Month: December 2010
Merry Christmas Shiny Readers!
Happy Christmas Shiny readers! Thanks for reading, commenting, tweeting at us and answering our poll questions about Jesus tablets, JooJoo junk and Justin Bieber in 2010. We look forward to seeing y'all back in 2011. In the meantime we'll be…
APP OF THE DAY: FiverFoods
Coming up with a varied and tastebud-tickling menu each day is hard at the best of times, but when you've committed to the principles of a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle it can be even tougher, not to mention far more…
Top Ten Games of 2010
2010 proved to be a vintage year for gaming! From motion controllers like Kinect and Move through to brand new handhelds like the Nintendo 3DS, there was plenty of new hardware to salivate over. But the real stars of 2010…
Beat the winter blues with the Bodyclock Active "dawn simulator"
We love the winter; it brings us closer together over the festive period, and all the best films are on the telly. But boy, are those cold, dark mornings a drag. So much so that many people suffer from what…
LG planning 3D AV bombardment for CES 2011
LG's 3D home entertainment range is set to expand dramitcally after CES 2011, with news of a whole new range of 3D AV devices waiting to be launched. Taking centre stage will be the HX996TS Real 3D Sound Home Cinema…
Medion Akoya P6624 hit Sainsbury's stores exclusively
Sainsbury's are now exclusively offering Medion's Akoya P6624 laptop alongside your spuds and sprouts this Christmas. And it's got a spec sheet as tasty as a stuffed turkey by the looks of things. A 15.6 inch LED backlit HD screen…
Call of Duty: Black Ops passes $1billion sales mark
Activision have just announced that their latest war-torn shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops, has surpassed $1 billion in sales. After making $360 million in the opening day, that figure was swiftly eclipsed by $650 million in the first five…
CES 2011 Preview: What to watch out for
Christmas is coming, the New Year is just around the corner, and in tech circles that can only mean one thing. Well, two things if you count the inevitable hangovers, but one certainty is that electronic manufacturers are about to…
Sony take on Spotify with Qriocity Music Unlimited service
Sony are to launch their own cloud-based music service called Qriocity Music Unlimited. Tying one account across multiple Sony Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players, PS3 games consoles, Vaio PCs and more, 6 million songs will be accessible at launch. Songs from…
Sky+ app now available on the iPad too
The Sky+ programming app is now available on the iPad as well as the previously released iPhone app. Making full use of the larger screen real estate of the tablet, the app now has a greater focus on browsing, offering…