Yet another task the iPhone can simplify: creating, printing and sending postcards without ever having to physically handle one. PrintYourLife.com has devised an iPhone app called goPostal, which can be downloaded to the iPhone for free. Users take a photo or choose one they've snapped earlier, write a message and select a recipient from their phone’s address book. The postcard is then printed and delivered via postal mail to anywhere within the US for USD 1.29.
While they may lack the personal touch of a handwritten postcard, goPostal's missives provide a tangible and perhaps more thoughtful alternative to emailing a photo, without more effort for senders. Postal services: time to partner with goPostal or set up something similar of your own! (Related: Email a photo to send prints to friends & family.)
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Spotted by: Susanna Haynie
And for those who live outside the US or want to send cards all over the world you have http://www.angurialab.com/apps/postino/
Hazelmail is a competing service. First one is free. If you buy 12 at a time, they are $1 each. Easy to use on the iphone/itouch.
Another application that allows you to send postcards from your iPhone is SendIt4.me. You can use this to send physical postcards worldwide (!) for only $1.99 USD.
Also available as both a website for high quality image uploads and facebook application.
iTunes: http://is.gd/yVcY
http://sendit4.me
Why would anyone with internet access even consider using postino, when hippopost does the same thing, for absolutely free - and without limit on the number of cards you send. You can mail anywhere in the US/Canada