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Forget Easter Eggs, get a Sphero!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Leila Gregory in Apps, Entertainment, Gaming, Tech No Comments
Sphero

Easter is just around the corner and so is all that egg buying. Whether you are buying for your kids or that special someone this Easer, why not get something a little different – A Sphero! So, it’s not strictly an egg, it’s a ball, but it’s close enough! Not only will it entertain your [...]

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Fitness and Wellbeing Companions

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Lifestyle, Tech 1 Comment
FitBit-Ultra

Christmas is coming and lets be honest, I think we’re already dreading the weight we’ll be putting on. So, here at Girls n Gadgets, we thought we’d suggest two fitness and wellbeing companions to help you get back into shape in the new year – also something to maybe put on the christmas list. First [...]

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littleBits – A littleBit of Geeky Fun!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Juliet in Gaming, Tech No Comments
littleBits logo

Help your kids imagine their future.. I now have three young nephews so I’ve been keeping an eye on littleBits for a while now. I first spotted the kits on gift site Wicked Uncle  in January – an excellent go-to site if you’re ever stuck for birthday presents. littleBits are aimed at children from as [...]

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2-Way TV from XBox

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Leila Gregory in Gaming No Comments
Kinect Sesame Street

It’s been a great few years for Microsoft’s XBox. Their Kinect has been a massive, global hit since it was released in November 2010. There are some fantastic partnerships and services being released on a regular basis and none that I am more excited about than the up coming Sesame Street collaboration. Not only are [...]

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Competition: Find the force with xbox’s new Kinect Star Wars app and win!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Lauren in Gaming No Comments

Okay kids, its competition time and we have got some great prizes to give away from the techtastic folks over at xbox. In perfectly geeky way to celebrate the Jubilee and the launch of xbox’s Kinect Star Wars iPhone app, we’ve got a bevvy of goodies to give away to you our loyal readers. The [...]

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The Sims 3 Competition: Bring a little romance to your Sims this Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 8, 2012 by competitions in Gaming 1 Comment

Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or not, The Sims wants you to be able to romance and even woohoo the man (or woman) of your dreams.  Now you have a chance to win a copy of the newest stuff pack from The Sims 3! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff pack [...]

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Xbox Corner – The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of The Unicorn

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Leila Gregory in Gaming No Comments

Hergé’s Tin Tin is one of those cartoons that will entertain both young and old forever. It’s unsurprising then that the film has just  been nominated for not one, but two BAFTA’s. And with any big blockbuster these days, there’s a game to go with the film. It was a game I was keen to [...]

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Spyro is BACK!!!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Leila Gregory in Gaming No Comments

When I asked my 7 year old step son what he wanted for Christmas, there was only one thing on his list… Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. Being aware of the original series, I was totally baffled when he tried to explain what it was. A couple of days later, I was offered the opportunity to review [...]

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Lady Geek TV: Safe Surfing

Posted on October 19, 2011 by LadyGeek in Gaming No Comments

How do I protect my children from online threats? The Lady Geek TV Security Show series tackles important and topical issues such as cyber-bullying, inappropriate content and how to protect yourself from malware. The third episode shows how Kaspersky KIS can be used to clean-up a computer which has been infected by malware, block inappropriate [...]

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Family Tech: The battle of the living room.

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Leila Gregory in Gaming, Tech No Comments

The battle of the living room is a tense one. So who owns it? Now, depending on who you speak to in the household, ‘they’ own the living room! Although the kids are probably the main occupants of the room, it’s the parents who set it up – and more specifically, research has showed that [...]

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Video Game BAFTA’s 2011

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Leila Gregory in Gaming No Comments

Last week, the Ballroom at Mayfair’s Hilton Hotel was the venue for the Video Game BAFTA’s sponserd by GAME. There was an atmosphere filled with excitement and anticipation. Dara O’Brien presented the evening and was joined by celebrities such as the legendary Robert Llewellyn, Jason Bradbury, the boys from Blue, Danny Wallace to name but [...]

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Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii)

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Leila Gregory in Gaming No Comments

It’s been quite a while since Nintendo’s hungry pink puffball last saw a console outing, Kirby’s well known for his various escapades on DS, and his fighting skills in Smash Bros. Brawl, but he’s not seen a proper home console adventure since Kirby 64 at the start of the century. So this adventure has been [...]

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Sonic Colours (Wii)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Guest Post in Gaming No Comments

It’s been a busy Winter for Sonic the Hedgehog, the first episode for Sonic 4 was finally released at the beginning of the season, and Sonic Colours debuted as exclusives for Nintendo’s Wii and DS. The former title did reasonably well in reviews, maintaining a nostalgic feel to the original games while adding its own [...]

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We are Computer Weekly Gadget Blog of the Year!!!

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Home, Lifestyle, Mobile, Tech, Uncategorized 1 Comment

A massive thank you to everyone who voted for us! I’m delighted at our win, especially as it was in the more specialised subject ‘Best Gadget Blog’ this year! Thank you to Computer Weekly for organising a lovely award ceremony at Delfina in Bermondsey Street, the nibbles were fab!!! A huge thank you and well [...]

