Apple has recently filed a patent which could aftereffect in a virtual shopping complex where customers can shop and interact with everyone else in the world through the use of avatars. An interesting concept in the avatars include the different look for those with various statuses, where it is easy to differentiate amidst a first day shopper, an expert in a specific subject, or members of shop staff. They can plus be tagged, where knowledge

concerning their area of expertise and actual geographical location can be shared with all and sundry. that concept looks more like a better looking version of Second Life and the myriad of virtual worlds out there rather than something practical - it might end up being a bigger day waster than Desktop Tower Defense.

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