Tags archives: apps

December 15, 2011

The World's First Social Camera

Hipstamatic is ready to launch a new iPhone app which claims to be the world’s first social camera. How does it work? Essentially, you and friends (who must also have an iPhone and the same app) get to “share a roll of film” consisting of 24 photographs. Like traditional film, you can’t see your photographs until you have finished the roll. Once all 24 photographs have been exposed, the photos are revealed to all participants. The app, called Hipstamatic D-Series, is scheduled for launch today.

December 12, 2011

X is for X-Ray Interactive Book

X is for X-Ray is an interactive book for the iPad. Written by Hugh Turvey, the book allows users to see what every day objects look like when viewed by an X-Ray. Users simply swipe downwards on the screen to turn the viewing mode from regular to X-Ray.

December 9, 2011

Introducing Google Currents

Google has just released their own version of an e-magazine for both the iPad and Android tablets called Currents. There are over 180 Editions so far, with photography related content from 500px, Thomas Hawk, Robert Scoble, Trey Ratcliff & Stuck in Customs. Watch the video after the jump to see the look and feel of the application. Unfortunately, at this point in time, it is only available in the United States. Boooooooooo!

December 9, 2011

App Store Rewind 2011

Apple just listed the winners of Rewind 2011, which honors the best music, apps, tv shows, books, movies and podscasts of the year. This year two photography apps took home the top honours. Instagram was chosen as the iPhone app of the year, while Snapseed was choosen as the iPad app of the year. TapTapTap is also reporting that Apple named them the top selling non-game app of the year, but we are unable to confirm this claim.

November 25, 2011

View Animals in Their Natural Environments using the Instant Wild App

The Instant Wild app allows you to view animals in their natural habitats by sending your photographs taken from camera traps. The app, created by the Zoological Society of London, features 50 camera traps from around the world. Part of the aim of this app is to allow users to help identify the animals in the photographs, as opposed to someone having to sift through thousands of photographs on their own. It’s currently free to download, so try it out while you can.

November 19, 2011

Stuck On Earth App

Trey Ratcliff has released an app for the iPad which allows you to view beautiful photographs from all over the world from the perspective of a photographer, a daydreamer or an explorer. You can even have your photograph s incorporated by uploading them to the flickr group. Get a quick overview of the app and it’s features by watch the video below. The app is currently free to download, so get it before the price goes up!

November 12, 2011

Condition One App Now Available

A while back, we wrote about an upcoming app called Condition One, which allows you to view video footage as if you were there in person. The app went live today, so I gave it a test run. There are some features, like the video biography, that I found interesting because you get to know the photographer better than if you had just read text alone. While the video segments are interesting, I found the 180 degree field of view a little limiting. I would have preferred to be given a full 360 degree viewing field. It’s free to download, so test it out if you are so inclined. Please note that while C1 can be used on a first generation iPad, you will be limited to touch navigation only.

November 4, 2011

National Geographic 7 Billion iPad App

National Geographic’s has released an iPad app called 7 Billion. The app discusses important topics surrounding the growing population and is accompanied with photographs videos and articles. The app is Free for a limited time, so download it while you can. The ratings so far are mostly positive.

November 2, 2011

Allow Complete Strangers to Judge How Healthy Your Meals Are Using Photographs

This isn’t the first app we have seen that diagnoses the quality of your meal via photographs, but this one has a different approach. Simply take a photograph of your meal, and Eatery will share it with other users who are then tasked to rate the food you are eating. While it doesn’t track calories, or sodium or fat, it does track your eating habits, which could be an eye opener to people who think they are eating healthier than they really are.

October 12, 2011

New 500px iPhone App

500px just announced a 3rd party app for the iPhone that will let you browse their site, vote on photographs, and add favourites. If you spend as much time as I do on 500px, then you will want to pick up this free app.

October 11, 2011

Quiption App Let's You Create Designer Postcards

Quiption is an iPhone app that let’s you customize photographs with designer text. If you like what you see, you can even have a real postcard mailed to you house. It’s currently free in the app store.

October 11, 2011

Facebook Releases an iPad App

Facebook finally released a dedicated app for the iPad. Now it’s even easier to browse through and view your Facebook photographs.

October 5, 2011

Lens Buddy Apps for the Avid Photographer

For the photographer who is always contemplating his or her next purchase, the Lens Buddy app keeps an inventory of all the lenses on the market. Available for both Canon and Nikon, the app allows you to keep track of which lenses you own, as well as create a wish list. Lens details include the type of lens, focal length, maximum and minimum apertures, filter size, dimensions and weight.

September 29, 2011

Flickr Releases an Adroid App

Flickr has launched a photo sharing app for Android, complete with photo filters. One of Flickr’s main competitors is Instagram, who’s user base has been expanding rapidly. While Instagram has an iPhone app, they have yet to release an Android version. I wonder if Flickr’s new app will win over some of the Android users?

September 23, 2011

Have Fun With Your Cat Using Sphero and KittyCam

If you have a pet, then you are going to love this… Sphero is a remote controlled ball that you can control using an app on your phone. Better yet, it has a camera that records every second of the action.

September 23, 2011

Color App Tries To Make a Comeback

According to TechCrunch, the Color app is attempting a comeback by teaming up with Facebook. Despite being built on an interesting premise, the app which allows you to see other people’s photographs based on their proximity to you was not popular because unless other users were nearby, the app was empty. Using Facebook’s network, they might be able to give this idea another jump start.

September 21, 2011

Instagram Update Includes High Resolution Photographs and New Filters

Instagram just updated their highly successful app. Among the changes are larger size photographs (up to 1936 x 1936 pixels) as well as some new filters (Amaro, Rise, Hudson and Valencia). They’ve also completely re-written the camera code in order to speed up the application of filters. As always, it’s free to download.

September 21, 2011

Snapseed Image Editor Free for 72 Hours

For the next few days, Snapseed’s image editor app is available for free. It’s normally priced at $4.99, so get it while you can!