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Last week, I asked you about the bubble spa bath mat and the survey said Nay.

Girly pink tools. There are several opinions on this one. Firstly, it's an inferior product turned out in pink to appeal to 'silly girlies.' Secondly, it's kitsch, a bit daft and you wouldn't be seen dead with them. Then there's the at least no male will nick it so you'll always find your tools option, no where is that shelf that needs putting up? and finally the idea, can't a tool just be a tool, does it have to be pink to appeal to women?

Bearing all this in mind, if a tool is well made and pink, would you buy it? Yay or Nay and why?

(If you like this one, it's the Little Pink Tool Kit made by The Tool Kit People. It has 10 tools including hammer, spirit level, pliers and screwdriver. Guaranteed forever, it costs $79.95 and a portion of each sale will go to fight breast cancer.)

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Last week I asked you if you had need of a Toilet Nanny for your hit and miss buddies. It got a yay with the two nays suggesting that perhaps one should return the errant sprinkler to his mother for further training. So guys, I'll leave you with this before I move on: if you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie.

If you got this £34.95 bubble spa bath mat, you'd get a powerful bubble action through 300 aeration vents, customised massage as well as a nice soft mat to sit on. It's powered off the mains and has a timer so you can set just the amount of spa action you want, then fold it away when you're done. But is a spa a spa if it's at home and there isn't some minion to run around kneading your well-worked muscles to putty? Yay or Nay and why?

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Last week's Hello Kitty iPod speakers vote will hardly come as a surprise with the yes votes overwhelming the single nay. Long live the kitty, I say.

Do you have any feelings for the Toilet Nanny? The battery operated gadget fits under the toilet seat and dispenses instructions when the seat is lifted for the absent minded and poor aimers out there. A poor gag at our male brethren or indispensible? Yay or Nay?

Revisit past Yay or Nays here at Shiny Shiny

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Last week's inflatable flash drive Yay or Nay was a mixed bag of results with comments wildly veering between 'uber sexy' and 'not very practical' with a majority of yays.

You know the end is nigh when Hello Kitty graces iPod speakers, but could it be a thumbs up for our favourite kitty or are you sick to death of seeing Hello Kitty everything and iPod everything. Yay or Nay and why?

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Last week's hot tub for dogs was mostly a Nay vote with one yes and a couple of you wanting the tub for yourself.

Yesterday, we showed you the Lexar Jumpdrive that tells you how much space you are using. This Flashbag flash drive is similar in that, yes it does tell you how much space you've used but it does so by... inflating. Yup, the device stays flat when empty and gradually gets bigger. It's not all that sexy (are orange balloons ever?) but is it useful? Cast your votes - Yay or Nay?

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That torture like PelvicToner kegel gadget last week didn't float many boats did it, readers? Can't think of a better way to spend an evening myself. Of course the comments were telling. The chaps were all in favour and the ladies recoiled in horror.

Anyway, what do you think of this hot tub for your dog? Sure, you've got your furbaby a real fake diamond collar, dressed it up in clothes and carry it in a handbag but would you get it its very own hot tub? Whatever next, a butler and a place at the table? It comes in 50 colours with five massaging whirlpool jets all for $1,700. Cast your votes!

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Pelvictoner_1 In a rare case of a gadget looking remarkably exactly like what it is designed for, the PelvicToner is a kegel exerciser intended to tone the pubococcygeus muscle.  According to the distributor, 4 out of 5 women, who did 300 reps per day with it (taking only 5-10 minutes) experienced significantly better orgasms.  But don't just take their word for it: register for the survey with Amora and participate in the G Spot Challenge, which gets you the PelvicToner for ¬£20.  What say you, ladies?  Would you use this?  Post in comments!  [GT]

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Muffin_1 You open up a magazine, and you're faced with  diet tips from an ex-Big Brother contestant on how she shifted the extra house pounds. You turn on the TV and you're offered the opportunity to buy a machine that looks like a torture instrument, but in actual fact is going to make you look like Victoria Beckham. And now, you can turn on your phone and count down the number of mouthfuls you're allowed to eat for the rest of the day.

Phones are seldom used to make phone calls any more, it would seem. Today, i-Mode and Nutracheck have got together to offer a full-on diet programme. You set your weight loss aims, and then enter what you eat on your i-Mode phone. You can even enter the barcode number of certain items, such as coffee shop products and alcoholic drinks, as it's got thousands of items recorded. It'll then let you know how you're doing against your aims.

So, is this going to help you stick to the diet, or is it another unnecessary add-on to an already packed mobile phone? It's Yay or Nay Wednesday, so it's time to hand the mic/keyboard to you.

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Hot on the heels of the Levi/iPod collaboration, here's another technology/fashion collaboration for us to cast our judgement on. Oakley and Motorola have got together to bring the masses the O-ROKR shades - sunglasses that stream your music from your phone or MP3 player via Bluetooth, straight to the attached headphones. So, on this slightly sunny Wednesday - do you say Yay or Nay?

