Shiny Shinyhttp://www.shinyshiny.tv/A girl's guide to gadgets. All the best female-friendly tech around - including MP3 players, phones, laptops, digital cameras and any other bit of handy consumer gadgetry.enThu, 03 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMTThu, 03 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMT302009-09-03T19:45:00ZenKaraoke on the computer: an offer from Luckyvoicehttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/541b3bc/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Ckaraoke0Ion0Ithe0Bhtml/story01.htmFancy a little treat for a quiet weekday? Or perhaps some entertainment for a raucous weekend boozefest? We're not talking about naughty toys this time, we're talking about online karaoke. <a href="http://home.luckyvoice.com/"target=_"blank">Luckyvoice</a> is like a karaoke version of Spotify and has a nice little offer for Shiny readers. They are offering up 24hours of access to their 6000-strong song library to anyone using the special voucher code below. <strong>How to get your 24hour premium service:</strong> 1. Register with the site on <a href="http://home.luckyvoice.com/"target=_"blank">http://home.luckyvoice.com/</a> 2. Once logged in, click "buy premium sing" 3. Enter code JULYSING in the voucher code area on the right-hand side bar And you're there: 24 hours access to the full song collection. Fiddle around with playlists, find songs you want on their big screen net player, watch the words flicker by.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/541b3bc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Karaoke on the computer: an offer from Luckyvoice&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/karaoke_on_the.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Karaoke on the computer: an offer from Luckyvoice&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/karaoke_on_the.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/45024680240/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/88191932/kg/25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/45024680240/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/88191932/kg/25/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:55 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/541b3bc/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Ckaraoke0Ion0Ithe0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachCompetitions & Promotions2009-07-13T16:37:00ZLuckyvoice is like a karaoke version of Spotify and has a nice little offer for Shiny readers. They are offering up 24hours of access to their 6000-strong song library to anyone using the special voucher code below. How to get your 24hour premium service: 1. Register with the site on http://home.luckyvoice.com/ 2. Once logged in, click "buy premium sing" 3. Enter code JULYSING in the voucher code area on the right-hand side bar And you're there: 24 hours access to the full song collection. Fiddle around with playlists, find songs you want on their big screen net player, watch the words flicker by.


]]>Why is Tumblr cool?http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/539874a/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cwhy0Iis0Itumblr0Ic0Bhtml/story01.htmWhat makes a blogging platform cool and another less cool? Posterous has stolen my heart - for its simplicity and ease of use - but not everyone is so impressed by ravishingly efficient content management. Some people have other criteria when assessing blogging sites or social networks - like, are they cool? Tumblr is really cool apparently. Several people on Twitter and IRL have told me so, and somehow I know it is when I look at it. But why? Fashionistas are always making comments like 'bat-winged jackets are really cool' and then inventing spurious reasons about sleeve-trends and how bat-wings/retro-tailoring/apricot leather captures the zeitgeist as proof for their statements. I just decided we'd do the same with blogging platforms. Of course this opens up definition-busting broader questions like 'what is cool anyway?' I don't know, but let's shove that aside and make a few lists about stuff I do know.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/539874a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Why is Tumblr cool?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/why_is_tumblr_c.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Why is Tumblr cool?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/why_is_tumblr_c.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086935802/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87656266/kg/16/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086935802/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87656266/kg/16/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:24:28 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/539874a/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cwhy0Iis0Itumblr0Ic0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachColumns & Opinion2009-07-10T16:23:00Z


]]>Win Samsung i8910 HD smartphone!http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53680da/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A90Cwin0Ifree0Isamsun0Bhtml/story01.htmWe're giving away the very i8910 that is featured on this video to a lucky Shiny Shiny reader. Normally the phone comes with a £40 per month contract with Orange, but thanks to a nice offer from Samsung, the winner will get this handset absolutely free! Email me at <a href="mailto:anna@shinymedia.com">anna@shinymedia.com</a> with competition in the subject line and a very short description of something you would video if you had an HD video camera in your phone and we'll post out the handset to the winner. The competition will run for 7 days until <strong>6pm Friday 10th July</strong>. The winner will be notified within 7 days of the closing date. Whilst entries will be accepted from anywhere, Shiny Shiny cannot be held responsible for the non-compatibility of the phone if registered overseas. If you're not lucky enough to win, or just want a Samsung i8910HD phone now, head over to <a href="http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/Samsung-i8910-HD"target=_"blank">the Orange/Samsung Shop</a>.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53680da/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Win Samsung i8910 HD smartphone!&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/09/win_free_samsun.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Win Samsung i8910 HD smartphone!&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/09/win_free_samsun.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086868860/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87458010/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086868860/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87458010/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:13:51 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53680da/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A90Cwin0Ifree0Isamsun0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachCompetitions & Promotions2009-09-03T19:45:00Zanna@shinymedia.com with competition in the subject line and a very short description of something you would video if you had an HD video camera in your phone and we'll post out the handset to the winner. The competition will run for 7 days until 6pm Friday 10th July. The winner will be notified within 7 days of the closing date. Whilst entries will be accepted from anywhere, Shiny Shiny cannot be held responsible for the non-compatibility of the phone if registered overseas. If you're not lucky enough to win, or just want a Samsung i8910HD phone now, head over to the Orange/Samsung Shop.


