In the future we may well drop our car off at the entrance to the shopping mall car park, and leave it to drive itself to a refueling point and then automatically park up to wait for our return. Sounds incredible? Not if German motor group VW has its way. But you will need an electric vehicle to take advantage of this kind of ‘shop & charge’ valet service. The company demonstrated their ultra high tech [...]
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Oil spots on your driveway are both unattractive and difficult to remove. You can try using some heavy chemicals and still be left with fainter looking but very present oil spots. But Flubber Dust by Oil Lift gets the job done. 
This Eco certified green cleaning product safely removes oil and leave surfaces temporarily slip-proof too. It’s biological agents bond to oil, breaking [...]
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Movies are great. Watching a film is an excellent way to pass the time but they don't have to be mindless entertainment. Documentary film makers are using the medium to shed light on many topics. If you want to expand your horizons for free, check out Top Documentary Films, a free film website. The focus of this site is documentary films. The films cover all sorts of topics. From art, mysteries, [...]
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Thanks to laptops, any space can be a work space. This may or may not be a good thing. Either way, you can make it more comfortable with the Slate Essential LapDesk, a wooden lap desk perfect for anyone who wants to work away from their desk. This lap desk is made from a solid block of bamboo making it really lightweight and natural against your legs. It also will absorb [...]
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I, like most people in love with gadgets, spend a lot of time at my computer. I eat snacks while watching YouTube videos. I've got a couple of cats. I also have very long hair. My keyboard gets gross. Usually I use a can of air but the Cyber Clean Home and Office cleaning compound looks like it would do a far better job of getting in between [...]
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If you have a car, there has been at least one time where you have needed a jump. It's inevitable, it's happened to all of us. If you're in a parking lot when it happens, fine. If you're in a parking lot after hours, not so great. The Scorpion Car Jump Starter is a jump that will get your ride rolling even without other cars to help it along. This [...]
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So you're a musician and you want to rock but you don't have space in your van for an extra guitarist. No worries, check out the Submarine, the device that makes your single guitar sound like two. The Submarine allows you to add effects to two strings of your guitar. If all you have is your lonesome and the song just wouldn't sound right without some extra, this is a great tool [...]
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Riding your bike is a lot cheaper than taking your car everywhere. In general a bike is just cheaper than a car. Unfortunately, if a car hits you while you're on a bike, chances are you'll do a lot worse than if you were in a car. The Varia Rearview Radar is a device to help keep you safer on the road. Everyone should really watch out for one another on [...]
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Keeping up with social media is like an all-day thing. Really, take a break and you'll miss the second coming of the Borg or something. Not everyone can spend their day plugged into their various media outlets though. For that, there's Nuzzle, the app and website that tells you what news your friends are reading. Never again take a break for a weekend only to come back to find your friends all discussing [...]
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Having two computer monitors takes up a lot of space but boy, does it give you a great area to work in! The Phillips 19" Dual LED IPS Monitor gives you two work stations on one stand. Basically, these are just two monitors combined into one but it gives you two separate working spaces for well, working and watching Netflix probably. This monitor has two displays that can [...]
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Your home burning down would not be great. Your home burning down with you in it would be much, much worse. Which is why it's important to have working smoke alarms in your home. If you're tired of trying to reach the ones on the ceiling and/or hate the look of them, the Smoke Alarm Clock is for you. It's exactly what the title suggests. It's a clock, with a [...]
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Going to work is lame. Sometimes you just don't want to because it's too hot, or too cold, and anyway, the bed is just right. So send in your robot double. That sounds like science fiction but the Double Telepresence Robot lets you send a stand in for you to handle your face time work duties. 
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It's really important to lessen our carbon footprints and one of the easiest things you can do is forgo motorized transportation and walk or bike. Sometimes things are far away and you're really tired though. The EcoReco M5 E-Scooter is an eco-friendly mode of transportation great for quick trips. The key to this little scooter is that it's really energy efficient. Not as energy efficient as kicking off yourself but still, [...]
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It's really hard to keep things alive. Children and animals for the most part remind you they need things by making noise. Plants do not do this. This is why they are so easy to kill. The Urban Garden Planter will help increase the odds of survival since it can take care of itself, at least a little. These planters are designed to grow all kinds of different things. [...]
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We’re not entirely sure how this works, but there’s apparently a need for mobile car garages out there in this crazy wide world. The concept of needing to protect a hunk of rusting metal against the elements is probably very logical if you’re a piston-head, but we’re wondering what purpose it will serve to those of us with more modest ambitions?As far as we’re concerned, this Mobile Car Garage ranks alongside quilted [...]
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It seems that more and more people are suffering from allergic reactions to modern foods. It’s not just gluten, but a widening variety of food, mostly processed, which seem to be causing problems. One of the problems that creates is trying to avoid dangerous products when shopping, which can be very time consuming. But now a new free app aims to make things much easier. Food Maestro, available for iPhone and Android, is an automated label [...]
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Robots are cool. Everyone likes robots. I, personally, especially like little robots that remind me of Wall-E. The Cherokey 4WD Basic Arduino Robotics Kit will let you build your own little robot perfect for the rough terrain of post-apocalyptic Earth. Or just your backyard. The kit contains everything you need to build a rugged little rover who is outdoor friendly and ready to run. It is truly a [...]
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You can make a fire with just one log. There's a whole system to it. If you want the same look but don't want to actually go outside, check out the Cracked Log Lamp, the lamp that mimics a Swedish torch. This lamp is a really unique piece that's made out of salvaged timber. Turns out that wood naturally cracks even under the best of circumstances. These flawed bits are no [...]
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No matter how smart your home is, remotes tend to be very much the same system all the way around. Push buttons, channel changes, end of story. The Ray Super Remote is a new take on the remote turns the simple concept into a smart device for easier viewing and entertainment. The Ray is the universal remote to end all universal remotes. At first glance, it doesn't look like a remote [...]
188 words | permalink | No comments | digg this  Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. Star Wars Battle Pod – the ultimate game machine – There are times when only a fully… Timy Alarm Clock – a cutesy way to wake up [FREEWARE] – Waking up in the morning is hard…. Ring Stash – check out this covert ring box – You can't just ask someone to… Introji [...]
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