Ooo, we have a theme today at the Ferret. I’ll let you guess what it is. This USB Golf Ball Flash Drive is quite possibly the silliest thing ever invented. I can’t think of many laptops that could accommodate it, and it’ll just keep rolling off your desk when you’re not looking. Comes in 2/4/8GB sizes and even has its own built-in tee. US$19-US$33. USB Golf Ball Flash Drive is built-in flash memory lets you store your data on the…
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Granola is a new freeware program that promises to give you instant enviro-cred by optimizing the power usage of your computer on install. Help the planet, use Granola, the blurb says. The developers claim that it conserves energy without slowing down your PC, and it certainly doesn’t appear to have any impact in live use. Once installed all you get is a small tray icon and the comforting ability to open up the dashboard and see that you’ve saved 20%…
Read MoreThis Lighted Bocce Set has 8 balls with LEDs inside to help you find them in the dark, when kicking your toes on them has lost its fun. There are red, green, blue and yellow LEDs in the boccia, and the palliano has a white LED, obviously. They’re competition size, but not competition weight, to make it a little easier on your lawn. US$99.95 This is the illuminated bocce ball set that allows you to play in the dark. Each…
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The Japanese have just started testing a fleet of ‘drop & go’ electric taxis, which don’t recharge their batteries, but instead exchange their exhausted batteries for fresh ones via a drive-thru station. It certainly removes the hassle of stranded cabs with angry drivers hanging around all over town, or cabbies dumping passengers in the middle of the journey to go recharge the motor. The Lithium Ion cells have a range of 70 – 80 km on a charge, and can be…
Read MoreThis short-ish tutorial on how to set up Gmail to send out personalized messages to a group of recipients on a list, is very useful stuff, especially if you run a small community, club or company mailing list. Or even if you suspect you’re going to need to send out a large wedding or birthday invitation email one day. I’m definitely bookmarking it for future reference. [Via] All your email messages will essentially have the same content but some elements will be unique…
Read MoreSomething called the World Cup is approaching and if themed gadgets are your thing then get the jump on it with this Cup 2010 Quad Band Cell Phone shaped like a football soccer ball. It’s got features too, so don’t worry you’ll be laughed at down the pub. It’s dual-SIM, there’s a soccer-themed UI, a ONE POINT EIGHT INCH (1.8″!!) screen, VGA camera and to top it all off, it’s quad-band. Now all you’ll need is some friends to show…
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Or should that be Royalty-bags. With Yamatuti’s Royal Teabags you can enjoy a nice steaming hot cup of Great Britain’s Royal Family with your crumpets. I wonder if it would make the Infinite Improbability Drive implode. About €11 for the set of 5. (Thanks Hiren!) A hot bath – just you and Prince William? A dream finally comes true. Relax with a cup of tea in the circles of the Royal Family! Tags: royal+teabags, kitchen+gadget
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A tacky iPhone 4G Clone has arrived on teh Internets in China. Naff…. Tags: iphone+4g+clone, gadget, mobile+phone
Read MoreThese stylish Video Glasses (CVQL-G225) are a different way to play all your old favourite Sega Mega Drive, GameBoy Advance and NES game ROMs. The plug-in glasses create a screen that appears to be 1m (40″) wide, right in front of your eyes. The only catch is the screen resolution is only 320×240. The fun doesn’t stop there though, the game controller also sports a media player that will display just about anything; mjpeg, mpeg2/4, 3gp, wma, divx/xvid via the…
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The Green-i concept eco car from CHANA Auto recently made its debut at the Beijing Auto Show. The electric powered car measures 3.23 meters long, 1.67 meters wide and 1.56 meters high and comes with some interesting styling, if you like the shiny green goblin look. In order to meet the needs of our future hi-tech driving habits, the vehicle uses steer-by-wire and something called Brake Energy Regeneration, which retrieves power from the braking process to top up the batteries….
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This ebook reader is created by the hardware alchemists of China. Named Wefound F630, the e-book reader has a 6″ screen but only weighs are feather-like 200 grams. The F630 uses E-ink (electronic paper) display technology with a screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. Wefound is not only an e-book reader but also supports book downloading, stock price information, picture browsing (in black and white) and mp3 player functions. Most importantly, Wefound has built-in China Mobile 3G (TD-SCDMA) wireless…
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This Devotec Solar Sound Bluetooth Speaker come with twin 2W speakers, a 3.5 mm headphone socket and a built in microphone for those times you may be using it with a Bluetooth phone. The internal battery is rated at 1500mAh, and you’ll get around 12 hours continuous play from a charge. Oh and we’re guessing that the solar charger will probably not rock your life that massively. £49.95. The Devotec Industries Solar Sound Bluetooth Speakers are light and portable while still…
Read MoreThis Snom M3 DECT SIP Phone gives you a real grown up SIP Internet telephone. The base unit connects to your Ethernet cable and the handsets connect via the long range DECT which kind of gives you the best of both worlds. You get Internet calling with the convenience of a standard wireless handset. $189.75 for the base and phone set. Tags: gadget, snom+m3, dect, sip, phone, voip
Read MoreThe HiFast Wireless FM Audio Transmitter is a USB dongle that plugs into your computer and beams the audio signal to the nearest FM radio receiver. These things have been around a while, but this model apparently has some nice quartz PLL lock-on tech built-in which means you get clearer sound with less buzz, crackle and pop. It’s USB powered, transmits up to 160 feet and costs $69.99. This device modulates computer audio into stereo FM signal and transmits wirelessly to…
Read MoreAdmit it, you thought desktop publishing was dead, right? Well it’s not, and to prove it here’s the free Scribus open source desktop publishing program to play with. It does all that spot colour, CMYK, separations and full uber delicious page layout stuff, but without a huge price tag. As is the nature of all software projects it’s not without its bugs, but at least they’re all out there in the open, so all you’ve got to do is roll…
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