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Nostalgia is a product designer's secret weapon into your heart. Even the names of your favorite products – Pokémon, Pac Man, Powerpuff Girls – can bring back memories of Saturday morning cartoons in front of your TV.

 

New nostalgia-inspiring products are launching every day:

 

 

AtariVCS. Designed by Atari in California, Atari's newest (sleek!) console lets you play your favorite classic arcade games in 4K resolution. Nintendo also released the NES Classic Edition in late 2016.

 

If you can't wait until 2019 for your AtariVCS to ship, The Internet Arcade lets you play 900+ classic arcade games like Joust, Street Fighter, and Defender directly in your browser.

Her creators are pulling in real money: she's modeled for Lululemon competitor Outdoor Voices and Highsnobiety. The company behind her looks just raised $6M from Sequoia Capital to design the next generation of CGI influencers.

 

She looks eerily real. 😳

 

Lucky for us humans, a new wave of Augmented Reality and AI tools are here to help us compete with Lil Miquela:

 

💅 Wanna Nails (launching today!) lets you try on nail polishes in AR. Buy the perfect shade directly in-app or just snap a picture for Insta. Nifty.

 

📸 FaceApp uses neural networks to make you look younger, older, a different gender, or even smile, all with one tap.

 

 

🤳 Meitu makes your selfies gorgeous. Downloaded by over 1 billion, powered by facial recognition and AR tech.

 

 

Or... you can always just use Apple's new Memoji to turn yourself into completely virtual avatar. iPhone X required. 🤓

 

Meet Facebook Gaming, a streaming platform for gamers to broadcast their best Fortnite dubs and League of Legends strategies.

 

Launched last Friday, it's a direct competitor of streaming giant Twitch, which Amazon acquired in 2014 for just under $1B. Twitch fans are fanatics: over 15 million log in every day to watch.

 

Not everybody is convinced Facebook is going to win:

 

"Gamers watch Twitch not only because the streamers they care about are there, but because they enjoy Twitch, period. Twitch as a platform managed to create a sense of community and belonging that I don't think other platforms can match, not even Facebook." – Thibaut Davoult

 

Will Facebook beat Twitch? Is Facebook actually competing for the loyal Twitch audience? Tell us what you think in the comments.

The voice controlled camera app triggers AR effects in real-time using your words, best used with friends. It's like having a special effects team to help you tell stories in real time.

 

The app has been in development for the past year by 18 year-old founder Daniel Singer and a team of five. For OG Product Hunt community members, you may recognize Daniel's name from this popular side project. The app might seem like a toy but the team has clearly put a lot of thought into their vision (pun intended):

"The ultimate goal for Panda is to make the movie inside of your head real. I think we've invested a lot as a society of building tools to document what happens to us and the world around us but have mostly ignored the beautiful worlds that exist in our mind."

 

Augmented and virtual reality will shape the next generation of digital communication. With Apple’s recent Memojis announcement and a host of 3D avatar apps in development, we expect to see (again, pun intended) more of our communication visually augmented in the future.

 

 

This isn't her first fund: she raised $5M in 2015 to address the growing disparity of venture funding for black women. Less than 0.2% of early stage venture funding goes to black women, who make up 8% of the US. The numbers speak for themselves.

 

"I heard one day said, 'I came for the cake, not the crumbs.' That has motivated me in a big way. I didn’t come here to get your scraps. I came here to go toe-to-toe with you and to take it all." – Arlan

 

Backstage is backed by Lowercase Capital founder Chris Sacca, Box CEO Aaron Levie, and a16z's Marc Andreessen. We're here for it. 👏

 

She’s funded 100 (!!!) early stage startups, including:

 

😮 On Second Thought allows you to unsend text messages. Show this to your friend who always starts texting exes at the bar.

 

✈️ Airfordable offers flights for a fraction of the cost upfront. No more waiting to head on your dream trip.

 

🤖 Jewelbots builds friendship bracelets that teach girls to code. "The coolest wearable" according to Wired Magazine.

 

👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 O.school is a shame-free place to learn about sex and pleasure. Live streamed lessons every day.

 

☕ Workfrom surfaces the best coffee shops and cafés for working. Pleaaaase do not tell your friends about our secret favorite working spots.

 

Check out the rest of the collection here.

 

If you want to dig into Arlan's story, the Backstage team just launched their official podcast: The Bootstrapped VC. Give it a listen. 👂

Between Memojis, an improved Do Not Disturb mode, and apps that load 2x as fast... they're not making it easy. 😒

 

Your bank is conspiring with Apple. When you run out of money, they can slap you with penalties, fees, and interest charges. Ugh.

