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Retro Cartoon Smartwatches

These Apple Watch Bands Feature Quirky Vintage Looney Tunes Characters

— December 7, 2015 — Tech
The latest offering in Apple Watch bands features a host of very familiar retro cartoon characters. These characters have been around since the 1930s, but the current generation of tech consumers most likely grew to know and love them alongside Michael Jordan in 1996's Space Jam. Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang now have their own line of Apple Watch bands, continuing their legacy into the digital future.

The Apple Watch bands are an official Looney Tunes product from Casetify, an online company that allows consumers to create their own Apple Watch bands and iPhone cases using their own photos and images. A separate collection of Looney Tunes iPhone cases will also be released as a collaboration between Casetify and Parisian online boutique Colette.

This intriguing blend of retro imagery and technology can be seen frequently in products targeted at young millennials, who -- while unwilling to give up their modern devices -- have a high degree of nostalgia for the pre-iPhone era.
Trend Themes
1. Retro Cartoon Fashion - The use of vintage cartoon characters in modern tech accessories has introduced a new trend of retro cartoon fashion.
2. Personalized Tech Accessories - The ability for consumers to create their own tech accessories using their own images has created a trend of personalized tech accessories.
3. Nostalgia Marketing - The trend of marketing products to young millennials that elicit feelings of nostalgia for the pre-iPhone era has created an opportunity for businesses to tap into this market.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Accessories - The fashion accessories industry can capitalize on the trend of retro cartoon fashion by incorporating vintage cartoon characters into their designs.
2. Tech Accessories - The tech accessories industry can take advantage of the trend of personalized tech accessories by offering more customizable options to consumers.
3. Marketing and Advertising - The marketing and advertising industry can seize the opportunity presented by nostalgia marketing by creating campaigns that evoke feelings of nostalgia for past eras.
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