Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Google Shopper comes to the iPhone – Android users have had access to a… Mozy nixes unlimited storage plans – I’ve been a big fan of Mozy’s… Beatbots announces a home version of their Keepon dancing bot – https://www.youtube.com/watch?… Wireless Dominoes don’t need to touch to produce the domino effect – Dominoes. I’m sure that most of us… EV Himiko – retro…
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Voice Clarifying Amplifier – digital earpiece makes things less ‘…what?’
This Voice Clarifying Amplifier fits snugly into the aural cavity (that’s ear hole to you!) and amplifies voice pitch while dampening down background clatter to make it easier to hear what’s what. It uses rechargeable batteries and each 12 hour charge gives 10 hours of listening pleasure. I guess if you need more time, you can just buy two units and swap them out when one runs out. Priced at $299.95. This is the digital earpiece that amplifies and clarifies…
Read MoreBiodegradable plastic resin to create cleaner affordable materials for construction industry
A new process for making biodegradable, non-toxic plastic resin, developed by scientists at the University of Amsterdam, holds the promise of making cleaner, more affordable materials for use in the construction industry. These thermoset resins are made from renewable plant-based materials that are both non-hazardous and recyclable. The scientists were able to create a range of bio-plastics that included hard foam material to flexible thin sheet materials. No toxic ingredients were used and no harmful substances were released into the…
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Fujifilm creates tape drives that hold a whopping 5TB of data
Do you have a lot of data? I mean a LOT of data? While I highly doubt you have a need for something that holds 5TB of information, it’s now possible to do so on one device. No, I’m not talking about spinning platters. Rather, good old-fashioned magnetic tape. Fujifilm has begun shipping their StorageTek T10000C, which� at 5TB, they claim it is the largest capacity in the world. The trick to holding so many bits is in use of…
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Nokia Bike Kit charges your phone with pedal power
If you spend a lot of time on your bike, you might want to consider putting some of that effort you’re expending to good use. Not that getting yourself from point A to B without needing to use a gasoline-powered vehicle isn’t a good use. But now you can also charge your Nokia phone while cruising the city streets. Now pedal-powered charging devices might not be a new concept, but Nokia seems to have implemented the idea rather well with…
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SMS Printer prints off your text messages
Have you ever needed to print of small messages from your phone? Perhaps in a location far away from where you reside? Apparently there’s a simple solution for that, called the SMS Printer. The device has a phone number which can receive text messages. It then prints whatever is contained within the message. Pretty nifty, eh? Unfortunately the company doesn’t give out info like pricing unless you’re actually purchasing one. You can find out more info over at the SMS2Print…
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FunctionFlip gives you control of your MacBook’s function keys
I love my MacBook, but as with all devices, there are little things that annoy me. One of these is the fact that all of my function keys are already assigned to various tasks. Granted, a few of them are very useful, but some I’d prefer to assign to another function. You have the option of disabling all of the functions, but what if you want to keep a few of them? There’s an app for that. Here’s a handy…
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The Power Predictor 2.0 – a great way to know how green you can go
Ever wondered if your home could run completely on renewable energy? The Power Predictor 2.0 will let you know if it’s feasible. This nifty, unobtrusive device will evaluate your home’s potential to incorporate solar and wind energy. Once installed, it provides information to help you choose the generating system that’s best for you, one that will help you lower your energy bills and your carbon footprint. The Power Predictor 2.0 lets you easily collect real time solar and wind data…
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iRetrofone Steampunk – iPhone dock provides the ultimate in cool for your desktop
This iRetrofone Steampunk is a gorgeous, scrumptious iPhone dock which gives your state of the art gadget huge gobs of yesteryear style. The hand painted unit routes the audio into the handset and also serves as a charger and sync station, so you don’t lose any functionality. Oh and it’s apparently safer for you radiation-wise. So why do we find Victorian clunky so darned attractive, eh? Priced at $350.00. The iRetrofone Base is a fully-functional, stationary iPhone dock with working handset and…
Read MorePDFrizator – freeware lets you easily create PDF presentations
PDFrizator is a freeware program which gives you the power to create PDF presentations in a snap, complete with transitions, music and multiple file formats. The software has some neat features like de-skew (to straighten up those wonky scans), multiple languages, rotate and file format conversion. The PDFrizator is a Freeware tool to create PDF presentations, with the possibility to setup the PDF page transition effect, page advance time, and background music. This can be done for already existing PDF’s,…
Read MoreBoom! Android Market Hits The Web – and now the platform will just go crazy ballistic
Whoa, so the Android Market has just hit the web in all it’s glory. That’s 200,000 mobile phone apps available on instant install, with no sucky iTunes install, no messing around with synching, just a log-in to your Google account. And what’s more, my whole app install history (on multiple handsets!) is now available for viewing online anytime I need to replace or recreate my environment. Genius! Android is now officially the No 1 smartphone platform of choice, blowing past…
Read MoreSpark Tablet Case uses solar power to charge your tablet
If everyone we were to switch completely to solar power, life would be a whole lot cheaper. Sadly, we can�t do that just yet, but this new iPad case helps the cause just a little bit more. The Spark Tablet Case is covered in solar panels and can get about 8 watts of power to give your iPad about an hour of a charge for every hour in the sun. Though this may take some time, consider if you were…
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Star Trek Interactive Tribbles
Just when you thought things couldn�t get any better with your Tribble plush, it did. There is now a brand new Interactive Tribble that will wiggle and quail when disturbed. Not only that, but they come in two different sizes of 6� and 12� in diameter. These cute little companions come in very odd shades of color such as brown, grey, and black. Though quadrotriticale would be the normal diet, AA and AAA batteries are recommended for these fuzzy friends….
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Wireless Dental Camera – reaches the parts other cameras cannot
You can never know enough about your own teeth, their condition, aesthetic value, white balance, relative position. It’s all glorious stuff, and something we all need to keep abreast of. This Wireless Dental Camera makes it so so much easier to track our mouth parts, since there’s no cable, no dribbling, no retching, just crystal (!) clear 1.3 megapixel images beamed from the source of all sounds. You want one now, don’t you? Priced at $95.92. This wireless dental accessory…
Read MoreScripts
If you are interested in film and television, take a look at this cool little listing of scripts from a bunch of very popular titles. They’re all in PDF format, and range from the venerable Miami Vice right up to Lost and Oz. It’s not quite the same as the most awesome Script-o-Rama, but not bad, and an excellent educational resource all round. Tags: scripts, script-o-rama
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