Month: November 2011
#ShinyAutumn WINNER and our top 10 photo competition entries
Over the past few weeks we've been getting lots of amazing entries to our #ShinyAutumn photo competition, from images of pumpkins and cats to leaves and lakes. However, there's only one winner (who gets a fabulous T12v3 speaker bar from Orbitsound), so here's our top ten list including this beautiful image from our winner @BoothTim.…
Enjoy alcohol? Enjoy music? Then you'll LOVE Drinkify
A new site called Drinkify aims to help you solve that age old dilemma of, "just what kind of alcoholic concoction will go best with this tune"? Simply type in the band or artist you'd like to listen to and not only will Drinkify play you a track, it'll tell you what kind of beverage…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: 8 Pantone pressies for design geeks
Pantone's proprietary matching system is essentially just a way for all kinds of designers and creative professionals to identify colours. However, the brand has taken on a life of its own in recent years, bringing out all kinds of bright, rainbow products for your home, desk and even your Christmas tree.
Google+ launches pages for brands and businesses
Today Google+ has officially opened its doors to brands and businesses looking to create dedicated pages, not just individuals according to the Official Google Blog. It's called Google+ Pages (no surprises there then) and basically allows all kinds of businesses to interact in the same way individuals do on the social network, taking part in…
Instagram to introduce video filters and sharing: Logical evolution or overkill?
It's no surprise that we can't get enough of Instagram here at Shiny Shiny, and we're not alone, there are now more than 12 million users worldwide, a number which grows at a crazy rate by the day. However, we weren't sure whether a comment recently made by the app's co-founder, Kevin Systrom, about introducing…
SHINY GIVEAWAY: Get a free Christmas photocard!
We've teamed up with the Loccit team to give all of our UK readers a chance to try Loccit's photo greetings card service themselves for free*. Simply go to the Loccit and Shiny giveaway website, make a note of the voucher code and click "Get FREE Card". You'll then be taken to the Loccit store…
7 iPad accessories to make note taking and doodling easier: Wacom stylus, KeySonic keyboard
Earlier today we wrote a big round-up of our favourite iPad apps for all kinds of note taking, drawing and brainstorming. Although many of them work well if you use your finger tips to type and doodle, a separate stylus or keyboard could make it much easier to get notes and ideas down quickly and…
What does the internet smell like? Kittens, Bieber and shame?
If you could bottle up the internet, what do you think it'd smell like? We imagine the insane amount of cat videos, Justin Bieber related rambling and porn would make up a pretty foul scent overall, but maybe Pinterest and Etsy would be sweet and floral, who knows... Well now a new device called Olly…
7 iPad apps for note taking, drawing & brainstorming: Ideate, Note Plus & Scribbie
The iPad's compact size, quick responses and multi-touch screen means it's an ideal tool for all kinds of note taking, brainstorming and scribbling. Whether you want to use a colourful stylus to take notes from a lecture or use your finger to quickly draw a diagram in a board meeting, there are plenty of apps…
The CIA constantly monitors your mundane tweets
Due to the fact that news often breaks on Twitter, it's no surprise that The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) over in the US spends a LOT of time monitoring our tweets. According to Gawker, the CIA's Virginia-based Open Source Center monitors Facebook (despite lots of profiles being private), Twitter and the blogosphere for the most…
