We hope this Vespa-inspired camera is real one day

Yes, we know most people prefer smart phones to standalone cameras nowadays, but that doesn't mean we can't help falling in love with this Vespa-inspired digital camera. Based on the iconic brand's timeless design, the camera features a pop-up flash, speaker and microphone, manual zoom and an LCD touchscreen across the back. According to Mod…

Is Google missing a trick when it comes to smartwatches and Android Wear?

Google's new Android Wear OS, specially created for smart wearables and smart trackers and smart watches and smart anything else you could possibly strap to your body, launched with a bang this week. We already like the look of Motorola's Moto 360, which is the first product to be announced running on Android Wear, but…

Apple's HealthBook app could be a MASSIVE deal for mobile health

For months we've heard rumours that Apple is on the brink of launching its first mobile health product. Known as HealthBook it's tipped to track everything from sleep to fitness to hydration and given Apple's current hold over the smartphone market it could be game-changing. Earlier this week, Apple fans at 9to5 Mac published a…

Selfies in the changing room? Has Karl Lagerfeld gone too far this time?

Karl Lagerfeld, famous for being a world-renowned fashion designer and expressing a creepy desire to marry his cat, has had iPads built into the walls of the changing rooms inside his new flagship store in London. The reason? To encourage people to take more changing room selfies, of course! According to reports, the store will…

5 Things we learnt from the Ideal Home Show: John Lewis, Virgin, Ye!!

This week the Shiny Shiny team were invited along to the Ideal Home Show at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre in London. After hours getting lost in the maze of smart tech products, treehouses that looked like huge spiders and a sickeningly pink health and beauty section, we've managed to pick out just five things we…

You can now buy the UK's cheapest Android tablet for less than 20 quid

Yes it won't be anywhere near as good as an iPad, yes it looks a bit lame and plastic-y, yes it says "refurbished" on the side, but that doesn't mean that at under £20 the UK's cheapest Android tablet isn't more than capable of getting you on the internet and allowing you to play some…

Starbucks to let impatient people order before they get in the queue

We all know the type, the tutters, the ones who push past you to get on the tube, the ones who elbow you just to get into a queue a fraction of a second quicker. Well, luckily for these angry and impatient people Starbucks may soon be launching an app to allow them to order…