2007 Consumer Electronics Show Live Tradeshow Coverage

Presents Live
Tradeshow Coverage of

The Consumer Electronics Show

January 8 to 11, 2007
Las Vegas, NV

Welcome to Imaging Resource’s Live CES 2007 Tradeshow Coverage. The Consumer Electronics Show is considered the world’s largest electronics expo. Imaging Resource will take you straight to the show floor with Newsletter Editor Mike Pasini, who will use his keen editorial nose to sniff out the good stuff. Our news team will keep on top of the latest announcements, and you’ll find it all right here: daily reports, news and photos of all that we can capture at the massive CES 2007. Keep checking back, and let us know what you think.

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Monday, January 8, 2007

Kodak: Two new EasyShare digicams

15:12 EST - Eastman Kodak Co. has today announced two new digital camera models for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Kodak EasyShare V803 and V1003 are essentially identical with the exception of pricing and sensor resolution - eight and ten megapixels respectively. Both cameras feature a Kodak Retinar-branded 3x optical zoom lens, 2.5" LCD display (but no optical viewfinder), a high ISO mode that offers a maximum sensitivity of ISO 1600 equivalent, and a whopping 22 scene modes. User-friendly functions... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: KODAK EASYSHARE Digital Picture Frames Enhance Your Life and Beautify Your Home
12:57 EST - Family of Frames Boast KODAK Color Science, Wi-Fi Functionality, Built-In Stereo Speakers and 128 MB of Internal Memory for Simple Sharing of Pictures and Videos LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan 7—At the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Kodak announced four new KODAK EASYSHARE Digital Picture Frames that play vibrant slideshows of your favorite pictures and videos set to music. Available... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Kodak Wins Three CES Innovations Awards and Receives Prestigious Honors from Popular Science and PC Magazine
12:22 EST - Honors Include "Best of Innovations" Award for the KODAK EASYSHARE V610 Dual Lens Digital Camera LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan 7 - Eastman Kodak Company's (NYSE:EK) innovation was highlighted at the International Consumer Electronics Show Press Preview on November 8th, where the company's products and services won three prestigious Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Awards. The KODAK EASYSHARE V610 Dual... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Kodak Brings Digital Photography to Life at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show
12:17 EST - Company Unveils New Wireless Digital Picture Frames, 10- and 8-Megapixel Digital Cameras in a Variety of Eight Vibrant Colors and Facial Search Technology that Will Make it Easier to Find Pictures on home PCs LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan 7 — At the 40th anniversary of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced new products and services that bring the... (More)

Panasonic SDHC - new capacity, speed highs

09:34 EST - Panasonic Corp., the North American subsidiary of Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., has today announced a revamp of its SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) flash card lineup.

The company is launching a new lineup of SDHC Class 6-compliant cards at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, as well as replacing two of its existing Class 2 cards with Class 4 compliant types. For those unfamiliar with SDHC, the class speed ratings identify the performance possible with a particular SDHC card. In each case, the class speed number equates to the minimum sustained write speed... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic Adds Optical Image Stabilization To Entry-Level Camcorders
09:12 EST - Top-of-the-Line MiniDV / SD Card Model Has 3CCD Imaging System, Leica Dicomar Lens LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2007) – Panasonic today announced three new value-priced digital camcorders using MiniDV tape and SD Memory Card1 storage media and boasting such advanced features as Panasonic's Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) system, newly developed lenses2 for extended-width 16:9 shooting, 3.1... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic Adds Optical Image Stabilization, Widescreen And Dual Layer Recording To DVD Camcorders
09:07 EST - DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL and SD Card Compatibility on 2007 Models LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2007) – Panasonic today unveiled an upgraded line of DVD camcorders featuring advances in image-stabilization technology, increased optical zoom range and enhanced usability. "Panasonic’s 2007 models are the next generation of our existing gold-standard DVD camcorder line," said... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic Introduces SD Card / Hard Disc Drive Hybrid Camcorders With 25-Hour Recording Capacity
09:02 EST - Shock / Drop-Protected Models Feature 30GB HDD, OIS, Power LCD Plus and One-Touch DVD Creation LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2007) - Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company today announced two camcorders that have the ability to record video to SD Cards or to a built in 30GB Hard Disk Drive, combined with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), 32X Optical zoom, a floating anti-shock damper system, extended... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic Unveils Infinium™ Rechargeable Battery At 2007 CES
08:57 EST - Ready-to-Use, Pre-Charged Nickel Metal Hydride Battery LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2007) - Panasonic, one of the world's leading battery manufacturers, today announced the expansion of its U.S. battery portfolio with INFINIUM™, a new nickel metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable battery. Available in the spring of 2007, this advanced battery, which can be charged up to 1000 times, was developed in... (More)

Sony's HDR-UX7 camcorder. Courtesy of Sony, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins.

PRESS RELEASE: Sony Unveils Four High-Definition Camcorders
08:51 EST - New Consumer Models Feature Advanced 1080i HD Video and Photo Capabilities LAS VEGAS(CES Booth #14200), Jan. 7, 2007 - Four additions to Sony Electronics' consumer lineup of high-definition Handycam® camcorders debuted here at the Consumer Electronics Show today. The ClearVid Sensor Difference The new HDR-UX7 and HDR-UX5 AVCHD™ DVD models and HDR-HC7 and HDR-HC5 HDV tape camcorders feature... (More)

Sony's DCR-DVD108 camcorder. Courtesy of Sony, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins.

PRESS RELEASE: Match Camcorder To Lifestyle With Sony's New DVD And Mini DV Handycam Models
08:49 EST - LAS VEGAS (CES Booth #14200), Jan. 7, 2007 - Sony has a camcorder to match your personal video-making style with its new line of DVD and Mini DV tape Handycam® camcorders. "Our new models feature enhancements and sophisticated technologies across the line to deliver benefits to satisfy the varying recording, sharing and archiving needs of different customers, depending on their preferences," said... (More)

Sony's DCR-SR200 camcorder. Courtesy of Sony, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins.

PRESS RELEASE: Sony's New Hard Disk Drive Camcorders Simplify Video Sharing
08:43 EST - High Zoom and Optical Image Stabilization Debut in 2007 Line LAS VEGAS(CES Booth #14200), Jan. 7, 2007 - The escalation of sharing user-created content on the Internet has generated demand for camcorders that offer simplified recording and virtually effortless video sharing. Sony, the U.S. market leader in the hard disk drive format, is responding to this demand with five new HDD models for its... (More)

PRESS RELEASE: Sony Develops Four New PictureStation Systems
08:29 EST - Includes Two Models for 4- by 8-inch Photocard Prints LAS VEGAS(CES Booth # N110), Jan. 8, 2006 - Sony today introduced four PictureStation™ models with faster, quality output for improved productivity, more print sizes and digital scrapbooking software. The PS500DLX3/BL kiosk system is equipped with three printers: two high-speed UP-DR150 roll printers, the UPD75 printer and a scanner for... (More)

Memory Stick PRO Duo capacity doubles

08:27 EST - Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has today announced a doubling of the capacity available in its Memory Stick PRO Duo flash card format.

At last year's CES show, Sony announced Memory Stick PRO Duo cards would be shipping in capacities of 4GB and 8GB some time in 2006. 4GB cards have been commercially available as promised for a while now, and today's announcement finds a February 2007 release date for the 8GB PRO Duo card - just a couple of months behind the predicted schedule. The Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo 8GB card will be priced... (More)