]]>Win Samsung i8910 HD smartphone!http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53654eb/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cwin0Ifree0Isamsun0Bhtml/story01.htmWe're giving away the very i8910 that is featured on this video to a lucky Shiny Shiny reader. Normally the phone comes with a £40 per month contract with Orange, but thanks to a nice offer from Samsung, the winner will get this handset absolutely free! Email me at <a href="mailto:anna@shinymedia.com">anna@shinymedia.com</a> with competition in the subject line and a very short description of something you would video if you had an HD video camera in your phone and we'll post out the handset to the winner. The competition will run for 7 days until <strong>6pm Friday 10th July</strong>. The winner will be notified within 7 days of the closing date. Whilst entries will be accepted from anywhere, Shiny Shiny cannot be held responsible for the non-compatibility of the phone if registered overseas. If you're not lucky enough to win, or just want a Samsung i8910HD phone now, head over to <a href="http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/Samsung-i8910-HD"target=_"blank">the Orange/Samsung Shop</a>.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53654eb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Win Samsung i8910 HD smartphone!&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/win_free_samsun.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Win Samsung i8910 HD smartphone!&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/win_free_samsun.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086868350/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87446763/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086868350/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87446763/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:20 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53654eb/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cwin0Ifree0Isamsun0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachCompetitions & Promotions2009-07-03T19:39:00Zanna@shinymedia.com with competition in the subject line and a very short description of something you would video if you had an HD video camera in your phone and we'll post out the handset to the winner. The competition will run for 7 days until 6pm Friday 10th July. The winner will be notified within 7 days of the closing date. Whilst entries will be accepted from anywhere, Shiny Shiny cannot be held responsible for the non-compatibility of the phone if registered overseas. If you're not lucky enough to win, or just want a Samsung i8910HD phone now, head over to the Orange/Samsung Shop.


]]>The Shiny review: the Samsung i8910 HD smartphonehttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53654ea/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Csam0Bhtml/story01.htmThe top-of-the-range Samsung i8910 clocks up a couple of world firsts: first HD video camera in a mobile phone and the largest AMOLED screen on the market at 3.7". With HD playback and some addictive video games, it's a bit of charmer, but what are the drawbacks?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53654ea/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=The Shiny review: the Samsung i8910 HD smartphone&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/sam.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The Shiny review: the Samsung i8910 HD smartphone&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/sam.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086868349/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87446762/kg/25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086868349/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87446762/kg/25/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:20 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/53654ea/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Csam0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachPhonesVideo reviews2009-07-09T19:40:00Z


]]>Anti-Paparazzi Fashionhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5325e3c/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Canti0Epaparazzi0Bhtml/story01.htmWhile I'm not a celebrity, I am familiar with people taking photographs of me on nights out, not looking my best and in compromising situations. Instead of Paparazzi, I have click-happy friends. So this prototype handbag looks rather tempting. Coined the "Anti-Paparazzi handbag", it detects camera flashes and emits a powerful strobe to dazzle the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5325e3c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Anti-Paparazzi Fashion&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/anti-paparazzi.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Anti-Paparazzi Fashion&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/anti-paparazzi.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086772830/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87187004/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086772830/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87187004/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:49:11 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5325e3c/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Canti0Epaparazzi0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachAccessoriesColumns & Opinion2009-07-08T16:48:00Z


]]>5 kitchen implements to make you lolhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/532450b/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C50Ikitchen0Iimple0I10Bhtml/story01.htmAgain, kitchen implements, they're there to be useful: but sometimes they just make you laugh. Maybe it's because they are intended to make you laugh, maybe because they're not actually useful and their sheer pointlessness reflects the general pointlessness of existence back at you and the only response is laughter. Just a thought. Anyway these are five kitchen gadgets/implements that made me laugh out loud, or lol, as the kids say.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/532450b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=5 kitchen implements to make you lol&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/5_kitchen_imple_1.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=5 kitchen implements to make you lol&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/5_kitchen_imple_1.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086768577/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87180555/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086768577/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87180555/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:02:22 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/532450b/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C50Ikitchen0Iimple0I10Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeach2009-07-08T15:58:00Z


