"Unpostman" Francis Sanchez puts mail in a trunk after picking it up to be scanned and digitalized for customers in San Francisco, Calif. on July 19, 2013.Ian C. Bates/The Chronicle "Unpostman" ...

In this modern world of convenience, computers and smartphones, USPS mail seems terribly outdated. My own personal mailbox is a cluttered mess of junk mail, supermarket flyers and bills for those few ...

This intriguing new service, currently rolling out in San Francisco, collects your physical mail, then opens, scans, and delivers it via app or browser. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Here's a novel idea for a startup: A new service, Outbox, sends a representative to your house three times a week. That person collects all your mail — with your consent, of course — and takes it back ...

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Outbox, which bills itself as “recreating the US Postal Service,” launched yesterday in San Francisco after being announced last year. Recreating the troubled US Postal Service certainly sounds like a ...

I've looked at the website again and again. Outbox: A service that takes your snail mail, opens it, scans it, and sends it to your iPad. My many questions have been answered on their FAQ page. They ...

Mail startup Outbox just announced that it’s shutting down its current service. The company has one of those ideas that’s both intriguing and slightly crazy sounding — it sent people by your home to ...