I take tons of photos. Some I Tweet and some I Instagram. But right now, I have over 1,000 that are just sitting in my phone that I’ve completely forgotten about. Sound familiar? For startup Storybyte, they’ve created a new app that will take those photos from the deep, dark depths of your phone’s album and effortlessly turn … Read more
Organizing a big group of students traveling domestically or abroad can be difficult and may end up being a logistical nightmare, but with startup EXP Trips, users now have a simplified, mainstreamed, and technological method of planning a trip to their desired foreign destination. Founder of EXP Trips, Jake Pfeiffer, realized that there was an … Read more
The developers of the new app PITOOEY! want to simplify the noise of online deal search and focus on what you like, where you like to go or might consider patronizing in the future. PITOOEY! has developed an app that creates not only a personalized, fun, and efficient purchasing outlet for consumers, but a current, … Read more
While body distortion apps are abundant and popular in the market, and have the ability to turn you into a zombie (ZombieBooth), judge ones appearance (Ugly Meter) or alter ones’ appearance to extremes (Plastic Surgeon Simulator or FatBooth), the addition of one more that makes your selfie look thinner by 5 to 15 pounds seems … Read more
Every March the National Collegiate Athletic Association brings together 68 teams to compete in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 68 teams from 10 conferences around the nation go head-to-head starting Tuesday afternoon with the First Four play-in games; the real action though, Round 2, commences Thursday, March 20. Games will be televised across several channels … Read more
For years the Girl Scouts’ cookie season has emptied our pockets and filled our stomachs, and now it is easier than ever to locate a Girl Scout cookie booth selling delectable merchandise. Whether it is the notorious Thin Mints or the peanut butter-filled Tagalongs, an individual can now track down a local cookie booth by … Read more
Startup Weekend Phoenix occurred this past weekend and on Sunday the top 3 spots were announced. Sunday consisted of last minute prep work, advice from on-site coaches, final presentations, and the awards ceremony. From Friday-Sunday, the teams have less than 54 hours to develop concepts, prototypes, or products. 1st Place: Plato App An interactive experiment … Read more
Park Genius is a mobile app developed by three entrepreneurs coming out of the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program. The app allows motorists to pay for parking through their phone at the meter or remotely. Co-founder, Thomas Maguire, explains that he and his two partners (Ross Shanken and … Read more
Vanity Point, a full-service digital solution provider that offers custom programming, advertising and management, has helped launch a new innovative app called Write It Off. This app is an all-inclusive way to save and organize your tax expense receipts and records on-the-go. With no real tax experience needed, Write It Off helps people log and … Read more
It’s NFL Sunday, and it’s a common practice to flip from game to game in between TV commercials-but in that transition you might miss part of the game, or worse, that next big play by your favorite team. One local developer and creator of the GameGuy app, Mike Donnelly, aims to help football fans decrease … Read more