]]>5 kitchen implements to desirehttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/532286b/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C50Ikitchen0Iimple0Bhtml/story01.htmI know kitchen implements are there to be useful... they open tins, contain hot things and facilitate the making of millefeuille pastry. But sometimes they're so much more than that. Sometimes, they become things you want really badly with a desire that eclipses any potential usefulness they could possibly have. These are five kitchen implements that make me feel that way. <strong>Click on the image below to start the gallery</strong><img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/532286b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=5 kitchen implements to desire&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/5_kitchen_imple.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=5 kitchen implements to desire&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/5_kitchen_imple.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086763623/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87173227/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086763623/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/87173227/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:15:12 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/532286b/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C50Ikitchen0Iimple0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachHome Appliances2009-07-08T13:15:00ZClick on the image below to start the gallery


]]>FriendFeed - what is it good for?http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/52f365e/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cfriendfeed0I0E0Iwh0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92329" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/26-92329.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/26-92329.html','popup','width=227,height=50,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/26-thumb-480x105-92329.jpg" width="480" height="105" alt="Friendfeed" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form> Hyped up as the new Twitter, <a href="http://friendfeed.com"target= _"blank">FriendFeed </a>has been getting flak in some quarters for simply copying banal trivia from one part of the internet and putting it in another part of the internet. I think we all know by now that the human race likes banal trivia. If the existence of small talk hadn't sufficiently proved that, then Twitter certainly has. A more serious allegation against FriendFeed is that it just duplicates information from elsewhere, and that if you wanted to read your friend's tweets, you'd go to Twitter. However, FriendFeed's ability to collate information then re-present it clearly, make it a valuable addition to all those individual sites and better than similar aggregators out there. At least until someone else starts doing it better. In the meantime though: Some things you can do on Friend Feed that I like and you might:<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/52f365e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=FriendFeed - what is it good for?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/friendfeed_-_wh.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=FriendFeed - what is it good for?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/friendfeed_-_wh.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086710489/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86980190/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086710489/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86980190/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:09:51 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/52f365e/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cfriendfeed0I0E0Iwh0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachTech Tip2009-07-07T22:59:00ZFriendfeed Hyped up as the new Twitter, FriendFeed has been getting flak in some quarters for simply copying banal trivia from one part of the internet and putting it in another part of the internet. I think we all know by now that the human race likes banal trivia. If the existence of small talk hadn't sufficiently proved that, then Twitter certainly has. A more serious allegation against FriendFeed is that it just duplicates information from elsewhere, and that if you wanted to read your friend's tweets, you'd go to Twitter. However, FriendFeed's ability to collate information then re-present it clearly, make it a valuable addition to all those individual sites and better than similar aggregators out there. At least until someone else starts doing it better. In the meantime though: Some things you can do on Friend Feed that I like and you might:


]]>5 great coffee machineshttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/52bb396/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C50Igreat0Icoffee0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92321" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/23 Coffee-Cup-92321.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/23 Coffee-Cup-92321.html','popup','width=360,height=285,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/23 Coffee-Cup-thumb-240x190-92321.png" width="240" height="190" alt="Coffee cup" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></a></form>The dark liquid that flows in the veins of the workforce, coffee is a popular drink. American coffee-drinkers consume an average 3.1 cups a day (according to <a href="http://www.coffeeresearch.org/market/usa.htm"target=_"blank">coffeeresearch.org</a>) - sadly British statistics haven't been compiled, but I imagine we're not far behind. If you're going to drink that much of it, it might as well be good. We look at the best machines for making café-standard espresso in the comfort of your kitchen. Cafetieres, Filter Coffee Makers and Percolators use plungers, filters and steam to make coffee. We're looking at the fourth type of coffee-maker: espresso and cappuccino makers, which make stronger more intense coffees and are what you see in professional coffee shops.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/52bb396/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=5 great coffee machines&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/5_great_coffee.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=5 great coffee machines&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/5_great_coffee.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086671802/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86750102/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086671802/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86750102/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:24:05 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/52bb396/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C50Igreat0Icoffee0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachHome Appliances2009-07-07T13:10:00ZCoffee cupThe dark liquid that flows in the veins of the workforce, coffee is a popular drink. American coffee-drinkers consume an average 3.1 cups a day (according to coffeeresearch.org) - sadly British statistics haven't been compiled, but I imagine we're not far behind. If you're going to drink that much of it, it might as well be good. We look at the best machines for making café-standard espresso in the comfort of your kitchen. Cafetieres, Filter Coffee Makers and Percolators use plungers, filters and steam to make coffee. We're looking at the fourth type of coffee-maker: espresso and cappuccino makers, which make stronger more intense coffees and are what you see in professional coffee shops.


