Every now and then we like to ask our readers a few questions about what they get up to online.

We also try and make it worth your while too by adding in some great prizes.

So if you fancy being in with a shot of winning some prizes all you need do is click on this link and answer a few questions. They are mainly about what you do in social media, how much you love Facebook and what you think are the hottest new websites. So go on fill out the survey it should only take you five minutes.

As for the prizes, well we have been scouring the cupboards and have so far pulled out a camera, a tablet and a hi-fi. There will be at least a couple more goodies so we will post the definitive list in a day or so's time.

The survey is here

We will randomly choose the winners on Tuesday October 23rd at noon.

Usual Shiny terms and conditions apply

Fancy being at the very front for the Olympics finale in Hyde Park on Saturday? We have two sets of four tickets to give away courtesy of BT. They are for The Golden Circle which is the bit at the front next to the stage - so you get the best view of the screen, the bands etc.

Throughout The Olympics BT has been offering free Wifi to its customers in the main venues. So if you are off to the games this weekend, don't forget to take advantage of this. You just need your log in. If you aren't a BT customer you can still buy Wifi - the details are here.

To celebrate we are offering a party pack of four tickets to the Golden Circle (the bit at the front!) of the BT London Live event on Saturday. You'll get an amazing view of some superb Athletics finals, plus there are some great bands and the best atmosphere in town.

To win them just tell us what has been the best moment of the games in the comments or via our Facebook page.

We'll choose two winners (remember you get a party pack of four tickets) by 11am on Friday August 10, 2012 and email them to you tomorrow.

Shiny Media's competition terms and conditions here.

Love magazines but hate lugging the things about in your bag? Want to get hold of your favourite titles in a matter of seconds and read them wherever and whenever you want to?

Well, now you can, with the uber-successful French newsstand app lekiosk, which launches in the UK this week.

Lekiosk, which is available to download from the Apple App Store offers you the opportunity to browse, sample, and purchase magazines from a 3D British-style virtual newsstand which stocks some of the hottest titles around, including Glamour, Vogue and Wired. The 'zines are downloaded directly to your lekiosk library, where you can access them at your leisure (even if you're offline); the app recreates the feeling of reading in print, so lovers of glossy pages will not be disappointed.

As well as being easy on the bag, lekiosk is easy on the purse, and allows users to subscribe to a 10 magazines for £10 bundle, or purchase individual issues for below print price.

Like the sound of lekiosk, but don't have an iPad? No need to fret - we've partnered with lekiosk to give you everything you need to get started with the app - a new 16Gb Wi-Fi iPad, worth £399, and 50 free magazine issues to get you started.

To win, simply answer the following question...

Which country is lekiosk originally from?

(a) France

(b) Scotland

(c) Indonesia

Please email your answers with the subject header 'Shiny Shiny Lekiosk competition' to shinymediacomps@gmail.com. Closing date for entries is Friday July 13th. Competitions terms and conditions can be read here.

A new year usually starts with great intentions of watching your calories, changing to healthier diet and exercising more. Yet for many those resolutions are shelved by the time February comes around as you just didn't have the right tools to keep you motivated. This is where the Timex Health Tracker comes into the picture.

Aimed at women with hectic lifestyles the Timex Health Tracker has a built-in walk sensor that automatically records distance, steps taken and calories burned. It also lets you record calories consumed in a diet diary and allows you to create custom fitness goals and track your progress to keep motivated. And as it sits on your wrist, you can easily review your stats whenever and wherever with just a few clicks!

We've been testing the Health Tracker for a week and have found it does really help with motivation. Working as a little nudge each time we look at our wrist, being able to easily record calories and check how many steps we've taken at any time is definitely a bonus. Now there is no need to remember to bring that notebook or recall what you've eaten throughout the day when you sit down in the evening to log it online.

The Health Tracker is available in three colours; purple, grey and black for £59.99 from www.timex.co.uk/wellness.

Win a Timex Health Tracker

To help you take your first steps towards a healthier you, we have teamed up with Timex to give one of our readers the chance to win a Timex Health Tracker.

To enter simply Like Connected Health Store on Facebook and leave a comment on our Wall saying where you like to walk and why.

The winner will be picked at random and will be announced on Facebook. The competition closes on Thursday 2^nd February 2012.

While you are at Connected Health don't forget to check out the latest news on health and fitness gadgets.

A new year usually starts with great intentions of watching your calories, changing to healthier diet and exercising more. Yet for many those resolutions are shelved by the time February comes around as you just didn't have the right tools to keep you motivated. This is where the Timex Health Tracker comes into the picture.

