Being healthy is a matter of eating the right foods, combined with the proper amount of exercise to make your body a well-oiled machine. The correct proportions of wholesome meals plays a major part into this process, but if you’re trying to lose weight, or keep your weight in check, you can’t do it on diet change alone. Keeping track of how much you exercise is just as important as recording what you eat, and there are all sorts of…
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Razer Taipan is an ambidextrous gaming mouse
If you love to play video games on your PC, then chances are you have a decent gaming mouse. Most mice on the market are fitted to right hand gamers, with some left-handed versions available as well. However, for those of you out there who are ambidextrous, you’d be looking at purchasing two different mice should you want to change things up a bit.
Read MoreScreaming Banshee Horn System could save your life by waking the dead
There are times when you’re driving that you need to make a loud noise in a hurry, usually in an emergency situation which could be a matter of life or death. If you’re lucky, you’ve got a nice phat horn to blow, enough to avoid peril, if you’re not so fortunate you’ll only manage a feeble parp, which is likely to be blown away by the slightest gust of wind. Result, catastrophe.
Read MoreConnectify Lite transforms your laptop into a full WiFi hotspot [Freeware]
It’s a real shame that selfish commercial interests have made it so difficult for communities to set up their own shared WiFi networks on a large scale, but that’s the way it is for now. Apart from services like FON the reality is that the most pervasive public networks all cost money. However there is another option if you’re willing to take a bit of time to install a freeware solution.
Read MoreArcadie for iPhone can only be played with tiny fingers
While the days of the arcade are not completely gone, they’re not as prevalent as the used to be. We can’t just walk down to the center of town and find one at our beck and call. You could always buy an entire arcade machine, but they are a bit on the bulky and expensive side.
Read MoreKyocera Ceramic Tipped Ballpoint Pen brings back the art of writing
When you go to use a pen, chances are you’ve had a myriad of bad experiences. The ink may glop together, or not come out at all. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to get a pen that is obviously full of ink to work when you need it, and having it fail on you.
Read MoreSigma Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens takes astounding photos
There are those out there that make a living off of photography. Some people are at the level of professionalism in this particular field that they are living more than comfortable lifestyles. If you should happen to be one of those people, then you are likely in the business of needing various kinds of camera lenses for different photography jobs.
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. The Eat Well Guide helps you eat healthy on your trips and at home – We all know we should eat… Fuuvi Megane Eye Glasses Digital Camera is a hipsters delight – Surely you have all noticed the… Quirky Bandits Bungee Bands with Hooks work for any occasion – There is always an easy solution… SM-T300 is a cool mobile printer for…
Read MoreSuper WiFi Antenna picks up WiFi signals from up to a mile away
There’s one truth in this world. You can never have enough WiFi coming into your life. it’s all about the signal, right? There’s lots of ways you can get it, like standing on the roof of your car, or hoisting your laptop up a mountain, but for the more conventional of us, the best way is to find yourself a top quality bolt-on antenna.
Read MoreGoose Neck iPad Table Mount puts your tablet exactly where you want it
There’s a shed load of iPad accessories out there, from docks to speakers, stands and beyond. Most of them adopt fairly similar structures, you pop the tablet in here, or prop it up there. They’re all right, but pretty boring for the most part. Which is why it’s nice to see something which, love it or hate it, is out of the ordinary.
Read MorePear Comice 4 operating system turns your ratty old laptop into a blistering Mac clone [Freeware]
Which one is better, Windows or Mac? It’s a religious argument that’s been going on for as long as time has existed. Or close. Of course it’s not important at all, but still people argue and argue as if it was, such a waste. Now there’s a new way to incite even more discussion, because it looks as though Linux systems are slowly emerging from the shadows which mimic the iconic Mac desktop and more.
Read MoreWin an Apple iPad: help us out and enter to win one of two new Apple iPads
We’d like your help peeps. We’re running a short survey to find out more about how to make you, our cherished readers, happy. If you can spare 10 minutes to answer a few questions we’ll be hugely grateful, and in fact so grateful that we’ll pop your name into a draw to win one of two shiny new iPad tablets. Now, isn’t that sweet? If you’re game, please click here to get going, and thanks very much.
Read MoreThe Wall Switch Click Watch gives you need to know information
In the flurry of our busy lives, we only need to know two things quite frequently; the time and the date. Should you be caught up in a project that you know has a deadline, you’ll want to know what day it is, and just how long you have until it’s due. Pulling out your phone could lead to checking Twitter and Facebook, so you want to revert to wearing a wrist watch instead.
Read MoreMoshi Moshi Curve Wireless Handset and iPhone Dock is a phone for more stationary conversations
It seems that we use our smartphones for just about everything anymore. This has almost eradicated land lines, which is actually a bit sad. Holding your phone up to your ear with your shoulder is now quite a bit of a strain, where you could’ve talked for hours on end before. Seeing as you now have to actually hold your phone up to your ear, taking a phone call now means that you don’t have your hands to work on…
Read MoreThe Folding Electric Bicycle makes commuting a breeze
If you have a distance between yourself and work that is just too close to drive to, and just far enough away that it is a chore to walk, then you may have a problem. Should you attempt to skateboard in and hope you don’t fall? Taking a bicycle would be the next easiest option, but if you don’t have the leg strength to power up hills, what then?
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