OnlyRoses, the UK’s finest specialist rose florist has created the ‘Rose Drop’, where 1,000 premium Ecuadorian roses are dropped by helicopter outside a lover’s house or garden, for the ultimate Valentine’s bouquet. This is *clearly* a gift from someone who hasn’t been hit by the recession!

OnlyRoses offer the highest quality fresh-cut, premium Ecuadorian roses with a choice of 250 different varieties, in a range of colours, shapes and sizes, up to 1.80 meters tall. The roses are sourced directly from Ecuador three times a week, ensuring they are the freshest and have a longer vase life than any roses found in England.

In addition, their new lasting range, The Infinite Roses, are real premium Ecuadorian roses that have been preserved to last a year or longer. They cannot be told apart from their fresh counterparts, and come in natural, as well as many other unusual colours, like black, purple, blue and dark green. The most stunning arrangements can be made with these lasting roses to fit any style or space.

The Rose Drop costs £9,640 for delivery on Valentine’s Day (or 11th-15th Feburary)

For more details (if you are reallllly rich) check out www.only-roses.com.

NY TECH DAY a revolutionary one-day expo created specifically for New York City-based tech startups, is confirmed for Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the Flatiron District. In line with the openness of the NY tech community, Tech Day is free to attend.

Exhibiting startups will have an unprecedented chance to gain exposure, publicity, talent and—of course—funding. The event will boast top companies, investors, a roster of tech speakers and industry press.

Over 200 startups are expected to showcase their companies, celebrating the best of the burgeoning New York tech community. Additionally, students from many of the top east coast universities will be amongst those in attendance – seeking opportunities to meet and interact with the city’s best and brightest innovators.

NY Tech Day is formatted in two parts: the “Expo” and the “Award Ceremony”.

The Expo will run from 10:00am – 4:00pm, and give exhibiting startups the chance to meet members of the tech community head-on, including investors, other prominent startups, potential hires, early adopters, and members of the press.

The Award Ceremony, held from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, will include a state of the NY Tech Community discussion as well as the much-anticipated prize presentations. The Peoples’ Choice Startup winner will also have the opportunity to demo in front of the whole tech community.

Register

While attendance is free, space is limited. To register to attend NY Tech Day and for general information, please visit NYTechDay.com.To register as an exhibiting startup or for more info about the benefits of exhibiting, contact outreach@nytechday.com.

General Info

Contact outreach@nytechday.com.

These Oakley Enduring Pace Sunglasses were designed in collaboration with golf’s top female athletes. The frame is lightweight and adjustable, designed for a woman’s facial contours and composed of stress resistant materials. They also come with an Oakley Soft Vault, for protection in your handbag or golf bag.

The lenses feature two high performance coatings. First, a permanent HYDROPHOBIC™ lens coating, which repels water, dust, lotions, and makeup; then an IRIDIUM coating designed to reduce glare, with lens curvature that ensures UV Filtering is at 100%, without sacrificing all important peripheral vision.

Price £136.00  Available from golfbuyitonline

Features:

• 100% UV protection

• Anti-smudge Lens Coating

• Glare reduction Lens Coating

• Free Oakley Sunglasses Case.

• Prescription inserts available.

With dark miserable January days upon us we can be excused for allowing our minds to wonder, picturing ourselves on a white sandy beach with a cocktail in one hand and a good book in the other. When we finally take the plunge and book our yearly break we need to make sure we have the tools at hand to make our travels as relaxed as possible.

From the best in entertainment to those little gadgets that make life easier; here are a list of some of the must have gadgets to make your holiday run as smoothly as possible.

CallUma Tag’n’Traq

Now there is no worse a feeling than being stood at the baggage carousel at the airport anxiously waiting for your luggage to appear. At first you’re calm, but when half an hour has passed and the crowds have dispersed and all that seems to be circling the carousel are a buggy and a few questionable boxes you start to panic. Now I have never been unlucky enough to have lost my luggage whilst travelling (touch wood) but I was once the last one to be reunited with my bag when travelling with a party of 20 and it was certainly nerve wracking.There’s no way to avoid the stress that it would undoubtedly cause if your baggage were to go missing but the CallUma Tag’n’Traq can help to put your find at ease a little.

