Target, Best Buy Turn Gift Cards Into Literal Entertainment Devices
Written by Evan SchumanNovember 12th, 2008
Instead of making giftcards worthless once they’re emptied, Target and Best Buy have opted for the other extreme: With enough micro electronics, the gift cards themselves might be worth more than the merchandise they can buy.
Target’s gift card is available as a tiny digital camera while Best Buy’s card sings loud and clear as a speaker, complete with a 3.5mm jack to connect with an iPod, according to this Gearlog story.
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