Outbox, a new startup, seeks to cut down on paper clutter by digitizing subscribers' physical mail. The service is launching in San Francisco, where an Outbox "unpostman" drives around in a Toyota Prius emblazoned with the Outbox logo and a giant plastic mailbox flag.
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Outbox, a new startup, seeks to cut down on paper clutter by digitizing subscribers' physical mail. The service is launching in San Francisco, where an Outbox "unpostman" drives around in a Toyota Prius emblazoned with the Outbox logo and a giant plastic mailbox flag.
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Outbox "unpostman" Francis uses one of his many keys to pick up mail from a customer. The mail will be taken to a warehouse to be digitized, then sent electronically to the client.
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Outbox "unpostman" Francis uses one of his many keys to pick up mail from a customer. The mail will be taken to a warehouse to be digitized, then sent electronically to the client.
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Here Francis loads up on mail in one of San Francisco's posher neighborhoods.
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Here Francis loads up on mail in one of San Francisco's posher neighborhoods.
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With its branding, Outbox tries to renew users' excitement about receiving mail.
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With its branding, Outbox tries to renew users' excitement about receiving mail.
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While Outbox works on an iPad app for its drivers, its unpostmen track their routes the old-fashioned way: on paper.
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While Outbox works on an iPad app for its drivers, its unpostmen track their routes the old-fashioned way: on paper.
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The streets of San Francisco are already crowded with vehicles from delivery services like UPS.
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The streets of San Francisco are already crowded with vehicles from delivery services like UPS.
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A bike messenger passes the Outbox Prius. The company is considering expanding to other forms of transportation, such as scooters.
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A bike messenger passes the Outbox Prius. The company is considering expanding to other forms of transportation, such as scooters.
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New Outbox users can send in a photo of their mailbox key and the startup will recreate it.
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New Outbox users can send in a photo of their mailbox key and the startup will recreate it.
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Outbox is constantly tweaking its process for turning physical mail into digital files. This is one current setup for photographing and scanning mail.
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Outbox is constantly tweaking its process for turning physical mail into digital files. This is one current setup for photographing and scanning mail.
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Once scanned, subscribers' mail will appear in digital form on iPhones and iPads. Customers can still request that certain pieces of mail be sent back to their homes.
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Once scanned, subscribers' mail will appear in digital form on iPhones and iPads. Customers can still request that certain pieces of mail be sent back to their homes.