Newswise — DMZ company Shape Collage offers a quick and easy V-Day gift idea for your sweetheart while TeamSave delivers deals on date ideas
If you’re one of those people who hearts technology, but are a little intimidated by the pressure of Valentine’s Day, fear not: Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone offers easy tech fixes to score points with your mister or missus.
Shape CollageImpress your sweetheart with the gift you made yourself from memories…in just seconds and with the click of a mouse. Shape Collage is a quick and simple way to create photo collages in different shapes (including a heart) out of your favourite photos. The free software turns your photos into a collage in seconds, generates high resolution images and exports to JPEG, PNG, or Photoshop PSD file format, making it easy to print as a poster or card and give as a gift to that special someone. Download Shape Collage for free at www.shapecollage.com.
Group-Buying Site TeamSaveGroup-buying site and DMZ graduate TeamSave always has great deals on gifts and date ideas, whether it’s a spa gift for your valentine (or two for a couple’s session), tickets to a show, or a nice meal. Group-buying sites have made their way into many large cities and are a goldmine for Valentine’s Day, so do a thorough search and check in every day. There’s sure to be something to treat the one you love.
Other Tech-Friendly FixesIf you are still stuck for Valentine’s gift ideas, DMZ tech experts have two other suggestions: 1) An engraved iPod (engraving is free with purchase through the Apple Store). Score extra points by pre-loading it with songs (think modern-day mixed tape). 2) A pair of 8-bit dynamic life shirts plus transmitter pack from www.thinkgeek.com. These shirts feature a “life bar” of light-up hearts that shows low life levels (two or fewer hearts) when you’re apart, but full life (all six hearts) when you and the one you love are within hugging distance.
Opened in April 2010, Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) is a transdisciplinary workspace for young entrepreneurs infused with the energy and resources of downtown Toronto. Set atop Yonge-Dundas Square, this hub of digital media innovation, collaboration and commercialization is home to both entrepreneurial start-ups and industry solution-providers. With access to overhead and business services, students and alumni can fast-track their product launches, stimulating Canada’s emerging digital economy through spending and job creation. In its first year of operations, the DMZ helped nearly 100 innovators to incubate and accelerate 20 start-ups and to launch 42 projects. For more information on the DMZ, visit www.ryerson.ca/dmz.
Ryerson University is Canada's leader in innovative, career-oriented education and a university clearly on the move. With a mission to serve societal need, and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community, Ryerson offers close to 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Distinctly urban, culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to 28,000 students, including 2,000 master's and PhD students, nearly 2,700 tenured and tenure-track faculty and staff, and more than 130,000 alumni worldwide. Research at Ryerson is on a trajectory of success and growth: externally funded research has doubled in the past four years. The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education. For more information, visit www.ryerson.ca.
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www.ryerson.ca/dmzwww.shapecollage.comwww.teamsave.comwww.thinkgeek.com
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