In This Issue... - Oral-B Smartseries Bluetooth Toothbrush – turns boring brush time into a fun and healthy activity
- VW e-Golf – we test out the latest all-electric car from the masters, and it's very nice indeed [Review]
- Threadsmiths Cavalier – the first water and dirt repelling T-shirt in the world
- Petsafe Frolicat Flick Automatic Cat Teaser Toy – keep your cat happy and your laptop feline free
- Rockabilly Mic Speaker – you'll be jumping, jiving, shaking, and wailing in no time
- Android Primer #2: SyncDroid – the easiest free way to back up and move your stuff from an old Android phone to a new one [Freeware]
- View Quest Retro Radio – retro style, modern tunes
- Fun LED Waterfall Single Handle Bathroom Faucet – visual cues can keep you safe from burns
- BioLite KettleCharge – once again your campfire turns into a power charger
- Play-tag – for fido's safety and your peace of mind
- Smart AirDesk Laptop Table – keep your laptop cool the low tech way
- Ampoids Portable Amp and Speaker – curiously strong sound
- Anker Astro Pro 2 – the 20,000 mAh power station in your pocket [Review]
- Philips Pasta Maker – 1, 2, 3, and you're an Italian masterchef!
- Kirkkerland USB Spaceman Light – a little buddy to hold back the darkness
- The KeySmart 2.0 – instantly fix the stabby jangly key mess in your pocket
- WiFi Inspection Camera For Smartphones – now you can view (and record) stuff you probably wish you couldn't
- Smart Card – wallet sized charger, GPS tracker, card reader, portable hard drive, SOS alert…did we miss anything?
- Samaritan Cable – this $3 accessory could really help you make a lot of friends
- The Barisieur – let the sweet smell of fresh coffee help you rise and shine
- CABEAU Memory Foam Evolution Pillow – the ultimate travel pillow for some 'sound' sleep
- Search The Red Ferret Journal - gadgets, cool sites, freeware and tech trivia
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Everything in today’s world is going smart, from our phones to our bulbs, everything is digitally connected. It would be even amazing if we could also connect our hygiene products wirelessly. Like a smart toothbrush, wouldn’t that be amazing? Of course it would be. Oral-B has got you covered with their all new Smartseries Bluetooth Toothbrush – the world’s first bluetooth toothbrush that connects to your smartphone and keeps track of your dental hygiene. No [...]
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There’s no question that electric cars are now starting to take off in greater numbers, and the proof is the fact that the major manufacturers are launching more ‘mainstream’ models onto the market. The latest offering comes from German powerhaus VW, with the all new VW e-Golf. We got a chance to take it for a spin the other day to see just how practical the vehicle is, and whether traditional Golf lovers should consider [...]
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Yay, it looks like we’re heading for a world where we never have to wash our clothes again. No wait… OK, so we’ll probably have to do a bit of washing for certain particular garments, but wouldn’t it be great if we never needed to worry about most of our wardrobe cleaning? Think of the money saved, not to mention the planet. If this new T-shirt from Threadsmiths is anything to go by, we could be [...]
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Cats enjoy three things. Eating. Sleeping. Destroying everything you love. They are, in addition, very fond of string. Give a cat a piece of string and he's entertained for a while, give him the Petsafe Frolicat Flick Automatic Cat Teaser Toy and he's almost certainly going to be entertained for life. Or at least until the battery dies. The Frolicat Flik (what a whimsical name!) is a simple product. Have you ever waved [...]
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I listen to music on my phone all the time. Cleaning, painting, whatever, music is the soundtrack of my life. Usually I just drop my phone in a bowl as recommended by the school of life hacks, but the Rockabilly Mic Speaker actually makes me want to throw on my best and rock out. The Rockabilly Mic Speaker is a totally retro turquoise mini speaker for use with portable mobile [...]
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Transferring or upgrading from one phone to another can be a real nightmare, especially if you’ve collected a lot of personal files and data on the old phone, which you would like to transfer easily across to the new model. It’s easy to transfer your Google account information, just make sure you do a Backup and Restore function from the phone Settings first, but for things like SMS messages, contacts, photos and your call history [...]
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I don't own any Apple products and mostly I'm more than fine with that, but every now and then I see something that makes me cry because I didn't buy an iPhone. The View Quest Retro Radio is one such product. Sure I don't need an iPhone to use this ultra-cool product. This is, after all, a retro inspired radio (honestly, aren't all radios retro?) which features [...]
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Water is such a vital part of everyday life. How much time do we spend brushing teeth, washing hands or cleaning the cat? Sadly we mostly take this flow for granted, but with the Fun LED Waterfall Single Handle Bathroom Faucet you can turn your morning routine into a zen experience with your own private light show. The faucet has the word 'fun' in its name so you know that [...]
