Month: April 2010
White Cat dresses up as White Pig
Yes, it happens. And it's amazing. Thank you cat owner for investing in that cat-sized pig suit. Any ideas for a icanhazcheezburger-worty caption? erm.. Eated Pig, Took Skinz - NEXT! I had to try.
Israel blocks the iPad: confiscates them at borders
We know the Israelis have controversial borders so we can understand them being a bit sensitive over what they let through, but the Israeli border authorities have taken a surprising dislike to the iPad. They have confiscated 10 iPads after Israelis brought them back after trips to the States. The iPads were taken off their…
Meet the new MacBook Pro family – better chips, better graphics cards
While the iPad is grabbing eyes and headlines, Apple have just beefed up one of their core offerings by releasing a new family of MacBook Pros. And these are available in the UK. What are the updates then? Key updates only come on the 15" and 17" models. Here's the low down: - Faster chips:…
Chairless: a nylon strap that's also a chair
If you thought a chair had four legs and a seat of some sorts, this new invention from high-end German furniture firm Vitra looks like an unlikely sort of sitting aid. The Chairless is a nylon strap which you slide over you back and knees and makes it easier to sit on the floor, sort…
Sharing: Why do we all want to share on the net?
At the launch of the Microsoft Kin phone on Monday one word kept coming up and it wasn't "processor", it was "sharing". The Kin was for people who lifecast, people whose updates and uploads make "magazines" of their lives (in the words of the Microsoft rep) and who feel lonely when they don't have their…
UK iPad launch delay – a few conspiracy theories
So we Brits are going to have to wait another month (at least) before we get to unpack our shiny new iPads. Here's why we shouldn't be surprised 1 Apple has delayed UK launches before - The last one I remember is the Apple iPod mini. Apple got swamped by demand for the player in…
UK iPad launch delayed by a month?
Twitter is awash with stories that Apple is delaying the international (including UK) launch of the iPad by a month. It was expected to arrive in the last week of April, but now it appears that a late May or even June launch is on the cards. Brits will be able to pre-order the device…
Microsoft Kin: Picture Gallery
We grabbed a few pictures of the Kin phones at the press demo in San Francisco. Judge for yourself if that powder compact design is cute or too kiddy. See full Shiny review of the Kin
Hands-on Preview of the Microsoft Kin: Shiny verdict
So it's cute, it's for social-networking youngsters and it's going to be cheap. We were at the press unveiling in San Francisco today and had a play around with it. Here's our verdict: How it feels: With rounded corners and solid-feeling slider keyboards both sets are palm-sized and nice to hold. The Kin One is…
Shiny Poll: Twitter tights – do we want them?
Twitter has spawned lots of great software clients, but the same can't be said for fashion products. It's fair to say that microblogging sites don't inspire good clothes. Someone has gone and made Twitter Text Tights, they look like what you can see above. Based in part on Henry Holland's Wanna Party tights which used…
