Walking with your little one in a street full of people can be really tiring because you have to make sure that you don’t let him/her go. And even when you give a piggyback on your shoulders it’s a problem. Your child may enjoy it, but it gets very tiring very fast for the generous parent.
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The problem with hammocks is you need two trees or similar close by, and the problem with chairs is they’re boringly static. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could marry the two together and get yourself a nice place to sit and dream the day away?
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There are a ton of in-car devices chargers on the market, some of them great, some not so. But we particularly likes ones which add a little bit extra functionality to the mix, to deliver better value for your buck.
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Should we be getting nervous about the sudden rash of survival books landing on the shelves at the moment? We’re trying to stay calm, with a cup of tea and all that, but it’s getting hard, Marge. The latest tome comes from Dr Lewis Dartnell, entitled The Knowledge.
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Have you ever wondered how far all this marketing malarky can go? How weird and mind-boggling? Yeah we have too. We thought the Pet Rock was pretty much the state of the art actually, until we happened across this little beauty recently.
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Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy.
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Just chuck that old piece of thermostat you have on your wall because you don’t need old school gadgets like that any more. What you need is a smart device that controls the temperature and keeps you updated with various other reports as well. Something that transforms your home into a smart home. Â
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The scope and breadth of waste materials are continually being redefined in the 21st century. Biomass being converted to energy, the growing push for manufacturer take-back programs – the list keeps growing. Now Westech Building Products has announced it will launch its newest product – a new TruGrain porch flooring that’s made with Resysta, a wood-like material manufactured mainly from rice husks. This better-than-wood material is resistant to weather, pests and fungal decay, and is splinter-, swell- and crack free….
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Quadcopters are going from strength to strength, and not just for official uses. More and more people are buying them just to have fun, even though they’re pretty tricky to fly and not for the faint hearted. But the over-riding drive is to get a camera up in the air, to see the world as you don’t often get the chance.
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If you’ve suddenly noticed that your spidey sense is tingling, it could be because there’s a new range of geek merchandise kicking around which is taking advantage of the popularity of everyone’s favorite wall climber. No not Rob Ford.
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We’re completely out of flying car jokes by now, since they’re so obviously not sitting outside waiting to pick us up for the shopping trip. But even so, we’re getting close to a time when we may actually see some exotic craft in the air over our heads. They may not hold all the shopping, but they do look like fun.
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OK, as long time tea drinkers we’re going to come out and say it. The stuff you get in most cafes and coffee bars is generally closer to dodgy dish water than a properly brewed cup of tea. Unlike the craft of brewing coffee using clever machines, all most baristas tend to do is dunk a tea bag in a hot cup of water and hope for the best. Disaster.
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We all have to make decisions, right? Some are important (like does this shirt make me look fat?) and some not so much. After all who cares if you run for president. Really. And we each have our own way of making the big choices in life, using a pin, a lucky Shamrock, asking the lady down the post office. counter. But now there’s a pretty cool alternative.
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The only reason I sometimes hate my biking gloves or any gloves for that matter is the fact that they don’t work with touchscreens. There are some that do, but for the majority of gloves you usually are given the choice of taking them off or poking holes in in the ends in order to use them with a smartphone. Not a great idea.
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Look, if you’re got to get a bag, get a bag, know what we mean? Don’t just get one because it’s pretty, or it goes with your eyes, get one that’s going to work hard for you, day in day out, with no time off for good behavior.
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