The Digital Lifestyle Show and eGames Expo will hit town at the Melbourne Exhibition Convention Centre tomorrow, Friday 14 November and will run through to Sunday 16 November, with lots of big names and even bigger action on the cards!
Craig Lowndes and Jamie Winchup – just back from their adventures in Bahrain – will be at the event from 5.00pm on Friday 14 November to sign autographs and test their road racing skills on a number of Nokia N-Gage titles, including Asphalt 3: Street Rules.
Well known singer and beau of Delta, Brian McFadden will be joining in the action at the FIFA Interactive World Cup and will present the Australian National Final which will commence at 1.45pm on Sunday. Australia is one of 20 countries chosen to host a FIFA IWC event.
Pete Blasina, the Gadget Guy, will be on hand on Friday and Saturday to deliver a series of informative ‘digital made easy’ presentations designed to assist people in choosing the best digital entertainment set up for their home and office.
Other activities include:
Nokia will make an exclusive Australian announcement at the eGames expo on Friday afternoon regarding one of their key 2009 N-Gage titles – which was developed here in Melbourne!
Tektime’s ‘Riff Wars’ – Guitar Hero Tournament, which will run throughout the three day event, with the Grand Final ‘guitar-off’ taking place on the Sunday.
Team Immunity will again host the ‘Team Immunity vs the Community’ competition which will involve game battles held throughout the show, with the chance to do game battle against a Team Immunity game professional. With three of the Team Immunity players just back from ‘The World’ in Germany, the competition will be fierce!
Funtastic will be holding a ‘Disney Sing It’ Talent Quest in the new Kids Zone, featuring music from Camp Rock and Hannah Montana and High School Musical 3 - DANCE
Digital SmartHome will be at the Digital Lifestyle Show to show people how they can make their home smart and digital. Record your favourite TV shows, turn the lights, heater or air-con on and off, set your security system… even scare away burglars – from anywhere in the world.
Panasonic will be giving visitors to the Digital Lifestyle Show the opportunity to get ‘up close and visual’ with their new Viera Plasma screen. Panasonic’s plasma technology has been evolved to deliver better pictures than ever before. An 11th generation full-HD progressive scan plasma panel (1920 x 1080 pixels), the new VIERA also features an integrated HD digital DVB-T tuner,134 billion viewable colours and 3 x HDMI Inputs with Viera Link (1x Front, 2x Rear)
A series of seminars and presentations will also be held during the Digital Lifestyle Show and eGames Expo, designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an insight into the career choices that exist and the range of opportunities that the digital industry can provide.
Digital Lifestyle Show and eGames Expo Details
14 – 16 November 2008
Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre, Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria.
One ticket entitles entry to both shows.
Friday 14 November 1pm – 7pm Industry, education, media session, expo open to the public
Saturday 15 November 10am – 7pm Open to the public
Sunday 16 November 10am – 5pm Open to the public
Ticket price: Adults $18
Student / Concession $13
Family (2 Adults, 2 Children) $40
3-day pass $33
Major Door Prize
Panasonic - VIERA TH-50PZ800A 50" (127cm) Full-HD Digital Plasma TV
Panasonic's famous Plasma technology has evolved to deliver better pictures than ever! - a whole new VIsual ERA - VIERA
RRP: $3,649 inc GST http://www.plasmaorlcd.com.au/
Online Prize
Purchase your tickets online and go into the draw to win one of 6 x HD465 Sennheiser Headphones
RRP $ 149.95 each, thanks to SmartHouse Magazine, The Lifestyle Technology Guide.
Door Prize 1
A Scorptec high end gaming system powered by Intel’s core 2 quad processor valued at $2700.
Door Prize 2
Win a TiVo and a TiVo WiFi Adaptor - Total value $759. “TiVo - TV Your Way”. You have the power to choose all your favourite free-to-air shows and watch them whenever you like with the TiVo® service.
Door Prize 3
Wii Prize pack including Wii Fit, Wii console, DS and Cooking Guide game for DS total value $700 approx.
Door Prize 4
Deck out your car to the value of $450, thanks to ASL the leading integrator of automotive entertainment systems. Deck out your car to the value of $450 with this DVD Player kit for any vehicle.
Kit includes:
7" Roof mount screen
TV tuner
DVD Player
2 wireless headphones
*Does not include installation
Door Prize 5
Be in the draw to win one of 25 Sennheiser PC 151 headphones thanks to Syntec International valued at $124.95
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13/11/2008
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