Archive for the 'Personal Shopping' Category

Chris Thorman writes for Software Advice which specializes in helping organizations find the right software for their individual needs. He has shared his article “Searching for Real Estate Made Easy: Geo-Fences Plus Mobile Phones” with Dotfusion.
It’s Saturday morning. Joel and Rebecca are walking their dog through a neighborhood in Austin, TX. As they walk, they [...]

Shiseido’s has wowed the public in the past with their range of make-up that is capable of turning any plain Jane into a stunning beauty, but today they provide that wow factor via a different route - the Digital Cosmetic Mirror. This device allows users to test make-up without having to so much as use [...]

‘Shoes of Prey’ is an Australian website where die hard shoe fans can design/create their very own pair of dream shoes. When you hunt for the perfect pair of shoes, you typically already have a pair in mind. Avoid disappointment when retailers cannot provide you the shoes of your deepest desires because ‘Shoes of Prey’ [...]

Starting Wednesday, February 10, the Nook (by Barne’s & Noble) will be on the shelves of Barne’s & Noble’s retail locations. Until now, the Nook has only been available for purchase online, however to compete with the release of Apple’s iPad (scheduled for March/April 2010), they’re shipping the Nook to their retail stores. It’s said [...]

Voucher Cloud is an app developed by Invitation Digital that allows users to get discount vouchers straight to their mobile, as well as locating nearby businesses with special offers.
To make things easier, Voucher Cloud takes your current location via GPS and serves up the offers closest to you. This seems to [...]

Spin off of Twitter’s question “What are you doing?” Now we get to see your credit card transactions! Good idea?
As the Internet matures, slowly but surely everything we do in the real world is going social. But there’s a limit to how much information we can explicitly share on all the various services. A new [...]

Did you ever want to know your measurements down to a hundredth of an inch?
If you’re ready for such honesty, Unique Boutique in Long Beach has the tool for you - a body scan that measures you at 200,000 points.
The purpose of the procedure is for the customer to have better information to buy or [...]

Shopping on a budget during the holidays can be difficult. Sprize is a customer loyalty rewards program launched by the Gap to help shoppers make the most of their money
Shoppers can sign up for a free Sprize account at participating Gap stores for an opportunity to collect SprizeMoney. SprizeMoney is automatically accrued in a customer’s [...]

Not to be outdone by tech visionary Jack Dorsey — one of the brains behind Twitter — and his Square cellphone payment start-up, point-of-sale  veteran VeriFone struck today with the announcement of PAYware Mobile.
Not dissimilar from the Square iPhone application and accessory, which The Times profiled last week, PAYware targets small businesses with its subscription-based [...]

Lipsticks never look the same way on your pucker as they do in their tube. For a true-to-life view of any lipstick shade, visit BeautySwatch. Australia-based BeautySwatch is a blog that reveals the true color of lipsticks by showing them on the lips of real people.
Lipstick fans upload photos on BeautySwatch of themselves in any [...]