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Gadgets November 4, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Yezz Andy A5 – a budget Android smartphone? I’ll stick with my iPhone for now, thanks… [Hands-on]

The Yezz Andy A5 Android smartphone was released earlier this year, and we recently got a chance to go hands-on. If you aren’t familiar with Yezz (as I wasn’t), it’s a smartphone handset supplier that specializes in budget devices, including smartphones and tablets. Their devices work on most GSM networks (including T-Mobile and AT&T in the US), and they all ship unlocked, so all you have to do is pop in a SIM card and you are set to go….

Bizarre October 10, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Tatametto Folding Safety Helmet – stay one step ahead of Chicken Little with this affordable head gear

The world is a dangerous place, with falling objects lurking around every corner. As Wile E. Coyote has shown time and again, even walking down the street brings the risk of being flattened by an anvil, a piano, or a safe. But now you can protect yourself and your loved ones with a clever new product from Japan.

Free Software September 30, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Bye Bye Blackberry – The Top 10 Free BBM Messenger Alternatives For RIM Refugees Everywhere

Oh sweet Blackberry, where did it all go wrong? RIM (parent company of Blackberry) announced recently that it is selling the company for the bargain basement price of $4.7 billion (the company once had revenues of over $19 billion in a single year). The company will be taken over by a group of Canadian private equity firms, but what happens next is anybody’s guess. The future of the Blackberry brand is now uncertain, astonishing when you remember it was once…

cool tech September 23, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Oculus VR Rift HD Preview – hands on with the new HD version of the virtual reality headset everyone’s talking about (PAX)

Recently I got to attend the the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), held annually in Seattle and my main, number one, and only dream was to go hands on with the Oculus Rift HD virtual reality headset. And guess what? I did, and it is AWESOME.

Fun & Games September 18, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Hands on with the Nvidia Shield at PAX

The Nvidia Shield was released about a month and a half ago ago and to be honest I wasn’t that excited, having been disappointed by handheld gaming devices in the past. However I finally got to try it for myself hands-on at the PAX conference recently, and boy has my tune changed.

cool tech September 13, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Plantronics RIG Gaming Headset [Best of PAX: Review]

The Plantronics RIG is a gaming headset like no other I’ve seen, and at a relatively modest price point to boot. I got to go hands on (or “ears on”) wth the RIG at PAX, and I it was very impressive indeed. The sound quality rivaled the $250 Turtle Beach Z Seven in my opinion, and that’s a professional gaming headset in every way.

cool tech August 28, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

The Red Ferret Throwback Machine (bringing you the best from the Red Ferret archives)

As you may know dear readers, the Red Ferret is one of the original technology/gadget blogs, having been started by our esteemed founder Nigel back in 2000. Since then the Red Ferret crew has published more than 20,000 articles covering all sorts of weird, incredible and downright ridiculous stuff! Anyway, we thought it might be interesting to take a regular look back at some of the most popular posts from our recent (and not-so-recent) history. So here you go:

Eco Friendly August 23, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Banish wrinkled T-shirts from your life and you WILL become rich and famous

You know who you are. You’re the type who ensures everything is tidy, organized, and sparkling clean. Your personal mantra is ‘a place for everything and everything in its place’ (which you mutter to yourself repeatedly as you scrub). No detail is too big or to small to obsess over. You even find yourself compulsively folding shirts when you are out and about – at a friend’s house, at a store, on the street.

Hacks & How to August 16, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Top 10 Tech Tips For Surviving Your New Baby

Ah, the excitement of a new addition to the family. The joy, the pride, the exhaustion, the lack of sleep and personal hygiene…you get the picture. Adding a child to your family is one of the most wonderful and yet hardest things ever. Fortunately for us geeks, there are lots of technology options that can help us survive the process, keep baby happy and make sure everyone involved gets the absolute most out of the joy of parenthood.

Gadgets August 13, 2013 posted by Chris Parker

Mobile Phone Jumper Cable – be a hero and share your power with the world

“Hey buddy, you got some juice?” It’s some poor soul stopping you on a street corner with a look of desperation and the smell of regret. He plucks at your sleeve helplessly and then shows you a truly terrifying sight – a smartphone that’s completely and totally…dead. He pushes buttons, swipes the screen, shakes it, but NOTHING HAPPENS!

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