Category: Gadgets
Meet the DaVinci Junior: a desktop 3D printer for under £300
If you've always fancied the idea of printing off your own products at home, you'll be happy to hear that XYZprinting, creators of the world's first home 3D printers, are launching three new models in the UK – and one of them's just £299. Coming to Amazon UK on the 20th of April, the da Vinci Junior…
12 of the best-looking DAB radios in the UK
[nextpage title="Next"] We've written about Bluetooth speakers on ShinyShiny a lot recently, and, because we have so much music on our phones and laptops, it's very easy to forget about that little thing called radio. It's even easier to forget how amazing-looking some digital radios can be. Plus, they nearly all act as Bluetooth speakers…
5 of the best-looking Bluetooth speakers in the UK
With so many Bluetooth speakers on the market, you might as well choose a beautiful one. Here are 5 dangerously good-looking soundboxes that are available now in the UK, and will make your eyes as happy as your ears. [nextpage] 1. Kitsound Hive This honey of a speaker (har har) from Kitsound offers 10 hours of battery life. It's…
6 of the most stylish wooden gadgets and tech accessories
There's something irresistibly contradictory about wooden tech. It's old school meets new school, country manor meets penthouse flat. If you've been looking for a stylish way to add wood to your tech wardrobe, we've got 6 beautifully-made wooden gadgets and tech accessories for you, including a wireless charging mat, phone cases for both iOS and Android, and…
This adorable DAB radio is designed to look like wallpaper
We're a bit in love with the new limited edition Ruark R1, a DAB (and DAB+, and FM) radio covered with fabric inspired by a wallpaper pattern from Osborne & Little. The pale aqua and soft grey fabric it's wrapped in features little circle patterns that remind us of eggs, making this spot-on for Springtime and Easter. As well…
The Tonino Lamborghini designer exercise bike costs over £7,000
Cycling in your living room isn't the most glamorous of activities in most people's eyes, and it seems Tonino Lamborghini agrees, having just released their Ciclotte Tonino Lamborghini designer exercise bike costing more than £7,000. It's quite a strange-looking contraption, looking a bit like a giant Pokemon: In fact, does it remind anyone else of South…
Pixie Clips: the new Nespresso coffee machine has its own wardrobe
Nespresso's Pixie Clips is essentially the Barbie doll of Nespresso machines: you can dress it up any way you want. The slick-looking capsule coffee machine is designed to be customised using easy clip-on, clip-off decorative panels to match your kitchen, your decor or your mood. We're all for products you can make your own, so…
iWALK’s new range of battery cases will keep you connected
Mobile accessory brand iWALK has just launched a new range of battery cases and backup batteries so that you’ll never have to wander the streets with a dead mobile in your hands again, rending your garments and weeping for the text messages you might have seen. (What can I say? I like to be connected.)…
Review: Technology Will Save Us’s super-simple DIY Thirsty Plant Kit
This is my desk plant, Ivy: (Get it? Holly and the Ivy? I'm a genius). She sits on my desk at Shiny Towers, and occasionally I remember to douse her with a bit of drinking water, some leftover tea, or even Diet Coke. Despite this flagrant mistreatment, she actually seems to be doing quite well.…
JIVR Bike hits Kickstarter: Will e-bikes signal the end of the commute?
We all know the feeling. You're late. You're a bit hungover. You squeeze onto a packed tube train. It smells. It's warm. You get delayed. You feel a bit travel sick. You get elbowed in the face. Ugh, sorry. We beat your heart rate is slowly creeping up as you read this. Well, we might…
