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Thinner for a Scale Name? What tha?

by Nina Pena on June 8th, 2009

While the lovely Radiris and I were at E3 we shared a hotel room…boys please focus there were no pillow fights involved. So as we are getting ready together I look down at the scale; now I am legally blind but did my eyes just see the scale’s name is Thinner? What kind of subliminal message is this scale telling us women especially teenage girls?

So I looked over at Radiris and said; “Really?! Do I need a scale telling me to be thinner?! I mean if I am weighing myself its probably cause my pants do not fit or I am bloated.” Granted I was a bit cranky as I am not all that happy about traveling or with my broken foot which seemed to drag me down (not to mention almost falling 10 times) but damn…Thinner…I wonder who thought of that brand marketing? Is it me or should it be named something more PC?! I suggest Healthy and Lovely!

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E3 and Me! Day 1 in LA!

by Nina Pena on June 8th, 2009

The Cute Geeks! (2) by CuteGeekCom. This year was my first experience actually attending E3. I had planned it for others before but never attended until now! As I walked into the LA convention center I was blown away immediately with a HUGE Pepsi Rockband stage with fellow rockbander rocking away, check out the video here! I then walked into the south hall with my cutegeek partner in crime Radiris and I was AMAZED as you can see in my video here you can listen to my excitement plus see my girl!

My first observation, this was not like CES at all. There were so many women gamers and women executives at E3; I loved it! I believe women gamers truly showed themselves at E3 especially with Rockband, Guitar Hero, Wii Fit, Dance Revolution and Disney. Of course we had some booth babes in gamer costumes; but I frankly thought they looked GREAT!
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CuteGeek.com & HardwareGeeks.com @ E3 playing at Disney’s Interactive Booth (Toy Story Mania!)

by Radiris Diaz on June 7th, 2009

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Disney at E3

by Radiris Diaz on June 6th, 2009

Disney was our first meeting and boy it’s timing could not have been any better. It was perfect because I had the most fun and started E3 with a bang. Like I’ve mentioned before, I’m not an avid gamer. I currently don’t own any systems and although I enjoy playing them, haven’t in a while.

The one thing I do know is that I love Disney. I played games that made me feel like I was at home, in the living room, and could be surrounded by a bunch of kids. Call it my mother instinct trying to throw hints at me, although I’m not even close to my clock to start clicking…but yea…Disney has a bunch of cool games coming out that can easily turn any day into a family day. Adults and children could enjoy them.
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My 1st E3 Experience

by Radiris Diaz on June 6th, 2009

I learned the value of being in good company this week. From the moment I arrived in LA, I thought, wow – it’s been a year since I’ve been here, and things felt so different. I blame it on the humidity, but I had a great feeling about E3 from the moment I got off the plane.

A third of our group was already at the hotel, aka Mike, and Nina was joining us in the AM, so it was fun going over our schedule and wondering how it would all play out. Nina and I had never been to an E3 before so I don’t even know if our foreshadowing into the event was on the same page, but I was impressed from it all.
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The New Super Mario Bros for Wii

by Radiris Diaz on June 6th, 2009

Mario and I established a relationship many, many years ago. It has had its ups and downs, but this week, the spark was there. I forgot about all the times I couldn’t beat a level, or the times my brother seemed to know everything. All the memories were gone. At E3, it was all about me and the new game.

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The Palm Pre Event

by Radiris Diaz on June 6th, 2009

I attended Sprint’s Pre-launch party on a whim – Mike from HardwareGeeks.com got the invite but he couldn’t make it because he was out of town so he put me on the list. I’m glad he did.

The event was real laid back, but still had that red carpet feel. Nice carpets out front, security, men in black, hot ladies walking around with hors d’oeuvres, and like most cool events some celebrities.

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The Palm Pre

by Radiris Diaz on June 6th, 2009

Tonight I attended Sprint’s Pre-launch Party at their flagship store in NYC (thanks Mike for the hookup) and I was in awe before I even arrived.

The event started at 6 pm and I, of course, didn’t leave my (one hour away) apartment until 6 pm (it was raining – I hate the rain, and when it rains nothing fits.) Anyway, during my visit to LA I was awoken a couple of mornings by text messages from my brother – another Sprint user. He texted me a couple of NY Times articles that I should probably read, and then to tell me he tried calling Sprint about the Pre and he was pissed because no one gave him answers. He’s not the type to buy any 1st generation phone, but right before I got on my lovely steel horse, I called him up and I could hear it in his voice – he was a believer. An anxious believer, that couldn’t wait to get his hands on a Pre.
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Girl Geek Dinners

by Radiris Diaz on June 6th, 2009

I signed up for a Girl Geek Dinner in March, in NYC and due to weather delays was not able to partake in it. I was bummed. A Google exec facilitated the dinner and everyone got a cute Google mug (who doesn’t love a mug??).

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Girl Geek Dinners are an organization that strive to connect women with similar interests. It’s networking on steroids. It’s more than just meeting women, but actually building a support system of like-minded superstars. It’s motivating and helps develop pride about being a girl geek!
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