Month: March 2009
iPhone apps assume cupcake form
There are no surprises as to what inspired this batch of tasty looking cupcakes, is there? But it sure is genius. It's my birthday soon and I don't usually opt for bday cake, but if I were to celebrate with baked goods and provide birthday treats for my well wishers, I would want us to…
The Flip Mino now available in HD… and in the UK
The news of the Flip Mino undergoing a HD overhaul was met with high levels of enthusiasm from the Shiny tech team. The bad news however, was the Flip Mino HD was only available for our American friends. Fast forward to March 2009 and the UK has at last caught up, offering the HD camcorder…
Nintendo DSiWare store to house Nintendo Gameboy titles
We've heard from the horses mouth itself... well, not quite -it was announced at a GameStop meetup, which Engadget then reported on, that Nintendo's DSiWare app store is going to include downloadable Gameboy and Gameboy Advance titles, injecting a bit of retro gaming into a modern machine. If this is true - how frickin' great…
Ada Lovelace day: Who's your female tech heroine? I nominate Willow from Buffy!
Today is Ada Lovelace day, the day when women in technology are celebrated worldwide. There are so many fabulous women I could nominate for this award, but to avoid accusations of favouritism and poisoned emails, I'm going to nominate fabulous women from the world of TV. It's a difficult choice to make, as there are…
Undo email faux pas with Gmail's 'undo send' button
Ever sent an email and then thought to yourself "shit, I really shouldn't have said that", or "shit, I really should have read that properly before I hit send" (I did it 20 minutes ago - oops)? Regretful emails are bad, and I'm not trying to be cool by implementing street slang into my post…
Shiny Poll: Is Google Street View an invasion of privacy?
Since its launch last week, everyone and their dog has been up in arms about Google Street View's privacy issues. Some are even calling for it to be shut down while a privacy probe is carried out. Now the initial "oh my god I can see my house" reactions have abated, it seems more and…
Hang up your coat robot style
You come home from work, throw your coat across the banister and settle down for some Hollyoaks, till your housemate shouts at you that your coat has fallen on the floor. Sigh. This necessitates you getting up, re-hanging your coat and losing your comfortable sofa spot. Why not hang up your stuff geek style with…
Download the tunes from the Liverpool Street flashmob
Who didn't love the T-Mobile flashmob in Liverpool Street station? OK, thousands of commuters may have gotten slightly peed off at the delay caused, but the rest of the world adored the synchronized dance that was put on. Well for those folks who couldn't get enough of it, there's now an album of the tunes…
11.6-inch Acer Aspire One netbook on the way?
Do you crave more screen estate on your 10-inch netbook - perhaps just another inch? How about another 1.6-inches? Would you believe it, Acer is rumoured to be breaking the netbook mould by prepping an 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One Pro 731 netbook. And if you're a prosumer or a business user, the Acer netbook's desired…
Dance your way through your Maths GCSE with the Alpha mat
DDR was a key element throughout my teenage years as I'd spend my evenings happily two stepping to Dynamite Rave by Naoki. Well now it looks likes there's an educational spin on that popular game, and it's called the Alpha Mat. It resembles a giant calculator style dance pad, and involves dancing through numbers. Yes,…
