Photo Sharing Fan? Send Your #TechLife Digital Collage to Mashable & CNN iReport

The next generation of digital photography is here: built-in cameras, photo-splicing apps and image-sharing communities such as Instagram and PicPlz. It’s inspired many to turn their smartphones into miniature picture-editing and collage-making studios.

Now, in partnership with CNN iReport, we’re challenging you to get creative. Use your digital photo tools to make a collage showing the role technology plays in your life.

Build a composite image out of three to four photos; splice them together using a photo app like Diptic. If you don’t have access to such apps, other photo editing methods work just as well.

Upload your collage by using the assignment page or e-mail it to iReport. Instagram users, we encourage you to post your images there, too, and tag them #techlife. Please submit your collage by Friday, February 25.

As with other iReports — which range in topics from the unrest in Egypt to the Verizon iPhone — your photos could be featured on CNN, as well as here on Mashable.

Are your creative wheels already turning? We encourage you to brainstorm in the comments below.

Image courtesy Flickr, N-Sai

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Digital photo frames top list of least-wanted holiday gifts, better find those receipts

Finished your holiday shopping already? That's good news, but if you've made any purchases from the following list of goods you might just want to think about just going ahead and taping that gift receipt right to the bottom of the box. A survey from the British Video Association shows that digital photo frames are the least-wanted holiday gadget among those who consider themselves worthy of receiving gifts this year, beating out all-time flops like foot massagers, electric shavers, and those poor bread makers destined to make a single, crusty loaf before being permanently relegated to their box. Granted this was a survey of British holiday folks and so Ma and Pa Apple Pie may have somewhat different desires, but a quick poll among Engadgeteers confirms that digi frames do indeed fall squarely in the "no, really, you shouldn't have" category. Oh, and if you're wondering what you should get your loved ones this holiday season, we can help.

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