Disability campaigners are putting pressure on Apple to improve accessibility to apps for blind people. Members of the National Federation of the Blind in the US have approved a resolution to request Apple to create accessibility requirements for developers. They may take their fight to the courts in future, but hope the company will do…

A new device has been used to suck blood clots out of patients’ bodies, removing the need for invasive, high-risk surgery or blood transfusions. When a blood clot breaks away from a blood vessel wall and lodges in the lungs or heart, it can be fatal: over 32,000 people in the UK die every year…

The ability to mind-read is fast becoming a reality, thanks to a brand new app for Google Glass, which allows you to take photos and share them using only your brainwaves. Called MindRDR, the app was developed by London-based user experience company This Place and requires the NeuroSky EEG Biosensor to work. It's this additional sensor, which…

Today Adidas launched its brand new Fit Smart wearable, a fitness tracking device specially designed for those who take working out seriously and want real-time monitoring and all kinds of stats about their heart rate, the distance they've covered, the length of their stride, the calories they've burned, and much much more. Here at shinyshiny we were…

Today Adidas launched its latest digital fitness product, the Fit Smart, a wearable activity training device built for those who take their workouts seriously. The Fit Smart can measure all kinds of metrics, including calories burned, heart rate, distance covered and stride rate, all from a durable wristband that's somewhere between a chunky watch and the…

Thanks to Portuguese start-up ColorElephant, it's now possible to scroll back through everything that ever compelled you to click the 'Like' button on Facebook. Oh dear... Be it a page, a status or a story, the LikeManager app helps you 'rediscover the things you like'. Or Like. The app works by recording your Liking activity, and then…

Scientists across the pond at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a prototype of a new wearable ring, but instead of keeping you safe or tracking your steps, it assists in reading out printed text. Aiming to help the visually impaired, the so called FingerReader can be used with books, magazines, restaurant menus and even…