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April 08, 2009

GPS Cell phone app lets you record crushes

Hitomebo
Hitomebo is a new GPS cell phone app in Japan that uses GPS to record locations where you spotted hot men or women. So, let's say you see a nice-looking lady in front of LaForet Harajuku at 2PM on Saturday. You can record that. And if the girl saw you, she could record that too. The system will let you know if there's a match; it'll also let you know if there's a rival out to get the same person. It all started when one of the company's top dogs spotted a cute girl in the train but couldn't muster up the courage to hit on her. The company, however, insists that it's not a dating site. Whatever!

via Asiajin

Posted at 09:17 AM in Gadgets |

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Naoki Chiba

The idea is somewhat close to SEKAI Camera, which is based on location, time and place. It has a camera which uses the AR technology.

Posted by: Naoki Chiba | April 08, 2009 at 06:43 PM

hazel

That's kinda creepy & cute at the same time, hehe ^^

Posted by: hazel | April 16, 2009 at 01:20 AM

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