Month: February 2012
10 Quirky Valentine's Day gifts for geeky girls
Ahh Valentine's Day, the shops are filled with pink fluffy rubbish, your loved up friends are discussing over-priced restaurant options and all your single friends are either desperately stalking Facebook for a date or they're planning on completely ignoring the romantic festivities altogether. If you have a special someone to buy a present for this…
Brits recycled £2.6 million worth of mobile phones in January
We all know that January sucked for all kinds of reasons, it was cold, Christmas was over and there never seemed to be any sun. But really we hated it because we spent far too much over the festive period and we just had to wait so freaking long until pay day. Well according to…
APP OF THE DAY: Pinterest app for iPhone and iPad, just as fun on your mobile
It seems we all spent a huge chunk of January pinning photos of lovely scenery, beautiful faces and things we want onto the increasingly popular website, Pinterest. However, we've all been so busy re-pinning kitten photos during work hours that we haven't really given the site's brilliant iPhone app the time it really deserves... As…
Twitter and Facebook more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol
We're no longer surprised when we come across research that claims checking emails, tweets and scrolling through Facebook is addictive. Just go into any office around midday and you'll see good, hard proof of that. However, a new study of our everyday desires has found that the urge to keep on top of our emails…
Olympus launches TG-320 ultimate TOUGH camera
Olympus is set to launch a new super tough camera this month, which is shockproof, waterproof AND freezeproof, making it ideal for holidays, extreme sports lovers and of course, clumsy people. The TG-320 is waterproof up to 3 metres, freezeproof down to -10°C and shockproof to a height of 1.5 metres, so we won't be…
WTF: Why does this face exercising device exist?
We've come across our fair share of weird beauty gadgets here at Shiny Shiny, but this one has to be the strangest (and most useless) we've seen for some time. We genuinely couldn't care less if it works, because it makes the person wearing it look ridiculous, and... someone's gotta say it... it looks far…
Is the iPod Nano making a comeback with a camera?
After a September 2011 no-show from the annual iPod Nano range update, it now seems as if Apple is ready to reveal the next generation of its bright, mini MP3 players, with one very special feature... A number of images that were leaked onto the web this week purportedly of the seventh generation iPod Nano…
STUDY: Over half of Brits have no clue what data roaming is
You may think you know your stuff when it comes to the latest smart phones, but could you tell us what MMS, data roaming and 3GS all mean without having to think about it? Thought not, and it seems you're not alone with the majority of Brits revealing they don't understand a lot of mobile-related…
Facebook made $1 billion profit in 2011 from your boring updates
Last night (after a crazy amount of speculation from the web) Facebook filed for its initial public offering (or IPO) and seeks to raise $5 billion (about £3.15 million) of funding, meaning you could soon own shares in the company! However, if you're not bothered about being part of Zuckerberg's gang and you're more interested…
Soon you can opt out of creepy stalking ads online
If you spend far too much of your time online like the other 98% of us, then you'll have become used to the creepy ads that seem to follow you from website to website suggesting the same ugly pair of shoes you accidentally clicked on earlier in the day. The practice of showing you that…
