Cards: New Apple App Allows You To Create Cards; Apple Will Print, Mail Them

At Tuesday's "Let's Talk iPhone" keynote event, Apple announced Cards, a new app that allows iPhone and iPad users to create custom greeting cards that Apple will print out and mail via the United States Postal Service.

Scott Forstall, Apple's Senior Vice President for iOS, made the announcement.

According to Engadget's live blog of the event, the cards will cost $2.99 to be sent within the United States and $4.99 to be sent elsewhere.

Gdgt.com reports that Forstall said the cards will be printed on "high-quality 100% cotton paper." The card's creator will receive a push notification when the card is delivered, but only to locations in the US.

Postagram, which is available for both the iPhone and Android handsets, allows users to send postcards with photos from Facebook, Instagram and their phones.

But Ina Fried at AllThingsD notes that Cards is for creating letterpress greeting cards, similar to those you'd find at Hallmark, not just postcards.

According to Tuaw.com, Cards will be available on October 12.

Apple announced a host of new goodies, including new iPods, a friend-finder app and, of course, a brand new iPhone. Get a first look at the new handset here.

Comments

[Mahir Khan]

04:56 AM on 11/17/2011

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[Kenny Ynoa]

07:51 PM on 10/11/2011

The eMirk app is only $.99 and you can send a Picture, Audio and Video card and communicate with the recipient based on the message sent. Tangible cards are a thing of the past. Join the eMirk network, invite your friends and send as many ecards as you want.

[Troy Salisbury]

04:32 PM on 10/04/2011

$2.99 a card?!?! Why pay that much when you can do the same thing for about $1? Check it out at sendoutcards.com/preview

[theveggiedude]

11:17 PM on 10/04/2011

I looked at the site, but it doesn't seem to let you submit your own photos.

[Troy Salisbury]

11:36 PM on 10/04/2011

Just click on the "Send a Free Card" button. From there you can create a photo card from scratch by selecting "Create a PicturePlus 2.0 Card" or you can add photos to the over 16,000 pre-designed cards on the site. Either way, you simply choose "Pictures" then "Upload More Pictures" from the left pane. Hope that helps! If not, please contact me directly at [e-mail].

Troy :)

[keithut]

05:32 AM on 10/05/2011

It is also a MLM based in Utah. What is it with MLM and Utah? Hurry you can get in Troy's downline.

[keithut]

05:36 AM on 10/05/2011

Really it is 9.90 a month subscription that allows you to send 10 post cards. or five two folds.

[Troy Salisbury]

06:42 AM on 10/05/2011

$9.90 a month gives you 20 points with SendOutCards. Postcard=1 point, 2-Fold=2 points, Tri-fold=3 points, Add unlimited pictures to any of these for 1 point. And yes, ABSOLUTELY SendOutCards is PROUD to be a MLM / Network Marketing company. In this economy, we are giving folks a plan B--a way to earn passive residual income on all cards and gifts month after month after month. It's a powerful concept to realize that for less than $500 you can start a part-time business that ultimately can offer an incredible lifestyle and time and money FREEDOM.

[steve12]

04:10 PM on 10/04/2011

How 20th century. If I'm going to send a impersonal message with a pre-printed message, I'll send an e-card and Hallmark has the best. My non-computer using Grandmother would not be very impressed by this new offering.

[proudloudlib]

04:28 PM on 10/04/2011

Your non-computer-using Grandmother won't know the difference between the Apple card and the Hallmark card if you send her one. Unless she likes reading the back side of greeting cards.

[Opiniated]

05:55 PM on 10/04/2011

The non-computer Grandmother may not know the difference between an Apple card and the Hallmark card, BUT she will know the difference between a computerized message, as opposed to a handwritten message. I like to write personal thoughts and add little handwritten notes in my greeting cards. Apple won't be doing that for me - Hallmark does not have to worry.
Frankly, the people who buy Hallmark are not techies anyway. I will never use Apple for my greeting cards.

[TheMarsCory]

03:59 PM on 10/04/2011

Ahh, finally, something for the USPS to do.

[proudloudlib]

04:29 PM on 10/04/2011

I hadn't thought of that. The Postal Service should be elated at this service, if it takes off.

[theveggiedude]

11:19 PM on 10/04/2011

Apple has had this service for 10 years via iPhoto. This is the first time it is accessible via iOS.

[Oded Ran]

03:40 PM on 10/04/2011

Apple just validated the mobile cards market. So far everything works according to plan.
http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/05/19/touchnote-inks-global-deal-with-sony-ericcson-for-postcard-app/

[theveggiedude]

11:24 PM on 10/04/2011

They validated it in the year 2000 as one of the free features in iTools (their first attempt at cloud stuff). It has been part of iPhoto for about as long too, for cards and custom made books.

[trevr1]

03:23 PM on 10/04/2011

We are excited to see #apple coming into our marketplace as people will have a need to make photo gifts with their iPhones especially when the camera is getting better with each release. Check out our new app coming soon to make photo gifts directly from your iPhone. http://www.piculator.com

[barneylee]

02:46 PM on 10/04/2011

I really missed sending out those post cards, the people like them. I am glad they are bringing that feature back.

[JohnnyIdaho]

02:41 PM on 10/04/2011

Wow, thats not that amazing of an app to display at a major event. Seems like they had to show off some app, but a greating card app? Thats pretty lame, should have left that out of the presentation.

[barneylee]

02:48 PM on 10/04/2011

I-D-A-H-O, of course.