The Trip is a overhead locker compatible, rolling road of a cabin bag, which comes with an integrated seat (just in case the airport is full), and if you’re willing to pay more, a set of integrated speakers you can use with a music player in your hotel room space. Such a feature set does not come cheap of course, so be prepared to slap down some €600.00 for your reinforced aluminium marvel. Comfortable 10-degree seat angle, for an activity-promoting posture…. Strong…
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Aaron Adding Machines – wonderful retro is perfection
Andy Aaron makes adding machines. Lovingly crafting stunning retro models out of wood, brass and other artisan materials. He only produces one or two a year, and to say they are exquisite is an understatement. To say they’re expensive likewise. Prices start at around $5000.00 per. Add that up and ring the bell, why doncha? I have set about completely re-thinking and re-building the electronic calculator using old-fashioned heavyweight switches, cranks, and levers mounted in antique chassis. I turn…
Read MoreCooking Hacks – create your own geek toys on a whim
Cooking Hacks may sound like a pathetic attempt to add some geek cred to Martha Stewart, but in fact it’s a neat little online portal and store chock full of electronic components for making your own ‘stuff’. Y’know, like robot servos, sensors, Arduino micro computer components…that sort of thing. If you’ve got the smarts and a bit of solder, you’ll be able to build just about anything. Almost. There’s forums, tutorials, and a huge feeling of gung-ho about the whole site, which is good….
Read MoreNitro PDF Reader – the free little document reader with big ambitions
Nitro PDF Reader is a freeware PDF reader which adds in a bunch of additional functionality like annotation, text creation and copy/paste, as well as a signature stamp to add your signature to PDF documents on the go. This latter function seems incredibly useful, if not a little scary if it got into the wrong hands (although it does come with password protection) You can also extract text from PDF files into plain .txt format, which is also very useful…
Read MoreFizwoz – auction your cameraphone pictures and videos…and profit!
So you’ve got a camera phone, why not make some money out of it? Fizwoz is a new online marketplace where you can auction your captured images and video to the highest bidder. You set the start bid and Buy it Now price, upload the content and sit back and wait for the dosh to come rolling in. Easy eh? It’s all very paparazzi sleaze, stalk me in the morning, but hey, welcome to life in the 21 cen. From what…
Read MoreJetDL – the ultimate file finder service?
JetDL is a new file location search engine which appears to focus on file sharing/upload sites like Megaupload and Rapidshare. The result is you can find a heap of files on there, but will generally have to put up with painful split files and lengthy download times. Still it’s a very useful candidate for your bookmarks, especially if you often find yourself hunting for that rare and special file that’s hard to catch elsewhere. We have developed the most advanced search…
Read MoreKing Jim Pitrec Business Card Recorder – at last, a sensible solution to business card overload
This King Jim Pitrec Business Card Recorder is an elegantly designed camera and OCR unit which stores up to 2000 business card details in a beautifully pocket friendly form factor. Just swipe the card through the slot, and the device will read the card, convert it to digital form and store onto the internal microSD card. Cool costs though, at $407.00. Useful as a quick image to look up someone, the scanner also records details like name, company, and date of scan. You…
Read MoreCool Water Powered Calculator – because eco doesn’t have to look sucky
Wow, a Water Powered Calculator which actually doesn’t look Fisher Price. Amazing. One fill up lasts around 2 weeks. Not recommended for use in desert area accountancy. Around $70.00. Each water electric power capsule consists of two electrodes, copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn). When these two metals are immerced into an electrolyte (like water), the chemical reaction can be converted into electric energy. Copper (Cu+) ions and Zinc (Zn+) ions will be released simultaniously into the water causing the two…
Read MoreiPad Case with Bluetooth Keyboard – because netbooks are definitely dead, right? Right?
This iPad Case with Bluetooth Keyboard is clearly a product ahead of its time. Because, y’know, the iPad is the perfect computing device and needs no improvement to make it more useful. Like, as a computing tool, rather than a glorified document reader. Tshaw. The keyboard is silent, waterproof, dustproof, supports 100 days power standby and the whole thing costs $69.00. This is made of fine genuine leather. The leather case offers high protection for your device. It features a…
Read MoreImmortal Video Sunglasses – too cool for your boots, and your wallet?
These Immortal Video Sunglasses are definitely a cut about your average Chinese models. For a start they look like something you might actually want to wear in public. They’ve also got a 3 megapixel camera in there, with 4GB of memory and a battery life of 2.5 hours per charge. In fact the only downside is the rather serious £249.00 purchase price. But who said the life of a covert voyeur was gonna be cheap? Inevitably, many tiny cameras…
Read MoreEmpty Folder Nuker – freeware deletes your orphans before they delete you
Empty Folder Nuker is a freeware program which will run through your hard drive and automatically delete all empty folders. Simple right? It’s full of safety checks, and will try to delete to th Recycle Bin if possible, so it sounds pretty failsafe. And useful. Finds folders that contain only empty subfolders too # Allows you to choose which empty folders to delete # Uses the Recycle Bin where available # Shell integration: right click on any folder in…
Read MoreStop Press: fountain of eternal youth discovered…maybe…
OK, so this Russian dude – Dr Vladimir Skulachev – also known as a ‘bioenergetics professor, has come up with an ‘age-defying’ medicine which we will one day be able to take in pill form to stop ourselves getting old. Sound good to you? Well it’s apparently all based on his ‘anti-oxidant’ biological theory, so we’ll have to wait and see if this is the greatest thing to happen to mankind since ABBA or not. Before you snort cynically into your coffee and move…
Read MoreText Presenter – free online speed reading app improves your reading speed
Text Presenter is a Java based web application which helps improve your reading speeds. Just set up your desired rhythm and text layout and click the start button. There’s a nice tutorial and an explanation of some of the terms you’ll need to know. Useful. The text presenter is a free program that allows you to train online speed reading texts. Through systematic training improves the speed of speed reading. The program allows you to adjust the column width of text…
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. Close Calls – astonishing video compilation of people cheating death – Close Calls is a video compilation… Nokia World 2010 – still playing catch up, but at least they’re now running in the right direction! – I’ve been covering Nokia… Karate Copycat Challenge – perfect your Karate Kid skillz without hitting bricks – The Karate Copycat Challenge game… LaneSafe – heads up display…
Read MorePedego Umbrella Folding Electric Bike – packit, stackit and whizz…
This Pedego Umbrella Folding Electric Bicycle will travel up to 12 miles at 12mph on a single charge, enough to get you to the store and back in the Costco car park. Comes with 6 speed gears and a twist throttle, all nicely finished in white. Priced at $1095.00 for the 12inch model. As with any Pedego e-bike, this small folding electric bike is carrying some precision hardware. With a geared hub motor on the rear wheel, offering generous speeds…
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