Aimed at women with hectic lifestyles the Timex Health Tracker has a built-in walk sensor that automatically records distance, steps taken and calories burned. It also lets you record calories consumed in a diet diary and allows you to create custom fitness goals and track your progress to keep motivated. And as it sits on your wrist, you can easily review your stats whenever and wherever with just a few clicks!

We've been testing the Health Tracker for a week and have found it does really help with motivation. Working as a little nudge each time we look at our wrist, being able to easily record calories and check how many steps we've taken at any time is definitely a bonus. Now there is no need to remember to bring that notebook or recall what you've eaten throughout the day when you sit down in the evening to log it online.

The Health Tracker is available in three colours; purple, grey and black for £59.99 from www.timex.co.uk/wellness.

Win a Timex Health Tracker

To help you take your first steps towards a healthier you, we have teamed up with Timex to give one of our readers the chance to win a Timex Health Tracker.

To enter simply Like Connected Health Store on Facebook and leave a comment on our Wall saying where you like to walk and why.

The winner will be picked at random and will be announced on Facebook. The competition closes on Thursday 2^nd February 2012.

While you are at Connected Health don't forget to check out the latest news on health and fitness gadgets.

Fancy an iPad 2? For free?

You can win one via ShinyShiny and our generous partners Parallels UK - makers of the desktop virtualisation software which lets you share your computer screens between devices.

It's a Twitter competition so you have to enter on Twitter. This is how it works:

1) You must be a follower of the ShinyShiny twitter feed (follow us here!)

2) You must send out a tweet containing this hashtag #Parallels_UK
and this link http://bit.ly/hhYC3I - a link to the savings

3)You have to do it by 23:59 today, Thursday March 24th to be in with a chance of winning.

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To make that a bit simpler: you can just retweet this:

We'll pick a winner at random from the tweets which will all be streamed into a spreadsheet - remember you must be following ShinyShiny to be eligible. You can tell us what colour you want, and Parallels will order it tomorrow to arrive with you next week.

more information on Parallels UK here
more on the iPad here
follow us on twitter!

Emma Kenny from Hull was the lucky winner of our competition for a TokyoFlash Kisai Console watch - a entrancingly weird emerald and matte black steel creation in the fine tradition of TokyoFlash. Based on the design of a old-style games console it doesn't tell the time in a obvious way, but will let you work it out if you sit down and look at it long enough.

Emma correctly answered the question: Which TokyoFlash watch is named after the Japanese word for two? Answer: The Ni

Thanks Emma, The Kisai Console watch should be winging its way towards you soon. Make sure you don't lose the instruction manual though, these things are hard to tell the time on.

Everyone else: TokyoFlash emailled us yesterday to say that the proceeds from any watches bought before tomorrow will go to Japanese earthquake relief - see more here. If you want to help and get a great timepiece in the bargain, now's the time to buy one.

Look out for more competitions in future - we're likely to be working with TokyoFlash again.

[visit Tokyoflash]

ShinyShiny have teamed up with TokyoFlash to give one lucky reader the chance to win their Console watch (retail value: £113.47)

We're big fans of the crazy watches that Japanese brand TokyoFlash create. They combine high quality engineering with a slightly deranged approach to telling the time that makes their watches about ten times more fun than normal watches.

TokyoFlash often crowdsource watch designs which partly accounts for their unusual look. With a design inspired by games consoles - this is how they describe the Console watch:

"Vivid green lights illuminate three separate screens as you touch the button to activate the display. The system is online and fully operational. It's time to take control of your wrist wear with Kisai Console.

"Precision engineered from high quality stainless steel, Console features three carefully drilled zones, each fitted with a curved, smoked mineral crystal glass lens enabling the light to be clearly diffused within each segment to present the time."

Fancy one? Enter today by answering this question:

Which Tokyoflash watch is named after the Japanese word for 2?

To enter the competition go to ShinyShiny's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/shinyshinyupdates and leave your answer as a comment on the TokyoFlash competition discussion board. One correct answer at random wins a Tokyoflash watch.

(Competition closes on Wednesday 9th March 2011. Only ShinyShiny Facebook page fans will be eligible to win the prize. Winner will be picked at random.)

Keep an eye on www.shinyshiny.tv/competitions and the ShinyShiny Facebook page, for chances to win more prizes in the future!

More on the Console Watch on TokyoFlash.com

Win a Fiat Doblò the family car that conquers space. This Autumn Prizepinger have joined forces with Fiat to offer one lucky member the chance to win a brand new Fiat Doblò 1.4 16v Eleganza, worth £14,370 on the road.

