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Apple's Cards available on October 12 for iOS

by Mike Schramm Oct 4th 2011 at 1:40PM

Apple has announced a new official app for iOS. Cards will use any photo taken with an iOS device, and put that photo, along with a message, on high-quality paper to your specifications. The company will even mail it out for you with Apple-designed postage and lettering. Essentially, it offers a way for you to design and deliver custom greeting cards directly from your iOS device, wherever you happen to be.

Apple's Cards is due out on October 12. The app seems to be free, though obviously it'll cost you to send and print a card -- $2.99 in the U.S., and $4.99 around the rest of the world. You'll even get a push notification on your device whenever the card is actually printed and sent out. Sure, this might not be the hottest announcement from today's event, but it's a service that a lot of users might want to take advantage of.



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trevorde

Will the censor the content of the photos?

October 04 2011 at 3:12 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
rheogs

Can I add a camera-captured signature? Without that it seems even MORE impersonal...

October 04 2011 at 3:04 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Rick Ludwig

My question is: They weren't already doing this? With all the photo printing options (individual photos, books, calanders, etc.) I just assumed there already was something like this.

Although, if they want to make an iOS app, it would be cool if they made a Book Layout app for the iPad.

October 04 2011 at 2:21 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Chris

I am going to be ALL OVER this app. I suck at going to the store, picking and buying a card, filling it out, addressing the envelop, mailing it ... yah. I'm horrible at that. This will be a game changer.

October 04 2011 at 2:01 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
Simon

Ah, the ultimate in laziness. To think that I used to care enough about the person to get out of my chair, drive to the store, ponder over hundreds of cards to find the right match for the person I was thinking about, take the time to write a note on the inside of the card, go buy a stamp and mail it! Now it's just "I care about you so much, I'm going to push a button....."

October 04 2011 at 1:54 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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