14 DAY TRIAL // iPhone users around the world now have yet another free application available for them, FunMail. The new software solution is meant to enable them to add relevant, real-time images to the text messages they plan on sending, all in a very simple manner. The app “presents cute, comical or irreverent images” while users are typing their messages, enabling them to easily include the image in the text. The feature is delivered by FunMail's “Media Brain.”
“The Media Brain that powers FunMail’s advanced text analysis is an open system fueled by the Semantic Media Project. The Project ingests content in real time from Flickr and Creative Commons sources and encourages users and artists to contribute content and tuning directly via the FunMail website. The Media Brain is a learning system that tunes itself based on usage patterns and supports over 50 languages via Google Translate,” the company explains. The new application is available for download via the iTunes store and on Facebook, as well as for Twitter on its website. The FunMail messages that will result from using the application will include the text written by the user, but it will be “artfully rendered into the image, creating a unique, eye-catching, and fun blend of communication and self-expression.” The creation of a picture message is now as simple as writing a text.
“FunMail enables anyone to instantly create vibrant, compelling visual messages,” said FunMobility CEO Adam Lavine. “Whether it’s talking about fantasy football teams among friends on Sunday or flirting via text, FunMail enhances the way we communicate and bring text to life.” Vikrant Gandhi, a mobile analyst with Frost and Sullivan added: “FunMail addresses an opportunity for carriers to generate 10X in mobile messaging revenue through enhanced messaging capabilities.”
FunMail might soon come included in other mobile operating systems, as the company is already in talks with various carriers, developers and mobile phone makers to have it embedded in existing platforms. More details on the application can be found here.