Author: Hayley Minn
Staff Writer
Hayley covers news, which tech accessories you should buy, smart shopping updates and, with a passion for and background in entertainment, keeps you abreast of what celebrities are getting up to on Twitter and Instagram. As a perpetual singleton, she is always looking for new ways to date in London, whether that be through apps or events.
5 funniest Frozen videos you need to procrastinate to NOW!
Nearly everyone's seen Frozen now, or, at least, heard Let It Go sang a billion times, so we've trawled the internet for the funniest tributes to the Disney musical for your viewing pleasure. 1) Google Translated 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman' Malinda Kathleen Reese has put the lyrics to 'Do You Want To…
This Lulu Guinness handbag is actually a wearable camera!
Think you're just looking at your everyday Lulu Guinness handbag? Well, think again. This bag is actually an Autographer camera, and can take up to 2000 images on-the-go. Designed with a built-in 136-degree wide-angle lens and an 8GB storage limit, British designer Lulu Guinness's 'Archive Eyes' camera handbag is the latest must-have in wearable technology.…
Cute overload #1: Red squirrels born in Essex
We all cooed with excitement at how cute these baby red squirrels, born in Barleylands Farm, in Billericay last week, are. The kittens of the bushy-tailed rodents, which arrived at the park in July last year, are incredibly cute, and will be released into the wild when they are old enough. Usually squirrels can only…
Sephora has launched mirrors that show what make-up will look like on you
We all know that shopping for make-up is never straightforward. You can't ever try colours on your face (where you actually need to), and if you do, it's usually done by a really orange girl at the counter, who convinces you that you need a primer, lipstick and blusher as well as the foundation you…
Shiny's daily Instagram download: Iran, Bitpay and Jawbone
Today's digital download has the latest from Bitcoin, fitness company Jawbone and Iran. Don't forget to subsribe to our Instagram channel.
Half of Twitter inadvertently admit to taking drugs, as 'god of ecstasy' Alexander Shulgin dies
Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, who earned the nickname "Godfather of ecstasy" for developing a new method of synthesis for MDMA and introducing it to psychologists in the 1970s, died today from liver cancer, aged 88. Shulgin's work has obviously been controversial, as he's been cited as the creator of ecstasy, which he tested on himself, his…
10 best tweets about the Oxford Circus octopus
As you may have heard, a giant octopus stranded right in the centre of Oxford Circus in central London caused havoc for commuters this morning. It has now been revealed that it was part of a PR stunt for Betfair, presumably a tribute to Paul the "oracle octopus" who made headlines during the 2010 World…
Forget about IOUs with new app Payfriendz
Do you ever find yourself out with friends, and neither of you have cash? Well, this new app Payfriendz makes that situation a lot less awkward, allowing you to make transfers to friends through your smartphone there and then, meaning no more IOUs. To register for a Payfriendz account, all you need is a smartphone…
Dyson created Google's Glass 10 years before Google!
It looks like things could've been very different if Dyson hadn't decided to shelve a working smartglasses prototype more than 10 years before Google's Glass was created. And here we were thinking that the company just created vacuum cleaners. The Dyson Halo was originally developed in 2001, and was a pair of augmented reality goggles…