Insta360’s tiny new action cam is perfect for amateur thrillseekers

Insta360’s tiny new action cam is perfect for amateur thrillseekers Take your first shot at action videos, hands-free Why would I pick this over a GoPro? You should consider this if you capture short clips on your adventures, and don’t want to fuss with a ton of settings every time you shoot. GoPro’s range is more involved, has more features and capabilities for experienced creators — things like an audio jack for an external mic, support for5K video on the latest model, and so on....

5 min · 975 words · Taylor Moore

Instablogg lets you create and share a blog post without even signing up

If you’re a blogger, then we’re sure you’ve been in a situation where you can’t login to WordPress or Tumblr, or you need to get something to the world fast via Twitter or Facebook. Instablogglets you set up a blog post instantly and anonymously in seconds. Even if you’re not a blogger and don’t want to set up your own blog, Instablogg is perfect for quick publishing. I can’t see the service adding anymore features, as its simplicity is what attracts you, but Instablogg is seekingrequests for features here....

3 min · 472 words · Gail Watson

Instacane: The story of Hurricane Irene told through Instagram

If you haven’t seen it yet, this is definitely worth a look:Instacaneis very cool web collection of Instagram photos telling the story of Hurricane Irene. The site was set up by Chris Ackermann, the Director of Emerging Platforms at New York Times R&D. He and his friend Peter Ng, also of NYTimes R&D put it together yesterday. Ackermann says they will be adding ways to visualize the timeline of photos over the course of the hurricane based on local areas....

2 min · 245 words · Jack Thomas

Instagram 2.0 adds high-res saving, revamped camera, real-time filters and optional borders

Instagram has today made a ton ofimprovementsto its iPhone app. These include the ability to save high-resolution images suitable for printing, view your filters and tilt-shift effects live, the addition of four new filters and the ability to toggle borders on and off. The entire camera interface has been redesigned as well. The new camera interface will be the biggest change for regular users of Instagram as you can now make many of your image choices on the fly....

4 min · 696 words · Caroline Simmons

Instagram 2.0.1 released, restores 2 old filters, geo tags imported and original images

My favorite photo sharing app for the iPhone, Instagram, has gotten some niceupdatesin its 2.0.1 release. This release adds a couple of interesting geo location features that users have been requesting as well as restoring the older looks of two popular filters. The 2.0releasewas a huge one that brought real-time filtering and speed improvements to the app. This release is a bit smaller but there is still some goodness to be found....

3 min · 507 words · Cody Richardson
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