Click here to enter for your chance to win.

Closing Date: 27/01/2011

The LG Optimus 7 phone, with its unique features and innovative Windows 7 phone operating system, is a gem of a phone. In addition to its Windows 7 technology, it has a fabulous 5.0 megapixel camera with some cool features like intelligent shot and panorama mode, high definition video shooting, voice to text and full compatibility with all your favourite social networking sites.

The phone also has a wonderful augmented reality feature called ScanSearch, which allows you to easily discover what's around you.

We've had fun playing with a LG Optimus 7 phone all December, but now it's time to give six of our lovely readers who have filled out our survey the chance to own one.

The first three lucky readers that will be receiving a phone in the post soon are:
- Toby, UK
- Marco, Germany
- Hayley, UK

We have emailed you today, so if your name is Toby, Marco or Hayley check your inbox now.

If you haven't had a chance to enter our competition yet, you're in luck - we have extended the deadline until 3PM Wednesday 22nd December. Simply go here, add your name and email address, and take a quick survey before the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, and you may soon be owner of one of the three LG Optimus Windows 7 phones we have left to give away.

Sponsored post from LG

My name is Geoff Crawford and I am a freelance photographer. Normally I spend my days snapping pictures with my trusty top-end DSLR camera, and I must admit I rarely use my phone to take pics. It only has a two mega pixel camera and the images I have taken have been very poor.

The Shiny Shiny team and LG sent me out with the LG Optimus 7 to take images using its five mega pixel camera and here's the result. The pictures were taken in various locations in London from St Pancras station through to a church yard in the west of the city. I specifically went for pictures where I thought the camera would be pushed to the limits of exposure - the difference between dark and light. I didn't use the flash as I rarely use it on my own camera.

The panorama mode was fun and after a bit of practice I found it easy to use. I also liked the phone's screen. It was great for reviewing images and those images certainly look superb on it. I was a little more wary about how they would look when blown up, but you can be the judge of how successful the camera on the phone has been. I am pretty pleased.

Overall I can see why people use the cameras on their phones a little more now. I wouldn't think twice about using a camera on a phone of this quality.

Anyway - have a look at the images and decide for yourself.

Sponsored post on behalf of LG.


Father Christmas in store window

Majestic London St Pancras Station

Travellers at London St Pancras Station

A bubbly display

Entrance to enchanted garden in London

Beautiful yellow leaves

Panoramic view of St Pancras

Panoramic view of St Pancras

The features of the LG Optimus Windows 7 phone explained:

Here at Shiny Shiny we are big fans of the LG Optimus 7 phone, its unique features and innovative Windows® Phone 7 operating system. So we are really excited to be able to four of the phones as competition prizes to Shiny Shiny readers.

We have made entering the competition very simple. All you need do is go here add your name and email and take a quick survey. Your name will then be automatically included in the draw for the phones which will take place in four weeks time.

So what's so good about the LG Optimius 7?

In addition to its Windows® Phone 7 technology it has a fabulous 5.0 Megapixel camera with some very cool image related features such as intelligent shot and panorama mode, High definition video shooting, voice to text and compatibility with all your favourite social networking sites. The phone also has the wonderful augmented reality camera (Scan Search) which is the easiest way to search your surroundings. In fact the Optimus 7 is the only device supporting AR functionality that uses the Windows Phone 7 platform"

The phone also boasts Play To, LG's own multimedia file sharing technology based on DLNA that lets users enjoy content on the phone across all today's digital platforms for a seamless entertainment experience, all at the flick of a finger.

So your chance to win one of six LG Optimus WP7 devices simply go here.

For full details and T&Cs visit here.

Sponsored post on behalf of LG

Here at Shiny Shiny we are big fans of the LG Optimus 7 phone, its unique features and innovative Windows® Phone 7 operating system. So we are really excited to be able to four of the phones as competition prizes to Shiny Shiny readers.

We have made entering the competition very simple. All you need do is go here add your name and email and take a quick survey. Your name will then be automatically included in the draw for the phones which will take place in four weeks time.

If you want to know what you are going to be winning, here's a video that takes you through the Windows 7 Phone system and its ace features like Zune, Xbox and more.

Sponsored post on behalf of LG

As you may know already during December we are running a competition to give away no fewer than six fabulous LG Optimus smartphones. All you have to do to enter is click here and fill out a quick survey.

So what are you going to win? Here's the lowdown on the innovative new smartphone.

LG recently launched the Optimus 7 E900, their first venture into the Windows Phone 7 ring.

