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In Depth: 10 robots you secretly have the hots for

Sexy is a word that's often abused in technology. But there's an exception: robots. Robots are sexy, especially when they're fictional and played by living, breathing, pouting lovelies. To mark the release of Terminator Salvation, here are ten robots ...

From GARY MARSHALL AND KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Tech.co.uk,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Melanie Griffith,  Winona Ryder,  Daft Punk,  Johnny Vegas,  Kristanna Loken

CES 2008: Share your love of music with the street with the iPod Boom Box

There’s a lot of competition between us Shinies here in Vegas for who can find the coolest gadget on the show floor. I think I can now fairly declare myself the winner with the iPod Boombox, Pimping out your wheels with massive base bins and LCD ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  9 Jan 2008

CES 2008: Uberblogger Loic Le Meur on peeing next to Bill Gates at CES

Waiting in line for a Bill Gates keynotes speech is tough. Last year, they served us food and wine. This year, err, the budget was obviously cut back a few notches. When faced with a few hours' wait without any booze, I had to get resourceful, and so ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  7 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Bill Gates

CES 2008: Huge thanks to the following companies...

There are a couple of companies out there in this plugged-in world which Tech Digest and Shiny Shiny would just like to raise their foot-long margaritas to, who’ve helped with kitting us out to the max, ensuring our laptops are as light as the free ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  7 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Bill Gates

CES 2008: Logitech's new diNovo Mini wireless keyboard

CES hasn't even started yet, but whaddya know, we've managed to get a scoop on a massive product Logitech's launching out here this year. Massive as in, massively useful and important, not massive size-wise. As you can tell in the video above, it's a ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  5 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Sony

For the two people who actually fancy Alfie Allen, here's his Christmas gadget wish-list

I really don't understand the attraction with this chap. Sure, he's Keith Allen's son, and Lily Allen's brother, and has somehow convinced actress Jaime Winstone to swap saliva with him - but gosh, if this isn't the ugliest and most over-rated man on ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  30 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Keith Allen,  Lily Allen,  Daniel Radcliffe

Crazy Steve Jobs and his Crazy Warehouse Prices to slash Apple products in UK tomorrow

In another step which takes us all the more closer to mirroring the US, Steve Jobs is bringing Black Friday sales to our fine isles, albeit a week later than our friends over the pond. Tomorrow, and tomorrow only, Apple will be offering discounted ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  29 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Steve Jobs

Someone pass the Kleenex to O2, only 26,500 iPhones have been activated supposedly

The news that only (reportedly) 26,500 iPhones have been unlocked in the UK so far has been rocking Tech Digest today, so I thought I'd better share it with all the Shiny Shiny readers - after all, who doesn't like a bit of iPhone gossip, eh? According ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  28 Nov 2007

Blendtec tests the Will It Blend? question on Guitar Hero III controller

I'm fairly confident that Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will be on many Christmas lists this year, and Blendtec's attempts at rubbishing it - because it doesn't contain any Beach Boys, horror of horrors - will hardly quench the thirst people have ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  27 Nov 2007

Turn off the TV tonight, and turn on Firebox's Don't Wake The Dog

They've just added even more joy to their online catalogue with the 'Don't Wake The Dog' toy, which'll give four players hours of activity, and maybe a few flashes of nostalgia as they recall the days of Hungry Hippos. Simply steal as many bones from ...

From KATHERINE HANNAFORD, Shiny Shiny,  23 Nov 2007

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