The February 2013 Rewind.Me release (v1.3) is now live in the iOS App Store.

This update includes a simple new interface, lots of new ways to access your past, and an exciting new opportunity to get rewarded for things you’ve already done.

The New Home Page

The first thing existing users will notice is the completely revised home page. Rewind.Me now starts with a stream of interesting information about you and your life.

Scrolling through this page you’ll see a summary of your past by time, place, and category – with the ability to dive for more details on any subject or element.

More and Better Photos

The use of photos has been greatly enhanced, with new support for more images throughout the app, full-screen versions when you dive, and support for retina display resolution.

Expanded Category Filters

Remembering and re-finding nearby places has been improved in several ways. On the full locations page we’ll now always load the 50 places nearest to you – and reload the lists when you use the filter to find only places where you eat, or shop, or play.

R:Factors and Rewards

All of your activities impact your R:Factor scores, and the new Category Updates section tells you how your scores are changing.

And in just a hint of things to come, some people will now see Rewind Rewards – special offers earned via your R:Factor scores.

Building a Future for Your Past

We’re building Rewind.Me because we think it should be easier to benefit from the things you’ve done. With this release the stage is set for even more ways to enjoy memories, reconnect with people and places, and get recognized for your experience.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the new features in this release, or other things you’d like to see in Rewind.Me. Leave a comment here, or hit us up on twitter or Facebook.

A new Rewind.Me update appeared in the iOS app store yesterday, with some great improvements:

Improved Photo Support

Pictures tell the story of your life, and Rewind.Me now displays the more prominently throughout. You’ll find larger images on the month pages, new photos on the day pages, and the ability to click and see each image at full size.

Nicer Day Summaries

In addition to large images, we’ve updated the formatting for your past events on each day of the month, including all visits (previously it cut off after two lines) and providing counts for your total visits and photos.

Select Categories By Group

With your activities divided into over 350 categories, finding your history or R:Factor sometimes meant a long scroll on the original ‘Me’ page. The new menu lets you quickly see your past for just a specific group of categories.

Tweet Your R:Factor Score

Tell your friends and the world just how awesome you are with the new ‘Tweet this’ button on each category page.

It formats a ready-to-send tweet telling the world of your impressive accomplishment.

The new Rewind.Me (Version 1.2) is now live in the iOS App Store!

There are several great additions in this new version, including support for Facebook and Instagram, the return of category-based views, and most importantly R:Factors.

R:Factors are category-based scores that put your experience in context, comparing your past with everyone else who rewinds. They’re a way of comparing your interests against those of friends, and getting a sense for how your experience ranks in the world at large.

For now, R:Factors are interesting and fun. In the future, they’re going to be valuable. Watch this space (and the app itself) for updates…

The ‘Me’ Page – A Whole New View of You
Rewind.Me opens with a summary of who you are as reflected by the activities you’ve added to Rewind.

The page offers a ranked list of the categories where you’ve been active, with a header image determined by the category where you’ve earned the highest R:Factor score.

Scroll the page to see scores and facts (which change every time the page loads) about that category, or click for more details.

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Category Pages
Diving into any category presents a summary of your activities, a leaderboard of your friends, and the details of your past activities.

The leaderboard shows you and any eligible Foursquare friends who are also using Rewind.

To get more friends on your leaderboard, use the Friend menu from the Me page and click the envelope to send them an email suggesting the join you in Rewind.Me.

Below the leaderboard is your complete history of the places you’ve been. Click any place to learn more about it and see who else has visited.

TIP: Clicking on friends in the leaderboard lets you see their most active categories and top R:Factor scores.

We’ve added support for Facebook Check-Ins (no other Facebook data is imported at this time) and Instagram images. Link your accounts in Settings > Authorize Services menu.

Some notes on Facebook and Instagram Support:

• Facebook check-ins are treated just like Fourquare check-ins throughout the app, although some Facebook check-ins may not be properly categorized at first – these will improve over time.
• Instagram images appear at the start of the photo-piles shown on the month page. They’re in a small ‘icon-like’ size for now – watch for them to become larger and even more beautiful in the very near future.