]]>Meet Shiny Shiny on Twitter - @ShinyShinyhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5276812/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cmeet0Ishiny0Ishin0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92310" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/Twitter Image hulk-mystique copy-92310.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/Twitter Image hulk-mystique copy-92310.html','popup','width=170,height=150,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/Twitter Image hulk-mystique copy-thumb-240x211-92310.jpg" width="240" height="211" alt="Twitter Image" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></a></form><a href="http://twitter.com/shinyshiny"target=_"blank">Shiny Shiny tweets</a> and would like you to follow please. Some people call Twitter a stream of banalities - of course it is, and that's why we love it. And when you follow us it's a stream of ShinyShiny-flavoured banalities. So... follow us! Practically an RSS feed, we use our Twitter-stream to post links to all articles, and occasionally little jokes (if I can ever think of any). Replies, questions, quotations from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek"target=_"blank">Wikipedia entry for 'geek'</a> - our twitter is jammed with useful links and trivial comments. The kind Twitter is known and loved for. We also point out nice offers, when kindly PRs suggest them to us.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5276812/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Meet Shiny Shiny on Twitter - @ShinyShiny&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/meet_shiny_shin.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Meet Shiny Shiny on Twitter - @ShinyShiny&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/meet_shiny_shin.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086630890/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86468626/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086630890/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86468626/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:49:24 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5276812/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cmeet0Ishiny0Ishin0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachShiny Announcements2009-07-06T18:48:00ZTwitter ImageShiny Shiny tweets and would like you to follow please. Some people call Twitter a stream of banalities - of course it is, and that's why we love it. And when you follow us it's a stream of ShinyShiny-flavoured banalities. So... follow us! Practically an RSS feed, we use our Twitter-stream to post links to all articles, and occasionally little jokes (if I can ever think of any). Replies, questions, quotations from the Wikipedia entry for 'geek' - our twitter is jammed with useful links and trivial comments. The kind Twitter is known and loved for. We also point out nice offers, when kindly PRs suggest them to us.


]]>10 best places to buy gadgets and geek chic onlinehttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/526f15f/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C10A0Ibest0Iplaces0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92307" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/22. cart-92307.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/22. cart-92307.html','popup','width=300,height=326,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/22. cart-thumb-430x467-92307.png" width="430" height="467" alt="22. cart.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form> From the obvious to the weird, we pick out good places to buy gadgets and geek chic.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/526f15f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=10 best places to buy gadgets and geek chic online&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/10_best_places.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=10 best places to buy gadgets and geek chic online&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/10_best_places.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086628304/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86438239/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086628304/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/86438239/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:14:39 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/526f15f/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70C10A0Ibest0Iplaces0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachGadgetsGeek chic clothing2009-07-06T18:09:00Z22. cart.png From the obvious to the weird, we pick out good places to buy gadgets and geek chic.


]]>Dog iPhone apps, dog tracking devices, pet cam and dog social networkinghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/51c6434/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cwhen0Idogs0Iinter0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92274" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/19. dog iphone-92274.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/19. dog iphone-92274.html','popup','width=531,height=411,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/19. dog iphone-thumb-240x185-92274.jpg" width="240" height="185" alt="19. dog iphone.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></a></form> One day someone will breed a Pekingese with an iPhone and the result will be beautiful. Perhaps even better than this. In the meantime there are many useful and even more non-useful ways your dog can interact with technology.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/51c6434/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Dog iPhone apps, dog tracking devices, pet cam and dog social networking&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/when_dogs_inter.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Dog iPhone apps, dog tracking devices, pet cam and dog social networking&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/when_dogs_inter.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086490218/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/85746740/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086490218/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/85746740/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:50 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/51c6434/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cwhen0Idogs0Iinter0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachGadgetsiPhone2009-07-03T11:43:00Z19. dog iphone.jpg One day someone will breed a Pekingese with an iPhone and the result will be beautiful. Perhaps even better than this. In the meantime there are many useful and even more non-useful ways your dog can interact with technology.


