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Quick and free panorama app for the iPhone

There has been a few different Pano iPhone options I have been playing with over the last couple years. The first ones where high resolution but required you line up the images on the screen prior to taking the next image. Then, there were ones that acted like they were recording a little move which they flattened out.

A new (to me) option I installed this weekend is a winner in both the ‘speed of use’ and ‘User Interface’ categories!! The app, Dermandar (It means “All around” in Lebanese slang) is a Universal free app for your iPhone 4, iPad2 and newest Touch… the limitation for devices is because is automated magic requires the gyroscope.

Dermandar works in portrait view only for maximum vertical viewing area on the final image. Launch the app, aim at the area and hit the record button:

Notice the ‘ying yang’ looking art at the top of the Dermandar screen? As you turn your device around the halves come together. When they meet, the bottom dot on the symbol goes green and the next shot is snapped. It a very simple and informative way of giving the user a heads up. In the case of low light photos, just slow down a bit as you get near the joining of the halves to lower the risk of moving as the image is taken.

The image is immediately stitched together inside of the Dermandar app. You can sweep around the image with your finger. Pinch and double tap zooming is supported to look closely at areas of interest.

Recorded images are saved to your ‘My Gallery’ area. Images can be viewed later and shared online with others via the free Dermandar Web site. Your images do not need to be shared through the site though, images can be posted to sites as a large image. For a dynamic view, uploading the image to the site via the iPhone app results in a Web address to share instead of the actual image.

Along with viewing your own recorded images, you can see what others have posted online to share. Choosing the ‘Public Gallery’ from the Dermandar app, you can then drill down view the pickers at the top to view the ‘Latest’ uploads, ‘Trending’ and images recorded ‘Near’ you.

June 26, 2011

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Discounts and Deals found using the iPhone

Ready for the craziness they call Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Asside from long lines, there are other deals to be had if you know where and when.

Nice that there is a free iPhone app for that, The Dealmap. As the name implies, this is an app that will tell you what deals are around you, the particulars of that deal which you can share with others if you like. There… you have the full story, now let’s deep dive a bit more.

Starting the app up, let it find you and you will quickly get a map with drop pins of discounts all around you. Tap a pin to get the Business name and a brief on what the deal is. Tap that result to drill into more details on the business and discount particulars.

The map is nice but sometimes your looking for a name rather than a spot around you. Just choose the ‘List’ button in the upper right corner to jump to a scrollable alphabetized list. Tapping any of the items drills down to more detail like the map view does.

The Dealmap app shows you more than just what discount you can expect. You can also see the particulars on the deal and who posted it to the service. The address and phone number, as well the very important thumbs rating from others. Don’t forget to tap one of those thumbs when you get a discount so others can see if it is as good as it appears!

November 24, 2010