Instagram Instaglasses Concept by Markus Gerke

By now you’re probably aware that you can use Instagram to make smartphone photos appear more aesthetically pleasing using the app’s filters, but what if you could apply those filters to the world around you? That’s the concept behind these Instaglasses, developed by Berlin-based designer Markus Gerke. The instructions are relatively straightforward: activate the pre-set...

Facebook Camera vs. Instagram

Incase you haven’t heard, Facebook has recently released a new app titled, the Facebook Camera app. Interestingly enough, the Social Media giant recently acquired the photography app, which only makes us ask why Facebook would cannibalize itself with this camera app. Why create an app which is seemingly a direct competitor to Instagram right after you bought it? After all of...

Instagram Socialmatic Camera by ADR Studio

The Instagram craze continues. Check out this interesting concept design from ADR Studio. They’ve managed to take the Instagram icon and turned it into a real life digital instant camera, called the Instagram Socialmatic Camera. The device comes with: - 16 GB mass storage - Wifi and Bluetooth - 4:3 touchscreen - 2 main lens, first for main capture, second for 3D filters, webcam...

#WDesign: An Instagram Exhibit at the W Hotel Times Square

The #WDesign Instagram Exhibition opened yesterday at the W hotel Times Square Skylobby featuring the works of several famous and influential Instagram photographers as well as the music of DJ Mick Boogie and complimentary drinks by Kannon Vodka. Instagramers such as @astrodub, @bridif, @cxcart,@johndeguzman, @newyorkcity, and @uptwoneastnyc were the featured photographers of the...

W Hotel to Host NYC’s First Instagram Exhibition

Once again a highly touted brand has embraced the photo sharing app and incorporated it into its marketing and brand awareness campaign. Instagram‘s influence is like none other in the history of social media and apps. New York’s W Hotel, in partnership with Instagram NYC, will launch NYC’s first Instagram photography exhibit. The Times Square hotel has invited 6 mobile...

The Iris App: Enjoy Instagram on iPad & Desktop

After being acquired by Facebook for 1 Billion USD and their expansion to other networks & carriers, Instagram appears to be everywhere. If there is one thing that we still find a little annoying about the mobile photography app, it is the fact that you cannot consume the images easily on your desktop or iPad. While its true that this isn’t the first attempt at trying to...

Instagram for Android is Coming Soon

  By now, its safe to say Instagram has been a massive hit on the iPhone. The photo sharing app/social network has grown to over 27 million active users this month. Last week they announced their partnership with Hipstamatic. We know so many people that actually got the iPhone for the simple reason of being able to use Instagram. That is about to change. The company has now...

Instagram & Hipstamatic To Share Photos In Upcoming Partnership

When it hit 27 million users last weekend, Instagram became the top dog in the dog-eat-dog realm of social networks. The astonishing growth, especially in the last 6 months when its memberships tripled, is largely thanks to the ease of sharing among other Instagram users. Unfortunately, not the case when users want to import photos from other social networks to Instagram. That...