News Archive - January 2008 Return to: Current News Archive Index Thursday, January 31, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: DNP Photo Imaging America Raises the Bar in Retail Photo Printing with Multi-station Photo Kiosk 23:26 EST - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31, 2008 - Printing digital photos just got faster and more convenient for consumers and retailers with DNP Photo Imaging America's new self-service Photo Station, a digital kiosk using the company's leading dye-sublimation photo printing technologies. The company is unveiling the new kiosk at the Photo Marketing Association 2008 International Convention. The self-service Photo Station... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Athentech Introduces New Perfectly Clear® Lab v 3.0 For Fast, Accurate Corrections for Popular Photo Books and More 23:09 EST - 'Hot folder' application delivers new features, including processing pdf-embedded images LAS VEGAS, Nevada (31 January, 2008) - Athentech Technologies Inc., developer of the Perfectly Clear® automatic image-correction technology, is previewing its new Perfectly Clear® Lab v3.0 - a powerful, Vista-compliant "hot folder" application for labs, pre-press houses and other producers of photo books... (More) PRESS RELEASE: jill-e designs Introduces New Camera Bags, Accessories at PMA '08 22:59 EST - Bag 'Combos', Rolling Leather Bags, Point-n-Shoot Pouches at Sneak Peek, Booth U259 LAS VEGAS, January 31, 2008 -- PMA '08 is where jill-e designs -- which makes high-fashion, highly functional camera bags and accessories for the serious female photographer -- is displaying a broad array of its camera bags in new sizes, designs, colors and combinations, the company announced today. Those new offerings... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Corel® and Smilebox™ Expand Partnership to Create New Options for Today's Tech Savvy Scrapbookers 22:40 EST - Corel® MediaOne ™ Integration with Smilebox™ Provides Scrapbookers with the Ability to Create and Share Their Projects Digitally OTTAWA, Canada -- January 31, 2008 Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL;TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that the company has expanded its relationship with Smilebox™, the leaders in digital... (More) PRESS RELEASE: DNP Photo Imaging America's DS-80 Printer Garners Award in DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-out 22:18 EST - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31, 2008 - DNP Photo Imaging America's DS-80 high-speed, high-quality commercial photo printer garnered a prestigious award in the13th Annual DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out. The DS-80 won the 8-inch roll dye-sublimation category. A panel of judges rated entries in 10 categories, releasing the results today, just prior to the opening of the 2008 Photo Marketing Association International... (More) Sigma DP1 nears availability 22:06 EST - Alongside a whopping raft of lens announcements at the PMA show, Sigma has officially launched its Foveon X3 sensor-based DP1 compact digital camera. Alongside the press release Sigma has issued updated specifications for the DP1, fulfilling a pledge made at the end of November 2007 when the company commented on delays in commercializing the camera,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sunex Lauches New Full Spherical Panoramic Tripod Head 22:06 EST - Visit Sunex At Pma Booth # H177 LAS VAGAS, January 31, 2008 -- Sunex, Inc. a leading manufacturer of high quality digital imaging lenses announces today the introduction of the new full spherical panoramic tripod head designed to easily create full 360° immersive images. The new Sunex Panoramic Rotator is specifically designed for the Sunex 185° Superfisheye™ lens and includes 3 stop... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sunex Lauches First Circular Fisheye Lens For 1.6x Crop DSLRs with 185° Field Of View 21:50 EST - LAS VAGAS, January 31, 2008 -- Sunex, Inc. a leading manufacturer of high quality digital imaging lenses announces today the introduction of the first circular fisheye lens for Canon APS-C and Nikon DX format DSLR Cameras with 185° field of view. The new Sunex SuperFisheye™ is designed to produce a complete circular image within the camera CMOS/CCD imager giving a true complete 185°... (More) PRESS RELEASE: National Geographic Adds to its Earth Explorer Bag Collection 21:34 EST - Seven New Models Extend Range of National Geographic Carrying Solutions Las Vegas, NV (January 31, 2008) - National Geographic, a pioneer in the use of photography in achieving its mission of increasing world knowledge, announces seven new models to its highly successful Earth Explorer Camera Bag. Part of National Geographic's full line of photo and video support products and accessories, the Earth... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sunex Lauches New Panoramic Dewarper Software 21:22 EST - LAS VAGAS, January 31, 2008 -- Sunex, Inc. a leading manufacturer of high quality digital imaging lenses announces today the introduction of panoramic dewarper software capable of producing high quality panoramic pictures while minimizing and controlling distortion. The new Sunex Dewarper DSLR software is a Photoshop plug-in filter for correcting distortion and optimizing wide angle picture shots.