Bring your corporate logo on a flash stick and get it custom laser engraved onto your Blackberry or Moleskine!  Etchstar will be customizing phones, dog tags and more during the entire event.  Etchstar recently launched sites for custom laser etched notebooks at JournalEngraver.com and custom military products at CustomMilitaryGear.com.  You can also find limited edition series of Simpsons and Family Guy iPods at FoxShop.com and CSI and TAR collectables at CBSStore.com.  Etchstar can laser engrave on just about anything as evidenced by this experiment in Laser vs. Food on YouTube.  Learn more about Etchstar and laser etching & engraving at Etchstar.com/blog.  Thru August, Twiistup fans & friends get free standard shipping at Etchstar.com by entering the code Twiist4 at checkout.

In 2007, Steve Wiebe’s quest to take the world high score from then Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell was documented in the film ‘The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters’. This time, Wiebe will compete for the highest score of record at the Twiistup 4 arcade, giving attendees the chance to put their video game skills to the test, as well as learn more about the ups and downs of Wiebe’s world record holder mission.

We are ecstatic to welcome our guest of honor Steve Wiebe. His journey to conquer a seemingly impossible goal is an inspiration to us all. Many parallels can be drawn from his attitude, perseverance and heart to the start-ups that attend Twiistup. These individuals continue to tackle their challenges head on as they aim to embark toward successful futures in an increasingly competitive environment.

“I am thrilled to take part in such an exciting event like Twiistup,” said arcade king Steve Wiebe. “Not only does this give me an opportunity to break the Donkey Kong top score, but I also get the chance to meet some of the brightest and innovative minds in Southern California.”

The Bristol Room inside the Viceroy Hotel will be transformed into an 80s arcade, complete with games such as Donkey Kong, Ms. Pacman, Centipede and Space Invaders. GirlGamer, a community, digital magazine and video game review Web site focused on serving the female gaming demographic, is sponsoring the arcade. GirlGamer provides a space for female gamers to contribute, interact and connect with each other.

“Everyone at GirlGamer is excited about the GirlGamer Arcade at Twiistup. It’s a great opportunity at a great event. This year is going to be legendary, especially with Steve Wiebe from King of Kong joining us. We hope you all enjoy it and look forward to seeing you there!” – Alexandra Mokh, Co-Founder, GirlGamer.com

If you attended Twiistup 1 you probably remember Joe Kosinski speaking about the tech behind his commercials for Halo 3 and Gears of War. Since then, Joe has signed on to direct the remakes of Tron and Logan’s Run. Disney’s Tron remake is is being described as “the next chapter” of the 1982 cult classic. Logan’s Run will be made for Warner Bros Pictures and will be written by “Lost” scribes Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Congrats to Joe for taking his tech huge and we’ll hope to see him at Twiistup 3.

Marc Levin, friend and sponsor of Twiistup 2, is celebrating a birthday this Wed night at Twiistup 2. Marc is an incredible guy and on a recent call he told me that it would be cool if Bono could sing Happy Birthday to him at Twiistup. If you know Bono, can you ask him to swing by? We’ll comp his admission and give him a swag bag (on the house).

Congrats to fantasy celebrity league site – and Twiistup 2 showoff – Fafarazzi.com!  They were selected by Star Magazine as this week’s hot website (it’s on page 28 of the July 23rd, 2007 issue).

Fafarazzi works just like fantasy sports leagues – “except instead of scores being tallied for homeruns and touchdowns, they’re for catfights, divorces and baby bumps!” One of my personal faves (ok, it’s really something my wife loves) is hourly gossip posts from over 40 blogs – all in one spot!

Fafarazzi will be showing off at Twiistup 2. Swing by and maybe you can your picture taken with them – just like in the tabloids!