]]>Social-networking sites & blogs have love-childrenhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50fe5bc/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cthe0Imounting0Ibu0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92239" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/17 - baby blogs copy-92239.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/17 - baby blogs copy-92239.html','popup','width=480,height=130,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/17 - baby blogs copy-thumb-480x130-92239.jpg" width="480" height="130" alt="17 - baby blogs copy.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form> The mounting buzz around short-form blogging sites Posterous and Tumblr puts a new spin on the blogs v twitter debate; a third way. It's got me thinking that rather than killing each other, or even co-existing, social networking sites and blogs are actually coming together and making mid-length social blog babies. Metaphorically I mean, there's no business deal or sex involved anywhere. Suggestions that blogs are shortening comes along with the idea that tweets could lengthen: new service <a href="http://www.twitblogs.com/"target=_"blank">Twitblogs</a> is an near-exact replica of <a href="http://twitter.com"target=_"blank">Twitter</a> with the difference that you can extend posts beyond 140 characters. It seems to be that having stoked the desire for in-depth lengthy posts (blogs) and up-to-the-minute link-tastic chatty random short posts (twitter) - businesses are moving into a middle ground that caters to both.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50fe5bc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Social-networking sites & blogs have love-children&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/the_mounting_bu.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Social-networking sites & blogs have love-children&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/the_mounting_bu.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086319101/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84927932/kg/16/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086319101/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84927932/kg/16/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:34 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50fe5bc/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cthe0Imounting0Ibu0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachRandom StuffSoftware2009-07-01T18:58:00Z17 - baby blogs copy.jpg The mounting buzz around short-form blogging sites Posterous and Tumblr puts a new spin on the blogs v twitter debate; a third way. It's got me thinking that rather than killing each other, or even co-existing, social networking sites and blogs are actually coming together and making mid-length social blog babies. Metaphorically I mean, there's no business deal or sex involved anywhere. Suggestions that blogs are shortening comes along with the idea that tweets could lengthen: new service Twitblogs is an near-exact replica of Twitter with the difference that you can extend posts beyond 140 characters. It seems to be that having stoked the desire for in-depth lengthy posts (blogs) and up-to-the-minute link-tastic chatty random short posts (twitter) - businesses are moving into a middle ground that caters to both.


]]>Bing - why you should be using ithttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50caeb6/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cbing0I0E0Iwhy0Iyou0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92236" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/18. microsoft_bing_search-92236.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/18. microsoft_bing_search-92236.html','popup','width=504,height=315,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/07/18. microsoft_bing_search-thumb-480x300-92236.jpg" width="480" height="300" alt="18. microsoft_bing_search.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form> To say that Google runs the biggest most successful search engine on the world wide web is so obvious it's slightly ridiculous, so when Microsoft launched its search engine <a href="http://www.bing.com/"target=_"blank">Bing</a> I didn't really envisage myself using it beyond the odd curious poke-around. But having Binged (Bung?) for a few months now, I'm going to recommend Bing for anyone interested in visuals and graphics. It's not just that the wallpapers on its home page are pretty pictures of seahorses and rainforests, it's that the image and video searches are genuinely better. Apparently several Bing functions are only available in the US, but we'll compare the mutilated version we've got anyway. Let's do a quick run-down of the key services: <strong> Follow on after the jump</strong><img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50caeb6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Bing - why you should be using it&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/bing_-_why_you.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Bing - why you should be using it&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/07/bing_-_why_you.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086276358/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84717238/kg/25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086276358/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84717238/kg/25/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:10:10 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50caeb6/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A70Cbing0I0E0Iwhy0Iyou0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachTech TipTools2009-07-01T09:33:00Z18. microsoft_bing_search.jpg To say that Google runs the biggest most successful search engine on the world wide web is so obvious it's slightly ridiculous, so when Microsoft launched its search engine Bing I didn't really envisage myself using it beyond the odd curious poke-around. But having Binged (Bung?) for a few months now, I'm going to recommend Bing for anyone interested in visuals and graphics. It's not just that the wallpapers on its home page are pretty pictures of seahorses and rainforests, it's that the image and video searches are genuinely better. Apparently several Bing functions are only available in the US, but we'll compare the mutilated version we've got anyway. Let's do a quick run-down of the key services: Follow on after the jump


]]>If famous novels were iPhone apps, what would they do?http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50941ee/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cif0Ifamous0Inovel0Bhtml/story01.htmIt's a question that so far some of the greatest minds in the country have avoided asking. Fortunately, we have the perfect excuse to dive into this exciting territory because... gasp... someone has just released A NOVEL COMBINED WITH AN IPHONE APP GAME - pause for breath - and I think that's an amazing idea. That someone is called Leila Johnston and she's real funny and you can see a bit more her hybrid novel-app at the website here.. <a href="http://enemyofchaos.com/"target=_"blank">http://enemyofchaos.com/</a> We thought we'd chip in our own tuppence and say: what if those olden-day novelists had the chance to make iPhone applications as a cunning multiplatform tie-ins with their literary masterpieces? What would Dickens/Austen/Tolkien/Salinger have done? Well. <strong>Click the picture below to start the gallery</strong><img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50941ee/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=If famous novels were iPhone apps, what would they do?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/if_famous_novel.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=If famous novels were iPhone apps, what would they do?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/if_famous_novel.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086232059/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84492782/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086232059/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84492782/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:56:14 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/50941ee/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cif0Ifamous0Inovel0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachiPhone2009-06-30T18:11:00Zhttp://enemyofchaos.com/ We thought we'd chip in our own tuppence and say: what if those olden-day novelists had the chance to make iPhone applications as a cunning multiplatform tie-ins with their literary masterpieces? What would Dickens/Austen/Tolkien/Salinger have done? Well. Click the picture below to start the gallery


