Month: June 2005
What's New From Shiny?
Avoid your dad this father's day and take a look at our blogs instead… Shiny Shiny (gadgets for girls): Shiny Shiny in the Sun, Powerseed electronic weight management coach, Sony Ericsson Z520 ladyphone Bayraider (eBay blog): First edition Lord Of…
microsoft gets into P2P
microsoft is getting into filesharing with the announcement that its Cambridge lab has come up with a P2P program dubbed 'Avalanche'. The lab claims that download times are between 20-30 percent faster using their network coding approach, than on systems…
PSP gets cracked
It didn't take long: it turns out that hackers have cracked the PSP, and the programs that let you unlock Sony's gizmo are already circulating on the net. The process can damage your PSP if performed incorrectly, and requires the…
A bluetooth enabled crimewave
Uh-oh. According to the South Manchester Reporter, thieves have begun to use bluetooth phones as a way of finding expensive laptops and cellphones in parked cars. Local police claim that 20 recent thefts have been carried out by crooks strolling…
A remote control for your entire house
Let's face it: remote controls are cool. Be they normal TV remotes, voice activated ones, or special iPod remotes, we love 'em. The Remote Life Home Controller goes a step further. This little black box, retailing for $1399, hooks up…
Yahoo launches new premium content search
Yahoo's really going for it. Today the search engine announced that it has begun testing a service that allows people to search information on sites on which you have to pay to subscribe. The new service, Yahoo search subscriptions, will…
Wimbledon on the web
If you're stuck behind a computer when you'd rather be sipping Pimms, chomping strawberries and singing Cliff Richard numbers then you might be slightly cheered by the news that you can watch Wimbledon on the web. The All England…
The Queen's iPod
The Sun reports that her Maj has this week splashed out on an iPod. Our 79 year old monarch is apparently already grooving to the delights of Queen and The Korgis and is rumoured to be so pleased with…
Del Boy's van on eBay
Nice to see that Shiny Media’s sister company – Trotters Independent Traders -has put its 3-wheeler van up for sale on eBay. Given that it is looking increasingly likely that we won’t be millionaires by Xmas it would make for…
Yahoo to go VoIP
It looks like Yahoo are going to make a run at the VoIP market. Not only did the latest upgrade of Yahoo messenger did have some Skype like features, as you can see here, but it has now emerged that …
