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Hipstamatic’s new app collects everyone’s party photos for you

Film isn’t dead; it’s just simulated now.

By Andrew Liszewski, a senior reporter who's been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. At its core, the app is yet another attempt to streamline the process of collecting all the smartphone photos that guests take during a special event. The host gets to choose a specific visual style (or skip filters altogether), and all of the photos uploaded can only be viewed the day after the event, simulating the experience of waiting for film to be developed.

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