Simply attach one of the tags to your luggage with your unique tracking number and if your luggage doesn’t turn up call CallUma with the number and they will do the rest, keeping you updated via text or email as to where your bag has got to. A great way to keep your mind at rest that if your luggage were to go missing it will be back with you as quickly as possible.

Wi-Fi finder

We’ve all been there, we’ve just stumbled across the best view we have ever seen or we happen to be at the most exciting tourist attraction and we are desperate to share this (show off) to all our Facebook and Twitter followers. But overseas in an unfamiliar place it can be difficult to know where we can get Wi-Fi. With the Wi-Fi finder you just point and click this little gadget and a series of LEDs will tell you where your nearest Wi-Fi hotspot is. Perfect AND easy to use.

Sony Bloggie 3D camera

When we go away we want to be able to capture the images we’ve seen in the best way possible so we can re-visit them again as many times as we want when we get home. The Sony Bloggie 3D camera allows us to capture images and view them back in 3D – what could make you feel more like you were back in your holiday paradise than watching it back in 3D?!

The light-weight pocket size camera has two screens and offers dynamic 1920×1080 3D HD video, you can even view your videos back immediately in 3D without the need for 3D glasses.

The camera also has the capability to take videos and still photographs in 2D should you prefer and is a must have for those who want to remember and share their holiday in as much detail as possible.

Top Tip

If you are planning on going away this year with these or any other travel gadgets, make sure you take out an adequate travel insurance policy. There’s nothing worse than facing a hefty loss if any of your more expensive possessions were to be lost or stolen whilst you were away. Price comparison sites such as MoneySupermarket.com can help you find a great deal on your travel insurance so it doesn’t have to cost the earth to protect your favourite holiday gadgets.

Beat the Artic conditions with these stylish headphones integrated into a pair of snuggly ear warmers. Midland Subzero Music headphones include two high-quality Hi-Fi stereo speakers with compatibility to your iPhone for hands-free calls.

Fully adjustable for a perfect fit and with a lined soft inner furry cloth and outer quilted fabric perfect for winter sports. You can listen to your fave tunes, make or answer calls on your iPhone or tune into a PMR446 Transceiver for two-way communications. This allows you to connect to a compatible radio transceiver with a 2-pin plug.

Price £34.95

Available in White, Pink, Yellow, Camouflage, Black & Red from:www.nevadaradio.co.uk

Never lose a photo, file or document ever again with SkyDrive. It’s like your personal hard drive in the cloud giving you access to all your data from virtually anywhere.

Publish files to Facebook or LinkedIn in one click and photos have geo-tagging too so you can spot on a map wherever they were taken.

Access all your password protected files easily from a Windows Phone or iPhone with the new SkyDrive apps, or from other smartphones via skydrive.live.com. Edit and share your Word, Excel, Powepoint and OneNote documents using Office Web Apps on the go. For ultimate editing simply access your synched SkyDrive documents from Ofice 2010 on your PC.

For more details go to http://explore.live.com/skydrive

How Fashion is Going Green

When the average person considers eco-friendly clothing options, they may have images of the wardrobe from The Matrix (not the cool trenches and skintight pants they sported inside the Matrix, but the unfinished, no-color sacks they wore on the Nebuchadnezzar).  But green fashion has come a long way from the rough, un-dyed, homespun garments of yesteryear.  In fact, you may not be able to tell the difference between textiles that have harmed the planet at every turn and those that have done very little to increase your carbon footprint.  Thanks to changes in the industry that have turned an eye towards the future of fashion and how it relates to the environment, green fashion has grown.  Here are just a few ways in which the clothes on your back may be getting a little greener.

