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13 MAY 2013

Spot On

Free Wi-Fi hotspots are emerging in atypical venues

9 MAY 2013

Apps Against Extinction

New mobile campaigns protect and build awareness of endangered species

25 APR 2013

IPSo Facto

Indoor Positioning Systems are the next frontier in mobile navigation

24 APR 2013

Get Psyched

Virtual therapy is bringing emotional healing home

19 APR 2013

Tipping Point

New technologies advance the art of appreciation

17 APR 2013

Make Some Noise

Digital tools simulate aural environments to boost listeners’ productivity

12 APR 2013

Getting Cloudy

The cloud yields a new generation of online organizational tools

29 MAR 2013

Small Gestures

Forthcoming wireless devices control computers through physical movements

21 MAR 2013

Lighten Up

LED light bulbs are getting cheaper, subtler, and more efficient

20 MAR 2013

What’s the Password?

New gadgets help users keep their online passwords secure and organized

18 MAR 2013

Close Encounters of the 3D Kind

New technologies are poised to make 3D printing more accessible

14 MAR 2013

Full Alert

Sensory alert technologies keep users apprised of physical and social stimuli

8 MAR 2013

Whose Vine Is It Anyway?

Novel digital tools illuminate the emergence of Vine

6 MAR 2013

Ain’t No Dummy

High-tech mannequins enliven brick-and-mortar shopping

5 MAR 2013

Crowd Control

New apps help commuters avoid congestion

28 FEB 2013

(Sm)art Galleries

Museum are using apps to enhance the visitor experience

27 FEB 2013

Snap Decision

New digital tools facilitate crowdsourced decision-making

26 FEB 2013

On the Road

Automotive marketing shifts into high gear

22 FEB 2013

Summing Up

Apps use algorithms to distill content into key points

21 FEB 2013

Conversation Piece

Online discussion boards are cleaning up their comments

It’s no wonder that digital photo publishing has been in the spotlight lately. Life sharing is all the rage, and uploaded photography is the quickest and richest way to share experiences with your social network. We’re here to help you express yourself by way of these new digital photo publishing tools that can turn a few free minutes into real-time memories.

Instagram: If you’d like to start sharing your iPhoneography, we suggest you check out this popular photo-based social networking feed (currently just for iOS). Instagram differentiates itself by being less archive-oriented and more feed-driven, enabling you to keep your social network up to date via uploaded photos. Boasting eleven custom filters, the program allows users to transform everyday snapshots into artsy photography and, as with most photo publishing programs, you can upload the photos to all of your networking platforms at the click of a button. Those running for mayor can even check in to Foursquare automatically when they attach a location to a photo. With instant photo publishing this easy, text-based status updates may soon be passé.

Path: Dave Morin and Shawn Fanning’s Path is undeniably the most buzzed about of all the new photo publishing tools, as it’s the first ever privacy-minded picture sharing app. With its aim of being a personal network—as opposed to a social one—Path allows users to share photos with up to only 50 friends. It does not afford the ability to blast photos to other social networks like Facebook or Twitter, comment on anything, or even “follow” or “friend,” but you can (at least as advertised) be yourself. There is great debate about whether this limited social networking concept is a genius idea or an epic fail, but with the emergence of geo-fencing, we’re betting it sticks.

Pixable: We’re going to assume that, if you’re like us, you’re guilty of digital hoarding. How many photos do you have on Facebook? And, of those photos, how many have you actually printed? Right, thought so. Irked by this phenomenon, the founders of Pixable created a tool to get photo albums off the web. With Pixable, you can aggregate your online content and transform it into digital and printed products, ranging from awesome videos (so much better than a slideshow) to printable albums, calendars, mosaics and PocketPix flipbooks. As opposed to older photo sites like Shutterfly and Snapfish, the service doesn’t actually host the content—meaning once you’ve created something, you’re free to post it anywhere you like.