At the dawn of a new decade, the entire qipit team would like to wish you a Happy New Year 2010!

Before giving you a glimpse of what we will deliver in 2010, let’s have a look back at 2009, a transition year for the company.

2009 saw the release of a new product “Qipit White”, the first smart phone application to copy whiteboard, paper chart and flipchart in high-quality. Thanks to better cameras and faster processors, it finally became possible to process a copy on the device for instant gratification, resulting in a much better user experience for iPhone users compared to the online, server-based Qipit service. On top of that, you told us that it was important to you that whatever is drawn or written on a whiteboard should be shared on the spot with co-workers, classmates or friends. So in addition to the traditional email attachment sharing feature, we came up with a 2.0 release of the product to post the copy on the two most popular social media sites: Facebook and Twitter. As a cherry on the cake, we added the ability to post to Evernote for archiving!

To all the iPhone users who enjoy Qipit White today, we would like to thank you for your support and great feedback. Make sure to spread the word and to become a product fan on our dedicated Qipit White Facebook page. If you want to learn more about the product, visit our page on qipit.com or watch the 2-minute pitch by our CEO on our qipit YouTube channel.

2009 was also an important year for Qipit, the first ever mobile copy service. After few years of existence this free service was enjoying a growing user base and excellent feedback, a testimony that the qipit vision of putting a scanner in your pocket was a reality. At the same time the mobile industry shifted toward smart phones with better CPU, better memory, better vision and on-deck application, providing a much better user experience. This was contrary to an email based approach, better suited to feature phone. It was obvious that we had to adapt, offer the value of the service in other ways, by moving the technology from the server to the phone, as well as better monetize our technology to support our goal to become a sustainable company. The release of Qipit White was the first step toward this new strategy.

On the Enterprise front, we have been working closely with large companies to deliver mobile document capture solutions, closely with their IT departments. This is an important market for the company, dealing with strategic and often sensitive projects for our customers. We hope to be able to share with you more detailed information going forward.

In term of awards and successes in 2009, we want to highlight two key successes for the company. We participated and won the Entrepreneur Showcase hosted by the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley. In November, Under The Radar selected Qipit White to be fast-pitch in front of a key audience filled with VCs, carriers, handset makers and journalists.

So, what will be happening in 2010 for qipit?

Did you check qipit.com lately? It is official, it is here, the entire site got a makeover to reflect our new directions, just in time for the New Year. You will find the information about our products, solutions, link to the store and about us more easily. We hope you will like it as much as we do.

The battle for the smart phone is just starting and this is really exciting. Apple has revolutionized the mobile industry with the iPhone lately, and enjoys a growing market share in this category, but we believe that competition will be heating up, with a proliferation of smart phones and application stores translating into more opportunities for the company. The new Android phones are the most prominent examples. This was echoed by your feedback asking us to support more platforms with our technology.

For this reason, we will expand our commitment to the smart phone platforms in 2010. The preview of the qipit document capture technology running on Android at sfmobile was a step in this direction.

Make sure to stay tuned by following us on twitter, or to become a fan of qipit on Facebook, as we will be announcing new products and updates in the near future.

- The qipit team

Qipit Inc. launches Qipit White Enabling 50 million iPhone Users to Clearly and Instantly Capture White Board Notes from the Conference Room to the Classroom

News Facts:

Qipit White makes any whiteboard an electronic whiteboard by turning your iPhone into a portable copy machine.

Just point at the whiteboard, paper board, flipchart or other large-format information, and take a photo of it. What is created is more than just a picture, it is an easy to read, share and print digital copy.

Qipit White, the first iPhone application that effectively turns any iPhone into a portable scanner for capturing white board notes from the conference room to the classroom.

Qipit White is the first of a series of smartphone applications from Qipit, Inc., the inventors of the mobile copy industry. Qipit White instantly converts the hard-to-read picture captured from the iPhone’s camera, removes unwanted shadows and glare, whitens the background and darkens the writing. The result is a fully transformed ink-on-white digital copy (PDF or JPEG) shareable via email right from the iPhone handset. The app is currently available at the Apple App store (http://itunes.com/app/white) for $4.99.

Qipit White lets anyone with an iPhone share that written image with colleagues, other students or parents, and friends, and save it for future reference.

Qipit White Benefits:

• Saves time and preserves the flow of meetings, no need to rewrite information
• Allows you to concentrate on listening rather than writing notes
• Makes it easy to share and collaborate after the workshop, meeting or class
• Integrates seamlessly with popular web services such as Evernote, Facebook and Twitpic.
• Easily store, print and organize notes
• Improves the accuracy of notes with exact copies
• Creates an endless whiteboard (Never run out of space again)
• No expensive extra equipment to buy, maintain and learn to operate
• Much faster than printing on a traditional electronic whiteboard or copyboard.
• Handset-based processing for immediate results

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How Qipit White Works

iPhone users who have downloaded the Qipit White application simply point their iPhone at any whiteboard, paperboard, flipchart or anything else that contains large-size information they wish to capture.

