Author: Katebaxter
Shiny Review: Archos 3 cam vision mp4 player
Generally speaking, I quite like Archos gadgets. Which is why I was particularly interested to test-drive the company's latest 3 cam vision mp4 player... And, upon opening the box, it doesn't disappoint. It's got a very reasonable 3 inch touchscreen (400x240 pixels), but - at 62g - is surprisingly petite and lightweight. And with a…
Medion Life Waterproof Wireless Speaker. Perfect for pool parties. Or, erm, bath night.
Make sure your next pool party goes swimmingly (sorry...) with a brand new gizmo from Medion. The Life E69010 is a wireless and waterproof speaker that will float on top of the water, broadcasting your favourite tracks as you show off your doggy paddle. An 865 MHz transmitter streams music from your mobile, mp3 player…
Gallery: great 3D TVs for the UK
As the rain hammers the windows at Shiny Towers (following several days of almost unbelievable gloriousness), we bemoan the unpredictability of the Great British summer. And we start making plans for indoor fun which, for 2010, means one thing: 3D TV. After the flurry of excitable announcements at CES in January, 3D ready sets have…
Avanquest links with Ancestry.co.uk to reveal who you really are
With the BBC's exploration of celeb family history Who Do You Think You Are? due to begin again in July, Avanquest has announced the latest version of its genealogy software, Family Tree Maker Deluxe v4. It's the latest way to discover that, rather than being a direct descendant of Shakespeare, your oldest known ancestor was…
Gallery: Fab tents for the festival season
They might be packing up at Glasto, but the festival season is just getting started. And if you're going to survive it, you're going to need the right kit (and we don't just mean the industrial quantities of Nurofen). Check out the gallery for our favourite tents (from top whack to cheap as chips), all…
The tech budget: what would you cut?
As the increasingly-unpopular George Osborne announces that, as part of the new budget, incapacity benefits will be cut, we wondered: if we at Shiny Shiny had our own emergency tech budget (*shudder*), what would we cut if it came to the crunch (*double shudder*)? Naturally, it's a matter of personal taste - we imagine that…
Siemens IMPACT hearing devices now on the NHS
Siemens IMPACT, a range of hearing solutions for those with mild, moderate or even profound hearing loss, is now available through the NHS. Designed to make it easier to hear TVs, mobiles, mp3 players and other audio sources, the products come in a range of colours depending on your style or mood. One of the…
Expensive gadgets: retail therapy for the England team
After the inevitable walk of shame back to our fair isles, the England team is going to need some serious cheering up. And so we reckon the first thing they should all do when they get home is spend some of their 'hard-earned' cash. Below are the (outrageously) expensive gadgets they can blow their Premiership…
No charger? No worries. Ten alternative ways to power your gadgets
We've all done it: arrived on holiday (having smashed the baggage allowance and paid through the nose for it) with everything but the kitchen sink. Oh, and our phone charger. And your juice is already running low. How the devil are you going to rendez-vous with your mates when it's sangria-o-clock? Never fear. Here are…
Gallery: celebrating bonkers gadgets
We've got that Friday feeling here at Shiny Towers. And to celebrate, we've compiled a gallery some of the strangest (and, in some cases, stupidest) gadgets around. Mad, bad and plain bizarre, using this kit will certainly get you noticed. If not necessarily for the right reasons.
