Month: November 2008

Keep hands cosy with the ski glove iPod controller

The calendar may say November (so it's not officially winter yet) but the weather over the last week has been downright winterish. It feels like we've been below freezing recently and the bouts of snow and monsoon style rain hasn't helped. So, the gloves and scarfs are out, but this poses a potential problem -…

Pure Avanti Flow has iPod dock, DAB, FM and Internet radio covered

According to Pure, the high performance Avanti Flow is the "ultimate next generation digital audio system". Following on from the rather retro Evoke Flow, the Avanti Flow more-or-less offers the same audio options - internet radio stations, DAB digital radio, FM, media streaming from your PC, podcasts - except the Avanti comes with added iPod…

Asus isn't only about the Eee – the B80A notebook

It seems Asus is a little bogged-down with their association with budget UMPC's. Last week saw the launch of the Bamboo notebook and the announcement of the Eee Top touchscreen PC, and now we've been told their dedication to netbooks with a screen size smaller than 10-inches is over. This week sees the unveiling of…

Geek Chic of the week: Swarovski encrusted Photobooks

Photobooks have often seemed like a lot of effort to me. It takes long enough to print out your pics, let alone decide how to order them, and then you have creating borders etc... argh! However they do make undeniably attractive presents, especially if you're running low on 'personal' ideas, and what could be more…

Philips Aurea II: even more colourful than before

If you like your telly with added 'wow', you'll be thrilled with the launch of the new Aurea from Philips. More into subtlety? You might want to skip to the post below. It's now better looking, with a smaller frame, as well as better picture processing. But it's the Active Frame you're really interested in,…

GPS underwear. No, really.

Do you know what underwear is missing? GPS. What's that? You've heard that someone's just invented GPS-enabled underwear so your position (or at least your underwear's position) can be established at all times? Well, thank god. Apparently, this is in no way a modern day chastity belt, designed so the evil and jealous Mills and…

The Disgo Video Fun: Does what it says on the tin?

Let's be honest, here at Shiny we've never been that impressed with the Disgo. Sure, we found it quite entertaining when the identikit Busbi came along, but other then that, hmm. I think we've just grown so accustomed to top of the range camcorders that we've forgotten the simple pleasure in an affordable (if basic)…

Eco friendly computing: Keep it green with the Lawn PC

This is one patch of grass you'll definitely need to keep off of. Despite what it may look like this isn't a computer/allotment with a real patch of grass sprouting out the top. The idea of the Lawn PC is so seriously far-fetched that it's obviously a concept - a futuristic solar powered concept. It's…

Day two: coming off the social network crack

I've completed a full 24 hours without Twitter or Facebook. 24 long, tedious hours. It was ok to begin with - liberating even. And then came the 3.30pm crash, traditionally the time when my brain slows down to the point that writing becomes impossible and Facebook calls. Without having my favourite waste of time available,…