It may be the stuff of dreams, but an LA-based bakery has ACTUALLY created a cupcake vending machine in real life... They may not be very fashionable anymore (we're trying to act like we care), they may be super girly and sickly pink, but wow do we love cupcakes. It could be down to the…

Gone are the days of Pinterest being a secret hidden gem, now even Mark Zuckerberg (allegedly) and Whole Foods both have an account. But how are dedicated users feeling now that brands are starting to get in on the action? Although the mechanic is set in stone, see an image or a video and 'pin…

Although it's still early days for new Instagram app 52Grams, we LOVE the idea of collecting all of our style shots together in one lovely (and maybe a little pretentious) lookbook. Another day, another Instagram-related tool to make even more of your vintage snaps. The very new and rather sparse 52Grams is a new Instagram…

Apple is holding an exclusive event on Wednesday at which it's expected to announce the next version of its ever popular iPad tablet (and possibly Apple TV too), but what do we all REALLY want to see in the new model? We don't like to jump to conclusions too much here at Shiny Shiny (OK,…

According to various sources, Samsung has unveiled a new model of its popular (and freaking HUGE) Galaxy Note handset at CeBit this week in a shade of dark pink. From what we can tell it's got all the same specs as the original blue and white versions, so was a pink model really necessary? The…

We love Pinterest, we love Instagram, but did we REALLY need someone to mash the two together? Try to contain yourself photography and curation geeks, but someone has squashed two of your all time favourite things together. Pinterest and Instagram have been combined to create the unsurprisingly named Pingram. Now if only it gave us…

A new Instagram-based concept called Instaprint has popped up on Kickstarter this week, which scouts out specific locations and hash tags, brings lots of photos together and allows you to print them out in true photo booth fashion. Instaprint merges the location-based technology of Instagram with our nostalgic love of old photos to bring you…

For many augmented reality (AR) is often synonymous with marketing campaigns, location-based apps and immersive gaming experiences. However, in a park in Basel, Switzerland, a collection of artists and scientists have come together to create an AR headset that makes you feel more like you're stepping into a Dali painting than a quaint urban parkland.…

Shiny Shiny and Tech Digest went along to a rather unusual preview event in London last night and got an exclusive hands-on with the Parrot AR Drone 2.0, a crazily advanced, huge and super fast iPad/iPhone controlled helicopter. Gerald Lynch, the editor of Tech Digest, wrote up his thoughts about Parrot's latest Drone, which we…

Japanese scientists have created a new device designed to silence annoying people who talk too loudly and too often in public places. I'm sure most of us have been at a coffee shop, bookstore or restaurant when someone with very little social awareness walks in and starts talking very loudly about all kinds of personal…