Normal iPhone Picture of a Whiteboard

Within seconds, Qipit White automatically cleans up the image and provides a crisp and clean, ink-on-white copy for the user to review.

iPhone Picture of a Whiteboard after Qipit White

The copy of the image remains on the phone where it can be uploaded to a computer for future reference, shared via email, as a PDF or JPEG file or it can be seamlessly uploaded to popular web services such as Evernote, Facebook and Twitpic.

Qipit White works with any iPhone model, running version 3.0 or higher, regardless of its camera resolution or the presence of an autofocus lens.

Immediacy and High Quality Image Capture Make Qipit White The Collaborator’s Choice

Unlike other applications that provide low-quality copies that can be difficult to read or print, Qipit White produces ultra sharp and clear color copies of most whiteboard photos. The application automatically corrects the photo from the camera, increasing contrast, removing unwanted shadows and glare, and whitening the background to create a professional looking, shareable and printable result (Read more on the Qipit transformation process). With its patented mobile copy engine that transforms photos directly on the handset, Qipit White provides immediate results so users can quickly and effectively turn their collaboration into actions.

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“We designed Qipit White from the ground up, creating a product that better meets the needs of anyone seeking to instantly and clearly capture and transmit the results of their collaborative efforts,” commented Benoit Bergeret, CEO of Qipit, Inc. “It’s an affordable application that costs less than the price of two cups of coffee.”

Key Features

• Handset-based processing provides immediate results
• Lightening-fast image processing from efficient algorithms
• Application opens in camera mode for optimized usability
• One-click color copy
• No multiple menus to navigate; the application opens in camera mode for immediate use
• Quick glance viewing
• On-the-phone browsing with zoom in/out capability
• Gallery storage of photos and copies
• Create copies directly from the camera or process them from stored images
• Store and browse copies on the phone
• Create copies as PDF or JPG
• Share via email and online services such as Evernote, Facebook and Twitpic.
• Stored copies labeled with date and time
• Document view with zoom in / zoom out with double tap and pinch
• No registration to an online service needed
• Created by the inventors of the mobile copy industry
• Award-winning, patented ‘ink extraction’ technology provides industry best mobile copy performance
• Runs on any iPhone running version 3.0 or later of the iPhone OS
• Low one-time fee
• English, French and Spanish language versions

Blog Posts

Introducing Qipit White for the iPhone on the qipit blog.

What Users are Saying

The latest tweets from twitter. (Follow @Qipit on twitter)

“Works great. Really makes a difference when capturing whiteboards. Allows you to email a PDF version, which is nice!” – Alexzaltsman

“Best application to date for taking pictures of whiteboards or whitepapers. Really fantastic algorithm to make reading the text much easier! A+. Nice to be able to share with pdf or image.” – Beachst

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(San Francisco, CA– July 8, 2008) – Realeyes3D, a pioneer in mobile imaging applications and services for camera phones, and a trusted player in mobile document scanning with the award-winning Qipit service, today announced that its camera-based motion browsing technology (“tilt navigation”) has been incorporated into the Samsung Instinct, Sprint Nextel’s new smart phone now selling out in stores in the U.S. Motion browsing lets users tilt their phone to pan a webpage before clicking on a desired link. When used in combination with touch sliding navigation, as featured on the Apple iPhone, motion browsing provides one of the most intuitive and efficient ways to navigate web pages on small phone displays.

“Motion browsing, when used in combination with touch and tactile feedback technologies, represents the wave of the future in mobile devices,” said Benoit Bergeret, founder and CEO of Realeyes3D. “We believe we’ve created a new usability paradigm that effectively moves the mobile experience away from mimicking a PC’s keyboard and mouse, to one that is a direct extension of a user’s perceptual experience through motion and sense of touch. The Instinct is just the first of what we expect will be many mobile devices that will incorporate our technology in the coming months and years.”

Motion browsing Effectively Brings Large View Down To Size
Anyone who’s attempted to view full web pages on a typical mobile device is often frustrated by the limitations of the screen. Essentially it is like trying to fit a 15-19 inch screen into a 2-inch display. With motion browsing technology, the bridge from large to small becomes almost seamless. And unlike pure touch screen navigation, motion browsing avoids the missed clicks that are nearly impossible to avoid when touching the screen to navigate.