It's a solid touchscreen phone with an easy to use interface. It has a good weight and feels well-built with its back cover constructed from a durable metal. Like other Windows 7 phones, the Optimus has three buttons on the front: Back, Home and Bing search. Unlike some handsets the LG model had proper physical clicking buttons, rather than the touch-sensitive ones, making it just a bit easier to use.

The Optimus 7 has a 3.8-inch WVGA LCD display, with a resolution of 800x480 pixels. In other words there is no blurriness, users can clearly make out detail and the colours are incredibly vivid. Although the phone is fairly large it can still easily fit into your pocket and is good for watching videos and viewing pictures.

The phone also boasts a very efficient and powerful, battery which utilizes LG's own battery algorithm to maximize efficiency. By offering 1500 mAh, the largest battery capacity among WP7 devices, it delivers a reliable and stress-free experience for consumers. It also delivers the best talk and standy time of any Windows Mobiel 7 handset - Talk time: 480 min / Standby: 416 hrs

Due to Microsoft's strict minimum hardware specifications, most of the Windows Phone 7 devices have similar specs including approximately 8GB of memory, a 1GHz processor and at least a 5-megapixel camera. However, the Optimus differentiates itself here by packing 16GB of on-board storage. This is particularly useful for users as Windows Phone 7 does not support external memory cards.

Again all Windows Phone 7 handsets have the same user interface, which we will delve into further in our "everything you need to know about Windows Phone 7" post. However, some of our favourite features include the integration with Xbox Live, Zune music and Office. The phone operates through six hubs: People, Games, Pictures, Music and Video, Market Place and Office. These hubs are some what interactive, for example your avatar in the Games hub will be supplied from your Xbox Live account. To launch a hub you simply flick the screen right to access the next screen. The screens are on a loop making it quick and simple to navigate through. Also on the home screen sit static tiles which you can set up to work as shortcuts to applications.

Windows 7 also has its own dedicated app store called the The Marketplace. The number of apps is growing quickly as many developers already familiar with Window's platform have begun to develop apps for the new phones. Most apps start at 79p..

The Optimus 7 comes pre-loaded with a number of apps including a fun panorama app and the ScanSearch augmented-reality app. The panorama app makes it easy to take snapshots of wide landscapes by lining up five images in a row, and automatically firing off the shutter when each image is aligned. ScanSearch, which is unique to the phone, is an Augmented Reality app that automatically detects any amenities up to a five-mile radius. The results including: restaurants, bars, hotels, public transit and banks, appear as icons, which you can then tap to reveal that specific amenities phone number and exact location.

The Optimus 7 has a 5-megapixel camera and comes with an LED flash, which is always useful if you are trying to take a picture in dimly lit rooms. The camera has a number of other noteworthy features including the automatic 'intelligent shot' which is useful if you want to quickly catch that snapshot. In addition to taking photos, it is also capable of capturing 720p high definition video. Or if you want to get that cinematic feel, you can even capture video in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Sharing media from the Optimus 7 is made very simple through LG's DLNA sharing feature "Play To." This allows you to transfer your music, photos and video to any other DNLA-equipped device, such as your TV, provided that it is on the same Wi-Fi network.

The LG Optimus 7 is a fast and easy to use phone with a number of great features.

Sponsored post from LG

Here at Shiny Shiny we are big fans of the LG Optimus 7 phone, its unique features and innovative Windows® Phone 7 operating system. So we are really excited to be able to four of the phones as competition prizes to Shiny Shiny readers.

We have made entering the competition very simple. All you need do is go here add your name and email and take a quick survey. Your name will then be automatically included in the draw for the phones which will take place in four weeks time.

So what's so good about the LG Optimius 7?

In addition to its Windows® Phone 7 technology it has a fabulous 5.0 Megapixel camera with some very cool image related features such as intelligent shot and panorama mode, High definition video shooting, voice to text and compatibility with all your favourite social networking sites. The phone also has the wonderful augmented reality camera (Scan Search) which is the easiest way to search your surroundings. In fact the Optimus 7 is the only device supporting AR functionality that uses the Windows Phone 7 platform"

The phone also boasts Play To, LG's own multimedia file sharing technology based on DLNA that lets users enjoy content on the phone across all today's digital platforms for a seamless entertainment experience, all at the flick of a finger.

So your chance to win one of six LG Optimus WP7 devices simply go here.

For full details and T&Cs visit here.

Sponsored post on behalf of LG

Fancy a new 32 Gig iPod Touch? Well you could be in with a chance of winning one if you take our survey.

We just want to find out a little bit more about you. As well as giving you the chance to tell us what you think of us.

There are only a few multiple choice questions - so it will take you no time at all.

