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The Red Ferret Journal - gadgets, cool sites, freeware and tech trivia - 21 new articles

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Night Glow Toilet Seat – shine on, you crazy diamond…!

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Forget about those modest little glow stickers and tiny lights you get nowadays to help you locate your toilet area, what you really need is something that does the job properly. You know, that lights up the whole room, not just the seat itself.

Cue the Night Glow Toilet Seat which delivers up to 8 hours of totally brilliant glow in the dark help just when you need it. Now there’s absolutely no excuse for mistaking [...]


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The Heater Hat – keeping you toasty where it counts

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There are times when you need to look nice and elegant, and times when you just need to feel warm. Know what we mean? So for those times when it’s essential that you avoid popsicle status, we would like to present the Heater Hat.

This battery powered beanie provides up to five hours of heat, applied directly where it counts, over the ear area. The heat is generated from a rechargeable lithium battery, and some nifty [...]


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Flips Convertible Headphone Speakers – clever headphones convert into speakers with a flick of the wrist

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This new gadget definitely hails from the ‘why’s it taken so long’ department. You know how headphones are great for listening privately to your music, but not so useful when you want to fill a room with sound? Yeah well about that. These new Flips Convertible Headphone Speakers have changed all that completely.

The earcups on the headphones rotate 180 degrees to convert from private listening to full blown 98 decibel speakers. The secret lies in [...]


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Snap Pets – hands on with a cute cuddly selfie and spy cam [First Looks]

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Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, it looks as though selfies – taking photos of yourself in interesting locations – are here to stay for the long term. It’s not that they’re particularly interesting, it’s just that they’re really fun to do, especially with your friends and family. Lots of grinning involved.

Now there’s a new camera designed especially for selfies which looks like a lot of fun. The Snap Pets camera, from WowWee is a tiny [...]


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Inspirograph – a relaxing digital Spirograph

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Spirographs are one of the best toys from childhood. All you needed was a pen and suddenly you were an artist. Not to mention the act of drawing one of the geometric designs is super relaxing. Now you can relive the relaxing creation on Inspirograph, the digital Spirograph.

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The website is simple. It loads up ready to go with the fixed gear and rotating gear [...]


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Effortless Vehicle Escape Tool – don't get stranded in winter road accidents

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It's winter. Winter brings snow. Snow brings amnesia centered on how to drive. This is a fact. Unfortunately, there are always an uptake in accidents when the white stuff starts falling. If you find yourself trapped in a car after an unexpected trip off the road, the Effortless Vehicle Escape Tool may save your life.

Car accidents are scary things and if you can call for help, that should [...]


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Vision X Shoe Kit – put a little light into your step

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Remember LA Lights? They were the coolest sneakers ever. They lit up. Now that you're an adult, you've probably realized that although you have the money to buy them, no one really makes grown up shoes that glow. The Vision X Shoe Kit lets you turn your dull sneakers into your own glow in the dark kicks.

The Vision X is a kit that lets you attach colorful LED lights [...]


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Split Depth Gifs – the nearest you're going to get to awesome 3D without glasses today

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If you’ve ever wondered if we would ever be able to view 3D without having to put on those stupid glasses, then you’re in for a treat. Sure it’s not a total full complete 3D experience, but this SplitDepthGIFS sub from Reddit features some rather awesome moving images which will keep you entertained for far too long.

It’s an optical illusion of course, but it’s darned good, and while some of the efforts are pretty sub-standard, [...]


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HD Power Bank Spy Camera – you never know when you may need to snoop and charge at the same time

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In this crazy multifunction world of ours, there seems to be no end to the ingenious ways we can combine functions in one device. We’ve had flower basket fruit peelers and coffee making headphones, so we shouldn’t be surprised with this new gadget.

The HD Power Bank Spy Camera offers the glory of both re-charging your phone or tablet, with the fun and excitement of taking covert photos and video of people you wish to track. [...]


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R.E.V. – smart robot toy car comes with GPS and a rather aggressive attitude [First Look]

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So you thought GPS was only for getting you safely to your aunt’s house near the seaside? Wrong. They’re now starting to use it in upmarket toys. The new upcoming R.E.V. (Robot Enhanced Vehicle) is kind of a tiny version of the KITT car from Knight Rider, complete with weapons and attitude.

The product comes in two car packs, each of which can be set to autonomous play or control via a smartphone app. The idea [...]


