Author: Daniel Sung
SHINY VIDEO PREVIEW: Philips Ariaz and Opus GoGear
Lucky old Zara's in Lisbon. Am I jealous? Yes, I'm jealous, but it's not the jet-setting, room service and warm weather that I'm annoyed about missing out on…well, sort of…it's that she gets to play with all the new toys.
The latest transmission she's beamed back to Shiny HQ is a little look at two new MP3 players from Philips with stereo Bluetooth, QVGA screens, noise cancelling…
In-flight mobile phone calls on Ryanair as of now
Ryan Air, bastion of quality aviation, has become the first airline to let customers use their mobile phones mid-filght.
Yes, picture the scene – you’re sitting perched upright with your shoulders pushed further towards the seat in front of you than any tray table could ever be, you’ve finished your…
Soundshelf: taking the term "bookshelf speakers" very literally indeed
Come on, hands up who wants a Soundshelf? Yes, me too. I’ll take eight. They’re only a concept for now, or a prototype anyway, but I have a feeling this is one of those inventions that will be seeing the light of day.
Polish designers Witek Stefaniak and Anielka Zdanowicz, apart from having names that look like anagrams, have taken a look at modern day speakers and said…
Daily Mail Online headline: How using Facebook could raise your risk of cancer
Do the Daily Mail and it’s online counterpart write these stories to create outrage or to write sensationalist nonsense? Perhaps it doesn’t matter, because it must work both ways. On the one hand, these kinds of stories sell papers/attract traffic and on the other hand it brings them publicity. Well, I’m sitting here writing about it, aren’t I?
So, today’s pile of old toot is about the possible link between social networking and cancer. Oh really. Now, I feel rather sorry for psychologist Dr Aric Sigman who mainly talks about how using Facebook and MySpace causes a decrease in face to face social interaction and how that might lead to socio-psychological issues.
To give the doctor an incredibly generous benefit of the doubt, it might…
MWC 2009: Digicel Coral-200-Solar – a phone that people actually need
While we’re all busy crying because we don’t have a 200-megapixel camera and our phones don’t support native access to the Hubble telescope, a company by the name of Digicel has gone and done something decent at MWC 2009 by announcing a phone for people who don’t have much access to electricity.
The Digicel Coral-200-Solar, as the name might suggest, is a handset with solar panels fitted…
Seriously cheap Bluetooth Bracelet with caller ID
The idea of a Bluetooth bracelet isn’t going to change the world but one that looks as good as this and is so cheap at the same time is the kind of incarnation that might just make these gadgets…
GALLERY: IXUS and PowerShot compact upgrades from Canon
It seems rather like HD video recording has become what makes a compact camera high spec this week which is a bit of shame given that it has little to do with taking photos. Nevertheless, even the mighty Canon has succumbed to the apparent desires of the public by announcing a relatively expensive range of Ixus models in excess of £250 in which only two feature wide angle lenses.
Mercifully, the PowerShot series holds the side up with more under the hood…
Samsung announces the IT100, PL50, PL65 and ES15 affordable compact cameras
Samsung has announced the release of some medium to low spec compact cameras to ignite the world of digital photography today. I’m not really selling it, am I? No, that’s because these cameras are really only of interest if you happen to be in the market for something distinctly average to unimpressive. If, however, that describes your digital imaging needs, then you’re in luck.
Samsung IT100
First up on this list of trail trudgers is the IT100. Good things to note about this model, as pictured above, include a 28mm lens…
MWC 2009: Universal chargers for all mobile phones by 2012 (except Apple)
When Duncan was writing up his “Five Announcements that won’t be made at MWC” feature, we had a bit of a laugh at the idea of the mobile phone companies introducing a universal charger. If there had been a number six, it would have made the list.
So, fortunately, we don’t have to look like idiots now that the GSM association has announced that that’s exactly what all the manufacturers are going to do. My mind immediately jumps to a box of cables in my flat and rejoices.
The new charges, which should come as standard with all handsets by 2012…
SHINY VIDEO REVIEW: Nikon D300 DSLR – ageing but still beautiful
I like to be testing out one camera or another just about all the time but the one I’ve probably been most reluctant to let go of is the Nikon D300 prosumer DSLR. It’s got the kind of great ISO range you’d expect and I barely had to ruin my shots at all by having to resort to the flash. I’m not much good with the flash. Here’s what else I thought…
