Month: May 2010
The dark side of FourSquare #1: Mayor Rage
Since Foursquare is still in its early days everyone is loved-up with the soical network, its smart use of location and its dinky badges. Thing is though, as more people log on and check in, competition for mayorships gets fiercer and the fall-out can be dark. Sure we can all collect badges and take pride…
The iPad is a shopping gadget: why you are more likely to buy what you see on it
Apparently web users are more likely to buy what they see on an iPad than what they see on an iPhone. Though there's only a small amount of data available (those things still haven't come out in the UK yet..) it seems that online shoppers are 3.5x more likely to buy what they see on…
Reviewed: the app that proves your partner snores
Now, we never said smartphones were good for your relationships. So as a quick word of warning before we tell you about this app: we're not taking responsibility for its consequences. Stop Snoring & Alarm is an app that detects when you or your significant other are snoring. Open the app and leave it on…
Augmented Reality app StreetMuseum layers history over London streets
If you like the way blue plaques bring history to life in modern cities, meet the Museum of London's Augmented Reality app - StreetMuseum. Take a selected historical landmark in London point your iPhone 3Gs at it (sorry guys that's the only device that works) and watch as facades crumble under bombing raids, as hippies…
Revamping the personal brand? site Doyoubuzz does more than CVs
Need a little personal rebranding? Well this website won't offer you a wardrobe update, or rejig your light conversation but it does let you vamp up your CV and present it in a better way. Particularly useful if you need to include a portfolio with your work. French site Doyoubuzz has crossed the Channel and…
Is that Ninja in your sink? no, it's a toothbrush sanitizer
A toothbrush sanitiser that looks like a ninja? Yes, we're on our knees begging for more. Okay, after the initial rush of pleasure at something that combines two of our favourite things (er, actually make that one of our favourite things, we're still not totally convinced by toothbrush santisation) we thought we should drill down…
London to be one seething wifi hotspot by 2012 says Boris
Finally, London mayor Boris Johnson has come up with a sensible idea for civic improvement - filling London with pools of internet access based around bus stops and lamposts. If the project, 'Wifi London', goes to plan it should be in place for the 2012 Olympics and finally, the capital will be one seething wifi…
Five colours that gadgets never come in
Gadgets come in all colours of the rainbow - particularly at the more personal and funky end of the market. You don't get red TVs (usually) but you do get red iPods. We are fond of coloured gadgets here at Shiny, but one thing we notice (and like) is that colours always have great aspirational…
Shiny Poll: Going Back to MySpace – the Pros and Cons
MySpace has been back in the news recently: taking advantage of Facebook's temporary troubles to vaunt their simple privacy controls and releasing a new home screen this morning, which, guess what, looks like a bit Facebook. They've also got handed out a new developer toolkit to get myspace embedded in apps for both iPhone and…
Chocolate you inhale: breathable food Le Whif hits UK shops
Breathable chocolate is not just some wacky Willy Wonka idea - it's a reality. A commercially available reality. You can now buy food aersols "Le Whif" in House of Fraser outlets across the UK. Available in three chocolate and one coffee flavour, you don't bite swallow or chew to imbibe these Le Whif foods, you…