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: X-Rite and HP Designjet Z Photo Printer Series Supports Andy Katz Mumm Napa Valley Exhibit 21:04 EST - Museum-quality Printing, Profiling, & Color Matching System Makes For "Perfectly Beautiful" Solution To Prestigious Exhibit Deadline The photographs created by Andy Katz have taken him around the globe and have won him international renown. He has traveled through the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa seeking subjects for his varied canon of work, along with places (literally) closer to home - the... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Xerox Gives College Students their "Big Shot" with MyShot08 Photo Contest 20:51 EST - Fujifilm, Adobe and H&H Color Lab join Xerox in the launch of MyShot08 contest at Photo Marketing Association Show LAS VEGAS, Nev., Jan. 31, 2008 -- Attention college students; fame and fortune are just a point, click and print away. The memories you are capturing today could be your big break tomorrow. Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX), along with FUJIFILM U.S.A, Inc., Adobe Systems Incorporated... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Smartparts Extends Innovative SyncPix™ Family of Digital Picture Frames With Three New Models 19:43 EST - SyncPix Digital Picture Frames Address Consumer Demand For Simplicity Las Vegas, NV (January 31, 2008) - Smartparts, Inc., a leading manufacturer and innovator driving the explosive digital picture frame market, announced three new innovative SyncPix™ digital picture frames at PMA 2008. Smartparts' advanced family of digital picture frames, SyncPix boasts unprecedented functionality and has... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma announces APO 200-500mm F2.8/400-1000mm EX DG lens 19:21 EST - The ultra telephoto zoom lens that offers a fast aperture of F2.8 at the 500mm and F5.6 at the 1000mm focal length The dedicated “Attachment” ensures autofocusing at the 1000mm focal length. SLD and three ELD glass elements provide high image quality from the maximum large aperture Supplied with f72mm filter holder at the rear An ultra telephoto zoom lens offering a fast aperture... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma announces 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens for Four Thirds 19:15 EST - The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Four Thirds, wide-angle zoom lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with capability of wide angle photography. This lens will be showcased at PMA, which starts on January 31st 2008 in Las Vegas, U.S.A. The introduction of this new lens increases our lens line-up for Four Thirds mount to a total of eleven... (More) PRESS RELEASE: SanDisk Ultra II Line Picks up Speed and Boosts Capacity with New 32- and 16-Gigabyte SDHC and 8GB SDHC Plus Cards 19:14 EST - Designed for Camcorders and Digital Cameras That Capture Still Images and Video, New SanDisk Cards Offer 50 Percent Faster Read and Write Speeds; 32GB is Industry-Leading Capacity LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 Giving photo enthusiasts the freedom to take more pictures and shoot more video, SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today increased both capacities and speeds in its SanDisk Ultra(R)... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches APO 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM lens for Pentax and Sony 19:11 EST - The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the APO 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM large aperture telephoto zoom lens for Pentax* and Sony* fittings. This large aperture zoom lens has improved optical performance and retains close-up ability with a minimum focusing distance of 100cm/39.4in. SLD (Special Low Dispersion) and ELD (Extraordinary Low Dispersion) glass elements provide... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches APO 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM lens for Pentax and Sony 19:06 EST - The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the APO 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM compact, lightweight, large aperture telephoto zoom lens for Pentax* and Sony* fittings. This F2.8 large aperture telephoto zoom lens is designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size sensors and its compact, lightweight body provides freedom of movement and versatility. The super multi-layer... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Smartparts Unveils World's First Digital Picture Frame With a Built-In Photo Printer 19:05 EST - The SP8PRT Sets a New Standard in the Digital Picture Frame Market Las Vegas, NV (January 31, 2008) - At PMA 2008, Smartparts, Inc., a leading manufacturer and innovator driving the explosive digital picture frame market, showcased the world's first digital picture frame with a built-in photo printer. Part of the company's extensive and highly-successful OptiPix™ family of digital picture frames,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM lens 18:20 EST - High zoom ratio lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras and incorporating Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function. SLD glass and Aspherical lenses provide high image quality throughout the entire zoom range. Super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. Compact construction of 88.5mm (3.5") in length and 74mm (2.9") in diameter. Minimum focusing distance... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches APO 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM lens for Four Thirds 18:16 EST - The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new APO 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM for Four Thirds, the large aperture telephoto zoom lens has fast maximum aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range. This lens will be showcased at PMA, which starts on January 31st 2008 in Las Vegas, U.S.A. The introduction of this new lens increases our lens line-up for Four Thirds mount to a total... