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For: Cell Phones, N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PDA/Wireless, Game BoyAdvance, MP3 Players, PSP, iPod, and any other portable mobiledevice. If your relationship with your mobile device--be it cellphone, GBA, iPod, PSP or PDA--verges on "love affair" (orexceeds it, for that matter), you might want to check outwww.mytego.com. This new interactive shopping site from Winnipeg-based myTegoInc. is all about "stylized mobility." The service allows you tocreate and order a fully customized detailing kit for yourchosen electronic buddy. These "skins on demand," so to speak,include a wide variety of stock art, colour swatches andimagery, all mix-match-able through a clever, intuitive, onlineinterface, and may also include pictures, portraits andself-created designs uploaded through your browser from yourhard drive. When you're done, 'Tego technology then churns out one-offdecals made from durable, quality vinyl backed with a pressuresensitive adhesive, precision cut to fit each device and mailedto you--though it's up to the end-user to actually put it on,some manual dexterity required. Ever seen a bus covered entirely by one big advertisement? Samesort of thing. Only smaller, obviously. The custom skins are said to last is 6 to 9 months before theystart to wear, at which point they can be peeled off andreplaced easily enough. Prices range from $10 - $28 US or $12 - $34 Canadian per device,depending both on complexity (as befitting the sprawlingkeyboard on a Blackberry, for example) and on how many separatefaces you want to cover (the bi-folding nature of the NintendoDS means up to for 4 separate pieces; an iPod, just 2, max). With ready-to-print templates fitting some 482 devices (allpopular) and their individual nooks & crannies, buttons &display screen(s), the order through delivery process usuallytakes about 10 days. If myTego doesn't have a template for yourdevice, simply enter the make and model and they'll make a onefor you, within 7 (additional) days. |
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