UK Facebook users can now pick from over 70 gender options

Facebook announced today that its UK users will be allowed to choose from over 70 different gender options when inputting their profile information. Under the ‘custom’ category, UK users can now select options such as ‘androgynous’, ‘cis male’, or ‘trans female’. There are also UK-specific terms, including 'intersex man’, ‘asexual’ and ‘hermaphrodite’. The super inclusive…

HelloFlo has created the funniest tampon ad you’ll ever see. Period

Well, have we got one helluva viral video for you this afternoon. It's clocked up more than 21 million views on YouTube, it's made headlines all over the globe, but it doesn't feature quirky cats, crazy stunts or talking babies, it's all about tampons. Yep that's right, HelloFlo has created a brand new viral video for its…

Is Rendeevoo the new dating app you need?

Rendeevoo is the first dating app that allows you to meet with someone in a hand-picked bar around London, with a tasty cocktail in your hands. The catch? You'll only have seen five Facebook photos and a short description of them – no pre-chatting allowed! You pick someone you feel attracted to, select one of…

Does this video show (part of) a new Apple iPhone 6?

iPhone 6 rumours are pretty much a weekly event at this point, but with September still painfully far away we’ll take any news or gossip we can get. We’ve had specs, we’ve had photos, but now we have this video from AliExpress via Japanese site MacOtakara, which appears to show an iPhone 6 back plate,…

Scottish scientists have grown miniature hearts to treat disease

Here’s something cute and potentially life-saving that also sounds just a little bit creepy, especially if you're a Margaret Atwood fan: scientists at Abertay University in Scotland have grown thousands of miniature hearts for medical research. Yes, thousands. The tiny tickers were grown from stem cells and measure 1mm across. They beat together in a…

Fascinating new project lets you travel round the world in 27 beauty ideals

A 24-year-old radio journalist from the USA has put together a project, which demonstrates the striking disparity between different countries’ beauty standards. In a digital age where Photoshop has become synonymous with unattainable ideals, Esther Honig decided to take an unaltered photo of herself and issue freelance Photoshoppers from around the world with one simple…

5 best in-car tech in the new Ford Fiesta Red/Black

Ford has unveiled new two tone Fiesta Zetec S Red and Black Edition models, with what it is billing as the most powerful 1.0 litre volume production ever, which I found rather impressive (the drive was really smooth when I tested it). But here at shinyshiny we are as much about the gadgets inside the…

Will new selfie app Booster help you reach your goals?

A lot of people find that online accountability helps them stick to their goals: posting about their healthier diet, improved exercise habits, or debt reduction making them less likely to suddenly slip up and flop on the sofa mainlining Ben & Jerry’s while buying up half of ASOS. But not everyone in your network cares about…

Feast your eyes on the beautiful Moto 360 in this new video from Motorola

It's the wearable EVERYONE'S talking about, because it's the first gadget of its kind we'd actually wear. The Moto 360 caused a huge stir at the Google I/O developer conference earlier this week because it's done away with the bulky, square-shaped face in favour of something circular and attractive (but unfortunately it was the only gadget to…

5 things you need to know about Google Nest

With Apple announcing its HomeKit connected home initiative earlier this month, it was only a matter of time before Google responded with its own plans for one of its latest acquisitions, Nest. But what exactly is Google Nest and how could it change your life?  1) GOOGLE WANT TO CONTROL YOUR HOME Google bought Nest…