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How to avoid surge pricing on New Year's Eve! 🎉
The last day of 2016 is near. If you already know your New Year's resolution and want to be extra productive, pick up one of Scribd's 12 Books to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution here.
For the rest of us, strategically planning a way to survive New Year's Eve surge pricing may take precedence, and we're here to help.
Cut the Surge helps you save money by taking an Uber at the right place at the right time. If that doesn't work, Surge Protector will help you call an Uber to the nearest location without surge pricing.
From the entire Product Hunt Team, we wish you a happy new year! 🎉
For the rest of us, strategically planning a way to survive New Year's Eve surge pricing may take precedence, and we're here to help.
Cut the Surge helps you save money by taking an Uber at the right place at the right time. If that doesn't work, Surge Protector will help you call an Uber to the nearest location without surge pricing.
From the entire Product Hunt Team, we wish you a happy new year! 🎉
RIP 2016 📱😪
Sadly, we lost a lot of wonderful and talented people this year - Prince, David Bowie, Mohammad Ali, Carrier Fisher, George Michael. We are thankful for all they contributed to the world.
Much like the cycle of life, apps also have a lifecycle - so we wanted to pay our respect to some of the apps that we said good-bye to in 2016 and thank the teams that introduced them into the world:
• Mailbox and Sunrise, you will NEVER be forgotten
• Meerkat, your spirit lives on 🏠🎉
• Stolen and Famous, in your 15 minutes you lived a lifetime
• Facebook Paper and Notify, we wish we knew you better
• Tay, your sister Zo has a lot to live up to
• Washio the City needs you please come back
ThinkUp, Talkshow, Summize, Blab, Parse!! 2016 has not been kind. Apps can be replaced, MagSafe alternatives can be found, but we will never ever get over your loss; rest in peace 3.5mm Headphone Jack.
Much like the cycle of life, apps also have a lifecycle - so we wanted to pay our respect to some of the apps that we said good-bye to in 2016 and thank the teams that introduced them into the world:
• Mailbox and Sunrise, you will NEVER be forgotten
• Meerkat, your spirit lives on 🏠🎉
• Stolen and Famous, in your 15 minutes you lived a lifetime
• Facebook Paper and Notify, we wish we knew you better
• Tay, your sister Zo has a lot to live up to
• Washio the City needs you please come back
ThinkUp, Talkshow, Summize, Blab, Parse!! 2016 has not been kind. Apps can be replaced, MagSafe alternatives can be found, but we will never ever get over your loss; rest in peace 3.5mm Headphone Jack.
Epic founder stories, from Snapchat to Spanx 💰
You won't become a founder by reading a book, but you can learn from other people’s challenges, successes, and journey starting up.
This collection of Founder Stories has some interesting resources to learn from as you navigate through your own journey in startups.
Notable highlights:
• The Careers of the Founders (a timeline)
• The Speed of a Unicorn (not miles per hour)
• From Millions to Billions (see image above)
• This is for the Crazy Ones (also for sane ones)
Lastly, learn how developers are writing their own paychecks. 🤑
This collection of Founder Stories has some interesting resources to learn from as you navigate through your own journey in startups.
Notable highlights:
• The Careers of the Founders (a timeline)
• The Speed of a Unicorn (not miles per hour)
• From Millions to Billions (see image above)
• This is for the Crazy Ones (also for sane ones)
Lastly, learn how developers are writing their own paychecks. 🤑
Apps to help you kickass in 2017 💯
The new year is just around the corner and we all want to get off to a productive start. Our suggestion: quantify your life, from the steps you take to the calories you consume.
Community member Shashwat Pradhan put together a great list of quantified self apps. A few of our favorites:
• Instant: Google Analytics for your life (now with a chatbot coach)
• RescueTime will help you find your ideal work‑life balance
• Gyroscope shows you the complete story of your life
• Joy is a little bot for improving your mental health
• Sense is like an Amazon Echo for sleep (built by a 24 year old)
For more, follow the Quantified Self Topic on Product Hunt.
