It’s a real shame we don’t protect our orifices more. After all, just look what happens to things like our belly buttons. Now imagine all that kind of crud getting into the vulnerable microUSB socket on your precious phone or tablet computer, and you’ll see what we’re getting at.
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If hype could be measured in money, then the new BMW i8 would be an instant lottery winner millionaire. Ever since the concept car was unveiled in Frankfurt in 2009, fans have been waiting to see if the company could actually deliver on its vision of a high speed, frugal supercar to match the best the world has to offer. We’re happy to report that they succeeded. And how.
Read More![BMW i8 – 155mph, 134.5 mpg, is this the most amazing car ever made? [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bmwi8c.jpg)
The worst part about making popsicles is waiting for them to freeze. The. Worst. Part. It’s a million degrees outside, I’m drowning in my own sweat and I have to wait for these popsicles to freeze. With the Zoku Quick Pop Maker, the waiting time has been cut down significantly.
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If you’re like me, you take your cell phone wherever you go but it always seems like the times you need it most, you don’t have any service. Say your car breaks down and you need to call a friend or you’re running late for a meeting and you’re coming from the middle of nowhere. Without fail, no service. goTenna is a product designed to keep you communicating when your mobile service fails.
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If you are a writer of any sort, stop what you’re doing and pop along and download this Hemingway Desktop Editor program for Mac or PC. OK, it’s going to cost you $4.99, but it’s going to make you a better writer. Really it will.
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It took us a while to work out what was different about this new budget bicycle, but after we clicked, we were instantly impressed. The designer of the Priority Bicycle has completely done away with all the messy and complicated bits on conventional bikes, and produced something that is as clean and functional as anything you’ll see on the streets today.
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The hunt for sustainable cheap alternatives to our decreasing oil reserves continues apace, with everything from Thorium nuclear to more conventional hydrogen fuel cells being researched and developed as we speak. Now a new tech has thrown its hat into the ring, and it looks as though it’s either a very clever scam or a revolution in the making.
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It’s important to realise that deep inside every geeked out audio engineer there’s a heart yearning to level up to some custom form of ultra subtle chic that an outboard rack and cable ties will never satisfy. And this goes double when it comes to fashion. How to reconcile a comfortable, slick hoodie with doing your job and staying in touch with the sounds? Well now, thanks to engineer Nic Pope, there’s a way to combine virtual invisibility with style,…
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I replace my earbuds at a rate of about once every 90 seconds. And I spend 89 of those seconds just trying to untangle them from the jumbled mess I pull out of my bag every time I want to listen to music. So Wrapture Designs “We’re Solid” Wrapped Earbuds are the adorable and functional product of my dreams.
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In case you hadn’t heard, food is getting more expensive, mostly due to rising harvesting, shipping, and processing costs. One answer to the problem has been to start looking at alternative, more local and efficient ways to produce food for communities wherever they are, and Aquaponics looks like a solid solution. The system marries aquaculture (aka fish farming) with hydroponics, to deliver fresh home grown vegetables along with fish supplies when needed.
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Making websites has definitely become more of a science than an art nowadays, what with the popularity of things like WordPress, Weebly and other site makers. But even with these systems there’s still a ton of work needed to actually make a site look good, as anyone who’s struggled with a WordPress theme will tell you. If you’re not a designer, the results can quickly and easily become horrible.
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Remember when mixtapes used to be that ‘special‘ gift? If you don’t, go take a look at John Cusack in the excellent High Fidelity movie. They could mean so many things. It could just be, “I think these songs are rad” or it could say, “I think you’re rad.” Too bad it’s a dying art. Or at least it was. Milktape is reviving the mixtape as a form of communication for lovers and friends alike.
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Taking a selfie is serious business. Five minutes on the internet will teach you that. But imagine for a moment if you could take one without your phone showing up in the picture or the odd outstretched selfie arm angle. Well the guys at iStrategyLabs have created just that with S.E.L.F.I.E. – The Self Enhancing Live Feed Image Engine.
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Checking email can be an overwhelming task, and sometimes we find ourselves staring blankly at our inbox wondering which one to deal with first. If you schedule your day around the tasks you receive in your inbox, then a Chrome extension called Notes for Gmail might help you sort things out without leaving your Gmail window.
Read More![Notes for Gmail – add Post-It Notes to your Gmail inbox in Chrome [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/notesforgmail.jpg)
One of the big hassles with using your smartphone in the car for things like music or GPS navigation is the length of time it can take for you to set things up once you get in the vehicle, even before you switch on to drive away. Now a very cool product from car mount people OSOMount promises to take the pain away completely.
Read More![OSO Push NFC – awesome car mount uses NFC to custom set your phone automatically [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/osopushnfc.jpg)
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