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Tech Tuesdays: Clothes that tell you how many people ‘Like’ it & create an iPhone case on your iPhone

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items:

  • CaseApp – a new iPhone app lets you create & order a customized hardshell case for your iPhone, on your iPhone for about $30 using your own photos (source)
  • Clothes hangers that tell you how many people ‘Like’ it – a clothing retailer in Brazil is testing out a new type of hanger for their clothing racks that has a small display built in which tells you how many people ‘liked’ that shirt on their Facebook page to get an idea of how popular it is (source)

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