Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy.
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Aros Smart Window Air Conditioner – because saving money is way cooler
Brace yourselves, Summer is coming! Well, at least in some parts of the world it is. When the temperatures go above and beyond your desired heat enduring level the only thing that keeps you cool is an air conditioner, right? But how about a smart A/C that learns your habits as it goes, to keep you cool more efficiently?
Read MoreBeaming solar power to Earth could become a reality someday
It sounds like something from a Robert Heinlein book but it may well be a glimpse of our renewable energy future. The U.S. Navy says it has an idea that could collect solar energy in space and turn it into solar energy they beam down to Earth. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) spacecraft engineer Paul Jaffe has created two prototypes of space solar modules. The “sandwich” design has one side receiving solar energy with a photovoltaic panel; electronics in the…
Read MoreZebrawood Bluetooth Speaker – wanna add a bit of style to your life?
If you’re like us, you’ll have absolutely no idea what zebrawood is. We didn’t even know zebras had wooden accessories. But we’re pretty sure that once it catches on as a fashion accessory, there’s going to be a serious shortage of zebras, and their wooden bits, somewhere in the world.
Read MoreDormi – superb free baby monitor app lets you set up an old phone as your slave [Freeware]
You know when sometimes you see a product and you just know it’s cool? Like, yeah that’s pretty neat. Well Dormi is one of those products. It’s a free Android app which turns any old Android phone into a baby monitor, but what makes this one different is how it does the job.
Read MoreTrontium Reactor – 290 watt-hours of portable power in a 9 inch tube
When it comes to portable power, you can never ever have too much. The powers that be know this, which is why they keep coming up with more and more solutions, but we think this one is probably the most ambitious we’ve seen yet.
Read MoreHow Animals See The World
We have to confess to being fascinated by science, and especially that part which deals with the biology of species. Which makes this How Animals See The World article really interesting. Of course it’s all a total fantasy, rather like an alien trying to work out how we humans see by counting the megapixels on our cameras, but it’s still a valid piece of guesswork even so.
Read MoreSteampunk Gramophone Dock For Smartphones – why settle for dull grey when you’ve got this around?
Just because the rest of our lives may be dull grey and boring, doesn’t mean we have to put up with it in everything. For instance we often wear really bright red socks to work when we’re feeling rebellious. Actually that’s a lie, but we do often *think* about doing that. One day. Maybe.
Read MoreMotion Sensing Thumb Drive Camera – keeping watch when you’re away from your desk
So exactly just how paranoid are you about your workmates? Do you think anyone’s been tampering with your cubicle? Rearranging the furniture? Slapping some dodgy software onto your laptop when you’re grabbing a cup of joe?
Read MoreMilemma – free smartphone app helps you make decisions using the power of the crowd [Freeware]
We used to be indecisive, but we’re much better now. We think. But if you’re still stuck in the rut of being unable to come down firmly on one side or another of any issue or problem, we think we may have a solution. Or maybe not.
Read MoreOurScreen – crowd powered cinema comes to life
Imagine for a moment that all the movies in the world are in one giant database which you can browse by genre, and you have the ability to select a movie, choose a comfortable and yet ‘proper’ theater in which to view it, and you can invite your friends and family along for the occasion. Does that sound appealing?
Read MoreThe Wearable Technology Show 2014 – a sneak preview of the current state of the art in wearable gadgets [Show Report]
The world’s first wearable technology show opened its doors to attendees this week, and we took a trip down there to video what was going on. For those just back from Mars, wearables are the latest ‘thing’ to hit the technology world. The idea is it covers any kind of technology that we wear, as opposed to carry around, so smart glasses, smart watches, smart jackets, shoes. But not phones or tablets etc. You get the picture.
Read MoreSmartphone Projector – retro style, modern output
Low tech sometimes delivers goodness, and that’s a good thing. After all why should we limit ourselves to ultra complex, super chipset powered gadgets, when clean and simple can do the job just as well?Almost.
Read MoreIogear USB 3 Universal Docking Station – turn your tablet into a desktop PC with a few cables
The good folk at Iogear woke up last week and decided on a brainwave. You see it’s clear that we’re all rather depressed because our tablet computers are too portable. What we all really yearn for is some way to convert these slim, cool tools into deskbound monsters which provide no real advantage at all.
Read MoreFlappyCoin – the new crypto currency modeled after a defunct game…wait wat…?
You know there’s something a bit weird going on when it seems OK to start creating currencies based on a video game. Of course it’s all part of this new Bitcoin ‘revolution’, but even so it’s getting crazier by the minute.
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