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Photo Scanning Apps

'Pic Scanner' Lets Users Bring Old Pictures To Modernity & Post them Online

— October 22, 2015 — Tech
This photo scanning app provides a use for all those old photos hanging around in boxes or photo albums, collecting dust. While there are many photo-sharing platforms online that make uploading images easy, there are none to simply and quickly bring non-digital photos onto the Internet, let alone onto a computer or mobile phone.

Replacing bulky old scanning machines, 'Pic Scanner' is a photo scanning app that users can take wherever they bring their smartphone. Simply scan a photo, or four simultaneously, and they will upload to the cell phone in seconds. Ready for users to edit, each photo can be adjusted, cropped and given a filter. Add a caption and these old-school photos are ready for Facebook or Instagram.

Now, images of your very first birthday or your adorable grandparents' wedding can be shared with friends and family online.
Trend Themes
1. Mobile Photo Scanning - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a mobile app that not only scans photos but also automatically edits and enhances them for sharing on social media platforms.
2. Digital Conversion of Non-digital Photos - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a service that allows users to send their physical photo albums to be scanned and converted into digital images, saving time and effort.
3. Instant Photo Editing on Mobile - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an app that offers quick and intuitive editing and filtering features specifically designed for non-digital photos, making them ready for online sharing.
Industry Implications
1. Photography - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced photo scanning technology that revolutionizes the way we digitize and edit physical photos.
2. Social Media - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create integrations with popular social media platforms to enable seamless sharing of non-digital photos, catering to users' nostalgia and desire for personal storytelling.
3. Digital Archiving - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a service or platform that focuses on the storage and organization of digitalized non-digital photos, offering personalized tagging and easy retrieval.
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