The soap that knows what you want


	The soap that knows what you want

wildcat

12-3-2007 5:25 AM

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soap, gadgets, multifunctionality, knowing

wildcat says:

This is one of those things, though, that’s an easy trickle-down technology for things like the iPhone, which already is a touch sensitive gadget with an accelerometer and multiple modes of functionality.

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