One of the things about carrying a camera around with you inside your mobile phone is the fact that sometimes you need to take photos which require a little more inventiveness than just point and shoot. Low light, for example, usually needs a very steady hand, or if possible a tripod to keep the camera absolutely still. And that’s where this new product comes into play.
Read More![Square Jellyfish Spring Tripod Mount – the tiny tripod combo for smartphones [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/squarejellyfish5.jpg)
Yeah times are weird all right. It’s not enough that we’re using random strangers as our taxi drivers with services like Uber, or hoteliers…thanks AirBnB, or even as our bankers, but now we’re apparently going to be able to send parcels around the world using people we don’t know too.
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Getting your bike stolen is the worst thing ever, but getting a single part of your bike stolen really adds insult to injury. Your bike is safely locked up but somebody takes your seat or even your front wheel, that’s just nasty. What’s needed is a way to secure parts of the bike against theft, as well as the whole thing.
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3D printing is becoming the trendy thing to do, but trivial things like eating and paying the light bill are habits that we’ve had for a lot longer so it seems like the idea of printing three-dimensional objects is kept from us because of the high prices involved. What would happen if somebody created a 3D printer that only cost $100? Well, that would be Peachy.
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The 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who is right around the corner, so why not celebrate the famous Time Lord by transforming your iPhone into a sonic screwdriver?
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Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Spotter – because home is where the heart is… and eyes and ears help too – Are you the kind of person who… One Year Smartphone Backup Battery – an emergency battery that keeps its charge for when you need it – There are few things worse than… Tin-Can – ultra cool Android messaging app doesn’t need Internet or a cellular connection…
Read MoreAre you the kind of person who always wants to be updated with what’s happening at your house even when you are not there? But rigging the whole place with cameras is pretty time consuming and costly, right? Well now there’s an affordable alternative which should be able to provide you with all the reports you need.
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There are few things worse than running out of battery power on your mobile phone just when you need it, which is why there’s a huge market in portable battery packs which you can use to top up or recharge your handset. The problem with these babies is they usually suffer from power leakage, which means you have to keep them charged up regularly too. It’s a bit of a vicious circle. But no longer.
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There’s a ton of smartphone messaging apps out there, but they all need some sort of Internet or cellular network connection to work. Which is all fine and dandy, but as we’ve seen with emergency situations in the past, these networks quickly break down when too many people try to access them, or the infrastructure is swept away, as the recent horrible events at the Boston Marathon demonstrate.
Read More![Tin-Can – ultra cool Android messaging app doesn’t need Internet or a cellular connection [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tincan1.jpg)
The secret to getting in shape has finally been discovered. Forget about things like improving your quality of life and being healthier, and focus instead on what’s really important – scoring enough points to beat your friends.
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Today’s tech is so sleek that it’s hard to keep from blending in with everyone else but a little retro-style added to your Android-powered smartphone can provide that unique edge you’ve been missing.
Read More![Retro Rotary Dialer for Android Phones – something old gets a new twist [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Retro-Rotary-Dialer-for-Android-Phones.jpg)
It might not make you faster than a speeding bullet or allow you to be more powerful than a locomotive but the latest clothing to come from Garrison Bespoke could make you tougher than both a bullet and a knife.
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When it comes to carrying around our collection of gadgets and gizmos, there’s no doubt that safety and efficiency usually takes a rightful backseat to innovation. It’s no good having a cool bag if it won’t protect your stuff properly right? Or if it’s a real pain to haul around from place to place?
Read More![Osprey Cyber Port – the gadget backpack that thinks it’s a bicycle light [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ospreycyberport.jpg)
Who says digital cameras have to be square, boring and grey? Why can’t they be different, like our Aunt Clare was different with her chickens and the custard and all that stuff? Well now the marketing suits seem to be listening, if this little gizmo is anything to go by.
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There’s a growing number of sites devoted to delivering movies to us, which is good news for those of us who enjoy a bit of down time now and then. The movies on offer are typically not blockbuster affairs (but is that surprising, considering how few there are nowadays?) but come from the perpetual B and C movie machine which never stops churning.
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