Microsoft's Thinga.Me wants to digitize your knickknacks

Microsoft’s experimental project wing Garage has announced a new iOS app that turns physical collections into digital archives. The app, called Thinga.Me, is currently in an invite-only beta, with no set release date in sight.

The app revolves around digital shelves that showcase photos of each object in the user's collection. Thinga.Me automatically generates sticker-like cutouts of each object, giving collections a more tangible feel than a typical photo grid. "This simple act of removing an item from its background starts to make it feel less like a photo and more like a physical thing," says Microsoft. To further bring collections to life, the app displays collections in a variety of skeuomorphic environments such as a wooden...

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