Author: Becca Caddy
Becca is passionate about health, fitness and wellbeing. She’s particularly interested in wearable technology, how our mobiles can help us to get fitter and ways to introduce mindfulness and meditation into our busy working lives. As a northerner living in London, she loves exploring the city, going to the cinema at every possible opportunity and Instagramming everything that crosses her path.
CES 2015: Withings launches the Activite Pop watch – one of the best looking trackers yet
When Withings first announced its great-looking Activite smartwatch we were impressed. The brand has packed best in class activity tracking and smartwatch functionality into one incredibly stylish package that blows the competition out of the water. But the one thing that puts us off is the hefty £320 price tag. So we were really excited…
CES 2015: These Phaz headphones charge your phone while you listen
Audio newcomer Phaz is hoping to make waves at CES 2015> this year with its P2 headphones. These chunky, over-the-ear phones are juiced up by a built-in 1200 mAh battery. The interesting bit is that the battery will also charge up your mobile phone via USB while you listen to your favourite tunes on-the-go. If…
CES 2015: Sony unveils stainless steel Smartwatch 3 that looks like the Apple Watch
Sony has given its Smartwatch 3 an injection of style at CES 2015 by introducing a new stainless steel strap. The brains of the device will be exactly the same, which is a smartwatch with a 1.6 inch display with a resolution of 320 x 320 px running on Google's Android Wear operating system -…
CES 2015: Lenovo launches lightweight, E-ink wearable Vibe Band
Lenovo has been busy launching plenty of laptops, displays, tablets and smartphones at CES 2015 already this year, but it's also announced a brand new wearable: the Vibe Band VB10. Although it may look similar to other curved wearables currently on the market, the slim gadget has an E-ink display, a number of different styles…
CES 2015: Garmin launches stylish Vivofit 2 fitness tracker
At CES 2015 this week, Garmin is set to unveil two new additions to its Vivofit range, adding a new lick of paint and some extra functionality to its already successful fitness tracker. The Garmin Vivofit (which we reviewed last year), has had a new refresh for 2015 with the mouthy Vivofit 2 and the…
CES 2015: ShinyShiny at #CES2015
Every year thousands of tech enthusiasts, journalists and big brands travel to Las Vegas for CES (or the Consumer Electronics Show if we're being official). This massive convention takes over the whole of Sin City to celebrate the world of tech, giving industry insiders an exclusive look at what's to come over the next twelve…
21 Christmas gifts for her for under £50
[nextpage title="Next"] Here at ShinyShiny we've all been collecting together our top gift suggestions for Christmas 2014 (check out our huge collection over at our One stop Christmas shopping post), from presents for beauty lovers to fitness fans and gamers to presents for your gran. But today it's a big one. An important one. Drum…
Will Vodafone’s HD Voice bring phone calls into the 21st century?
This is a sponsored post. Although the technology packed into our mobile phones has come on in leaps and bounds over recent years, the quality of the humble phone call is still pretty similar to how it was a decade ago. Our smart phones may have gone through a number of wifi standards (from 802.11n to…
13 of the best budget knee high boots for under £75
[nextpage title="Next"] Although ankle boots might be way more popular than any other styles and lengths this winter, there's still plenty of room in our wardrobes for a good pair of knee high boots. For a start they keep us so much warmer, which is a really important consideration when you have to deal with…
18 Fitness gifts and gadgets for Christmas
[nextpage title="Next"] Instead of buying run-of-the-mill festive gifts this Christmas (we're looking at you never worn before, light-up Santa gloves) grab some presents that you know the recipient will put to good use. Our buying guide today is all about fitness gifts and gadgets, from tops built for running in the cold and stocking filler extras to…
