So which was the best value tech product of the whole year? Well, the winner was a device that completely ticked all of our boxes. We were on the lookout for a product that retails at a very competitive price and yet still manages to perform at a top level, giving high-end devices with similar…

ShinyShiny readers voted for DoingSomething for its completely unique and fun approach to online dating, as well as the fact that, as a membership-only website, it's much less creep-friendly than the free ones. Then there are the incredible dating events that DoingSomething holds, like Giant Twister and Sleepover at The Shard. The website works around…

Our Everyday Tech Genius award was voted for by you, our dear readers. And from day one there was only ever going to be one winner. The truth is, the Philips innovative Hue lighting system leapt into the lead from the very beginning and ended up with many more votes than its nearest rivals. Bravo…

In an era where we can buy every single one of our Christmas presents without leaving the sofa, bricks-and-mortar retailers are suffering. Particularly under threat are those lovely little independent shops, the butchers and bakers and candlestickmakers that bring life to your neighbourhood – but not chops to your door. Until now. Connecting greengrocers, fishmongers, butchers, bakeries, cake…

This year was the year that we finally stopped chasing women down streets to ask where they got their dress from, and started letting technology do the legwork instead. Using top-notch visual recognition technology, the brilliant findSimilar by Cortexica wins our fashion innovation award for styling itself as the original 'Shazam for clothes', and actually being pretty…

For the last few months, we've been extra-busy testing gadgets, trying apps and evaluating accessories, all in the name of the ShinyShiny Awards 2014. We want to find the best and most useful bits of tech, so we can help you make choices you'll love. But we need your help. As well as the categories…

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