Category: Fun
How LG and Apple might finally make voice control really useful
Interesting stuff coming out of the Gotta Be Mobile blog which claims that in 2014 LG will release a smartphone that is always listening out for voice commands. At the moment if you use Siri, the iPhone voice assistant, you need to hold down the home button to launch it. The key issue here is…
Sharp unveils the 90inch Aquos LC-90LE757 – the biggest TV to go on sale in Europe ever
If you are lusting after a big TV and we mean really big then Sharp has some great news. It has just agreed to start selling the Aquos LC-90LE757, which has a screen size of a monstrously large 90inches, in the UK. Ideal for football player penthouses the set is a whole is six inches…
All the gadgets you need for Al Fresco Dining at home
No, we don't mean picnics or a sunday barbeque - this is distinctly more grown-up, dinner party-esque and posher than that. We're not quite in the Aussie's league yet, but we have come along way just in the last decade (- despite the weather playing against us). We've pretty much extended our homes and furnished…
Scooter man has four crashes and plunges into a pit in one minute – the best driving video ever?
There really isn't a great deal to say about this video- just watch it. How he manages to crash four times in around a minute is astonishing. And then the grand finale in the pit - and judging by the time it takes the water to splash it looks pretty deep. Spotter tip.
The Shiny Shiny guide to Espresso Makers and Coffee Machines
Even when times are hard, our commitment to 'proper coffee' is looking like it's here to stay, with many of us still willing to fork out the equivalent of your lunch budget for a cup of the ol' Joe each morning. However, as our addiction has set in, so has our increasing demand to reproduce…
The Shiny Shiny guide to buying Retro Desk Chairs
At the moment we love all things vintage, and find nothing more satisfying than stumbling across the perfect artefact that brings a bit of chic to an otherwise practical item, like a chair. However it takes time rooting through your local second hand furniture shops and auction rooms (fun though it can be), and the…
The best corporate website you will ever see
The thing about corporate websites is that they tend to be a little bit dull, a few corporate head shots here, a yawn of a mission statement there. It is not surprising that most of us tend to switch off and head towards Buzzfeed. Except that there is one company that is desperate to turn…
Mad Men goes to the dogs – clever animated intro
In case you haven't noticed Mad Men is back on our tellies and once again it has sparked an excellent round of parodies. Now I always thought that Don Draper was a bit of a dirty dog and some clever people have taken that link to its logical extension here with a very clever Mad…
My Social Petwork – Facebook for Felines (and Canines) on its way
So you have loads of fun on Facebook chatting away to your pals - so why shouldn't your pooch or kitty keep in touch with their friends in the same way? That's the theory behind a new UK based site that is set to launch very soon. My Social Petwork enables you to create a…
The Shiny Shiny guide to Retro Desk Lamps
We spend more time at our desks these days than ever before, and desk space are fast becoming essential 'zones' to be planned within our homes. However how much time do we spend actually styling our desk space as we do endlessly for other areas of our homes? Essential office furniture - like a good…
