Month: September 2010
Twitter unveils new home page – with added video, images and more
We were promised some big news from Twitter yesterday, but what it rolled out actually exceeded our expectations. New Twitter, the latest version of the Twitter home page, actually looks really strong. And for the first time it could mean that serious Twitter users start looking beyond third party apps like Seesmic and Tweedeck and…
Gallery: the Nokia E7 the business-focussed smartphone is BIG
When the chairman was introducing this on stage, he said - "it's big, it's really big". And the blighter is. We can't call it a tablet, it's definitely still a phone, but its 4 inch screen and spacious slide out QWERTY keyboard push it a bit more into tablet terriority. So does its focus on…
Airphonic clever wireless system for iPads, iPhones and iPads
You may have noticed that your iPhone hi-fi system doesn't work too well with your iPad. Basically the adpators are incompatible. So there was clearly a gap for an enterprising manufacturer to come up with a solution to this. Step forward WireFreeHiFi and its Airphonic system. It comprises a pair of dongles, one that attaches…
Nokia 2010: Saving the World? There's an Ovi app for that
While Apple and Android are streets ahead of Nokia in the important field of mobile phone apps, Nokia claim they're not playing the catch-up numbers game with app stores. They are making apps that save the world. Nokia came late to apps, and they're still dragging their feet a little - the Ovi app store…
Nokia World 2010: We're Back – is the message from ageing giant
They still bestride the global phone market and you'll find their devices in the hands of millions in the fast growing markets of China, India and Brazil. But Nokia are desperate to regain their position at the top too. Fairly or not, the media story has been one of decline, a formerly top notch company…
ARcam rCube is the sleekest iPod speaker on the block
Would that be a iPod-compatible high fidelity audio system in a sleek dark package? why, yes it is. The rCube from ARcam is a cube that serves as a portable iPod speaker. With a high powered lithium battery, they claim it can play for four hours at party level or eight hours at a more…
The Internet eats itself and likes it: Pitchfork Reviews Reviews
I was a bit nonplussed to discover that there's a reviews site set up to review reviews on another site - the famous indie music blog Pitchfork. The new site is called Pitchfork Reviews Reviews - and it's postmodern, perhaps too postmodern. The original Pitchfork is now the biggest name in online music journalism --…
Slurp, a digital eyedropper lets you move information like water
We love stuff about human computer interaction here on ShinyShiny and this little dropper device is a gorgeous idea for computer control. Called Slurp it works rather like a squishy stylus, making tasks into a tactile experience and treating information as if it were water. Suck up a file from one folder and squirt it…
Top Ten Animals on Twitter
by Saskia Leach West Midlands Police got a bashing in the media last week for tweeting in the guise of one of their sniffer-dogs. It was supposed to help with community outreach, but Smithy's tweeting was condemned as a waste of police time. And to be honest, for a dog that's trained to find killers,…
Youtube on track with live streaming, but it won't be for the average user
Youtube have been experimenting with live streaming today, in a move that shows we can expect real-time streaming sometime soon. It's a very under-wraps testing procedure and will only last for 2 days and be available on a few channels, but it is a clear sign that they are committed to becoming a fully-fledged live…
