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Sound archive of broken HDDs – DJ Tech Geek, spin those wheels
Sound archives are wonderfully geeky things and none come geekier than that belonging to Canadian data recovery company Date Cent. So much time have they spent with broken HDDs, so many hours scouring those spinning discs that they’ve actually compiled an encyclopedia of what each and every model sounds like when bust…
Vodafone Live Guy: Day 1 – Edinburgh
Live Guy is on the run, and the dude better run quick because he’s dropping more clues than than a Scooby Doo villain.
Today is Day 1 and he’s on the loose in Edinburgh…
Facebook now on Android – well, fBook anyway
So, it seems there’s some temporary relief in the standoff between Google and Facebook as to who should be supplying the application for the ever-popular social network on the Android Market. The answer, of course, is…
Etre Touchy gadget gloves – good gift, bit of a con
Those looking for the kind of relatively inexpensive Christmas present to get you off the hook need look no further then the Etre Touchy gadget gloves.
Not quite fingerless and not complete either, this bastard knitware creation is designed to give you access to your mp3 players and, yes, most specifically your multitouch iPhone…
Exoplanets finally spotted from the Hubble and from Earth too
Two separate groups of scientists from the North America have released the first images of planets lying outside of our solar system. These exoplanets were spotted…
Shiny Video: Susi meets the Vodafone Live Guy
As we mentioned the other day, we’re joining in the hunt for the Vodafone Live Guy here at Shiny but before sending out one of our own to track the man down, we thought we’d better get a glance at him so we know what we’re looking for. Presumably, he’s the one on the left…
Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife – pocket tool for those with enormous trousers
Question: Is this a joke?
Answer: I wish it was.
This is the Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife and it’s managed to supply you with everything you could possibly need at your disposal at exactly the same time as missing the point entirely. It has over 100 gadgets and weighs 1.5kg…
Watches made from fragments of Moon rock!
I’d feel a little jealous if my apparel had been places I hadn’t but when we’re talking about a watch made of Moon dust, I might make an exception…
The Meade ETX-LS – backyard astronomy made easy
I don’t profess to know a lot about telescopes. I know that the Hubble one sits out in space. I know that they make objects that are very far away seem a lot closer than they are. I know that it isn’t done by witchcraft, or so they say.
Now, what I also happen to know is that the Meade Instruments Corporation of America will be showcasing their latest stargazer at CES in January…
EA to release new fitness game for the Wii
EA is going all soft on us with the announcement of a new Wii Fit-style game for Nintendo’s front room box next year.
Promising to be bigger, badder and sweatier, EA Sports Active will bring a more straight forward, aerobics-type exercise…