1000memories is a social networking site for the organizing, saving, and sharing of your family pictures and stories. The company has recently released ShoeBox, an iPhone application tied directly to their service.
The app allows the user to take “scans” (pictures) of all their paper photographs using the iPhone’s built in camera. The software will automatically recognize the edges and modify the perspective, to account for angles introduced in taking the pictures with the iPhone. The user can then crop, straighten, or rotate pictures. Tags allow the user to add dates, captions, and other information. Photos are saved on both the iPhone as well as the users 1000memories account.
The company claims that the 8 megapixel camera in the latest iPhone 4s is more than sufficient for capturing high-quality backups of all your paper photos. Both the 1000memories service and the ShoeBox app are free; so, even if the quality doesn’t fully live up to expectations, nothing is lost in giving both a try. That assumes, of course, you already have an iPhone.
The app is ompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.1 or later. Make sure the “i” product you own has a camera. Older touches do not.
