Dropbox bringing Mailbox to the Mac, launches new Carousel photo app
Popular file synchronization service Dropbox unveiled two new updates for the Apple ecosystem Wednesday, announcing that it would bring its Mailbox e-mail app from iOS to the Mac and showing off a new multimedia gallery app dubbed Carousel.
Mailbox for Mac | Source: TechCrunch
Also coming along for the ride is a new "auto swipe" feature that learns which emails users regularly delete and automatically archives them in the future. The updates will mark the first major changes to Mailbox since Dropbox acquired the company last year for what sources have said was between $50 million and $100 million.
Users can sign up for beta access to Mailbox for Mac at Mailbox's website. There was no word on when a new version of Mailbox for iOS will hit the App Store with the updated auto swipe functionality.
The app organizes files in a manner similar to Apple's iOS 7 photos app, allowing users to scrub through their library chronologically. Users can also share media with any other person using either a phone number or email address, and the recipient is not required to have a Dropbox account.
Carousel will be available as a free download from the App Store later today.
Mailbox for Mac | Source: TechCrunch
Mailbox
Mailbox for the Mac will sport a relatively traditional 3-column layout with a minimalist design that matches up with its iOS counterpart. Users will be able to control the app with gestures using the built-in trackpad on Apple's laptops or on the desktop with the Magic Trackpad, according to TechCrunch.Also coming along for the ride is a new "auto swipe" feature that learns which emails users regularly delete and automatically archives them in the future. The updates will mark the first major changes to Mailbox since Dropbox acquired the company last year for what sources have said was between $50 million and $100 million.
Users can sign up for beta access to Mailbox for Mac at Mailbox's website. There was no word on when a new version of Mailbox for iOS will hit the App Store with the updated auto swipe functionality.
Carousel
Carousel will store "every photo and video you've ever taken" and access them through dedicated apps for iOS and Android, the company said. Each file will be backed up to Dropbox automatically.The app organizes files in a manner similar to Apple's iOS 7 photos app, allowing users to scrub through their library chronologically. Users can also share media with any other person using either a phone number or email address, and the recipient is not required to have a Dropbox account.
Carousel will be available as a free download from the App Store later today.
Comments
I saw Carousel and thought of the meta-meta-product linkage....
Well played, Dropbox. Well Played.
The app swipe-up gesture on the photo, getting added to the queue... awesome.
2019 - Dropbox OS.
OS is so 1990's... it will be just DropBox...
the ecosystem.
iCloud
Google+
Office365
AmazonPrime
DropBox.
With the shutter-happy habits of so many people these days I can see demand for 1TB Dropbox accounts skyrocketing. Those willing and able to pay for 1TB Dropbox accounts, on the other hand...
can someone summarize Dropbox's business model for me? what is their path to monetization?
They have a freemium business model. A limited amount of cloud storage (2GB for new accounts) and basic services are free; additional storage (100GB) and features (notably unlimited backups and version recovery) are available for a subscription ($10/month per user).
There's a paid business plan that supports groups of users and provides some administration tools to manage the group. There's also phone support for the business service.
This app affects what happens with Mail in the iOS Mail app, as the data is linked.