]]>The 5 types of Gmail Userhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/502f3fa/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cthe0I50Itypes0Iof0Bhtml/story01.htmDoes opening your gmail inbox turn you into a Monkey of Madness? Or the Elephant of Overshare? Perhaps as a Shiny reader you're more of a Geek of Glory. Confused? no, be delighted. Illustrator and poet Giles Andraes, better known as Edward Monkton has created five little captioned illustrations to show the Five Types of Gmail User. Let us summarise them:<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/502f3fa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=The 5 types of Gmail User&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/the_5_types_of.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The 5 types of Gmail User&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/the_5_types_of.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086159130/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84079610/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086159130/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84079610/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:46:24 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/502f3fa/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cthe0I50Itypes0Iof0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeach2009-06-29T17:09:00Z


]]>Why people blog and why they'll keep doing ithttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5022a3a/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cpost0I660Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92201" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/12 blogging is back-92201.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/12 blogging is back-92201.html','popup','width=480,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/12 blogging is back-thumb-480x480-92201.jpg" width="480" height="480" alt="12 blogging is back.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form>Last week we did a piece on <a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/5_reasonstwitte.html">5 reasons why Twitter will kill blogging</a>... and got a big reaction. As one commentator sweetly pointed out, Shiny Shiny is in fact a blog so we do have a vested interest in defending them. Others said that Twitter is link dependent, so actually drives traffic to blogs. Several people pointed out that blogs can be great and that sometimes people want to read content that is longer than 140 characters. From a reader's point of view, then: Twitter one-liners supplement but don't replace the more satisfying content on blogs and it could make it easier to find them. So it's probably fair to say that Twitter helps strong blogs get stronger. But for the bloggers themselves? Will they still have the motivation to post a web-log about their daily lives/pet rattlesnake/bedroom antics when Twitter and Facebook are easier and quicker?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5022a3a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Why people blog and why they'll keep doing it&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/post_66.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Why people blog and why they'll keep doing it&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/post_66.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086148290/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84027962/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086148290/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/84027962/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:01 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/5022a3a/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cpost0I660Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachColumns & Opinion2009-06-29T15:02:00Z12 blogging is back.jpgLast week we did a piece on 5 reasons why Twitter will kill blogging... and got a big reaction. As one commentator sweetly pointed out, Shiny Shiny is in fact a blog so we do have a vested interest in defending them. Others said that Twitter is link dependent, so actually drives traffic to blogs. Several people pointed out that blogs can be great and that sometimes people want to read content that is longer than 140 characters. From a reader's point of view, then: Twitter one-liners supplement but don't replace the more satisfying content on blogs and it could make it easier to find them. So it's probably fair to say that Twitter helps strong blogs get stronger. But for the bloggers themselves? Will they still have the motivation to post a web-log about their daily lives/pet rattlesnake/bedroom antics when Twitter and Facebook are easier and quicker?


]]>5 Netbooks for under £200http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/500b9a7/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60C50Inetbooks0Ifor0Bhtml/story01.htmThey're crunching the laptop market but the jury's still out on how useful these cut-price, cut-function laptops are. We say the sales figures speak for themselves. Most people agree that what netbooks have going for them is price and portability. And since price is the netbook trump card we've dug deep into online retailers and come up with the five best netbooks for under £200.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/500b9a7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=5 Netbooks for under £200&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/5_netbooks_for.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=5 Netbooks for under £200&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/5_netbooks_for.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086126104/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/83933607/kg/25-26/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42086126104/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/83933607/kg/25-26/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:29:12 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/500b9a7/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60C50Inetbooks0Ifor0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachNetbooks2009-06-29T13:25:00Z


