The London Nude Tech Calendar can now be ordered for Christmas and Charity. The project initiated by Milo Yiannopoulos, our infrequent guest editor, has already obtained much press and controversy, as some think that it's a fun, cool thing to do, while others perceive it as a threat to one's career. Included in the calandar are many female internet heroes, such as Hermione Way of Techfluff, Anna Bance of Rentadress, Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson of Huddle and Alicia Navarro of Skimlinks, but also Mike Butcher of Techcrunch Europe. If she had not been such a puritan Dutch woman, The NextWomen would have been in there. Here is the making of video:


Nude London Tech Calendar from Leapanywhere.com on Vimeo.

All proceeds go to the charity Take Heart India, which doesn't employ anyone, so 100% of proceeds are spent on education projects. Take Heart is guided by the principle that “Work builds, charity destroys”: rather than giving money to people, Take Heart empowers through practical education and skills training.

Milo wants you to order your copy now, and secondly, to reach out to your networks, especially corporates who may be prepared to place bulk orders, and encourage them to put their hands in their pockets for this great cause. Please take a moment today to send a few emails, make a few calls, or place a few orders yourself!

It costs Take Heart just £37 to provide a 6 month computer training course which secures these blind students with a job for life. In other words, every calendar counts!

Some of the press:

"Some of the top names in the British internet industry have bared all for a charity calendar this Christmas."
The Sun - Nov '09
"Nude nerds? It might not be the first combination that comes to mind, but that's the concept behind a calendar that's being released to raise money for charity."
The Huffington Post - Nov '09
"London's IT pioneers get wired up in nude charity calendar"
London Evening Standard - Nov '09
" If London's hottest tech stars feel the need to share their knobbly bits with the rest of us, they have my blessing..."
Computer Weekly - Nov '09
These people are not saying – give us money for this charity. They are saying – we’re going to be creative about this. We’re going to do something which makes you look, and in doing so, see this charity. Check out how many pages there are on twitter for LDNnudetech.
TechCrunch - Nov '09
"With their modesty covered by only a cable, 24 London internet entrepreneurs have bared all for a charity calendar."
Daily Mail - Nov '09
"A technology writer has assembled a group of fellow whizz kids to pose naked for a Nude London Tech charity calendar. "
The Telegraph - Nov '09
"Christmas is coming, and with it the need to buy a calendar for next year – so why not support a real charity and show off your geek credentials by buying a London Nude Tech Calendar?"
The Guardian - Nov '09
"The calendar was dreamed up by Milo Yiannopoulous, contributing editor for TechCrunch Europe. He said that the calendar was originally started “as a joke”, but that he had a habit of taking jokes seriously and doing them."
ITPro - Nov '09
"Just in time for the holiday shopping season, it's the Nude London Tech Calendar 2010. The 12-month wall calendar is perfect for your easily amused sister, easily freaked-out conservative mom, alcoholic Uncle Ernest and anyone else who enjoys the fine art of naked, young millionaire dorks of either gender."
Asylum - Nov '09
"As 24 fotos mostram homens, mulheres e grupos, sem roupas, com computadores, cabos e outros objetos estrategicamente posicionados sobre seus corpos."
BBC (Brazil) - Nov '09
"...it's a shame London's online entrepreneurs are so much more open-hearted -- and minded -- than Silicon Valley's."
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov