We’ve been long term fans of Gickr.com for creating animated gif images, but now there’s another cute boy on the block. The new and rather bizarrely named mothereffinganimatedgif.com site now offers free instant animation creation. Just upload your photos by dragging and dropping them onto your web browser window, arrange the order you want them to display, set the delay, quality and width with some simple sliders, and press the Animate button. In seconds you’ve got yourself a great looking animation….
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Run a karaoke system off of your iPhone
Karaoke is a fun way to spice up parties and events. Listening to the good, the bad, and the ugly, and taking a chance by belting out your favorite song in front of all of your friends is a great form of entertainment. It’s fun to laugh, sing, and be merry, but going to a place specifically made for karaoke can actually be expensive. Getting a machine for personal use can sometimes be a bit overly pricey as well, so…
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Zero Gravity Fridge Rover uses the magic of magnets
Being young means exploring all the corners and crevices of your imagination. Whether that means being a hunter out searching for grasshoppers, building a fortress out of snow, or being the king of a dirt castle, kids leave no item in their tangible world unexplored. Everything can easily become magical, so why not impress them with a little bit of science?
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AeroShots give you breathable energy
When you are faced with a long day backed with little sleep, you’ll likely turn to something with tons of caffeine. Much to the dismay of our teeth and hearts, coffee and energy drinks are the common choices. Not only are those options not too good for our health, but they are often times loaded with calories. If only there were a healthier way to jolt us awake.
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Archos Child Pad is what we wish we could’ve had when we were kids
Children love technology. I’ve seen more than my share of little tots grabbing at their mom and dad’s smartphone. Who can blame them though, seeing as their parents are constantly on these devices, which must mean that whatever it is, must be fun to play with. However, most phones and tablets are not exactly made for children, and most apps generally aren’t geared towards kids.
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Do you like to listen to music underwater?
It’s nice to take your music with you wherever you go. For quite a few of us, that sometimes means having your iPhone, Android, or mp3 player in an environment that is not conducive to keeping it functioning. A prime example being a place surrounded by water. While it’s nice to have background music at the beach or beside the pool, just a little dip in the water could have rather devastating effects on your device.
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Spy Camera Glasses you can actually get away with wearing?
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve wished I had a camera handy to shoot a scene while out and about. Even a short walk around my urban neighborhood can reveal loads of opportunities, ranging from cute animals and funny advertising to strange people in odd poses – and either the moment passes too fast for me to get my phone camera out, or I’m too embarrassed to stand there and click away. Now if only there was a way…
Read MoreEncrypt Facebook extension for Chrome could save your job – or your life [Daily Freeware]
Online privacy issues are a big deal nowadays, and for good reason. Companies like Facebook and the rest seem to think they can do what they like with our information, under cover of a flimsy veneer of privacy ethics. For most people this increasing intrusion is less than optimal, and for citizens of certain countries it can literally mean the difference between life and death. Even when we’re given the power to manage our privacy settings, there’s always a danger…
Read MoreuShip makes it a snap to ship anything anywhere…er…anytime
If there’s one thing the Internet has spawned over the years it’s a growing demand for shopping from your home. Amazon of course has to take most of the credit for this, but even so, small companies are also reaping the benefit of being able to showcase their products online to people anywhere on the planet. Of course the massive e-commerce boom has also spawned a secondary need almost as large, namely shipping. If you buy it, someone needs to…
Read MoreSlimscan credit card sized scanner helps you keep track of the essentials
Keeping track of receipts and business cards is a weakness for many of us. No matter how hard we try, one or the other seems to get lost amongst the paperwork on our desks, and we don’t realize that we need it until it becomes an issue. The best way to keep track of all of them in an organized manner is to scan them so that they are on file, but we oftentimes forget to do so at the…
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Ferret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Landry Folding Device helps you get those perfect creases – Moving out of your parents house… Do you need 12 USB ports? – We all have an excessive amount of… Virtual Reality Treadmill lets you pretend you’re outside – There are some things in life that… FolderSync lets you easily mirror the contents of a folder [Daily Freeware] – Keeping backups of…
Read MoreHutlzer Banana Slicer saves your fingers but shows up your poor knife skills
When the archaeologists come to dig out the remains of our civilisation, one of the things they’re going to find most puzzling is this Hutzler Banana Slicer contraption. Why, they’re going to ask in hushed tones, would an otherwise advanced civilisation with superior tool handling skills, why would they need to employ a yellow piece of plastic to slice such an innocently soft fruit as the banana? Experts of the period will shrug their shoulders and add it to their growing list of…
Read MoreAn amazing spiral tower of books on Lincoln
Last month was the 203rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. It was also the official opening of Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington, D.C. With hundreds of artifacts and Lincoln-related objects, the Center also featured an awesome three-story Tower of Books made up of a mix of genuine and replicated 15,000 hardback books, all written about President Lincoln over the past 150 years! This amazing “sculpture” was created by securing each book into the sculpture one by…
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For outdoor fun all year, it’s the Hanczar snowless sled!
Barreling down a mountain is thrilling fun usually reserved for wintertime. But the Hanczar snowless sled is changing that to an all year round sport. Created by Polish designer Szymon Hanczar, this brakeless, steering-less device may strike fear in the hearts of some, but avid sledders may be cheering! This simple looking sled may let you tackle almost any challenging terrain (within reason, of course). This 35 x 20 x 80cm (approximately. 14″ x 8 x 31.5″ sleek looking sled…
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Bluetooth Rearview Mirror With GPS and HD DVR turns your car into a media center
Once upon a time a rearview mirror was just that, a rectangular piece of glass designed so you could look behind you in a car. Then someone had the bright idea of adding in Bluetooth, so you could hook it up to your phone and do hands-free calling. It wasn’t long before some bright spark figured it would be a good idea to drop in a rear view camera for a video view of the back of your vehicle, then…
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