gTar by Incident: A digital MIDI guitar powered by an iPhone app for novices and budding rockstars

gTar by Incident


Anyone who has tried to learn guitar has, no doubt, found that there’s more to shredding like Jimi Hendrix than paisley scarves—playing guitar takes hours of practice and serious dedication. For those looking for a more interactive guitar-learning experience as well as accomplished…

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Postmates Mobile Delivery App: Nearly anything you need delivered to your door in under an hour, by a real person

Postmates Mobile Delivery App


In many major cities, using bike messengers and services like Seamless can be a daily occurrence. Add in less-specialized services like TaskRabbit, and the odds of getting nearly anything delivered are in your favor. But for those…

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Flying: A social iPhone app for keeping track of upcoming trips

Flying


The airline industry has achieved a new level of universal hatred in recent years, and it has little do with TSA restrictions. Surprise fees, security management akin to cattle herding and consistently poor customer service turns what…

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Hangar Design Group Travel Guide: Italy’s renowned design agency releases user-friendly mobile app for creatives on the move

Hangar Design Group Travel Guide


With well over 30 years of design ideation, innovation and experience under their belt, Italian creative agency Hangar Design Group continues to look toward an ever-evolving frontier. Driven by instincts to travel and to create, the…

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Routehappy: Innovative flight search site uses data-driven “Happiness Factors” to deliver the best experience for your buck

Routehappy


We fly far and often, and because of this we’ve become quite particular in our ways, spending a lot of time sorting out which airlines, planes, routes, seats and amenities are going to provide the best case scenario for painless travel. Promising…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks: A Bruce Lee fountain pen, the anatomy of Owen Wright, tiny pencil sculptures and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. The Anatomy of Owen Wright Bucking the biological odds, surfer Owen Wright stands out in his sport for his statuesque, 6’3″ frame. Indoek examines his anatomy in an original video, pointing out his stature against…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks: Nicholas Felton’s annual report, train-hopping photography, an underground library and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks

1. Train Hopping Photography After recording over 50,000 miles of train hopping across the United States, photographer Mike Brodie unveiled his series “A Period of Juvenile Prosperity.” The images—taken between 2004 and 2009—offer a glimpse into the adventurous, nomadic lifestyle undertaken by thousands of American youth. 2. The Underground…

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Snocru: One app for tracking and mapping speed, mountain conditions and all your friends

Snocru

While there are a few different apps for obsessed skiers and snowboarders to track their speed, distance and altitude or follow weather conditions, Snocru goes one step further to unite your pack so you can keep track of all that—and each other. Launched in 2010 and continuously updated with…

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Tempo Smart Calendar: Artificial intelligence for your day-to-day life from the team behind Siri

Tempo Smart Calendar

From the programming minds that brought us Siri, Tempo is a calendar for iOS aiming to bring artificial intelligence to your daily routine. Tempo AI, a spin-off of non-profit research institute SRI International, is a small company led by CEO Raj Singh. They present their flagship app as a…

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Wine Simplified: Making the world of wines digestible

Wine Simplified

From Open Air Publishing—the group behind the swine-focused “Better Bacon Book”—comes “Wine Simplified,” an iOS-based user’s guide to wine. The multimedia book includes 13 chapters with information from reading labels to the role of climate in viticulture. The book is written by sommelier and wine educator Marnie Old alongside…

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