Community member Shashwat Pradhan put together a great list of quantified self apps. A few of our favorites:
• Instant: Google Analytics for your life (now with a chatbot coach)
• RescueTime will help you find your ideal work‑life balance
• Gyroscope shows you the complete story of your life
• Joy is a little bot for improving your mental health
• Sense is like an Amazon Echo for sleep (built by a 24 year old)
For more, follow the Quantified Self Topic on Product Hunt.
Who won the holidays 🎁📈
Yesterday, millions of fortunate folks opened amazon boxes and downloaded companion apps for their new doodads. If the App Store rankings are a sign of popularity, here are a few of the big winners this holiday season:
Super Mario Run was (finally) knocked off the #1 spot on the AppStore charts.That honors now goes to Fitbit, the winner of this year's holiday season gift unwrapping context.
Everyone's fav AI, Alexa, jumped to #4, while its competitor jumped to #30.
Meanwhile, VR made out of cardboard proved to be quite popular, taking #15 through #24 spots. Google Cardboard is clearly driving downloads.
Also, this simple meme bot is super fun. 😄
Super Mario Run was (finally) knocked off the #1 spot on the AppStore charts.That honors now goes to Fitbit, the winner of this year's holiday season gift unwrapping context.
Everyone's fav AI, Alexa, jumped to #4, while its competitor jumped to #30.
Meanwhile, VR made out of cardboard proved to be quite popular, taking #15 through #24 spots. Google Cardboard is clearly driving downloads.
Also, this simple meme bot is super fun. 😄
How to write good 📝💫
If you've ever said "I should start writing more" but never got around to it, these are for you. Spectacular Writing Tools that will give you the motivation to start, while improving your writing from the very first draft.
A few of our favorites:
📝 Hemingway Editor (above) makes your writing bold and clear
💻 Refly is a smart editor for Mac that helps you write better content
💩 Rough Draft's motto: "The first draft of anything is s***" (edit later)
👥 IO is like an anonymous Medium by the co-founder of Secret
🔑 Grammarly for Chrome will help you write real good
Lastly, check out the Most Dangerous Writing App. ⚠️
A few of our favorites:
📝 Hemingway Editor (above) makes your writing bold and clear
💻 Refly is a smart editor for Mac that helps you write better content
💩 Rough Draft's motto: "The first draft of anything is s***" (edit later)
👥 IO is like an anonymous Medium by the co-founder of Secret
🔑 Grammarly for Chrome will help you write real good
Lastly, check out the Most Dangerous Writing App. ⚠️
Essential accessories for Apple's AirPods 🎧
People are starting to get their hands on Apple's wireless AirPods, and the reviews are consistent: pairing is magical, having Siri in your ear is quite pleasant, and sometimes they fall out. Enter, innovation.
• Courage ensures you never lose your AirPods again
• Uncourage ensures you never lose your iPhone 7 dongle
• How To Lose An AirPod will help prepare you for the inevitable
If you haven't yet upgraded to the iPhone 7, check this out.
In all seriousness, AirPods — along with Alexa and Google Home — provide a new, audio-based interaction model with our devices. Watch this space in 2017. 🔮
• Courage ensures you never lose your AirPods again
• Uncourage ensures you never lose your iPhone 7 dongle
• How To Lose An AirPod will help prepare you for the inevitable
If you haven't yet upgraded to the iPhone 7, check this out.
In all seriousness, AirPods — along with Alexa and Google Home — provide a new, audio-based interaction model with our devices. Watch this space in 2017. 🔮
Apple’s new gaming platform 👇
A number of things have been said about the new MacBook Pro Touch Bar: "it's amazing!", "it's a gimmick", "there's no space between the 'Touch' and the 'Bar'", etc. Also, a number of truly innovative apps (other than TouchFart) have already launched.
