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The VizWiz app for the iPhone is humanising technology at its best. It’s a remarkable fusion of social networking and innovative technology. Blind and partially sighted people can take a picture of an object, voice record a question about the object, and send it out into the ether for identification.
Charities, like most organisations in the world, are trying to jump on the iPhone wagon to reach a wider audience and to spread the word about each of the causes they support. Although many charities have created an iPhone app, only a few apps have transcended to a greater audience due to its uniqueness and the way they exploit the capabilities this device offers.
Recent news stories show how e-commerce sales keep growing, even in the current stage of recession we are in. e-Bay and Amazon are two of the most popular vendors in this sector, but Domino's Pizza are clearly committed to building a name in the online market too. With a successful online ordering service already live and running, how does their app live up to the expectations?
If like me you are a ‘collector’ of business cards and have a constantly growing collection, keeping them all together in an app makes a lot sense. In fact, business cards are still a common method for sharing details, so the hassle of storing and finding them can be removed with this app. Therefore, having the details available in your phone is very useful because this is the most obvious place to keep them!