jQuery 1.4.4, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
jQuery 1.6, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
No-Library (pure JS), HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Mootools 1.3.2, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Uses CSS multiple backgrounds, background-size, gradients, and transitions to create a 'shine effect' when hovering over the icon
A more robust and simpler method that uses pseudo-elements, background-size, gradients, and transitions to create a 'shine effect' when hovering over the icon.