Tag: SHiny Shiny
Video interview with Dave Wittenberg about anime Naruto film
On Monday Virgin Megastores on Oxford Street held a big manga event to celebrate the release of the anime film Naruto. Several Japanese bands performed, dozens of people dressed up in their finest cos-play garb, and supremo voice-actor and all-round anime superstar Dave Wittenberg…
Video: Kat talks to Karima Adebibe, model for Lara Croft in Tomb Raider franchise
On a recent chilly afternoon in London, I met up with Karima Adebibe, the 21-year old model who plays Lara Croft in the successful video game franchise, Tomb Raider. In the video interview we discuss the rigorous…
Win the ultimate music festival prize in the UK, at Shiny Shiny
Got a burning desire to go to a big dirty music festival this year, but, err…no festival to go to? And no camping gadgets and what-not to help you out once you get there? Never fear, because the girls of Shiny Shiny have your back, with a whopper of a competition over there. Susi says of the competition –
Slimline Nokia N76 and Bill Wyman metal detector: the latest stories from Shiny Media
5px; float: right;" /> – It's not available in the UK yet, but Nokia's slimline N76 (in "strawberry"!) looks like a delicious addition to their range [Shiny Shiny] – The Rolling Stones go metal. Well, one of them does…
Termibot: termite killing robot
Winner of the NextBigThing award for Health and Safety in 2007 is the Termibot, a 20cm high robot which seeks and destroys termites and similar infestations. It's also geared toward search and rescue missions in collapsed areas, as well…
Wondering WhoIsSick?
WhoIsSick? was born of a travel experience by the founder and his wife. She developed stomach cramps while on vacation, and they spent four hours in the hospital in the middle of the night, and took up a doctor's…
Video review: Sony NW-A805 Walkman
Shiny Shiny's Susi and Abi feel the love for the Sony Walkman A805 2GB.
China declares war on MMORPG addiction
Citing concerns about young people plunking themselves in front of computers and not budging, China is using anti-addiction software to limit how much people under age 18 can play certain MMORPGs. After three hours' play, scores just start decreasing….
Top ten list of female video-game characters you should idolise
Discussions to the tune of ‘zomg teh jubblies on teh Dead or Alive birds are da hax0r, w00t!’ are as commonplace on the ‘tinternet as rumours about the iPhone release date, so I’m not surprised to discover the latest top ten list of ‘the hottest game babes to date’ doing the rounds of the gaming blogs this week. Is anyone else tired of these inane lists, where every mammary-bulging heroine looks like a carbon copy of the one before her, with taut thighs glistening in sweat at every available opportunity? Whatever happened to having some nice wholesome girl-next-door type characters to idolise, that you can happily play a game featuring the vixen infront of your Dad, and not fear an embarassing pants-tent episode? Together with several other hot-blooded controller-wielding men from the Shiny game blogs, I’ve put together a list of who I think deserves to be on the Shiny Shiny Top Ten List Of Gaming Vixens who aren’t just featured for their 34-24-34 ratio and ability to knock out a vertically-challenged man with a simple quiver of the lady-lumps.
Genso Kukan Aurora localizes the borealis in your kitchen
I once had the good fortune to fly through an Aurora Borealis, which was an incredible rarity. However, if I got a Genso Kukan Aurora I could have the borealis playing over me while I steam some hams in…