There’s nothing that can’t be made more exciting by adding robots and aliens. That definitely includes boring, old vintage postcards.
Flickr user Frano Brambilla uploaded a set of manipulated photos, featuring vintage post card scenes with a little added zesty flavor of sci-fi. There’s nearly 30 of these shots over at Flickr.
As I read a review of Postino, a smirk appeared on my face. This is exactly the kind of killer app I love to discover. You head over to the App Store and download the Postino 1.0 app for free. Then, you pick a photo you took and add a frame, text and whatever doo-dads you please. Next, you can choose who to send it to. Postino has a great business model here, charging a flat rate of $1.99 to send a postcard anywhere in the world. Additionally, e-cards are also an option. So the next time you’re on a far away vacation with your iPhone, there’s simply no excuse for not sending a postcard.
The past is funny. And pretty informative if you take a look at some of the predictions history has layed out for the fabulous future. These postcards from 1900 depict what people barely out of the 19th century thought their descendants would experience in 2000. Any of these look familiar? Check out those year 2000 Victorian outfits. Above is the “broadcast theater”. What predictions will we have all wrong? (more…)
