You can never have too many opportunities to create your very own world, because let’s face it, the one we’ve got right now has definitely got a few rough edges. And there’s no shortage of developers trying to help us live out our fantasy, which is good news for narcissists across the globe.
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ProTeq Lighting has developed what it calls Starpath, a new spray on glowing surface coating which they hope will help reduce energy costs for city councils everywhere. The Starpath surface absorb UV light during the day and then glows after the sun goes down.
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According to the Official Gmail Blog, Google has just added support for handwriting input for Gmail, Google Docs and other Google applications. As of today it is available 20 languages for Google Docs and 50 for Gmail, which means that users with a mouse or trackpad can add a personal touch to mail, sign documents or add characters not present on the keyboard.
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So there are flashlights and there are flashlights. Your ordinary, grown in the garden variety will probably throw out a bit of light for 20 meters or so, and you’ll be very happy to have it when you’re staggering through the dark woods on the way to grandma’s house.
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Oh how times change. It seems like only a few short months ago that the Chinese obsession was with cloning the Apple iPhone as quickly as they could melt plastic and metal, with truckloads of these knock-offs hitting the street every week. Well that was then and this is now. People get older, times change and guess who’s top of the target list now?
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We can’t all be Banksy and wander around the street creating mind-blowing art, but that shouldn’t stop us trying. And lots do. There’s an Azerbaijani parking attendant, for example, who’s created quite a name for himself through his amazing artwork on grubby cars, so much so that people are now deliberately leaving their vehicles dirty to have his handiwork displayed on their car.
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Where on earth would we all be without GPS satellite navigation systems eh? Stuck up the jungle without a paddle, that’s fer sure. Or lost in a village without road signs and no friendly police station. But one of the problems with using the leader of the pack, Google Maps, is the fact that it uses data to download the maps as you’re driving. Which can get very expensive if you’re using GPS while abroad and roaming charges kick in.
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Everyone seems to party hard at some point, but getting hammered is definitely not a sensible option if you are going to drive. That’s why you should always track your BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) before you get behind the wheel. It’s better to be safe than sorry, and now there’s an even better way of being safe with this little device.
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The Battletank Desk Pet from Mydeskpets.com is a remote controlled tank that is controlled from your smartphone using either a free Android or Apple iOS app. These smart toys move, fire and also interact with other battle tanks if they come within range, which can make for some interesting fun.
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Don’t look now, but there’s a trend happening and it’s called ‘Tablet Phone’ . Yep that’s right, we’ve had phablets, phones and tablets, now we’ve got a new breed of hybrid which combines the best of tablet technology with the flexibility of a 3G smartphone. We’ve just finished testing one of the latest of these hot products and it’s made us sit up and take notice.
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There are times when it pays to be well dressed, such as your prom night or the times when you visit your parole office, and during those special occasions it may be necessary for you to add a little extra flourish to impress the natives. Gaudy bling is all right for the hoi-polloi, but for the truly elegant, a shirt and tie is a must.
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From a very early age, most children brought up in proper households will begin to wonder if, indeed, they do possess The Force. This quest for understanding may well even stretch out until their later teens, at which point they may start searching for their real father, who possibly lives on the other side of a galaxy far, far away.
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There are some games that just grab you by the throat the minute you start them up, and 4 hours later you realize it’s time to hit the sack because the sun is almost coming up. Of course video games appeal to different tastes as with everything, but sometimes we come across a title which really hits the spot for us, and this is one.
Read More![The Blockheads – the most scarily addictive game we’ve played for a long while [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/theblockheads.jpg)
There’s something really cool about looking at the world through a microscope. The tiny little bits and pieces that make up our universe, seen at a magnification that makes everything so alien. It’s no wonder that this is the part of science that most people enjoy the most. The problem is it can be rather expensive to buy the equipment you need to play with the miniature world, which is why this cheap alternative how-to hack impresses us so much.
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Dropbox is one of the more popular consumer oriented cloud storage sites. It allows you to store important files online and synch them across your various devices. One of the many things that you can store on there are music files, and now there is a simple app that allows you to stream those files directly from Dropbox.
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