It's day 8: Vodafone LiveGuy makes it to Cardiff

It's day 8 of the Vodafone LiveGuy challenge and he's walking the streets of Cardiff as I type. So if you're a Cardiff resident, Vodafone LiveGuy could be somewhere near you today. It's definitely worth having a scout about town - there could be a free Dell netbook in it for you and the self…

Onion powered iPod is an environmentalist's dream

An environmentally friendly iPod user, probably affected by the state of the economical climate, found himself brainstorming money saving ideas that would enable him to hold on to a few pennies during these harsh times. This brainstorm eventually led to a way to power his iPod using nothing more than an energy drink and an…

Facebook tries to bag Twitter and fails

Facebook is undisputedly the king (or queen) of social networking sites. And if you're a dedicated Facebook user, there's a good chance you use the hugely popular microblogging site Twitter, to update your daily goings on. But like the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Mega Dragonzord, would you want the two to combine to…

Shiny Review: Asus Eee Top

Dan had a play with the Eee Top, which is receiving mixed reviews across the internet. Personally, having looked over his shoulder for at least 40 seconds, I can confirm that's it's brill. For a more in depth look though, it might be worth watching the video. Get it for £449 here

USB heated gloves will definitely help you survive the office winter

How I wish I had a pair of these RIGHT NOW. It is absolutely arctic in Shiny Towers today. The temperature is so sub zero I've actually lost part of the feelings in my hands - they feel numb like the blood has actually ceased circulating. So I'm improvising today. My hands will not be…

Let the shop window find the cheapest Christmas prices

Price comparison is hot, hot, hot this year, since we all worked out that this VAT cut will only save us £2.50 for every £100 we spend. Moneysupermarket is one of the best known sites out there, and they've got something rather special up their sleeve for those brave enough to take on London's Oxford…

Freesat+ Humax Foxsat-HDR hit the shops over the weekend

Are you familiar with Freesat, that ingenious digital service that scraps monthly subscriptions to pave the way for high definition content for a one off fee? And with high definition programming on offer from the BBC and ITV, as well as digital channels such as E4, it certainly is a good looking package. Well now…

Henry the hoover has a girlfriend

Just like Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile, I just knew there had to be something behind Henry's mysteriously cheeky smile. Turns out it was his vacuuming lady friend Hetty. Now you can have your very own miniature vacuum cleaning couple, and put them together so they can stare at each other with those adorably flirty eyes.…

Soundwave 'I Do' wedding ring

These wedding rings have been laser etched with the soundwaves of 'Yes, I do' using some fancy sound software and a great big laser knife. Which is all very lovely and romantic, but how much cooler would it be to secretly get 'I do, unless Jon Stewart hits on me' or 'I get the house…

Samsung's folding mobile makes for a very *very* exciting concept

There's only so long traditional candybar phones, sliders, clamshells, smartphones et al are going to reign supreme. And if this concept design by Samsung is anything to go on, the aforementioned phones are out and folding phones are in. A folding phone? What's that, how does that work I hear you say? Well as the…