I remember when piggy banks were made of porcelain and painted pink. Or the ones that had neat mechanisms inside to make it look like whatever coin you dropped in was going on a roller coaster ride. Now we have this new-fangled Digi Piggy that keeps track of how much money is inside. It really was more entertaining to just toss money in a piggy bank and see how much was in there after a year. There was a pretty…
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When you wake up in the morning, you feel as if your day has been ruined by an annoying sound coming from your alarm clock. If you ask most of the population, they would likely want to shoot their alarm before having to get up and turn it off. Finally there is an option to do just that, without ruining a perfectly good device. Bandai now has a new reason to be cool because of their product, which they call…
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Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Need a secure chat window? Use TorChat – Do you ever have conversations… Spy Net Video Watch turns your kid into a bona fide secret agent – When we were kids, we imagined… TwitPic now has video sharing support – TwitPic is our beloved media… Google Translate comes to the iPhone – I cannot remember how many times a… Stetheadphones are headphones…
Read MoreSo you’re all set for the new job. Suit. Check. Tie. Check. Bulletproof Briefcase. Che…huh? Guaranteed to stop a 9mm or 44 Magnum bullet (or what, your life back?) and with a 5 year warranty, this Kevlar lined beauty is clearly one piece of equipment that should be on every tinpot dictator’s Amazon gift list. Yours for a very reasonable $659.00. Opens to 180o Light weight – Quick release & opening mechanism – Large protective area – Available in colors Black…
Read MoreI’m lazy, and I’ll be the first to admit it. That’s why I’m always on the lookout for software that can take some of the hassle out of life. One such program is called MacDropAny. This specialized application targets people who both work on a Mac, and use Dropbox. Instead of simply using the designated Dropbox folder for shared files, this allows you to use multiple folders in that way. Yes, you can do this without any extra software. It…
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If I were to ask you how many cords and cables you have at home for your electronics, how deep of a shade of red would you turn? Slowly but surely, we will move to a cable-less time, and peace will spread throughout the land.� Hitachi Maxell knows of our tangly cord woes and wants to help out by giving us a cordless option. They have recently put out a new charging pad for the latest iPhone in which you…
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When you were a kid, did you ever put a baseball card in the spoke of your bicycle wheel to make it sound cool? It was a fairly effective method, though these days it just doesn’t have the same feel. Kids want more than a simple card flicking along in their spokes. That’s why the Turbospoke was created. The Turbospoke actually works much the same way as the old card trick. It has a set of strong plastic cards that…
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The iPhone 4 seems to be the latest craze, seeing as Verizon even wants a piece of the action. One of the annoying things about the iPhone though is its camera taking capabilities. Not the quality of the photos or anything like that, but the ways in which you have to awkwardly hold your phone to tap the screen button. The new Camera Mic App is here to change all that and improve your iPhone picture-taking experience. It works by…
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My Gmail account is my hub to connecting with the world. While I do have a number of other emails for business purposes, I actually use Gmail to handle them all. This makes things nice and simple, as opposed to logging into separate sites, or dealing with a desktop application like Outlook. I’m probably too dependent on it, and would be a bit lost if someone managed to hack into my account and lock me out. Google understands how much…
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Charging your gear is always a good thing, but when you leave it plugged in, did you know you�re actually still using energy? Even something that�s just plugged into the wall can still soak up some energy if it�s something that�s rechargeable. That�s why the IDAPT i1 Eco charger is here to shut off power to your stuff after it�s all juiced up, thereby being a little more eco-friendly. The Eco is compatible with over 4,000 devices via interchangeable tips…
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Flashing Light Up Teeth. Because, y’know, there’s not enough room in your mouth for a full on table lamp. No but really, who wants to walk around a party blinking all night? Where’s the romance in day-glo molars? Tsk. Priced at around $14.00 a dozen. Each deluxe flashing mouth brightly flashes multi-color lights. Light Up Flashing Mouthpieces (Flashing Teeth) are novelty products only and are not for babies. Light up teeth products are for older kids, teenagers and adults who…
Read MoreThis collection of 80 Free and Awesome Photoshop Brushes is pretty, well…awesome. Everything from skin tone, to fingerprints, fur and grunge. If you can’t get your creative on with this lot, you need therapy. Just download, install the files into the brushes folder of your Photoshop or compatible program and you’re set. Most are totally unrestricted, although one or two are for personal use only. Brushes for Adobe Photoshop are known to be one of the most used add-ons since…
Read MoreUJam is a very cool online music making application which provides a bunch of tools to help you create music. Actually what makes it stand out from the rest of the genre like MusicShake is the fact that it focuses on vocalists, rather than giving you a platform for producing sequenced sample tunes. You can upload melodies or use any of the default ones and layer your own vocals over the top using the integrated player/recorder. It’s a bunch of fun,…
Read MoreRIZK is a cute little Flash based tower defence game from the Science Museum in London, which features a climate change motif. The goal is to grow your plant, defend it against nasty spore attacks and generally do good. It’s fun, different and absorbing and with a nifty soundtrack. Enjoy! Tags: rizk, flash, game, tower+defence
Read MoreIf you�re in college right now and have ever heard any news flash from the head office about weather or whatever, you know how fast word gets around. IntelliGuard had a really awesome idea to keep students and staff informed about school emergencies within 15-20 seconds of it being issued. It’s called the RAVENAlert Keychain. This can be both a great way to get word out if there is a threat of any kind, but also kind of silly since…
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