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VMTA winners check out LG Watch Phone at Mobile World Congress

As you'll know if you read Shiny Shiny and Tech Digest, last week saw Mobile World Congress take place in beautiful Barcelona. Part of the VMTA winners' prize was a trip with the Shiny Media crew to that very event - and we're pleased to be able to show you what they got up to.

First let's take a look at Georgia's glimpse at LG's - oh yes - Watch Phone. The future has arrived, folks. The splendid editing, naturally, is provided by our other VMTA winner, Richard.

LG VMTA winners: Georgia (aka georgia la) and Richard (aka ten98)

And so to the winners! Georgia's (aka georgia la) charisma gives her an identifiably "Shiny" presence, and, like the video with which she entered the competition, she didn't let the odd mishap affect her composure - an invaluable quality, as Shiny Media's videobloggers will testify.

Richard (aka ten98), meanwhile, edited the review to create a simple yet effective clip which showcases the product - the LG KF600 phone - and the presenter effectively. Great teamwork!

These two stars-in-waiting are, as we speak, at the Mobile World Conference with the Shiny Media team - we eagerly await their reports from the blogging front line!

LG VMTA judging day - and the winners are...

Well, they came, they played with phones, they presented their thoughts to camera, they edited the resulting video... they, er, wrestled with unexpected technical problems. In short, our shortlisted VMTA contestants found themselves in a pretty accurate microcosm of life as a Shiny Media employee.

The shortlisted presenters were Georgia, Jane and Matt, and the finalists in the editing section were Lynne and Richard. One of the shortlisted editors sadly couldn't make the judging day.

With Susi Weaser liveblogging and moblogging the whole thing, plus a free LG Viewty and a trip to the 3GSM conference in Barcelona at stake, there was no shortage of pressure for the finalists to handle. It was therefore terrific to see them cope so well, and produce such impressive results in such a short period of time.

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