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Tado Smart Thermostat – helping your heat and bill stay cozy

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My husband won't let anyone touch the thermostat. Ever. He is the only one allowed for only he knows the true setting that will keep us all toasty warm without boiling us. If we had the Tado Smart Thermostat, the heat would be controlled and I wouldn't have to sneak around so much.

The Tado is a smart thermostat that looks at all the factors that go into a comfortable temperature [...]


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TextSecure – the app that keeps your secret texts secret [FREEWARE]

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Are you afraid that your text messages are being read by outside entities? Worried that the government is watching you? Well give TextSecure a shot, the encryption app for all your text messaging needs.

Fear of spies is really just one use for this app. Most people will likely just use it to create private chat groups. Really, it's just an app to help users keep their private data, private. It's basically [...]


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Cheerson CX-30W quadcopter – budget price camera quad flies your smartphone or controller

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Quadcopters are coming onto the market in waves now, from the ultra cheap to the very sophisticated premium priced models. Most are copycat products, but some try to offer something different. The thing we thought was interesting about the Cheerson CX-30W product is the fact that you can fly it using your smartphone or the included controller. Win-win.

The quadcopter is not as big as it looks in the photos, it’s actually only around seven inches [...]


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WowWee MiPosaur – hands on with WowWee's new dancing dino robot [First Look]

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We love robots. Who doesn’t? As long as they’re not tearing up the city we’re all for them. Especially when they’re cute and cuddly, and have enough smarts to play games with us. We’re actually looking forward to the day when we can have real looking robot dinosaurs roaming the hallways, it’s going to be fun. We think. In the meantime, the new smart toys will have to do instead.

Like this new MiPosaur from robot [...]


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Cynaps Mint – the headset that channels sound through bone

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Having earphones in is the universal sign of "I'm not listening to you" but sometimes, like when you're riding your bike on a crowded street, headphones can be a hazard. The Cynaps Mint is a headset that conducts sound through bone so your ears can be free to listen for outside sound.

The Cynaps Mint is a headset that allows you to play music or take calls without blocking your ears. [...]


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True Mirror – your reflection, uncanny valley edition

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Sometimes science gives us something that sets us pretty square inside of the uncanny valley. The True Mirror allows you to see yourself as others see you which is probably pretty strange.

There's no reversal in the True Mirror. Things reflected in the mirror are as they really are. You see your face without the left right reversal. Think about it, you've never seen your face without a reversal. The whole thing [...]


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Textblade – a mini keyboard for texting

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Pros to touchscreen texting: Full keyboard instead of hitting the same button three times for a single letter. Cons to touchscreen texting: The full keyboard is tiny and your fingers are probably not. The Textblade is a portable keyboard designed for texting.

The Textblade is a small portable keyboard, designed to work with your phone. It folds down like, well, a switchblade. When it unfolds, it has full keys to make typing [...]


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Velopresso – the pedal powered coffee trike

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Mock the hipsters all you like, but they’re definitely full of interesting at times. Such as when they’re celebrating unusual, hipster type indulgences and coming up with all sorts of weird ways to enjoy them. Like coffee for instance. Who needs a standard boring espresso machine when you can use one of these instead?

The Velopresso is a pedal powered coffee trike. Well when we say pedal powered, what we actually mean is the coffee grinder [...]


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GoSun Sport – harness the power of the sun for your midday meal

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The sun is a powerful source of energy. It gives life to the earth and if you're really environmentally conscious, then probably to your house as well. The GoSun Sport harnesses this power to cook your meals outdoors.

The GoSun isn't some monstrosity with solar panels. It's a very sleek portable stove. It resembles a folded tube of metal but inside, it has a simple set up that allows it [...]


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Verilux UV Rechargeable Sanitizing Wand – take care of germs both home and away

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Germs are the invisible threat in all homes but when you have pets or children, the threat is magnified ten-fold. Cleaning can take up a lot of your time but there are ways to help speed thing up while still getting the job done. The Verilux UV Rechargeable Sanitizing Wand can help you keep your home clean, bleach free.

The Verilux is a cordless device that uses Ultraviolet-C light to take [...]


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ChillThat – keep your ice cream freezer fresh in the bowl

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Ice cream is great until it melts. Then it becomes sugar soup which is still pretty great but not really what you signed up for when you went to the freezer. The ChillThat chilled bowl will keep your ice cream frozen so you can enjoy it down to the last scoop.

The ChillThat bowl includes a sort of freezer pack built into it. Beneath the normal bowl part is [...]


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