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Scratch Off lets you create hidden, view-once photos that you can share with friends

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 18th, 2013)

Scratch Off from Merge Mobile is an interesting app that mixes photography with private messaging in an entertaining way. The app turns your photos into a game by letting you hide certain parts of the image before you send it off to a friend. You can apply an erasable layer that can be ...

Send full-res iPhone photos and spare your bandwidth via Beamr

by Michael Rose (Nov 2nd, 2012)

The iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and the fourth-gen iPad all carry one key component: a really awesome camera. The 4S has proven to be a workhorse capable of producing some startlingly good images, and the combination of iOS 6's Panorama feature with the improved optics of the iPhone 5 is letting us fall ...

Friday Favorite: Haiku Deck for iPad concocts instant presentations

by Michael Rose (Sep 7th, 2012)

If long-suffering Dunkin' Donuts franchise owner Fred the Baker had decided to get an office job, chances are his early morning grumble would have been "Time to make the PowerPoint." Doing decks is part of every organization, from the military to not-for-profits to businesses of all sizes; even ...

Mountain Lion's AirPlay Mirroring + Reflector = infinite regress fun

by Michael Rose (Jul 31st, 2012)

In case you were wondering what would happen if you took Mountain Lion's new AirPlay Mirroring capability and mixed it with the third-party AirPlay utility Reflector... well, it's pretty much exactly what you would expect. Your screen turns into a live example of the barbershop effect, and the ...

Acorn 3.3 adds Retina Canvas, Smart Export, more

by Mike Schramm (Jul 19th, 2012)

Version 3.3 of the popular Mac image editor Acorn is out, and developer Gus Mueller writes up the biggest changes on his blog. The Retina Canvas is likely the coolest update: If you're using Acorn, you can now see any art you create at a 1:1 ratio on a Retina Display. So if you have a MacBook ...

GIMP 2.8 gets a major facelift

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 7th, 2012)

Popular Mac, Linux and Windows image editing app GIMP has been updated to version 2.8. This latest version overhauls the UI to offer a new single window mode that lets users edit images, choose tools and set up docks all within one window. Earlier versions of GIMP had multiple windows for tool ...

Apple unveils iPhoto for the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 7th, 2012)

Besides the updates to iWork, iMovie and GarageBand, Apple also announced iPhoto for the iPad! iPhoto will let you browse and edit photos on the iPad, especially those nice ones you can take with the new 5-megapixel camera. iPhoto for the iPad will include tools like crop and auto-enhance. There's ...

DevJuice: ShipIt! provides customizable image resizing for multiresolution development

by Erica Sadun (Feb 21st, 2012)

ShipIt!, currently on sale for $0.99 at the Mac App Store, offers a simple utility for resizing multiresolution images. Its suite of standardized image formats (such as 512x512 iTunes artwork, 57x57 iPhone icons, and 72x72 iPad ones) ensure that you can create consistent elements from your core ...

Daily iPad App: Photogene

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 4th, 2011)

Unlike many, I didn't buy the iPhone 4S for Siri. It's nice to have a voice assistant, but what I really wanted was the camera. I shoot a lot of photos throughout the day using my iPhone and have been looking for a good image editor to complement its camera. Now with PhotoStream, I am no longer ...

Spotted in Los Angeles: Thank you, Steve

by Mike Schramm (Oct 8th, 2011)

I spotted this great piece of graffiti art on the streets of Hollywood while heading home last night, and thought you TUAW readers would enjoy it. Unfortunately, I have no idea who actually put this up -- there wasn't any tag or signature on it, and it was just on a wall otherwise covered with ...

Image Comics joins the ComiXology banner

by Mike Schramm (Oct 3rd, 2011)

ComiXology has grabbed yet another major comic book publisher for its iOS app, this time recruiting Image Comics to publish to the digital platform day and date with the paper releases. The app has already landed both DC and Marvel in publishing agreements, so adding the Image stable of comics ...

ITC judge presiding over Kodak-Apple patent case retires

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 4th, 2011)

ITC Chief Administrative Law Judge Paul Luckern has stepped down from his position after 27 years of service. This departure is notable as Luckern presided over the patent complaint filed by Kodak against Apple. In January, Luckern issued an initial ruling that Apple did not infringe on ...

Kodak may sell image patent in Apple lawsuit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 2nd, 2011)

Kodak may sell the image previewing patent that is the subject of a US$1 billion infringement lawsuit filed against Apple and RIM. This patent is one of 1,100 patents that Kodak is looking to sell as it tries to raise cash. Analysts estimate these patents may be worth more than $650 million, ...

Make your Mac, iPhone or iPad 2 transparent

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 11th, 2011)

Photojojo details an easy set of instructions that will let you create eye-catching photo-in-photo transparent images like the one shown above. You don't need a fancy camera or expensive software. All you need is a few extra gadgets, some creativity and a helper to snap the photos. The ...

TUAW's Daily Mac App: Colorize

by Samuel Gibbs (May 26th, 2011)

We've featured selective color applications before on the Daily Mac App, and today we're going to take a quick look at another -- Colorize. Colorize caters for the non-artists among us with almost idiot proof usability. To get started you simply drag-and-drop an image of your choosing and let ...