Android is now the best selling operating system for mobile phones and there have been some interesting developments with android applications this week. Google have released Google Play which is a new digital content platform where users can download apps, songs, books and films. In many ways it delivers a similar service to the iTunes store, which caters for iOS users. The new release from Google also includes a cloud service, which similarly to Apple's iCloud allows users to store data remotely and access it on any of their devices. Google play is an online service so users won't need to download software to enjoy the benefits as well as avoiding wires and syncing. It will be interesting to see how popular Google Play becomes considering the size of the android market and the easy to use interface.

It is due to the popularity and huge sales of Android devices that iOS developers often produce two versions of the same application for both platforms. Fortunately a SHOWstudio favourite is also soon to become available. Instagram have announced that the app will soon be available on Android, which means the 27millions users will soon be joined by many more. Remember you can follow Nick with the user name @showstudio_nick_knight.

As mentioned before here at SHOWstudio we are extremely interested in 3D scanning and printing. One of most appealing potentials of 3D printing is the ability to recreate, personalize and customise products to the users specifications. This is an idea that has been explored by n-e-r-v-o-u-s with their range of customisable rings. Users are able to adapt and play with the standard design of the ring changing the structure, sizing, style, and finish until they are happy with their individual product. Once satisfied the user can have the object printed with a 3D printer and shipped to them within 3 weeks.

That is something that HeroDesign have touched upon with their prototype for a new online and downloadable app that allows people to generate their own Voronoi bookshelf. Users are able to specify the dimensions and material of the shelves, and the code generates a series of downloadable files that could go right to a laser cutter or CNC router.

The possibilities of this are pretty incredible. Imagine a point at which you can customise any product to your own needs and simply have it printed, It may be quite a while until this is a realisation, but considering the rate at which the technology is developing it may be sooner than we think.

The Galileo is an iOS-controlled robotic iPhone platform with an infinite spherical rotation capability. The device can be connected to your iPad or other iOS devices, which can then act as a controller for Galileo to move the attached iPhone or iPod. As well as providing increased control for video chat this device could be extremely useful in any remote controlled photography or cinematography. It is capable of infinite 360° pan-and-tilt at speeds up to 200° per second in any orientation, which makes it more than an exciting new toy. The Galileo project is currently listed on the kickstarter site, as the firm needed funding in order to progress, but fortunately they have surpassed there initial target and we can look forward to seeing the first batch released around June 2012.

The use of augmented reality in mainstream media has been steadily growing since it began to service many years ago. Although it hasn't taken off to the levels that were initially forecast, the technology is still making inroads into our everyday lives. Moonpig, one of the leading greeting card manufacturers, have just announced a new range of cards called Video Cards. Similarly to Hallmark's attempt, the new cards allow users to incorporate video clips into the design of a card and using the Moonpig app the recipient can play back the video on a card by holding their phone in front of the card. The video clip can then also be saved to your phone. I can see this service becoming very popular for personalisation reasons and its great to see a technology like this be incorporated into something as everyday as a greeting card.

Today's Fashion Mix comes from stylist Anna Trevelyan. The British creative eschews current hits or new underground sounds, instead opting for sounds straight from the nightclub dance-floor. With everything from Gala's nineties anthem Freed from Desire to Ibiza classic Every Time We Touch by Cascada, this is the ideal accompaniment to a Friday night in London. Rave safe.

Sanja Ivekovic, a feminist, activist, and video pioneer. via catparty

Ghost love - my fetish.

Our most recent Fashion Mix comes from stylist extraordinaire Carine Roitfeld. Filled to the brim with the sounds of french greats, including Serge Gainsbourg and Jeanne Moreau, Roitfeld's mix is a tribute to her unique brand of Parisian cool. Mimicking her effortless french chic meets rock chick look Roitfeld intersperses these classic french sounds with rebellious beats from Sid Vicious and David Bowie - the perfect tribute to her famous sartorial panache. Listen here!

Considering that SHOWstudio's Bruton Place headquarters is based in a former brothel (albeit a nineteenth-century brothel latterly home to Maison Martin Margiela), it's rather appropriate that the latest SHOWstudio Shop exhibition goes under the title Selling Sex. Then again, it's also a neat link to fashion - which has so often co-opted sexuality as a means of hawking its wares (look at any early 1990s Gianni Versace show for evidence of that). Last night was the grand opening - no pun - and saw the art and fashion worlds collide once again under SHOWstudio's roof, both in the guest-list and the exhibition itself. The difference between this exhibition and any other staged at SHOWstudio is the fact that the artists - including Kim Mccarthy, Sarah Lucas, Christiana Soulou and Liz Cohen - are all female, each examining their visions of woman and sexuality. Countering John Berger's assertions of the sex that looks and the sex that is looked at - but conversely a direct reflection of the 'vampiristic' consumption of the female image by other females in fashion. Come consume for yourself….

The exhibition Selling Sex is open to the public until 1 Jun 2012 at SHOWstudio Shop, 1-9 Bruton Place, W1

Instagram is an app for iOS that allows users to quickly take pictures, add a filter and share with friends. It is a wonderfully simple app to use and is a quick way of sharing beautiful imagery. Regular SHOWstudio users may have noticed that Nick Knight is now a registered user and has begun posting images and sharing them through our Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. You can follow Nick's Instagram feed within the application via the username @showstudio_nick_knight for an insight into his day to day life.

Instagram have also just announced that Hipstamatic (another popular photography application) users can now share to instagram so the userbase and amount of exciting photos is set to further expand. We're always interested to see exciting images, so add #showstudio to your image caption and we'll be more likely to see them.

Produced by onformative and chopchop the “unnamed soundsculpture” is a project by Daniel Franke & Cedric Kiefer. For the piece the artists asked a dancer to interpret a musical piece (Kreukeltape by Machinenfabriek) and recorded her motion using 3 Kinect cameras and Processing. The images were then combined to produce a 3D point cloud, which the artists used to create a digital body that is made up of 22,000 points. The resulting representation of the 'sand soundsculpture' is truly stunning.

We all spend significant amounts of time (possibly too much) on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Following on from last year's Museum of Me, Intel have now created What About Me? which feeds into a nicely designed infographic. The vizualisation provides information such as status updates and photos, but also more interesting behaviour such as your most popular photo posted on Facebook (in terms of 'likes'); what time of day you're most likely to log on; the subjects your posts cover most often; and how you found the information that you share.

Our latest exhibition 'Selling Sex' opens today, which focuses on sex, as seen exclusively from a female perspective. Although 'Geometric Porn' is produced by a man its an interesting take on sexual imagery. Luciano Foglia's app which contains circles, triangles, rectangles and other geometric shapes in order to recreate sexual scenes has recently been rejected by Apple. Apple stated that "Apps that present excessively objectionable or crude content will be rejected. We found that many audiences would find your app concept objectionable, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines." Foglia argues that as the app does not contain any actual pornography it shouldn't be considered in the same vein as apps that contain explicit imagery. Apple's reasoning is understandable, but maybe a warning for user discretion would be better suited in this case.

Today's Fashion Mix star is acclaimed filmmaker Ruth Hogben. Hogben takes to the SHOWstudio decks with an energetic and wonderfully eclectic mix, proving that her musical knowledge is as exhaustive as her many fashion references. She offers up something for everyone, ranging from Slum Village's hip hop to The Beatles' iconic pop to Lauryn Hill's soulful vocals. Check it out here for a whirlwind musical tour across all different styles and ages!