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Pinterest



Developer(s): Google

Website: www.pinterest.com

Type of site: Visual discovery, collection, and storage tool

Advertising: no advertisements are displayed; however, companies have pin boards displaying their product(s)

Registration: Required for full functionality

Launched: March 2010

Current status: Active

                   Pinterest is a web and mobile application company that offers a visual discovery, collection, sharing, and storage tool. Pinterest is a free website. Users can upload, save, sort, and manage images known as pins and other media content (e.g., videos and images) through collections known as pin boards.


Google Keep



Operating system:   Android, Chrome OS [1]

Type: Note taking

License: Proprietary

Website: keep.google.com

                     Google Keep is a note taking service from Google. Compared to other note-taking products, it has only some basic features: changing note color, setting reminder for a note (reminders set through this method can be accessed by multiple Google applications, including Google Now), inserting an image, and adding a new list, though it has some unique features, including geo-fencing.


LINE camera



Developer(s): LINE Corporation

Initial release: March 2011

Operating system:   iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Nokia Asha series, Firefox OS.

Available in:   English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

Type:  Instant Messaging Client

Licence:          Proprietary

Website:        line.me/en/

                          Line is a Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smart phones and personal computers. Line was originally developed as a mobile application for Android and iOS smart phones. Line began in 2011 as the brainchild of engineers at NHN Japan, the Japanese arm of Naver Corporation (formerly NHN) based in South Korea.  


Instagram



Original author(s): Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger (Burbn, Inc.)

Developer(s): Facebook, Inc.

Initial release: October 6, 2010

Operating system: iOS 6.0 or later;[4] Android 2.2 or later; Windows Phone 8[5]

Website: instagram.com

                 Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, and share them on a variety of social networking platforms, such as Face book, Twitter, Tumbler and Flickr.


Kindle



Developer: Amazon.com

Manufacturer: Foxconn

Type:  E-book reader

Release date: November 19, 2007

Operating system: Linux 2.6.26, Kindle Original 1.2, Kindle 2 2.5.8, Kindle DX 2.5.8, Kindle 3 3.4, Kindle 4, 5 4.1.1, Kindle Touch 5.3.7.2, Kindle Paper (1st Gen) 5.4.4.2,Kindle Paper (2nd Gen) 5.4.5.1

               The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-book readers designed and marketed byAmazon.com.  The hardware platform, developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126, began as a single device and now comprises a range of devices, including dedicated e-readers with E Ink electronic paper displays, and Android-based tablets with color LCD screens.


Accu Weather



Genre: weather

Founders:      Joel N. Myers

Services:        Smartphone weather applications, online forecasts and videos

Website:        AccuWeather.com

                AccuWeather is an American media company that provides for-profit forecasting services worldwide. AccuWeather is headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, with sales offices in Rockefeller in New York City and Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. In 2006, AccuWeather acquired Weather Data, Inc. of Wichita, Kansas.


UNIQLO Wake Up



Genres: Electronic, ambient

Website: carolinelufkin.com

           A great soothing alarm clock that can help wake up your kid’s calmly or if you want a more calm experience waking up yourself. The alarm also is based off the weather, so each morning can be a surprise. Plus you know how to dress your kids.


Recipe Search



Type of site: Recipe Search Engine

Available in: English

Launched: 2011

Current status: Online

                   Food Pair is a recipe search engine based in San Francisco, California. It was founded by former Google employee Raj Irukulla in 2010 and is privately held. Now that school is starting and everyone’s schedules get hectic having a good resource for quick and easy dinners. This is one of the most comprehensive recipe apps I’ve found.


COUPONS & HOT DEALS – Shopular



                  Shopular is the coupon app that will give you the best coupons and sales you can use right from your phone. The best part? Shopular is a clever app and sales will pop up automatically as soon as you reach the mall! You simply go shopping at your favorite mall and TING, your favorite mall coupons & mall deals will magically pop up on your phone. Shopular brings this magical experience with almost no impact on your battery life. Never shop without a coupon or deal again!


Google Calendar



Developer(s): Google

Operating system: Android

Type:  Electronic calendar

              Google calendar is a great way to keep everyone’s schedules synced and readily at hand. Share calendars between family members easily. Also have your calendar synced on all your devices.

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