 

Fortunately, a wave of startups is here to help you protect your wallet. We've compiled the 50 Best Apps that Make Finance Fun Again:

 

🐷 Truebill lets you cancel any paid subscription in one-click. Yes, even that gym membership that you have been totally meaning to use.

 

👁️ Earny fights to get you money back when prices drop. Jeff Bezos has publicly confirmed that this app is his worst enemy.

 

😘 Honeydue lets couples manage their money together. Friends don't let friends spend $20 on avocado toast.

 

💳 Tally will manage your overdue credit card bills in the most efficient way. Just scan and go. Raised $17M from Shasta and Cowboy VC.

 

Give the entire list a peek. It's just waiting to save your bank account from Tim Cook's temptations. 😼

 

First up, iOS 12 was completely revamped, including:

 

👦 Memoji, Tim Cook's answer to Snapchat's Bitmoji. Completely customizable, and you can control them with your face using the same tech that powers Animoji and Face ID. See GIF above for examples.

 

🌘 A new Do Not Disturb mode that will tell you exactly how long you spend on Twitter and remind you to take breaks. Use at your own risk.

 

⚡ Actual speed improvements. Apps should load 2x as fast.

 

📹 Group FaceTime for up to 32 people, resembling the wildly popular app, Houseparty, which boldly launched their Mac app yesterday.

 

😮 ARKit 2, with a built-in Augmented Reality ruler.

 

Next, your Mac's operating system is all new with macOS Mojave. We were hoping they would call it macOS Burning Man:

 

🔖 Automatically organize files with Stacks.

📸 Take more screenshots with less effort.

🛍️ Completely redesigned Mac App Store.

 

Oh, and the actual best part: there is now Dark Mode for your Mac. It is the best thing since Apple released space grey evvverryyything.

 

The tech industry's Superbowl is today. Apple's WWDC kicks off at 10AM, with Tim Cook taking the stage in San Jose to inspire the world with new iDevices and space grey accessories.

 

Here's what we're expecting / hoping / praying to see:

 

🦊 New Animoji, and potentially Animoji directly inside Facetime.

 

😳 A tool to build apps for iPhones, iPads, and Macs... all at once. This would drastically increase the number of apps in the Apple Mac Store.

 

💻 New MacBook Pro, MacBook, and iMac. Maybe even an improved keyboard to help with recent complaints about the butterfly keyboards.

 

🚫 Improved Do Not Disturb controls to help curb your phone addiction. Apps like Moment and Feedless are already focusing on this problem.

 

🔌 The all-in-one wireless charger for iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. You know, the one they announced last September. 🤔

 

📸 ARKit 2.0, a new toolkit for developers to build in Augmented Reality.

 

💿 Software upgrades for the Apple TV, Apple Watch, and HomePod.

 

The live event kicks off at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Watch it here. ✌️

 

Easy! For those who own two iPhones and a picture-perfect desk. 😂

 

Harder for the rest of us. Fortunately, we've compiled a list of the 18 Best Device Mockup Generators. Upload screenshots of your app, and these magical apps will do the rest for you.

 

Notable mention: ScreenSpace lets you build 3D product videos for your mobile or desktop app. You can even customize the camera angles. Take a peek at the header GIF for a preview. ✨

 

If you’re still building your app, these prototyping tools might be useful:

 

📝 PixelSnap lets you measure every pixel on your screen. You can say goodbye to CMD + Shift + 4, and there's a secret Product Hunt discount hidden in the comment section.

 

👻 Spirit is an adorable ghost mascot bundled with a powerful animation tool for the web. Over 1300+ upvotes!

 

🖥️ The Modern Web Design Process is exactly what it sounds like. Learn from the experts in this free ebook.

 

Check out the rest of the Prototyping collection on Product Hunt. 😽

 

Not everybody loves paying for a Mac. We have a solution. 😽

 

We've partnered all of your favorite newsletters so you can win a brand new $2400 Macbook Pro for all of your cat GIFing needs.

 

After you win, you can download all of these 39 Must-Have Mac apps, as determined by the Product Hunt community:

 

🔍 Alfred lets you run your entire computer via your keyboard.

 

✂️ Jumpcut gives you copy-pasting super powers.

 

🚀 Rocket will insert Slack-style emojis everywhere.

 

✨ Popclip is like a Swiss Army Knife for your cursor.

 

The winner of the Macbook Pro will also receive more Product Hunt stickers and t-shirts than they know what to do with. 🤗