Lots of chat around about the upcoming new Exeem service [dead link at the moment, note!] to replace BitTorrent, but I’m wondering whether tech like this SwarmStream stuff is really the future of large file downloading? Answers on a broadband pipe to…  The SwarmStream SDK is a comprehensive suite of acceleration technologies that greatly enhance the raw speed and reliability, of enterprise, consumer, and military applications over Wide-Area Networks. Onion Networks redefines state-of-the-art by being the first company to provide WAN…

HaveBlue. Fuel cell technology for boats. Pretty cool stuff.  HaveBlue’s proprietary hydrogen-based auxiliary power generators make that dream a reality. For the first time, powerboats will have a practical alternative to diesel generators, one that transforms the hydrogen in water (H2O) into the electrical power needed to run everything onboard… without detrimental environmental impact on the seas, inland waterways or the air.

Skype + Podcast Recorder = Skypecasting. Oh yes, funky is it indeedy!  The front-end solution for podcasters to create great sounding audio recordings from interviews and conference calls using Skype. For the last few days I’ve been recording podcasts using Skype. As the call ends with a couple of clicks it is converted to mp3 and uploaded to a blog. This is a real bloggers solution providing podcasting in almost real-time without resorting to studios, or fancy gear.

The Beyond Microwave Oven. The no-brainer cooking utensil. Just pop the nosh into the hole, scan the food packaging barcode with the integrated scanner and it’ll cook the stuff to perfection. Apparently. 4000 codes included and updates available. Sounds like the perfect bachelor machine, don’t it?  Finally, an easy way to cook meals perfectly and evenly every time. No more guesswork. Just scan the barcode on your food packagethe Beyond Microwave Oven does the rest. Perfect Chicken a la King….

The Estone Ripper 510. $645.00. Rips CDs, records off the radio, built-in 45W amp, sorts playlists, stores 5000 tracks on a removable USB 2.0 hard disk and fits into a normal car slot. Cool stuff! Oh and apparently it may well handle MPEG4 video as well. More here.  The Estone Car MP3 player is the world’s best. You can download your favorite internet MP3 to the Estone player via its removable USB hard disk. While keeping all the features of traditional car audio…

This week is mobile phone software week here on the Ferret. So without further ado, Kablog for Java, Symbian and Palm. $19.99.   KABLOG is a tool for mobile phones and PDAs that allows you to post photos and blog entries to blog servers and services such as TypePad, Movable Type, Blogger, B2, Blog-City, UserLand (Radio), Roller, SnipSnap, and other blog servers that support either the simple blogger xmlrpc interface or the extended metaWeblog interface.

Well it had to come. The WiFi heart monitor. Well OK, perhaps not WiFi, but certainly wireless. Six Billion Dollar Man kind of spooky, eh? One day some male nurse in Bangalore will probably know when we’re about to keel over and kick the fish before we do.  A revolutionary Personal Health Status Monitor for early detection of life threatening cardiac rhythms is just one of the exciting new medical devices set to revolutionise health care…The device’s body-worn sensors wirelessly communicate the health…

The Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter. $49.95. Apparently, according to Ferrety reader Doobie-Won, this is the bees kneecaps for locating wireless signals when out and about. And who, pray, are we to argue?  The Digital Hotspotter is the first full-featured, second-generation Wi-Fi detection and analysis device. Like “first generation” analog Wi-Fi detectors, the Digital Hotspotter detects signal availability and strength. However, it is the only device of its kind that provides essential information about wireless networks, including: 

nBot. So everyone’s making Segway type bots nowadays? Who’d a thunk it? Just check out the list of links at the bottom of the page if you don’t believe.

The MLB Bat UAV. Now THIS is a seriously funky robot plane. I mean it comes complete with its own catapult launcher for goodness sake! From only $42,000.00, so maybe I’ll add it to the Xmas stocking list.  The Bat is a complete man-portable UAV system that operates autonomously and delivers high quality video imagery. A ready-to-fly aircraft with standard sensor payload and complete ground station is available starting at US$42000…The Bat has a wingspan of 5 feet, weighs only…

The Wrist Watch Communicator. Mmm, this looks like a serious bit of kit. Don’t you think so? Well, we do. I mean, check it out. 3km range? Woo! A$89.00 (US$67.00)  This Model Wrist Watch Communicator has 69 channels plus all the 38 CTCSS codes, capable of ranges 1-3k. Not to be confused with some rather toy-like products being sold on the market, this device is the Real Deal…No License Required Automatic scanning / manual Selection Channel, 38 CTCSS code (important…

The Turbo Auto Alarm. From Joel’s Gizmodo bit-bag comes a rather cool bit of tech. Basically a bolt-in accelerometer for mobile phones which turns your handset into a rather effective car alarm. Car moves, phone jiggles, phone sends message to you. Cheap and cheerful at $79.00, eh? Especially since you can use an old unwanted handset. Recycle is good!