Month: November 2008
In Liverpool? Find our Vodafone LiveGuy!
If you're in the Capital of Culture today, you're not only probably terribly cultured by now, but you're in with a chance of winning a netbook! You lucky scousers. All you need to do is follow the clues on his blog, figure out where he's hiding and collar him, whilst reciting these magic words "You're…
Stylish and eco-friendly laptop bag is droolingly gorgeous
This is quite possibly the prettiest laptop bag I've EVER seen. This wonderfully gorgeous Melania laptop bag from J:Tote doesn't really scream geek does it? It does however yell to the heavens that you're all about the geek chic. As well as being an absolutely fabulous laptop bag, fitting any laptop up to 15-inches, it's…
Gmail gets shiny new themes
*Apparently* you can get some pretty skins to brighten up your Gmail account as of today. *Apparently*, there's retro themes, Chrome based themes, weather themes and even themes that change over time. I'd love to be able to confirm or deny this first hand, but apparently my account is way down the list of priorities.…
You'll know you were born in the 80s if… you *heart* this t-shirt
OMG Pwnies!!11!!!!eleven!! It's a t-shirt for those of us who grew up with a love of Carebears, Sylvanian Families and My Little Ponies but have graduated onto an appreciation of all things geek. A meeting of the old you and the new you. A nod to your past in the epitomisation of your present. A…
Shiny Review: Blackberry Storm Part One
Finally! Finally the Blackberry Storm has arrived, and you can directly attribute my slight breathlessness in this review to my excitement. Here's my first impressions of the phone, with a more in depth review coming tomorrow. Vodafone Storm site
DanBall the finger massaging robot looks anything but a finger massaging robot
Dan over at Tech Digest gave me the heads up on this one, although I couldn't work out if he was telling me because he thought it would make good Shiny Shiny fodder, or whether his intentions were more egotistical than that seeing as the gadget has seemingly been named after him? When you think…
Tracking Vodafone Live Guy in Glasgow
Stylist Brighton had a chilly day yesterday tracking our very own Vodafone Live Guy through the streets of Glasgow. She searched high, she searched low, and she even managed to find him. A few times in fact. Luckily, so did some lucky winners who are now the proud owners of some fancy new netbooks. Track…
Sarah's Shiny Science: the world's first National Geographic store
Last week I was invited to the press preview of the world's first National Geographic store on Regent Street in London (BTW - the Christmas lights on Regent Street look great). And I have decided to dedicate this week's column to the store. Why? Well, profits made from the deal with the franchise partner will…
Speaker + makeup stand = convenience
Makeup (check), make-up stand (check), iPod speaker dock (check). That's all the things you'll need to tick off your list with the very efficient Speaker Makeup Stand. It looks a bit home made - as in the kind of thing you'd construct for a group project in your wood work or shop class at school.…
Official specs of the Blackberry Javelin
Blackberry have had us all salivating this year with the Curve and Storm being released to great acclaim. So how will they follow this up? With a bang it seems, as we can now officially confirm the UK launch of the Blackberry Javelin in December. It's smaller than the Curve or the Bold and features…