Shiny Review: Pentax Optio W60

I've just come back from holiday. Yeah, it was great, thanks for asking. Yeah, really hot. No, I just lay about and read books, to be honest. What? What do you mean, why am I telling you all this? Oh yes, I took a waterproof camera to get an idea of just how it stacked…

The Birdie lamp will keep those Twitters alight

Twittery type accessories may be all the rage right now, but necklaces come and go whilst a boudoir is forever. I love the decadent detailing on this stylish bird lamp, as it evokes images of the Roaring Twenties with a bit of burlesque glamour thrown in for fun. £45 from Dutch by Design [via Hygge…

Samsung and Armani will unite once again

The Samsung/Armani team are back once again, to unite and bring us what is hopefully going to be a very covetable and highly fashionable, spec-heavy handset. The last partnership between the mobile brand and fashion label resulted in something a little unfashionable and rather bog-standard, so hopefully they will revert back to a time when…

On a clothing budget? Buy a House of Holland broadband dongle?

So, you're absolutely desperate to get your body into the latest House of Holland look - as demonstrated by the lovely Pixie Geldof (I would have assumed Primark otherwise). So what do you do? Scrape those pennies together, in the hope that one day you'll be able to afford at least one part of the…

Swap bulbs for balloon animals with the Blown Up lamps

With the government's plans to oust the standard light bulb, in an attempt to make us more energy efficient in the lighting department, there needs to be another way for us to appreciate our lighting (seeing as most energy saving bulbs suck). Enter Blown Up Lamps. Now this is one way to enjoy balloon animals…

Panasonic to lead the 3D Blu-Ray race?

Panasonic are sure 3D Blu-Ray will be launching next year. This apparent self-assuredness, comes from Panasonic's attempts to obtain acceptance of its new 3D system to be the standard way to achieve 3D pictures from existing Blu-Ray discs. Panasonic have been busy showing off its 3D equipment for a while now, namely with its Plasma…

Desonic enter the e-cigarette market

2008 saw a proliferation of e-cigarettes, the likes of which have never been known before. We're talking portable nicotine filled devices that exhale realistic looking smoke (water vapour), and can be legally smoked indoors and on lanes if need be. We were welcomed to the Gamucci, and Super Smoker, and also had a sneak peek…

H2Oh bugger I forgot to set my alarm

Apparently, whilst I was sleeping, water turned into battery juice. Honestly, you close your eyes for eight hours and the whole world turns on its head. This alarm clock runs off H2O, with a little help from the internal battery which they promise will last about two years. When it dies, you can further save…

To much Playstation = horrible skin disorder

It looks like gamers thumb isn't the only thing you need to worry about following a lengthy gaming session. That clever bunch of people, only ever referred to as scientists from *insert university here (in this case Geneva University Hospital) have discovered a new gamer related condition. This is serious stuff - it's even been…