INVITES: A Blast From the Past

July 15, 2002

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Remember looking through a View Master at 3-D images as a kid? Now you can send one as an invitation. Image 3D manufactures the round plastic image reels, and can create fun, interactive invitations that provide all the info of your event, plus photos of an event's theme or exotic locale. You can even brand the viewer and its box. It's so low-tech, it's cool. —Suzanne Ito
Posted 07.15.02

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