Month: November 2009

Google's Chrome browser to get extensions – will it slow down?

If you use Google's sleek and speedy internet browser Chrome you can look forward to the browser getting an extensions gallery in the near future. A new icon on the Chrome home page takes you through to a planned but unfortunately not yet functioning extensions gallery. Suggestions are that extensions will available from early December.…

Souped-up new TomTom app for iPhone

Smarter and better than its predecessors, an updated TomTom app for iPhone is working its way through Apple's approval processes. Should be out in the next few months and if you use the iPhone's TomTom app this update should be something to look forward to. New features include: 1. Lane guidance: giving drivers extra clarity…

The USB eyelash curler – at last (!!!1)

Is there anything that can't be powered through a USB port? The national grid? Sex toys? Don't answer that - we imagine someone somewhere has hooked at least one of them up to a USB port. It wouldn't surprise me if that person worked at Thanko, the company behind the latest cunning invention to hit…

Cut your hair virtually with Hair Salon Nintendo DSi game

Out on 27th Nov, new Nintendo DSi game Hair Salon from 505 will let you be a virtual hairdresser -and cut your friends' hair on screen. Capable of incorporating photos of you and your friends, the game uses the DSi's facial recognition to get exactly the right size and angle of shot. You can then…

MoZoop: transfer old contacts to a new phone

Free web service MoZoop hopes to take the stress out of changing phones this Christmas. When you receive a shiny new handset you now won't need to go painstakingly through your contact list typing every digit and detail into your new phone. Instead you can err "zoop up" your contacts to MoZoop's secure server and…

INQ Mini 3G review – £60 on payg

Why's it here? So what do you know about INQ? Well they are based in the UK, work mainly with Three Mobile and are building up a selection of mobiles that work seamlessly with internet apps. This handset's predecessor the INQ1 was billed as the Facebook phone, this model is designed to work well with…

Shiny Video: launch of Peugeot's BB1, the cutest electric car ever

The Cheeky girls were there, and so was ShinyShiny. We managed to push celebs aside and get a look at Peugeot's new electric car the BB1: branded as half scooter, half car, it fits four people, has handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and the cutest squished windscreen you ever saw. http://www.bb1-peugeot.com

Getting our grubby hands on LG's new Android phone GW620

LG are launching an Android phone currently known only as the GW620. We glimpsed the prototype last night and took a few pictures. It's a landscape slider with a 5 line QWERTY keypad and runs the version of Android known as "cupcake". LG are likely to be marketing it on the strength of its apps:…

New site Odbody lets you create a "lifepath"

A new website wants to help you create your "lifepath" online. Inspired by the film "It's A Wonderful Life", and by the founder's grandmother, the site Odbody lets you record what has happened to you. In a similar way to Twitter, Odbody gets you to create a personal timeline - but it suggests you focus…