The Touch Bar is, in a way, is Apple's new gaming platform, with games like Nyancat, Pac-Man, and Knight TouchBar 2000. Our favorite (actually super useful) Touch Bar Apps:
🔄 TouchSwitcher: Switch between apps with just the Touch Bar
📸 Screenie: Take timed screenshots from the Touch Bar
💧 Drop: A beautiful color picker, right from the Touch Bar
📧 Spark for Mac: A stunning email app with Touch Bar support
🎹 Piano Touch Bar: Play piano, make music, have fun.
For more, follow the new Touch Bar Topic on Product Hunt. 💻🐱
The Touch Bar is, in a way, is Apple's new gaming platform, with games like Nyancat, Pac-Man, and Knight TouchBar 2000. Our favorite (actually super useful) Touch Bar Apps:
🔄 TouchSwitcher: Switch between apps with just the Touch Bar
📸 Screenie: Take timed screenshots from the Touch Bar
💧 Drop: A beautiful color picker, right from the Touch Bar
📧 Spark for Mac: A stunning email app with Touch Bar support
🎹 Piano Touch Bar: Play piano, make music, have fun.
For more, follow the new Touch Bar Topic on Product Hunt. 💻🐱
Facebook enters the hottest social space 🔥
The demand for "group FaceTime" is strong, as evidenced by a flood of new social video apps entering the market. Of course, Facebook is paying attention. Yesterday, Messenger launched Group Video Chats, a highly requested feature in this newly competitive space.
Houseparty is red hot around college campuses, more than 1 million people downloaded Fam in less than a month, Sean Parker’s making moves with Airtime, Sequoia’s placing a bet on Tribe, and everyone’s wondering what Evan Spiegel will do following Snapchat’s introduction of Group Messaging. With VR on the horizon, what will be the ultimate form-factor for virtually chilling with friends? 🤔
Explore more live-chilling apps in this collection.
Houseparty is red hot around college campuses, more than 1 million people downloaded Fam in less than a month, Sean Parker’s making moves with Airtime, Sequoia’s placing a bet on Tribe, and everyone’s wondering what Evan Spiegel will do following Snapchat’s introduction of Group Messaging. With VR on the horizon, what will be the ultimate form-factor for virtually chilling with friends? 🤔
Explore more live-chilling apps in this collection.
The best products of the year 🏆😻
The 2nd annual Golden Kitty Awards have come to an end. 15 categories, 200+ products, and 2 weeks of pure excitement from the community — it was a lot of fun! Time to announce the winners. 😸
Gboard took home Tech Product of the Year. Congrats to Bri Connelly and the Google team, the daily dance videos were awesome. 💃
Tesla's Solar Roof won the Breakthrough award, while the Model S P100D was voted Sexiest product. Two Golden Kitties for Elon Musk.
Other app of the year winners include Franz (Desktop), Momento (iMessage), Tinycards by Duolingo (Mobile), Toby (Chrome), and Leaf was voted this year's best Hardware product. 🍁😊
On Friday we introduced the nominees for two new (non-voting) data-driven categories. The Maker of the Year Golden Kitty goes to Mubashar Iqbal and Community Member of the Year is Chris Messina.
Congrats to all the nominees for building some of 2016's best products. See all of this year's winners, including the runner-ups, on Medium.
Gboard took home Tech Product of the Year. Congrats to Bri Connelly and the Google team, the daily dance videos were awesome. 💃
Tesla's Solar Roof won the Breakthrough award, while the Model S P100D was voted Sexiest product. Two Golden Kitties for Elon Musk.
Other app of the year winners include Franz (Desktop), Momento (iMessage), Tinycards by Duolingo (Mobile), Toby (Chrome), and Leaf was voted this year's best Hardware product. 🍁😊
On Friday we introduced the nominees for two new (non-voting) data-driven categories. The Maker of the Year Golden Kitty goes to Mubashar Iqbal and Community Member of the Year is Chris Messina.
Congrats to all the nominees for building some of 2016's best products. See all of this year's winners, including the runner-ups, on Medium.