How It Works
Motion browsing uses the phone’s built-in camera to estimate the motion of the phone (“handset egomotion”) and translate it into commands for the browser to pan the web page that is being viewed. Because motion browsing uses thumbnail size images, it works regardless of the resolution of the camera. This design is a very compact solution that is easy to integrate into any phone, and very responsive to user movements. And because it does not need specific hardware such as an accelerometer or a gyroscope, motion browsing brings a powerful new interface paradigm to any camera phone, not restricting UI advances to the high-end, expensive phones.

Sold exclusively to handset manufacturers, motion browsing is available for all the major mobile web browsers, including but not limited to Teleca’s Obigo, and ACCESS NetFront Browser, as well as for proprietary browsers.

Motion Cortex, the technology behind motion browsing, and the winner of last year’s Mobile Monday Global Peer Awards (“Jury Favorite”), has been implemented in a variety of mobile applications such as image viewing, navigation, games, and can be integrated within any mobile user interface involving panning across a plane or a list.

About Realeyes3D
Realeyes3D designs, develops and sells award-winning embedded applications and wireless data services for users of camera phones. Realeyes3D applications enable new camera-based features and services in the areas of personal productivity, mobile messaging, user interfaces, gaming, and more. Realeyes3D enables camera phone manufacturers, mobile operators, and mobile content specialists to increase their value proposition to consumer and professional camera phone users. Founded in 2001 and based in Paris, France, Realeyes3D has offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and San Francisco. Realeyes3D customers include top-tier global handset manufacturers and mobile operators.

For more information, visit www.realeyes3d.com.

On-going conversation about Motion Browsing

Motion-Based Browsing on the Samsung Instinct (the Qipit Blog)

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San Francisco, CA (PRWeb) March 6, 2008 — Qipit (http://www.qipit.com), a free mobile online copy service that turns a camera phone or digital camera into a portable scanner, has partnered with eMail our Military (eMOM), (http://www.emailourmilitary.com) a nonprofit grassroots movement, to help families share precious memories and important documents with their service member stationed far from home. Qipit is helping eMOM train participating members how to use their camera phones or digital cameras to share everything from legal documents to children’s artwork and handmade greeting cards.

“When service members are deployed rapidly, they often are unable to complete all the necessary arrangements prior to a long absence,” says Trish Forant, president of eMOM. “There may be lease agreements, insurance documents or health records that need to be transmitted quickly. We were impressed at Qipit’s ability to lessen the frustration of handling some of the difficult details of daily life.”

Military families can use Qipit to scan an important personal document, quickly save it in a PDF format, and then email it to a family member stationed overseas or fax it to personnel at a U.S. military base.

In addition to scanning and transmitting documents, the free service can also be used to copy handwritten notes or little Johnny’s artwork. Forant adds that sharing an everyday moment or a special occasion can help ease the pain of separation.

Qipit transforms physical documents into scan-quality copies that users can securely store, print or conveniently share as digital documents on their computers and online. Qipit’s technology automatically removes glare, shadows, distortion and crops the picture resulting in a crisp, clean, highly legible ink-on-white digital document.

“We are always looking for innovative ways for people to use Qipit to help streamline their personal business and communicate with their loved ones,” said Conrad Hametner, vice president, consumer marketing for Qipit, Inc. “We are so pleased to collaborate with eMOM to provide this free service to our military families.”

Hametner stressed the ease of use of the free service. “Simply create a free account at Qipit.com, take a digital photo of a handwritten or printed document, then email it to Qipit or upload it on the Qipit Web site. Then wait just a few moments while Qipit cleans up the image and converts it to a PDF, then email or fax the PDF, or publish and share it online.”

Qipit has created Web site and blog badges to help eMOM promote the service among social networks where military families gather for support. For those who do not have a family member or friend in the military, eMom will match participants with individuals serving in the armed forces, in the tradition of the Any Service Member email and regular mail programs.

About Qipit

Qipit turns camera phones and digital cameras into mobile copy centers so people can turn photographs or written and printed materials into scan-quality digital documents they can share and store on the go. Based on advanced, patented image processing technologies developed by Realeyes3D, Qipit provides consumers with convenient communications services that enhance and enable their increasingly mobile lifestyle.

About eMail Our Military

eMail Our Military was created in 2001 as a response to the DoD’s cancellation of the “Any Service Member” and “Operation Dear Abby” mail programs. A safe alternative, eMOM picked up where these programs left off. eMail Our Military’s founder is a military wife, the daughter of a veteran and an avid troop supporter. The organization is composed of volunteers from all walks of life who understand that regardless of our political views, our military service members deserve our respect, support & encouragement.