]]>5 reasons why Twitter could kill Blogshttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4f414ca/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60C50Ireasonstwitte0Bhtml/story01.htmTwitter is killing blogging, according to an <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/24/charles-arthur-blogging-twitter"target=_"blank">article</a> by the editor of TechGuardian Charles Arthurs. Blogs are withering off the face of the internet and it's the fault of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, he claims. His article follows up from a New York Times story '<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/fashion/07blogs.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1245755630-gtQjahIAzaCLSn+xmUfPpw"target=_"blank">Blogs falling in an empty forest</a>' which flashed some statistics from a 2008 Technorati survey: only 7.4 million out of the 133 million blogs the search engine tracks had been updated in the past 120 days. That works out as 95 percent of blogs being essentially abandoned. Arthur backs up the stats with some anecdotal evidence about dried-up blog feeds, as the tech web-logs he follows curl up and die. Why? Because it's easier to tweet, he thinks. Tweeting is shorter, and we are lazy. It's an opinion backed up by a quick twitterview we conducted with popular London blogger: www.themanwhofellasleep.com now @themanwhofell - who has just called shots on his website and directs followers to his twitterfeed. Why is Twitter better? ShinyShiny asked. "They are very different beasts" he responded "- it's like comparing texting with phone calls. Personally I like Twitter because I'm lazy." Fair enough. So by way of explanation, we've pulled out photoshop out and done a few, errr, 'illustrations' of the 5 reasons Tweets are doing better than Blogs.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4f414ca/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=5 reasons why Twitter could kill Blogs&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/5_reasonstwitte.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=5 reasons why Twitter could kill Blogs&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/5_reasonstwitte.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085964345/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/83104970/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085964345/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/83104970/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:21:54 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4f414ca/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60C50Ireasonstwitte0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeach2009-06-25T18:47:00Zarticle by the editor of TechGuardian Charles Arthurs. Blogs are withering off the face of the internet and it's the fault of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, he claims. His article follows up from a New York Times story 'Blogs falling in an empty forest' which flashed some statistics from a 2008 Technorati survey: only 7.4 million out of the 133 million blogs the search engine tracks had been updated in the past 120 days. That works out as 95 percent of blogs being essentially abandoned. Arthur backs up the stats with some anecdotal evidence about dried-up blog feeds, as the tech web-logs he follows curl up and die. Why? Because it's easier to tweet, he thinks. Tweeting is shorter, and we are lazy. It's an opinion backed up by a quick twitterview we conducted with popular London blogger: www.themanwhofellasleep.com now @themanwhofell - who has just called shots on his website and directs followers to his twitterfeed. Why is Twitter better? ShinyShiny asked. "They are very different beasts" he responded "- it's like comparing texting with phone calls. Personally I like Twitter because I'm lazy." Fair enough. So by way of explanation, we've pulled out photoshop out and done a few, errr, 'illustrations' of the 5 reasons Tweets are doing better than Blogs.


]]>Hi-tech chocolatehttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4eb729f/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cone0Iof0Ithem0Iuse0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92170" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/10. tcho 2-92170.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/10. tcho 2-92170.html','popup','width=540,height=425,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/10. tcho 2-thumb-480x377-92170.jpg" width="480" height="377" alt="10. tcho 2.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form> One of them used to design space shuttles, one of them founded tech ideas mag Wired, and together these two leaders of the tech world have joined forces to make: chocolate. Yes, not to invent super-computers or start web 3.0, just make chocolate. Timothy Childs worked on space and video technology but when Louis Rossetto met him at a convention a few years ago, they talked about chocolate. The conversation turned into a business plan and now Tcho (a cunning little combination of 'tech' and 'choc') is an up and running company. As you might expect from their credentials - it is (apparently) damn good chocolate, and has a strong tech input from start to finish.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4eb729f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Hi-tech chocolate&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/one_of_them_use.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Hi-tech chocolate&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/one_of_them_use.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085845931/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82539167/kg/16-31/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085845931/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82539167/kg/16-31/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:40:50 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4eb729f/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cone0Iof0Ithem0Iuse0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachRandom Stuff2009-06-25T00:57:00Z10. tcho 2.jpg One of them used to design space shuttles, one of them founded tech ideas mag Wired, and together these two leaders of the tech world have joined forces to make: chocolate. Yes, not to invent super-computers or start web 3.0, just make chocolate. Timothy Childs worked on space and video technology but when Louis Rossetto met him at a convention a few years ago, they talked about chocolate. The conversation turned into a business plan and now Tcho (a cunning little combination of 'tech' and 'choc') is an up and running company. As you might expect from their credentials - it is (apparently) damn good chocolate, and has a strong tech input from start to finish.


]]>High-tech Chocolatehttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4eb6fd1/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cone0Iof0Ithem0Iuse0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92170" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/10. tcho 2-92170.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/10. tcho 2-92170.html','popup','width=540,height=483,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/10. tcho 2-thumb-480x429-92170.jpg" width="480" height="429" alt="Tcho Chocolate buttons" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form> One of them used to design space shuttles, one of them founded tech ideas mag Wired, and together these two leaders of the tech world have joined forces to make: chocolate. Yes, not to invent super-computers or start web 3.0, just make chocolate. Timothy Childs worked on space and video technology but when Louis Rossetto met him at a convention a few years ago, they talked about chocolate. The conversation turned into a business plan and now Tcho (a cunning little combination of 'tech' and 'choc') is an up and running company.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4eb6fd1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=High-tech Chocolate&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/one_of_them_use.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=High-tech Chocolate&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/one_of_them_use.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085845794/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82538449/kg/16-31/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085845794/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82538449/kg/16-31/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:24:47 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4eb6fd1/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cone0Iof0Ithem0Iuse0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachRandom Stuff2009-06-25T00:57:00ZTcho Chocolate buttons One of them used to design space shuttles, one of them founded tech ideas mag Wired, and together these two leaders of the tech world have joined forces to make: chocolate. Yes, not to invent super-computers or start web 3.0, just make chocolate. Timothy Childs worked on space and video technology but when Louis Rossetto met him at a convention a few years ago, they talked about chocolate. The conversation turned into a business plan and now Tcho (a cunning little combination of 'tech' and 'choc') is an up and running company.