Survey closes on April 12th 2010.

Click here to take survey

For details on terms and conditions go here.

UPDATE: Final weeks for this.. wing answers along to our email address: comps@shinymedia.com[09/03/10]

It has to be said that not everyone 'gets' computers. So it's a good job those more 'IT literate' people are around to help their friends and family with home IT issues! You see, they have to put up with a lot - while they do it all with a happy heart, they all come across 'those' situations that are so odd, confusing or downright funny that they simply HAVE to tell the word about it! Which is where www.wherestheanykey.co.uk comes in.
It's a place to share your IT fail stories.

And that's why we at Shiny Shiny and our competition sponsors Microsoft(c) love them for it. So to salute these unsung heroes of IT, we're offering one lucky Shiny Shiny reader the chance to win a brand new Dell laptop complete with Windows 7 Home Premium.

How to win that PC

To enter is tell us (Twitter style) in less than 140 characters (we won't be too strict if it is a bit over) about your favourite IT fail. You know it could be anything from confusing a CD-ROM drive with a cup holder through to the time you spent an hour wondering why your PC wasn't working when all that was wrong was that you hadn't plugged it
into the electricity mains.

Check out http://www.wherestheanykey.co.uk to get an idea of what you need to be saying and then ping your story to comps@shinymedia.com with Microsoft Shiny Comp in the header.

We'll be wrapping up the competition at the end of March and announcing the winner soon after.

For terms and conditions check here

Want to watch reality TV while chatting to your mates about the rubbish contestants, or share your views about England's performance in the World Cup this summer with other fans at viewing parties?

ShinyShiny has teamed up with Telegent to give away FREE dongles for a revolutionary new web-based, interactive digital TV service due to launch in the UK very soon. Users can watch live Freeview TV, chat with friends and attend or even host live viewing parties.

Pretty soon they will be able to take part in quizzes and polls too, even integrate their Facebook page with the TV service via Facebook Connect.

If you want to be part of the TelegentTV launch, you will need to be aged 18-34, living in the UK and be a Windows XP/Vista/7 user (sorry no Mac yet) with either IE7 or Firefox 3.X web browsers on your PC. Importantly, you will also need to have Freeview reception where you live!

All that you have to do in return is give a little feedback about the service. To request a dongle just go to the TelegentTV sign up page where you will be asked to give your address details to get the free dongle. Information will not be used for commercial purposes except to be contacted by TelegentTV.

Telegent

As Valentine's Day approaches and our thoughts turn to warm sensual things, we have the good fortune to offer a ShinyShiny reader one particular warm sensual thing - not a hug I'm afraid, but a warm sensual massager, courtesy of Phillips. Yes it is indeed called the Philips Warm Sensual Massager for Sharing and has a specially designed charging base that allows it to be pre-warmed to a comfortable body temperature before use.

It has three different stimulation spots and five vibration patterns, letting the user adjust the intensity of vibration in each mode, from a soft purr to a seductive hum. And unlike many of its competitors, Philips Sensual Massagers are designed to be sleek and discreet which gives them the look of a high-tech gadget rather than that of a sex toy. That's why, Phillips reckoned, it would appeal to our geekier audience who prefer to be frotted by serious-looking gadgets and not rubber rabbits.

The set also includes three rechargeable "candle lights" that you switch on and off by twisting the base, letting you create an atmosphere of romance. The set works in combination with your caress to heighten your pleasure and get you both in the mood for intimacy.

Meant for use with couples and lubricants, it works all over body as a part of battery-powered foreplay. It's rechargeable and waterproof.

Anyway, dear Shiny readers, we have one of these warm buzzy little vibrators to give away to someone who answers this question: If you could name a vibrator.. what would you call it?

Email: comps@shinymedia.com with "ShinyShiny Philips Massager Competition" in the subject line plus your name, address and answer to the question.
The competition will run for one week and the winner will be notified over email.

Otherwise the product is available from the Phillips website

Exspect offered us 3 of their MiBag laptop bags to give away to our lovely readers and we were like, "yes for sure". MiBags are available in 13" and 17" options and they have interchangeable fascias, ie. coloured fronts that zip on and off and change the colour of your bag. The 15" bags sell for £34.99 and the 17" for £37.99. They have protective rubber feet and a protective sleeve plus two folder sections inside and a shoulder strap and locking front buckles.

Here they are:

Fancy the chance of winning one?
- Send an email to anna@shinymedia.com with MiBag Competition in the subject line and your name in the email.
We'll get in touch with the winners.
The competition will run for a week from date published.

For the full MiBag range from Exspect see their site.