Schooling

The crossover between green living and the fashion industry starts with education and the new batch of designers entering the field.  This is why it’s awesome that so many fashion schools are now offering courses that explain the goals and possibilities where green fashion is concerned, as well as offering instruction in how to make eco-friendly clothing and accessory.  Even well-known schools like the Fashion Institute of Technology have embraced the possibility of greener clothing options by hosting exhibits and offering seminars and courses in eco-fashion.

Textiles

Organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, eucalyptus, and plenty of other plants are all being used to create fabrics that are free of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, doing less harm to your body as well as the environment.  And peace silk and organic wool are gathered humanely so that no animals are killed to give you the shirt on your back (which is good for your conscience as well as the animals).  In addition to the many environmental benefits that come with these textiles, you’ll be happy to hear that they’re good for your wallet, too.  Although they may be a bit more expensive initially, they can last up to ten times as long thanks to the fact that no chemicals are present to break down the fibers prematurely.  And many designers are now opting for these fabrics in their lines, thus supporting the organic farming movement.

Manufacturing

If you knew how many chemicals went into producing a garment (bleaches, dyes, flame retardant, stain-proofing, and even formaldehyde, amongst other things), you might not be so keen to put them on your skin.  And in addition to the potential for bodily harm, the processes used to manufacture textiles for clothing are a source of pollution and waste.  But concerned designers and manufacturers are beginning to seek ways to reduce the damage caused by clothing creation, from using natural dyes and skipping chemicals to recycling scrap cloth left over from the production of garments.

Accessories

You can’t have a fashionable ensemble without a few accessories, and while some green changes are obvious (faux leather belts, shoes, and handbags, for example, or accessories made from recycled materials), others may be things you never even thought of (fair trade precious metals and gemstones for jewelry, shoes that can be recycled to create playground surfaces, etc.).  Many companies in the fashion industry are finding creative ways to go green not only with clothing, but with accessories, as well.

Designers

Perhaps you haven’t heard of up-and-coming eco-designers like Casey Larkin, Kizzy Jai Knight, and Ada Zanditon (although you should definitely check them out), but you’ve likely heard of Stella McCartney, who espouses eco-friendly fashion along with her vegetarian values.  And with more and more designers going green, it won’t be long before some of your favorite fashion houses start offering clothing options that will make you feel as good as you look.

Carol Montrose is a writer for www.tshirtprinting.net where you can create your own custom tshirts, hoodies, and much more.

Always tweeting and surfing the web and not sure how much data you have used from your limit? All you need to do is the following:

1. Go to iPhone settings
2. Sroll down and select General
3. Then select Usage
4. Scroll down and then select Mobile Usage
5. The screen will show you a detailed breakdown of your Mobile Network Data, how much you have sent and received.
6. If you want to reset your statistics so you can monitor how much yo use over a certain time period, click on Reset Statistics and then check back in a week to see how much you have used.

The new, improved Porn Detection Stick Pro is now capable analysing your computer’s video and determining if it is of a pornographic nature, an improvement on the original stick that could only scan for porno images.

The Porn Stick can scan external hard drives as well as flash drives and the software uses 11 different detection methods to scan images and video in various formats like MOV, Mp4, MPEG1 – MPEG4, ASF, AVI – and many others. It works on both PC and Mac so no computer is left untouched. So before you download Debbie Does Dallas 2012 Edition beware, you can’t say we didn’t warn you!!

Available on line for around £60

Using clever QR technology that allows you to create your own personal barcode, the ScanMe interactive tee turns an outfit into a walking identity card.

ScanMe.com uses personalised QR barcodes to get people in the real world instantly connected online. Your unique ScanMe barcode stores your personal contact information and links others to your social network profiles with one quick scan on a Smartphone. The range of scan-able T-shirt designs from ScanMe incorporate your personalised QR barcode to create a totally individual look, and give your own interactive, digital style.

From as little as £9.95 you can choose an exclusive T-shirt design into which your personal barcode will be artistically incorporated. There are 16 different tee designs to choose from and ScanMe has teamed up with a number of top name graphic artists to design many of the collection.

You can create your own personal QR barcode and get your modern, interactive T-shirt over at ScanMe.com or download the ScanMeBarcode app from the Apple App Store.