]]>Tick Removers: yes, EW - but you may thank us for thishttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e808a0/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Ctick0Iremoving0Ig0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92167" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/9 tick removal trix lasso-92167.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/9 tick removal trix lasso-92167.html','popup','width=375,height=125,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/9 tick removal trix lasso-thumb-480x160-92167.jpg" width="480" height="160" alt="9 tick removal trix lasso.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></form>The sun's shining, everyone's packing up their manual phone-chargers, dongles, tent-lights and envisaging holidays filled with sun, grass, music and summer gadgets. But - sorry to lower the tone - have you remembered your tick remover? And yes by ticks we mean those ugly little creatures that bite you. And by tick remover we mean a cunning device that extracts the afore-mentioned tick from your poor skin without it regurgitating its stomach into you.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e808a0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Tick Removers: yes, EW - but you may thank us for this&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/tick_removing_g.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Tick Removers: yes, EW - but you may thank us for this&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/tick_removing_g.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085802654/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82315424/kg/30/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085802654/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82315424/kg/30/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:31:09 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e808a0/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Ctick0Iremoving0Ig0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachCamping Gadgets2009-06-24T12:45:00Z9 tick removal trix lasso.jpgThe sun's shining, everyone's packing up their manual phone-chargers, dongles, tent-lights and envisaging holidays filled with sun, grass, music and summer gadgets. But - sorry to lower the tone - have you remembered your tick remover? And yes by ticks we mean those ugly little creatures that bite you. And by tick remover we mean a cunning device that extracts the afore-mentioned tick from your poor skin without it regurgitating its stomach into you.


]]>What the new HTC Firestone might look like...http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e7796e/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cleaked0Ipictures0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92164" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/9. htc phone leak-92164.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/9. htc phone leak-92164.html','popup','width=400,height=371,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/9. htc phone leak-thumb-240x222-92164.jpg" width="240" height="222" alt="9. htc phone leak.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></a></form>Leaked pictures of the new high-end smartphone from HTC are trickling through the net. Apparently the picture above is HTC's new Firestone, one of the company's two top-of-the-range touchscreen devices to be released this year.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e7796e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=What the new HTC Firestone might look like...&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/leaked_pictures.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=What the new HTC Firestone might look like...&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/leaked_pictures.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085795121/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82278766/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085795121/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82278766/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:10:18 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e7796e/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cleaked0Ipictures0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeachPhones2009-06-24T11:29:00Z9. htc phone leak.jpgLeaked pictures of the new high-end smartphone from HTC are trickling through the net. Apparently the picture above is HTC's new Firestone, one of the company's two top-of-the-range touchscreen devices to be released this year.


]]>Facebook and location: what if Facebook knew where you were?http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e4e808/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cfacebook0Iand0Ilo0Bhtml/story01.htm<form mt:asset-id="92136" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/8 map-92136.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/8 map-92136.html','popup','width=320,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/assets_c/2009/06/8 map-thumb-240x360-92136.jpg" width="240" height="360" alt="8 map.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></a></form>The twitterific app on my phone has been bugging me to let it geotag my tweets since I updated it a few weeks ago. It's not the only piece of software interested in your location... Web companies have flagged up location as The Next Big Thing and everyone's into the microlocal right now. But do we want it? Thanks to google maps and gps on smartphones, you know your phone can pinpoint your location right down to what part of a house you're in, and if the view isn't clear enough in hybrid you can always slip into streetview, and get a nice clear picture of what that place looks like. Most people agree it's really useful when your smartphone knows where you are, but what if it started sharing that information with other people?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e4e808/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Facebook and location: what if Facebook knew where you were?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/facebook_and_lo.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Facebook and location: what if Facebook knew where you were?&link=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/06/facebook_and_lo.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085761687/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82110472/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/42085761687/u/49/f/4271/c/304/s/82110472/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:37:20 GMThttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4271/s/4e4e808/l/0L0Sshinyshiny0Btv0C20A0A90C0A60Cfacebook0Iand0Ilo0Bhtml/story01.htmAnnaLeach2009-06-24T00:57:00Z8 map.jpgThe twitterific app on my phone has been bugging me to let it geotag my tweets since I updated it a few weeks ago. It's not the only piece of software interested in your location... Web companies have flagged up location as The Next Big Thing and everyone's into the microlocal right now. But do we want it? Thanks to google maps and gps on smartphones, you know your phone can pinpoint your location right down to what part of a house you're in, and if the view isn't clear enough in hybrid you can always slip into streetview, and get a nice clear picture of what that place looks like. Most people agree it's really useful when your smartphone knows where you are, but what if it started sharing that information with other people?


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