Category: Tech
Nissan Ariya – a family-friendly EV for £43K
The Nissan Ariya offers a smooth, if not particularly exciting, ride ShinyShiny Editor Chris Price travels to Stockholm to test out Nissan’s latest EV, the family-friendly Ariya now available from £43,000... When it comes to Electric Vehicles, Nissan certainly knows a thing or two. While other mass market manufacturers – most notably VW – have…
ShinyShiny snippets: Shaking head and Afro comb added to Emoji list
A shaking head, pair of high-fiving hands and an afro comb are all set to head to smartphones over the next year as the draft list for Emoji 15.0 is revealed. Three new shades of heart have been introduced – light blue, pink, and grey – as well as a smattering of animals, including a…
ShinyShiny snippets: Airbus breaks unmanned aircraft record
Airbus has broken the record for the longest flight of an unmanned aircraft, flight-tracking data suggests. The Airbus Zephyr S has spent 26 continuous days airborne, beating the record it set in 2018. The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere, to avoid commercial air traffic and adverse weather. The aircraft is entirely solar-powered with on-board…
Brits sitting on a whopping £16 BILLION of unused gadgets
A poll of 2,000 adults found they each have an estimated average up to £300 worth of items such as printers, CD players and camcorders stowed away which could be worth a small fortune. In fact, some have even clung on to retro items dating back to the 90s, including Walkmans and Game Boys. But while…
Is It Better to Gamble Alone or with a Company in the UK?
When it comes to gambling with £10 free no deposit UK casino bonus, there are a lot of different opinions on whether it's better to do it alone or with a group. Some people think that gambling with others can make the experience more fun, while others believe that gambling alone is the best way…
ShinyShiny snippets: BYD steals Tesla’s sales crown
A Chinese firm backed by Warren Buffett has stolen Tesla's crown after selling more electric cars in the first half of this year than Elon Musk's company. BYD, which is backed by Mr Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, tripled production of electric vehicles in just one year. It delivered 641,000 cars in the first six months of…
Top 10 reasons employees prefer working from home
A study of 2,000 employed adults found they have an average of 11 things on their to-do lists on any given day, but 86 per cent routinely struggle to get things crossed off. This is thanks to a host of obstacles – including constant emails filling up the inbox (48 per cent) and laborious admin…
ShinyShiny snippets: NHS trials drones for chemo drugs delivery
The NHS is planning to use drones to deliver chemotherapy drugs. Image: NHS The NHS will trial the use of drones to deliver life-saving chemotherapy drugs within half an hour. Doctors believe the pilot scheme, which will ferry the drugs from a hospital in Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, could…
Best of Britain: 15 inspiring photos of the UK
People gaze at the wonder of the night sky as it creates a mystical view, taken by Barrie Pennington in St Helens To highlight the unique and picturesque beauty across the UK, CEWE has released a collection of new images from the CEWE Photo Award - the world’s largest photo competition,…
ShinyShiny snippets: Hydrogen powered lorry to be mass-produced in UK
Image: Tevva has added a hydrogen fuel cell to battery HGV. Image: Tevva Hydrogen and electric-powered lorries will be mass produced in the UK by an Essex-based firm. Tevva, based in Thurrock, has added a hydrogen fuel cell system to its battery-electric HGV design and according to the start-up the 7.5-tonne…
