Tag: REVIEW
Shiny Review: BBC's "tenth anniversary" home page
To mark the BBC’s tenth anniversary online, they’ve revamped their online presence with the introduction of a new beta version of their home page.
Labelled “BBC Beta”, which is a little concerning as it sounds as if the whole of the Corporation is now in test mode, the new front page offers an iGoogle-style interface which is customisable with various content widgets.
It’s possible to choose to display a range of excerpts of the BBC’s content, including local, national, and world news, TV and radio listings, sport, weather, blogs, entertainment, and history.
Shiny Video Review: MoGo X54 Pro Bluetooth Mouse and Presenter
Alex looks at the tiniest little media remote/mouse job, from Newton. The MoGo X54 has Bluetooth capabilities, and is…
Shiny Video Review: Roberts Robi DAB adaptor for the iPod
You can listen to digital radio through your iPod? Whaaaat!? Yep, it’s true, and it’s with thanks to Roberts’ Robi DAB adaptor. Check…
Shiny Website Review: Raffle.it – the online raffle and discounts portal
To be honest I'm not really a great fan of online discount and competition sites, often because they're laden with requests for personal information, ads for gambling site trials, or the discounts aren't worth much. However, when Craig Chuter,…
Shiny Video Preview: Dyson & Issey Miyake's DC16 handheld
On Wednesday evening, Alex and I spent all night vacuum cleaning. Yes, it’s what we do on our nights off from Shiny Towers. We’re simply wiiiiilllld.
Ok, technically, it was a night ‘on’, as we were at a Dyson event, getting hands-on with their new DC16 model, which was made in collaboration with the Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake. Both Issey Miyake…
Shiny Video Preview: Motorola U9 mobile
More mobiles are being targeted at women than you can shake a stick at. Motorola’s U9 handset is a recent example, available…
Shiny Video Review: Archos 105 media player
Zara, queen of the Archos PMPs, checks out one of their latest models, the 105. Can its super-slim aesthetics win…
Shiny Video Review: HP Pavillion TX 1100 Laptop
Zara and Alex have a gander at one of HP’s more recent offerings, the Pavillion TX 1100 notebook. With its swivel…
Shiny Video Review: The HP R937 Digital Camera
Zara has some fun snapping and editing with this HP digital camera. The massive 3.6″ touchscreen is impressive but touchscreens…
Shiny Video Review: Gary reviews his Canon camera's free 16MB memory card
Perfect viewing for a lazy Friday afternoon skiving at work is this video Gary did by himself, locked away in his work office down in Brighton. Frustrated with the free 16MB-capacity memory card his new Canon camera came with, he recorded possibly YouTube’s most humorous…