Here’s a cheeky gadget to fill the void in the useless and semi-useless USB accessory market.

I suppose the rationale behind this desktop dancer is “If you can’t get to a gentlemen’s club why not bring it to you?” And for a mere £30 (sans drink) you can buy it from BoysStuff.co.uk, and even carries a badge of honor from Tory MP Ann Widdecombe, who reckons the gyrating gizmo is “cheap and tawdry.

Yes its tawdry alright but it ain’t cheap.

According to Chinese tradition "the Pig generally is considered to be a peace-maker – generous, compassionate, tolerant and understanding of others. In fiery situations the energy of the Pig will seek to quell disharmony and unrest.”

www.poddcorp.com is holding its 1st Digital Art Contest to celebrate our 2nd Anniversary. The digital art contest is open to students. Awarding will be on Feb. 2, 2007 at PODD's Gala Night.

We will also feature 5 submissions in this blog every week so email your submissions to leo.g@poddcorp.com or jagat.r@poddcorp.com.

Grand Prize= 10,000
First Runner-up: 6,000
Second Runner-up: 4,000

Check out the poster for more info

Poddcorp

The Philippine Offshore Design and Development Corporation (PODD Corp.) is set to celebrate their second year in operation during the slated Month of Art, February.

In line with this celebration, PODD Corp has also set up a digital art competition and is calling out to all students to join.  Dubbed PIGS ON PARADE, it will be their first digital art contest with a registration fee of only 2 pesos for each submission.  Prizes to be won at the contest include cash for the top 3 winners with certificates and recognition of their digital masterpieces. 

All students who have the knack for digital art have until January 27, 2007 to submit a maximum of two entries each.  Registration will be from January 8 – 19, 2007 from 8am to 6pm at PODD Corp’s office, Unit 703, 7^th floor, Keppel Building, Cebu Business Park.  The awards ceremony and PODD Corp gala will be held at Park Lane Hotel on February 2, 2007. For inquiries, please call 2316478 or 2319762 and look for Leo or Lucille.

PODD Corp is a Website Design and Web Development Services company based in Cebu.  With an employ of many talented artists, writers, programmers, and marketers they have been responsible for the world-class design of various international companies. 

PODD Corp also recognizes its responsibility towards the art community of Cebu.  This is clear in their local products Art Cebu (www.artcebu.com), Pinoy Poets (www.pinoypoets.com) and Coffee House Fiction (www.coffeehousefiction.com) that have created and bound their respective talents; further helping in the effort to develop a more united, more visible, and economically viable art community.

Digital art is has become a paramount playground for Cebuano artists. Its popularity is not limited to commercial applications, but gives vent to artistic expressions as well. In this line, we would like to invite you to witness the opening of our digital art exhibit entitled, “Perfect on Paper.”

                                                                                         Digital Delight

“Perfect on Paper” launched last Jan. 12 at Turtle's Nest Gamay'ng Gallery and will be open to the public until January 31, 2007. On hand to open the exhibit will be some of PODD's own artists.
 

We are happy to announce that Miss Toral will be one of the guest judges for the PIGS ON PARADE Digital Art Contest! So watch this space for more info on the contest...

"Janette Toral is the author of the DigitalFilipino.com E-Commerce Workshop E-Book and co-author/editor of the Philippine Internet Review: 10 Years of Internet History (1994 - 2004).

She has published 14 research reports tackling Internet, e-commerce, online banking, IT manpower, outsourcing, mobile phone usage, IT adoption developments in the country.