Product page: Motorola website

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IgrillVideo calling didn't seem to inspire much opinion last week, so many this week's Yay or Nay will cook up a bit more controversy. The question is: do you really want to be cooking on your desk? Like, proper cooking? With heat, and meat, and perhaps some marinading? If the answer is yes, then you might want to look into purchasing the George Foreman USB iGrill.

I'm not convinced that when George loved it so much he put his name to it, he envisaged plugging it into his USB 2.0 connection. However, now the wondergrill has pretty much taken you out of the equation - the software means you can enter the food type and the degree of 'doneness' you want and the grill will control itself. Not only that, but you can set it to warm up over an internet connection whilst you're on your way home. So, without ever having to enlist the services of either a willing partner or maid, your dinner can be practically on the table when you get home.

So, will you be cooking remotely? Or does the idea of cooking near your precious computer fill you with horror? Vote NOW!!

[Update: OK. They got us ME. They got ME. It's an April Fools joke. The rest of today will be spent crawling into the hole that we I conveniently have located next to our my desk for occasions like this. However, don't let this put you off commenting - feel free to let us know whether you would ever fall for such a trick...]

Product page: $99 from Think Geek

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Yay or Nay Wednesday: Video Calling

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Videocalling_1 OK. So it was a resounding Nay to electrocuting your dog, even for the purposes of training. You're all such kind hearted souls. Today, it's a concept Yay or Nay: Video Calling.

We're seeing more and more 3G phones integrating a camera next to the screen so you can make video calls (the Motorola's announced yesterday, the HTC Tytn), so the manufacturers are obviously convinced it's just a matter of time before we do. So. Are you? Will you? And when? And, the ultimate question: Will it have any application apart from adding a new element to phone sex?

Your thoughts please!

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Stay_mat Awwww. Look, isn't he cute. Come here Fido, come to Mama... bzzzzzzzzzzzz. Fido? Oh. It seems you forgot to deactivate the electric shock that is administered every time your pooch leaves the Stay Mat.

Featuring four shock levels, the dog will experience one through his collar every time he moves from the area. The manufacturers estimate it should take 2 weeks before they get the hang of it. They bill it as a wireless crate, suggesting that it's more humane than a normal crate, because there aren't the physical restrictions of pesky sides. So. Yay or Nay? [Via Popular Mechanics]

Product page: Stay mat

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Pink_fli_trapVotes were pretty much split over last week's Breathalizer phone, with some of you feeling that drunk dialling is something worth eradicating whilst others felt that drunk diallers probably get what they deserve. This week we have something that's always split opinion on Shiny Shiny - the pink gadget that's been designed especially for girls.

You would be forgiven for thinking, on first glance, that the picture on the left is of a carry case for small dogs.  But you'd be wrong. It's actually a woofer for your car, designed to make any bass seriously hazardous to peace and quiet. 

So, the question we're putting to you today is: does the fact that its pink make you more likely to show an interest in this woofer?

It's that time again - it's Wednesday and we want to know what you think. This week, the phone that embodies the sober mate we've all got.

Already a hit in Korea, thLg_alcohole LG LP4100 features a built in breathalizer which records your blood-alcohol level. If you're over the limit for driving it displays a little animated car swerving and bashing into traffic cones.

The other feature is the Drunk Dial Preventer. The phone allows you to select certain numbers from your address book and prevent you from dialling them if your blood alcohol level is above 0.08. And lets face it, it's the same numbers whoever you are - ex-boyfriend, potential future-boyfriend, parents, boss.

Audiosticks_1 So now most of us are all kitted out with at least one music player, our CDs are ripped and stowed away and our music download account is maxed out, are we really going to be buying our music on these? Alice Wang, a product design major from Taipei and London, seems to think so. She's come up with the concept of Audio Sticks. More portable and less wasteful than CDs, the USB memory sticks will also apparently encourage us to return to the great art of creating mix tapes for friends and people we fancy, plus you'll get tiny folded up sleeve notes if Alice Wang's vision is ever realised.

Then all we'd need is a music player that looks like an overgrown USB hub and we'd be set. So what do you think? Think you'll be happy to start collecting Audio Sticks, or is it just another bit of gumpf to litter up your abode when you could just download the album straight to your computer? Cast your votes... now! [Story via Josh Spear]

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Tassimo_machine_1 Since all our other lady blogs indulge in a little bit of Wednesday debating, I thought I'd hop on board the Yay or Nay bandwagon and get some of your opinions. First up is this Tassimo Hot Drinks machine. Despite the fact that most of us associate hot drinks machines with miserable times spent in offices, hopsitals and similar establishments, Kenco and Braun have convinced themselves that we all want one in our homes. Kenco coffees, Twinings teas and Suchard hot chocolate are all available. It uses discs that you insert into the machine (£3.29 per pack) and it costs £99.99.

So do you want a machine that can whip up a cappuccino for you? Or would you rather boil up the kettle or fire up the espresso machine in the traditional fashion? Cast your votes.... now!

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