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3. What: Animoto lets you create videos
from photos, clips, and music in minutes.
Price: Free - $41.60 ($2.50 my plus level)
Available: Both Online and iOS app
Animoto
4. What: Easily combine multiple
photos and apply artistic effects to
create exceptional photo collages.
Price: $0.99
Diptic
5. What: Xtranormal makes your stories come to
life turning your words into a 3D animated
movie.
Price: Varies – Pay per use or monthly plan
Xtranormal
6. What: Video conferencing for up to 10 people offers a suite of
productivity apps that let you share what’s on your screen, collaborate
in Google Docs, view presentations and diagram together. Now live
broadcasts are only a few clicks away. Stream your hangout publicly on
your Google+ profile, your YouTube channel, and your website. Every
Hangout On Air is automatically saved to your YouTube account.
Price: FREE
Google+ Hangouts
7. What: Jing lets you easily create images and videos of
what you see on your screen and share it with others
instantly. Take a snapshot with one click of your mouse
(and video up to 4 minutes in length) of your screen.
Price: FREE
Jing
8. What: More than a simple screen recorder, Camtasia gives you the tools you
need to truly customize and edit your videos. Record on-screen activity, add
imported media, create interactive content, and share high-quality, HD videos
that your viewers can watch anytime, on nearly any device.
Price: $299.00 (Educational or multi license discount available)
Camtasia
9. What: Square lets anyone take credit card payments
with just a quick swipe. Great for small businesses.
Price: $10 for device but $10 credit once signed up.
Square
10. What: CardMunch is easy way to
turn business cards into contacts
with just a quick snap.
Price: FREE
CardMunch
11. What: The olloclip is a quick-
connect lens solution for the
iPhone 4/4S that includes
fisheye, wide-angle and macro
lenses in one small, convenient
package that easily fits in your
pocket.
Price: $66.95
Olloclip
12. What: Arqball Spin is a 360 product photography platform that works
right from your phone or tablet. Spins let you interactively rotate a 3D
object around an axis. It's an experience like having the physical object
right in front of you, on your phone, tablet, or laptop.
Price: FREE (25 Produced spins or $4.95 a month for unlimited)
Arqball
13. What: Dragontape is a collaborative online video merging service
with which you can drag online videos starting with YouTube onto a
‘tape’ that can be shared with the world.
Price: FREE
DragOnTape
14. What: TurboScan turns your iPhone into a multipage scanner for
documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards, and other text. With
TurboScan, you can quickly scan your documents and store or email
them as multipage PDF or JPEG files. .
Price: $1.99
TurboScan
15. What: Delicious - Save what you like - videos, pictures, tweets,
blog posts, or articles. Share and have access to them anywhere.
Price: FREE
Bonus Tip: Combine with IFTTT.com to save every link you Tweet
automatically.
Delicious
16. What: Evernote is an application that lets
you create notes that sync between all your
devices.
Price: FREE or Pro Version $45 Per Year
Evernote
17. What: Zite evaluates millions of new stories every day, looking at the type of
article, its key attributes and how it is shared across the web. Zite uses this
information to match stories to your personal interests and then delivers them
automatically to your iPad or iPhone.
Price: FREE
Zite
18. What: Buffer makes your life easier with a smarter way to schedule the great
content you find. Fill up your Buffer at one time in the day and Buffer
automatically posts them for you through the day. Simply keep that Buffer topped
up to have a consistent social media presence all day round, all week long.
Price: FREE
Buffer
20. Bonus: Reflectorapp.com - #FLBlogCon – ProfessorJosh.com
Reflector lets you AirPlay your
iPhone 4S (or above) and iPad 2
(or above) to any Mac or PC,
wirelessly. Making it easy to
record your iOS screen (such as
an app preview) or share for a
live presentation (what you are
seeing on your mobile screen).
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Reflector