Moving Towards The Vision

Earlier this year when discussing the vision for Rewind.Me, we explained what we’re working on this way:

Rewind.Me unlocks the value in your past. We help you benefit personally, socially, and economically from the way you’ve spent your time, money, and attention. We believe that your history is an asset and our mission is to help you maximize its value.

There are many ways we can make your past powerful – memories and context are two that this release improves. By making it easier to see what you’ve done and to get a sense for how you compare with others, we’re not only making it possible to enjoy the things you’ve already done, but we’re setting the stage for you to get rewarded for who you are.

We can’t wait to show you what’s coming next…

The new Rewind.Me App is now available in the iOS App Store!

This is a huge update – a complete re-design that delivers a long list of new features, a clean and attractive new look, and dramatically improved performance.

What’s New In V1.1

• More Ways To See Your Past : Browse the new month view or revised day view to see all the places you’ve been.
• Instant Memories : Reminders of past activities on every day page.
• Foursquare Photo Support : All of your check-in photo’s (including those originating in instagram) are now shown in Rewind.Me.
• Location Maps and Direction Links : See exactly where you’ve been and easily get directions so you can go back again.
• Better Friend Support : See quick summaries who which friends were the most active any given day, or the details where everyone went in one concise screen. And you can now invite friends you join you in Rewind with a single click.
• More Details on Every Place : Get the complete history of any venue so you can quickly see which of your friends have visited, when you were there, and more.

Coming Soon: More Data & More Meaning

Foursquare is one way many of us keep track of our lives, but there are many other apps too and we’ll soon announce support for two of the most popular – Facebook and Instagram. We expect to announce these shortly and then we’ll move on to work on the many other apps and services that track and support our lives.

Beyond supporting more data, we’ve got some interesting plans to add value to your data, making it easier to understand and take advantage of everything you’ve completed and accomplished.

We’re eager to hear your thoughts about our V1.1 release, and your ideas for how we can improve the app even more in the future. Please share your thoughts with us by email support@rewind.me, via twitter @rewind, or at support.rewind.me.

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New Rewind.Me iOS App Puts Your History In Your Hand

V1.0 is a special Foursquare Edition released for #4SQDAY 2012

Rewind Me Inc. today announced that Rewind.Me (Foursquare Edition) is available in the iOS App Store as a free download. The app lets Foursquare users take full advantage of their check-in history, benefit from the experience of their friends, and will soon offer a proprietary scoring system for all of your activities.

“We believe that your personal history is an asset.” said Rewind Me Inc. founder and CEO Craig Danuloff. “But while apps like Foursquare make it easy and fun to keep track of what you’ve done, there hasn’t been a good way to take advantage of your own past. We’re changing that – so you can get what you’ve earned and what you deserve wherever you go.”

This version of the app let’s Foursquare users aggregate their own check-in history, and see what they’ve done by date, by location, or by category. It’s a great way to review your week, remember last year, or find that place you visited last time you visited a particular city or area. When your Foursquare friends also use Rewind.Me, you gain a view into their lives and can quickly see what they’re up to, find places they’ve been, and even see how your activity compares with others.

The company also announced that data from the first 25,000 Foursquare users who download and install the app will be used to complete a proprietary scoring algorithm that will provide users with insights into how their behaviour patterns compare with friends and all users in a future edition of Rewind.Me. The results will be published in a future release of the app, and on private Rewind.Me/user pages.

Danuloff said that future versions of the app will also add support for a range of other personal tracking applications. “iPhone users move through their days using Foursquare as well as Twitter, Instagram, TripIt, Facebook, and a host of other apps that collect bits and pieces of their personal history. We’re going to collect and connect all those signals to empower people to better understand themselves, share with friends, get rewarded for the things they’ve already done.”

Rewind Me Inc. is based in New York, NY and was selected as a TechStars NYC 2012 company.

Even though we’ve said nothing else about our upcoming product, I can’t help but point out the action going on with our beta: The chart below shows both how frequently we’ve been updating and how actively our testers have been installing and using the product.

Thanks to those participating.