Meeting Terry the Turtle in the road
Jul 22, 2009 Uncategorized
Racing Grannies Review
Jul 22, 2009 Uncategorized
These wind-up toys pit granny against granny in a grueling contest of speed and stamina.
The Racing Granny Story Part1
Jul 22, 2009 Uncategorized
Once They lived in Eastbourne Once they were unknown Then they travelled to the Planet Mars And now, they’re SUPERSTARS!
The Racing Grannies song!
Jul 22, 2009 Uncategorized
Do you want to find out more about the Racing Grannies?
Meet Miffy at Hangaram Design Museum
Jul 22, 2009 Uncategorized
Miffy, the iconic little rabbit from the Netherlands, gets closer to Korean fans through the “Miffy at the Museum” exhibition at the Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Art Center.
Created by famed Dutch artist and illustrator Dick Bruna in 1955, Miffy has delighted generations of children throughout the decades.
Miffy is originally known by her Dutch name “Nijntje,” based on how a toddler pronounces the word for little rabbit, “konijntje.” Bruna has authored 30 Miffy books in addition to almost 100 books for other characters. His books have been translated into 40 different languages, and have sold 80 million copies worldwide.
Miffy is beloved in the Netherlands, and in Bruna’s hometown of Utrecht, there is even a Nijntje Little Square, named after the character.
Bruna had hoped to visit Korea for this rare exhibition, but could not make it due to his age (he turns 82 years old next month) and the long travel time from the Netherlands.
Gadget gives Fido a voice
Jul 22, 2009 Uncategorized
JAPANESE inventors have come up with a talking device they claim can “translate” a dog’s emotion from its bark.
The Bowlingual Voice, produced by Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy, is a talking gadget that analyses the acoustics of a dog’s bark and translates the findings into human words.
The gadget focuses on the detection of six emotions — including sadness, joy and frustration — alongside a recorded repertoire of phrases such as “play with me”.
Bowlingual Voice will go on sale in Japan from next month and is a more technologically advanced version of a basic model launched seven years ago.
The gadget consists of a microphone that goes around the dog’s neck and a hand-held unit operating device. When the dog barks, the microphone records the sound and sends the data to the owner’s hand-held device which then “translates” it into what the dog is apparently trying to say. An answering machine function records the dog’s wants when owners are absent.
The original Bowlingual, which was not a talking device but translated emotions on to a screen, sold more than 300,000 units in Japan when it was launched. The new Bowlingual Voice was unveiled at the Tokyo Toy Fair.
Source: Telegraph
Check out our latest Racing Grannies video Revolution at You Tube!
Jul 17, 2009 Uncategorized
Grumpy Racing Grannies Ep01
Jul 17, 2009 Uncategorized
The first adventures of our Racing Grannies Gladys and Roberta.
Father makes sculptures from unwanted toys
Jul 9, 2009 Uncategorized
A father got so fed up of discarding his children’s unwanted toys that he is now turning them into giant sculptures instead.
Robert Bradford has become a celebrated ‘toy artist’, selling his creations for up to £12,000 each.
“I was staring into my children’s cast off toy boxes one day and thought they looked really beautiful,” said Robert who trained in painting and film but also worked part-time as an adult psychotherapist.
“The toys made a great combination of colours, shapes and textures all jumbled up and it gave me the idea to glue, stick and screw them together into a new ‘being’ or species.”
Mr Bradford’s first piece was an Alsatian dog, made four years ago entirely from his children’s toys and games.
“It was an experiment and I don’t like it much now,” said Mr Bradford who lives with his partner, Penny MacBeth and two children in the village of Ladock, near Truro, Cornwall.