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We’ve been nominated for a Computer Weekly Award!

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Home, Lifestyle, Mobile, Tech, Uncategorized 1 Comment

2010 has been a great year for Girls n Gadgets. We came Highly commended in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards and now we’ve been nominated for the Computer Weekly Awards. Lets win this time! Please vote for us here –> http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/10/18/243307/Vote-in-the-Computer-Weekly-IT-Blog-Awards-2010.htm

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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Guest Post in Gaming 1 Comment

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. [...]

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Cosmo Update: Highly Commended Gadget Tech Blog

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Home, Lifestyle, Mobile, Tech, Uncategorized No Comments

From everyone here at Girls n Gadgets, we’d like to thank all of our readers for supporting us in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards. We didn’t win unfortunately, however we came second and so we were ‘Highly Commended’ in the Gadget/ Tech Category.First place went to our friend Nikki over at Girl Geek Chic and was well [...]

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Wii remotes for the wee ones!

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Leila Gregory in Gaming, Tech No Comments

The Wii as we all know is very much a family orientated game. There’s been a few variations in controllers – driving wheels, tennis bats and even golf clubs! The Wii remotes always struck me as being a little big for younger children, always having to stretch to the buttons when using it with one [...]

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Pokemon Heart Gold & Soul Silver (DS)

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Guest Post in Gaming No Comments

To follow on from the PokéPark Wii review, we have Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver to review. These titles are a remake of Pokémon Gold and Silver, the original successors to Red and Blue released on Game Boy Colour back in 2000. This year Nintendo went back to this title, and gave it a [...]

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PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Guest Post in Gaming 1 Comment

Nintendo’s ever-popular Pokémon series has more spin-off titles than you can shake a stick at. From puzzle titles to a game based around taking snapshots of the critters, Nintendo know the possibilities with the series are huge. Along with these games, once per home console generation, the series mascot “Pikachu” gets the chance to shine [...]

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We made the final cut for the Cosmo Awards!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Home, Lifestyle, Mobile, Tech, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Thanks so much to everyone who nominated us. Girls n Gadgets is now officially in the final cut for the Cosmopolitan awards! Please click on the logo below to vote! Please also look out for: Fairytale Beginning in the Sex and and Relationships section and also the Stunning and totally lovely Miggy Likes the Internet [...]

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Summer of Sonic 2010 and Sonic 4 + Sonic Colours Previews

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Guest Post in Gaming 1 Comment

Most people that know me or meet me learn quite quickly I am a HUGE fan of Sonic the Hedgehog. I cut my gaming teeth on Sonic 1 & 2 with the Mega Drive Santa got me for Christmas 1993, from that point I lived and breathed Sonic as a kid. I read the comics, [...]

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Please Nominate us for the Cosmo Blog Awards!

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Home, Lifestyle, Mobile, Tech, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Hi Everyone Cosmopolitan are holding their first Blog Awards and believe it or not, there is a ‘Gadget/ Tech’ Category. After our Computer Weekly win back in November 2009, Girls n Gadgets would *LOVE* to be in with a chance of winning this as well. Please click on the graphic below to nominate us. We [...]

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Toy Story 3 (Wii)

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Guest Post in Gaming 2 Comments

With just days to go till the latest installment of Toy Story hits the UK theatres, you may not be surprised to find that hot on the tail of the films release is the video game. Licensed titles are always approached with caution, many of them can be rather cheap tie in’s with by the [...]

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Mario Galaxy 2

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Guest Post in Gaming No Comments

Those aware of the gaming world (and even some outsiders) will know of Mario, the Italian pumber who does a lot more jumping on turtles than unblocking toilets, from a long running series of successful titles for gaming giant Nintendo. He’s taken on a lot of things in his time (including a giant spiny shelled [...]

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Tap Resort: Owning your own island has never been cuter

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Guest Post in Apps, Gaming, Uncategorized 4 Comments

When I first downloaded Tap Resort, I honestly didn’t expect much from this CMS game. After all, I’ve learned to have low (or no) expectations when it comes to free iPhone apps. Not to say there aren’t great ones out there, but they’re a bit like unicorns really. Too Long; Didn’t Read answer: I was [...]

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Girls ‘n’ Gadgets wins an Award!

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Home, Lifestyle, Mobile, Tech, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Girls ‘n’ Gadgets won the  Computer Weekly – Best Company/corporate: SMEs Award in a fantastic awards ceremony in London last night. The awards were held at the uber trendy Shoreditch House and attracted top tech journalists/ bloggers such as Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC), Hermione Way (News Pepper and Techfluff ) and Kevin Anderson (Guardian). Other winners [...]

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Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards Nomination…

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Leila Gregory in Accessories, Apps, Gaming, Home, Lifestyle, Mobile, Tech, Uncategorized No Comments

I am very proud to announce that we have been nominated for an award for the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 2009. Check out Computer Weekly to find out more:- Voting on Shortlist will begin on the 27th October. *Fingers Crossed*

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