Is there a photography nut in your family, or do you have a friend who’s trying to build up their camera gear to go pro? Then help them out by giving them a way to save up for the thing they want with this cute little toy.
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Keeping your affairs private is something that’s important to many people, and not just because they’re doing something wrong. It can be as simple as stopping villains stealing your ID to staying safe in a hostile dictatorship country, and it can be serious stuff. So it’s always good when more tools come on to the market to help people stay safe.
Read More![EVDA Anon Private Browser TOR – the perfect way to keep your browsing secure on your Android smartphone [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evdaanonprivatebrowsertor.jpg)
The OffGrid Solar Backpack is (probably) the most versatile backpack you’ll ever see. This is not the book bag you get for your darling first grader. Unless that kid is some sort of techno wiz or super geek.
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Maybe you wanted to be an astronaut when you were younger but instead you ended up working in an office because fate is a cruel mistress. But with the ultra high technology Ministry of Supply’s Apollo Dress Shirt you can at least pretend.
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What is it about modern televisions and the spoken dialog on shows? Everyone seems to be focused on big boom box type sounds, with heavy bass for the explosions etc, but there’s not a lot of attention being paid to actually hearing what the actors say during the shows, which means it’s easy to miss important things simply because your TV won’t pick up dialog audio properly.
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Your smartphone can capture a lot more information from its environment than you can. It can sense what the sound levels are, your exact long & lat location, the light levels where you are, gravity, magnetics, temperature and more. So wouldn’t it be nice to be able to quickly scan one or more of these readings to see what’s going on?
Read More![Sensor Sense – easily access what your phone sensors see in real time [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sensorsense.jpg)
What would the world be like if we could all tell if everyone was telling the truth or not? Would that make things better or worse? The idea is so radical that there was a huge selling book about it called The Truth Machine (free download available here), which offered up a rather surreal view of a world where truth was the only way of life.
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If your house is like mine, your hallway is a black void of darkness once the sun goes down and it’s not much better when the sun is up either. With the SnapRays Guidelight you never have to worry about breaking your neck on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night again.
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Woojer, speakers, audio, music, gaming, movies
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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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Gone are the days when you had to carry heavy mobile phone chargers and extra battery packs everywhere. Nowadays, wallet sized charging devices have become more popular. The only thing that’s better than a wallet sized charger is a keychain that charges your phone.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB_0vRnkeOk Traffic lights are boring. But this past summer in Lisbon, Portugal, a new phenomena helped pedestrians stay safer and have fun too. The Dancing Traffic Light was created by the Smart Company, the same firm that brought us the Smart Car. This light was part of an ad campaign by Smart called #WhatAreYouFor as in For More Safety. This innovative light has been configured to mimic dance moves from passersby. Pedestrians are encouraged to enter a nearby booth, select…
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What’s the biggest bugbear about running a smartphone again? Yep, that battery life stuff. It seems that most of the time we’re making huge compromises just to eke out an extra hour here and there, to keep the phone working. It’s annoying is what. But now there’s a new tool to help in the fight.
Read More![DU Battery Saver – extend your Android phone battery time with this free app [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dubatterysaver.jpg)
OK, so we may be heading into the winter temperatures and all that stuff, but we don’t have to take it lying down. Oh no sirree! For those of us willing to fight back, we can fire up the big screen TV, plug in a phone or tablet and get this Tropical Beach Video running on YouTube to restore our good mood.
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The worst part about smartphones is the small screen. Sure you can watch videos on YouTube and Netflix from the palm of your hand but it’s all just so tiny. What if there are subtitles? What if you want to watch with a friend? So small. The HDMI Pocket Projector Mobile is the projector for smart phones that fits in the palm of your hand.
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