New Study Finds Boomer Women Have Tech Toys on Their Wish List This Holiday Season; Buying Tablet Computers at 3x National Average

Las Vegas and Louiseville, KY (PRWEB) November 16, 2011

Technology adoption among women age 50+ is accelerating, with smartphones, computer tablets, and e-readers topping the list of holiday must haves, according to Boomer Women 50+ and Technology, a new study from VibrantNation and Silvers Summit.

Conducted online in October 2011, this new research gathers insights on the attitudes and motivations of boomer women when it comes to technology. VibrantNation.com, the leading online community devoted exclusively to the influential and fast-growing demographic of women over 50, and Silvers Summit, the premier thought leadership industry conference on an aging society and technology, partnered on the research to be discussed during the 4th Annual Silvers Summit at the 2012 International CES in January 2012. Key findings include:

Smartbox Featured in 2011 Barnes & Noble Online Holiday Gift Guide

New Brunswick, NJ (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

Smartbox, the worldwide leader in the experiential gifting category, is currently featured in the 2011 Barnes & Noble online (BN.com) holiday gift guide. The BN.com list of handpicked gift ideas will give all customers an exclusive 15% off discount on the entire Smartbox collection.

The emerging experiential gifting industry provides thought from the gift-giver and an array of options for the gift recipient. Led by Smartbox, the experiential gifting category has gained its international popularity by creating emotions and memories in the gifting industry both in consumer and business marketplaces.

We are thrilled to be included in the BN.com holiday gift guide, said David Meyers, Smartbox CEO of North America. We hope their loyal customers consider Smartbox as a holiday gift option for friends and family.

The Smartbox collection includes:

Holiday Gift for the Person with Everything - Long Story Short

(PRWEB) November 21, 2011

Sols mother used to take him to the New York Botanical Gardens in the late 1930s when he was a child. He would sit on a tree branch, imagining himself to be the space hero Buck Rogers and the branch his rocket ship. Now in his late 70s, Sol still visits the gardens, stands by that same tree branch and reminisces about his childhood. All of this has been captured and preserved for Sols children and grandchildren thanks to Long Story Short.

Founded in Westchester, NY, by former advertising editor Larry Horowitz, the new business offers to capture and document your personal history on film. The films are made for all sorts of reasons, from a birthday or anniversary to a retirement, Sweet 16, Bar Mitzvah, secret family recipe and sometimes just to capture the life of a loved one. An ideal holiday gift for any family this season and it will include a multi-faceted process with loved-ones interviewed in their own home, filming a walk around a childhood neighborhood, as well as reaching out to old associates and extended family. The documentaries also include other documentation like family photographs, slides, home movies, newspaper articles, birth certificates, heirlooms and more. No detail is left untouched or overlooked. This is a simple opportunity to capture and preserve the people, place or event that helped shape who you are today. Long Story Shorts in-depth process allows families to experience the richness of their history, literally, right in front of their eyes. Again, this is the ideal holiday gift for any family.

Long Story Short was developed by Larry Horowitz who has been in the TV business for over 30 years doing, editing and advertising for many companies including Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola, LOreal and AT&T. He combines his artistic and technical craft with an unsurpassed ability to listen & learn from his clients and tell their story in the best possible way. This is a unique historic gift to share about the history of ones life, an event or how a corporation became successful.

Please visit the website to learn more about this business at http://www.longstoryshort.com or call at 917-882-7580 and learn more. Facebook: Long Story Short and Twitter: lstoryshort

To see Sol talking by his tree branch, go to http://longstoryshort.com/samples.php?vid=2.

See the 77 year old Identical Twins discussing the Walgreens TV commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJknO21lrgw

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Bergdorf Goodman Unveils 2011 Holiday Windows "Carnival of the Animals"

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 22, 2011

The holiday windows at Bergdorf Goodman, a true New York holiday spectacle, continue their well-known tradition of high fantasy, dramatic surprises, extraordinary fashion, and great storytelling. The 2011 windows, entitled Carnival of the Animals, take their inspiration from diverse settings reimagined in various materials and the animals that dwell there. David Hoey, Senior Director of Visual Presentation, and team devote an entire year to the production of the holiday windows. They will remain on display through January 3, 2012.

Starting from 57th Street, each of the five main Fifth Avenue windows examines the theme from a different perspective:

Built around a vintage collection of mixed-metal birds and jungle animals, The Brass Menagerie is set in a stylized tropical forest of metal and mirror and glimmers with leafy foliage of brass and steel. Within this forest is a fantasy recording studio, with vintage microphones and a brass "primate" jazz combo. A giant brass birdcage houses a surprise tenant, and the floor is covered several inches deep with a secret quantity of copper pennies. For this window, a special dress was created by Naeem Khan.

Breaking the Ice invites viewers to a mid-afternoon arctic garden party whose guests include couture plush animals such as polar bears, a moose, an arctic mountain goat, a seal, and a of pair wolves. All the animals have been upholstered in luxe white textiles and appliqu