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Espy: lovechild of iPhoto and Address Book
Espy is an Address Book replacement that focusses on pictures rather than names. Basically it capitalizes on the fact that many folks remember faces a lot better than they remember names. The interface blends an iPhoto-like photo browser with Address Book contact info. Espy is compatible with the OS X Address Book and works with Mail.app, etc.While the basic idea of organizing contacts by photo is not bad, I can't help but observe that the hard part is going to be getting all the pictures. I try to keep photos of my contacts in the Address Book, but except for good friends this is often a challenge. It's a bit of a catch-22 since the people whose names I'm more likely to forget (and so benefit from something like Espy) are also the people I'm less likely to have pictures of.
In any case, Espy is $24.95 and a demo is available.
[via Macworld]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sam said 11:15AM on 5-28-2008
Apple should integrate Coverflow in Adressbook!
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Gabriel Gomez-Iglesias said 11:28AM on 5-28-2008
I can just picture it.
"Pleasure meeting you, thank you for the business card. Oh, and by the way could you email me a picture of yourself?"
Kind of creepy.
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wharper said 11:37AM on 5-28-2008
I'm still surprised that there's a disconnect between Address Book's photo feature and the iPhone's contact photo image size.
I've had this gripe since day 1: add a photo to a contact on your iPhone, get a full-screen image when they call. Add a photo to a contact via Address Book, get a thumbnail of the image over your iPhone background when they call.
(I know this is somewhat off-topic, so sorry, but it just completely bugs me as I don't see a reason for Address Book's photo capabilities not to be upgraded to be in line with the iPhone's)
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tobefirst said 1:44PM on 5-28-2008
I actually like the Address Book pics better than the full screen images. It should be a preference, however. And, if you assign a pic to a contact on the iPhone, that image should sync back to Address Book.
DanMacMan said 11:37AM on 5-28-2008
Espy is also the name of an award given by ESPN. I'd expect a cease and desist in short order....
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Michael said 6:14PM on 5-29-2008
I would like see an Address Book in the form ESPY's icon. A full featured ROLODEX with pictures.
I mean a real animated ROLODEX on my screen.
Does something like that exist already?
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