We’ve received our first entries for the Be Bamboo handwriting competition, including one from Girls n Gadgets very own Leila Gregory. Handwriting expert Ruth Myers has given each entrant’s handwriting the once over, read the results below. There is still time to enter, see details at the bottom of this post. Sally Jefferies Ruth says: “Sally is…
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Be Bamboo Competition: What does your handwriting say about you?
There are only 26 letters in the alphabet and yet no two people have the same handwriting or signature. Handwriting is as unique as a fingerprint and an unconscious habit in which we leave our identity in subtle characteristics. The slant of one’s writing, the size, pressure and positioning on the page all reveal how…
Best Car Gadgets
Rachel Miller from moneysupermarket.com reviews the best car gadgets on the market! Tom Tom Go Live 1000 The Tom Tom Live 1000 is a sat nav which will no doubt be on the top of the Christmas list for people who love car gadgets. No matter how good a sense of direction we believe we have there…
RadioPaq Dot Earphones
I am very much a girly girl so anything pink always draws me in! When I was given the chance to review a set of RadioPaq Dot headphones I was very excited. I own a iPhone and iPod and I find that the headphones are too big for my ears and it is very annoying when they are always falling out…
Halloween is Coming: 5 of the Scariest Places in the UK
Halloween has a long history in the UK, with origins in pagan festivals held long ago around the end of October in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. People held the belief that, at this time of year, the spirits of the dead would walk among the living. Whatever you believe though, All Hallows Eve can…
MePlease powers Cineworld/Bella Italia
Following from last week’s announcement that MePlease are powering PizzaExpresses campaign, this week they’ve announced that they are working with Cineworld and Bella Italia that gives users a 2 for 1 deal on a meal and 2 for £11 cinema tickets (though London’s West End cinemas are excluded). This follows a successful trial run by…
Bryce version 7 is free (for non commercial use)
Bryce has been around a long time and allows graphic artists to produce realistic 3D landscapes and animations (including fly throughs which can look pretty impressive). Now version 7 has been released and it’s completely free. Well the standard version is which normally costs $29.95 and in its free version is actually Bryce PLE (or…
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)
When Square-Enix announced Dragon Quest XI, it was a bit of a surprise for many that the newest entry in the core series of the game would be on the Nintendo DS. Normally handheld iterations of a series are spin off titles or side stories, so it was considered a bold move to begin with….
LaCie LaCinema Mini HD
Got stacks of downloaded movie/audio/photo content you want to watch on your television, in HD quality? Well, so long as you don’t already own any of the systems with this sort of capability built in (Xbox360, PS3, etc) the LaCie La Cinema digital AV player could be of interest. First thoughts upon hearing I would…
Hard Candy Floss Maker
I am a big fan of candy floss, every time we take a trip to the seaside I have to have an ice cream and a big bag of candy floss. It’s just the seaside rules! So when I found out I could make my own candy floss at home and with boiled sweets you…