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reprise February 15, 2015 posted by Red

Ferret posts this week

Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy.

hmm..interesting February 14, 2015 posted by Debra Atlas

The Dom’Up Treehouse – good for the environment but tough on your wallet

If you love the idea of a treehouse and want something innovative and easy on the environment, Dom’Up could fit the bill. This “life tree platform” – invented by Dutch arboriculturist Bruno de Grunne and architect Nicolas d’Ursel from Trees and People – takes the best of tree camping and utilizes Trees and People’s No Trace arboreal hanging system. With its low impact on surrounding trees, Dom’Up is made from galvanized steel and natural wooden flooring. It comes with a…

Gadgets February 13, 2015 posted by Nigel

iStorage datAshur Secure Flash Drive – keep your data safe via a PIN and 256-bit encryption [Review]

It’s all very well having instant access to your data wherever you go, but one big problem is making sure it’s safe from prying eyes. If you carry around flash drives with important information stored on them, then it’s always a worry that you’re going to lose it in a taxi or have it drop out of your pocket. But there is a way to carry your stuff around securely.

cool tech February 13, 2015 posted by Donyae Coles

Bond – send a letter handwritten by a robot

There is nothing quite like getting (or giving!) a hand written letter. The problem with giving them is that it takes so long to write them. Wouldn’t it be great if there was some sort of robot that could do that for you? Now there is. Bond is the company that uses robots to write beautiful letters.

Free Software February 13, 2015 posted by Donyae Coles

Fyuse – the app that turns 2D into 2.5D [FREEWARE]

If you’ve been on the internet for a while you’ve probably seen those cool GIFs that you can run your cursor over and they shift? Now you can make your own with the Fyuse app, the spatial photography app for your cell phone.

future tech February 13, 2015 posted by Donyae Coles

The eero – an easy to install home Wi-Fi system

So the worst thing that can possibly happen is playing on online only game and your Wi-Fi drops off. Guess you were done with that raid then. Or when you’re trying to binge watch something and you’re buffering every 3 minutes. Not cool. The eero is a Wi-Fi system for your home to help keep you from suffering these injustices.

Gadgets February 12, 2015 posted by Nigel

iPhone 6 Dual SIM Adapter – now you can run two SIM cards from your iPhone 6

Ever wished you could add a second SIM card to your iPhone 6? Maybe one for work and one for your party times? Or one for your home country and one for your vacation location? Well now you can have your cake and eat it, as long as you’re happy with a little compromise or two.

general February 12, 2015 posted by Nigel

AvoSeedo – grow yourself an endless supply of free avocados

Avocados are awesome. Healthy, tasty and versatile, who doesn’t love them? But if you’ve ever tried to grow your own tree from an old pit, you’ll know it’s far from easy. The pit either doesn’t grow nicely or goes rotten, which is a shame. But now an enterprising German dude has come up with a rather ingenious solution.

cool tech February 12, 2015 posted by Nigel

TV White Spaces – otters, meerkats and the future technology behind a real internet of things

The world needs more wireless. There are just too many applications and products chasing too little spectrum space. And the biggest challenges are yet to come, as more and more machines start to ‘talk’ directly to each other as part of their functions. Which is why various countries have been looking at ways to provide more bandwidth for these services. The most promising is TV White Space, the unused portion of the TV spectrum which used to be occupied by…

Gadgets February 12, 2015 posted by Donyae Coles

SmartKids ID – help keep your kids safe with a QR code

Kids get lost. It’s a scary fact of life. There are different methods to keep them safe, some even aren’t locking them in the house! SmartKids ID uses QR codes to deliver lifesaving information when your child wanders off.

Gadgets February 12, 2015 posted by Donyae Coles

Uno Noteband – the wearable for video game enthusiasts

There are a ton of wearables. Most of them are really focused on fitness which makes them pretty boring for people who are more into their game systems. Finally there’s a wearable for gamers. The Uno Noteband tracks your fitness and syncs up to your game systems.

Gadgets February 11, 2015 posted by Nigel

NAO – the smartest walking talking 2 foot robot you’ll meet this year is now available to buy

One of the biggest disappointments in robot design of recent years has been the total lack of two legged walking ones outside of the specialist labs. Sure you can find the Asimo types in research buildings, but the rest of us are relegated to interacting with rolling robots or similar most of the time.

huh..? February 11, 2015 posted by Nigel

GraviGen – Free Electricity Forever

Sometimes it’s hard to believe that everyone on this planet is actually, well on this planet. Especially when it comes to offering miracles on demand to gullible people. But we’re going to pretend that this GraviGen is a real, proper product which does what it says, and leave the rest to your judgment.

Gadgets February 11, 2015 posted by Nigel

Steren – this 2.5mm stereo cable will cost you a mere $49,999.97. An absolute bargain!

There are some things too mysterious to contemplate. Crop circles, the nature of consciousness and of course, most importantly, how on earth does the high end HiFi industry get away with charging absolutely ludicrous sums of money for what appear to be very ordinary bits of equipment? We believe it has something to do with aliens, but that’s as far as we’re willing to go in public.

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