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The folks from BioLite have done it again. You’ll remember of course they’re very cool camping stove which can charge up your phones and tablets just by burning some sticks in the forest? No? Well it’s still a neat way of combining the outdoor life with your digital necessities. Now they’ve gone a stage further with this type of clever tech. The BioLite KettleCharge is an ordinary water boiling kettle, but with a twist. It actually [...]
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If you're worried about your dog getting lost or being stolen, then you need to keep a close eye. However it's not always easy to watch out for your pet all the time, so you need something to notify you whenever it moves out of sight. Like the Play-tag – it's a tracking device that keeps an eye on your pooch and notifies you via your smartphone whenever your little friend loses its [...]
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After about an hour of use, my laptop feels like the inside of the Mordor volcano on my thighs. So you can imagine how ridiculously hot it gets after a binge Lost watching marathon. My video card melts. It’s a problem. Since not watching every season straight through until I pass out is not an option, the Smart Airdesk Laptop Table is my only hope. The Smart Airdesk is a sort of [...]
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I have seen a lot of things created from an Altoids tin. First aid kits, bug out kits, emergency get away kits, there's clearly some sort of a kit meme with this little box. But this project takes the cake. The Ampoids Portable Amp and Speaker is handmade with love from an Altoids tin. Most people are familiar with the decidedly not candy breath mint, and the actual tin [...]
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There are portable battery packs and then there are portable battery packs, know what we mean? For your everyday ordinary charge-a-phone tasks, you’re going to be perfectly happy with a standard 5-10,000 mAh power block, but if you need to get some serious portable charging done over a few days, say if you’re in a field or desert oasis somewhere, then you’ll definitely need something like this Anker Astro Pro 2 battery pack. This 20,000 mAh [...]
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If you want to show-off your cooking skills to invited guests or some culinary expertise for your loved one, nothing beats a homemade pasta dish. Of course it's quite messy, and difficult, to make your own pasta at home but it's well worth the effort, or hey, maybe you can just use a bit of clever technology to your advantage? The Philips Pasta Maker will turn you into a master of the Italian [...]
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When it's late and you're alone in front of your computer, it can seem like you're alone in the universe. Just you, the world of Tumblr and the wired system that connects you to it. The Kikkerland USB Spaceman Light is the IRL representation of your existential crisis. This is a bright USB powered LED light. Really bright. This little guy can be the lone point of light outside the [...]
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Keys are very weird. Really, I should only have two on my ring, since I only have one front door and the single car. But instead I have like 15 keys on my key-chain. I don't know what they're for but I'm afraid to get rid of them, just in case I lock myself out of my old forgotten time vector continuum machine one night. The problem is all these keys are [...]
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Have you ever had an urge to peek behind something inaccessible? Or tried to find something behind a fitting, like a cooker or cupboard which was almost impossible to shift? Well you can now do it with your phone, or at least your phone plus a little camera gadget. This WiFi Inspection Camera For Smartphones is a battery powered tool which lets you insert your camera rod into places you never thought would be possible. The [...]
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Inventor Gene Aikins wrote to us recently, asking whether we would mention his new crowdfunding project, Smart Card. We wrote back, explaining that we’re reluctant to promote crowdfunding project nowadays unless they offer some significant universal value, and are likely to actually get made, at which point we expected him to go away and leave us alone. He didn’t. His response, which basically offered up the ‘small inventor’ angle, was eloquent enough to get us [...]
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You know how easy it is to run out of power on your smartphone mid-way through the day? Usually at a time when it’s the most crucial you make that call, or check that message? Well here’s a tiny tool which will probably save your bacon in more ways than one some day. We’re calling it the Samaritan Cable, because that’s what it feels like to us. You can use this OTG compatible wire as an [...]
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Mornings are the worst thing to happen to anyone. Waking up is honestly the hardest part of every day, and let’s not even talk about Monday, OK? This alarm clock is on a mission to make that daily struggle just a little bit better with the soothing scent of coffee. Though not on the market yet, you're going to want to keep an eye on the Barisieur to make sure you get [...]
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Traveling is the best. Sleeping while traveling, unless it's in an actual sleeper car, can be the absolute worse. Uncomfortable positions and loud neighbors can make catching a few winks impossible, but with the CABEAU Memory Foam Evolution Pillow, your dreams can become reality, err, your reality dreams? The Evolution Pillow is shaped like your standard neck brace travel pillow, but with a difference. Unlike most neck pillows, this one isn't just an [...]
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