MTV has partnered with MySpace Random Report to search for a brand new presenter to host MTV News.

One lucky punter will be plucked from obscurity to follow in the footsteps of ex-presenters Cat Deeley, Edith Bowman, Russell Brand, Alex Zane, Trevor Nelson and Kelly Brook – all of whom started their careers at the MTV studios in Camden. The successful candidate will get to present daily bulletins across MTV ONE, MTV Hits, TMF, MTV Base and VH1, and will have the chance to travel the world and brush shoulders with A list stars like Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent and Cameron Diaz.

How to audition:

Shoot a short video of yourself presenting to camera and upload your screen test to the Random Report page on MySpace by December 21st. MTV is going to sift through all of the videos and invite the best candidates to London to audition for the fulltime position. You don’t need any experience. MTV is just asking that you’re fun and won’t be fazed by interviewing some of the world’s biggest stars from the film, music and entertainment world.

Custom Toy Lab and Crazy Label have teamed up to give away some Blank DIY TAMO Toys. Download the TAMO template and design a Halloween TAMO. The 10 best designs will be chosen by Custom Toy Lab, Crazy Label, Vinyl Pulse, Toysrevil, Toy Break and UrbanRetro. The 10 artists behind the 10 winning designs will all receive 5 blank DIY TAMO toys each.

Go to Custom Toy Lab for the fill information and to enter the competition.

Competition Ends Midnight 31 October. Winners will be announced upto 7 days after that.

Ted Stilson’s 8″ Moody DIY vinyl figure combining a dual demon/cow identity offers a new canvas for artistic expression. A large international group of talented artists have created customs for an upcoming Moody custom show. Got skillz? Think you can go beyond what others have done? How do you get noticed in the ever competitive designer toy arena ?

Vinyl Pulse and Bovinyl, the maker of Moody, are proud to announce the Moody Design Contest. To get started, download all three 3 Moody templates, let your creativity loose and then send the results to moody-contest@vinylpulse.com. The deadline to enter is July 11th, 2007 @ 8 PM Pacific .

Entries will be judged by Ted Stilson, the creator of the Moody, and three industry professionals who select toy designs for a living — Ferg (Jamungo), Richard VanOver (Wheaty Wheat Studios), and VanBeater (Jamungo). So what’s in it for me, you ask? Fame — entries will be posted to Vinyl Pulse after the contest is over. And… Fortune — well some very cool loot anyways sponsored by Bovinyl and Voltage:

Prizes:

- 1st Prize - A blank Moody, $100 (CDN) Voltage Gift Certificate, Vinyl Pulse Tee, Moody skatedeck (by Aaron Keeling), 400% Bearbrick Tim Biskup Alphabeast Calli, 8″ Flying Fortress Dunny plus Flying Fortress Tee.
- 2nd Prize - A blank Moody, $75 (CDN) Voltage Gift Certificate, Angry Ice Cream plush pack (small, medium and large Ice Creams), Vinyl Pulse Tee and an autographed Nathan Jurevicius comic book.
- 3rd Prize - A blank Moody, $25 (CDN) Voltage Gift Certificate, Vinyl Pulse Tee, and anautographed Tim Tsui Dape 3″ Qee.

These prizes should help to jump start your creative and competitive juices. So let’s see what you can do on the Moody form. We’re waiting. If you’d like to purchase a Moody for yourself, they are available directly from Bovinyl.

Rules:

1. To enter send the completed Moody templates (front, back, and side) to moody-contest@vinylpulse.com by 8 PM Pacific on July 11th, 2007 .
2. First place, second place, and third place will be determined based on judging by Ted Stilson, Ferg, Richard VanOver, and VanBeater.
3. You may submit multiple entries but a maximum of one design per artist will be selected as a top three winner.

Mimoco have introduced the new blank vimobot, a 4″ tall do-it-yourself Pure Vinyl Art Toy and is now having a Design Contest. Six designs will be selected to be produced as real mimobot Art Toy USB Flash Drives. Round one of the contest ends June 30th. Round 2 runs from July 1 until October 15. At the end of each round, a few creations will be selected and forum members will vote for their favorite. The 3 most popular designs will give life to a mimobot Art Toy USB Flash Drive.

How to enter:
1. Get Blank vimobot
2. Customize it. Click here to download the vimobot template.
3. Fill out the online form
4. Take pictures of the front and back of your vimobot creation
5. and post in the Custom vimobot showroom thread!

Click here for more info!