Finally, a killer app for online shopping...

One of my friends introduced me to something really cool - totally customizable clothing from Target.

Right now, they only offer three products - Khaki pants and shirts for men, and jeans for the ladies.

This seems like the perfect application for e-commerce. You can customize the clothing in infinite ways - for example, the men's khakis can be made with or without pleats, regular or relaxed, with or without buttons on the back pockets, and a number of other changes. You can also change the inseam, waist size (including half sizes), and your body type.

This is truly one-degree-of-seperation, just in time manufacturing (JIT) - all the buzzwords that business people like. This takes JIT to the ultimate level - the customer places the order directly.

I'm kind of disappointed that the khaki sizes only go up to 46". This is a killer app for fat people - and I say that as a fat person. Because I'm as wide as I am tall, I have to have all my pants hemmed. It's perfect for anyone with odd measurments or who wants specific things.

I think we are truly living in the greatest era ever in terms of technology.