#getxim

[written by Colleen Estrada] The latest release of Microsoft Xim, the nifty app that allows you to share your photos, not your phone, is available for download in all three stores (iTunes, Google Play, and Windows Phone).

Now you can swipe, pan, zoom, and take a photo together for even more photo fun.

You can start a Xim with a photo if you like...

  Or you can take a photo within a Xim, as shown here with puppy Luna...

  Give it a try!

[Written by Colleen Estrada] Xim, the novel way to share your photos without sharing your phone, is now available worldwide for Windows Phone, iPhone, and Android devices, including Jelly Bean.

Visit www.getxim.com to download the app from your store of choice and tell us what you think.

In addition to worldwide availability, we have also provided voice verification (for those regions which support it) and fixed a number of bugs.

We are genuinely humbled by the great response we have received for Xim thus far and regret the frustration our delay of worldwide availability caused some of you. Your feedback has been tremendously valuable to our small team – thank you.

[Written by Colleen Estrada] Some of us at Fuse Labs have had the great pleasure of working on Xim for about the past year or so. Today, we’re pleased to say the app is available for the US in the Windows Phone and Android mobile app stores (and coming soon to iPhone). Visit www.getxim.com to get the app today.

Xim began as a hackathon project with a fairly simple premise – how can we make better use of all these screens we have around us? Wouldn't it be great if I could show what I have on this device on that other device over there, easily and without jumping through a bunch of hoops or buying a piece of hardware?

The project evolved (through tech explorations, usability studies, user model iterations, and lots of hard and fun collaborative work) to become Xim, a mobile app that allows you to share your photos with friends without having to pass your phone around.

It sounds simple. Hey, it is simple. We like simple. Share your photos, not your phone! 

Xim uses the cloud to synchronize device displays and manage permissions based on invitations sent to people via your phone’s contact list, phone number or email. Only one person needs to have the app to get started. That person picks photos from their camera roll or favorite service, then picks people and starts the Xim.

Invitations are sent via text or email (or by notification for those with the Xim app). All participant screens in the Xim swipe, pan and zoom together, for a unique, fun, synchronous experience that is simply a better way to have conversations about photos "in the moment."

And, while Xim is great for face to face interaction or phone conversations, simple messages can also be exchanged for those times when voice isn’t an option.

Cloud-based, Xims are not permanent – all the content expires after a little while so neither you nor your friends are burdened with storage or management overhead – just sit back and enjoy the show.

We’d love for you to give the app a try and let us know what you think.

Want to learn more? Watch the introductory video.