that you actually don’t have a lot of use for it unless you live around an airport or like plane-spotting. But then again, who cares? More airports! Casper displays flight movements around Schiphol Airport. The system also provides information about specific flights such as altitude, speed, aircraft type, callsign and departure or destination. Casper…
Read MoreDeskDuster – freeware automatically keeps your desktop free of icons
The free DeskDuster 2010 program automatically disappears your desktop icons after a user customisable length of time. Great if you have a wallpaper utility installed and want to get the maximum benefit from the image display without loads of tacky icons cluttering up the screen. Nice. DeskDuster 2010 is a program specifically designed to clean desktop from icons, allowing the user to look at the wallpaper images while the PC is inactive. The program will load automatically with Windows, monitoring…
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