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO lens for Nikon 18:11 EST - The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO for Nikon. The built-in motor allows autofocus with all Nikon digital cameras. These lenses incorporate a macro feature with maximum magnification 1:2 at the 300mm focal length. It is suitable for various types of shooting conditions. The 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO for Nikon is a telephoto zoom lens with excellent... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches APO 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO lens for Nikon 17:41 EST - The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new APO 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO for Nikon. The built-in motor allows autofocus with all Nikon digital cameras. These lenses incorporate a macro feature with maximum magnification 1:2 at the 300mm focal length. It is suitable for various types of shooting conditions. APO 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO for Nikon is a telephoto zoom lens with... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches APO 120-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM lens 17:37 EST - Incorporating Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function. Three SLD glass elements and a rear focus system provide optimum image quality throughout the entire zoom range. Super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. The minimum focusing distance of 150cm (59.1”) makes it useful for close-up photography. HSM ensures quiet and high-speed autofocus. Compatible with Sigma’s... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sigma launches APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens 17:31 EST - Incorporating Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function. An ultra-telephoto zoom lens covers a telephoto range up to 500mm and allows short perspective. Three SLD glass elements and a rear focus system provide optimum image quality throughout the entire zoom range. Super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. HSM ensures quiet and high-speed autofocus. An ultra-telephoto... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Smartparts Announces World's Largest Digital Picture Frame 16:29 EST - The SP3200 Measures 32 Inches and Displays Images in High-Definition Las Vegas, NV (January 31, 2008) -- At PMA 2008, Smartparts, Inc., a leading manufacturer and innovator driving the explosive digital picture frame market, announced the world's largest digital picture frame, the 32 inch SP3200. The new flagship model of the company's extensive and highly-successful OptiPix™ family of digital... (More) Sony: More details on the upcoming flagship DSLR 15:54 EST - Sony Corp. has today confirmed that the company's just-announced full-frame Exmor CMOS image sensor will be featured in the company's flagship DSLR. The sensor, which is to be fabbed at Sony Semiconductor Kyushu Corp.'s Kumamoto Technology Center in Japan, has 24.6 megapixel resolution. Even with twice the active area of an APS-C sensor, Sony will... (More) PRESS RELEASE: HP Announces Strategy to Bridge Gap Between Content Creation and Publishing 15:36 EST - LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced its strategy to enable customers - from home consumers to large corporations - to harness the vast amount of rich media content that remains untapped for publishing. As part of the announcement, HP unveiled at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) tradeshow several retail photo printing solutions and services that provide consumers... (More) PRESS RELEASE: PENTAX Announces Pro Program: Benefits Include Equipment Loans and Expedited Repairs 15:32 EST - GOLDEN, Colo. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 PENTAX Imaging Company has announced a PENTAX Professional Services program (PPS) to support professional photographers with several services and benefits. Designed exclusively to support PENTAX products for the working pro, membership is complimentary and limited to working professional photographers. Known for superior photography products including... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ArcSoft Announces New Digital Products in Retail Stores 15:27 EST - Powerful Software Available at a Store Near You FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 ArcSoft, Inc. is announcing the availability of exciting new software products now in retail stores. To learn more about these multimedia solutions, visit ArcSoft in the Technology Suite, Rooms 108, 110, 132, LVVC South Hall at PMA 2008, January 31-February 2. "Consumers may now purchase our powerful... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ArcSoft Launches Digital Solutions for Retailers at PMA 2008 15:24 EST - ArcSoft Offers Major New Revenue Streams for Retail Partners FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 ArcSoft, Inc. is pleased to announce the arrival of a suite of software solutions designed to meet the needs of retailers and consumers. Retailers prepared to leverage their printing capabilities for greater revenue may now offer their customers the best solution - seamlessly integrated from... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Kata Introduces the Gecko Shoulder Strap (GSS) 15:16 EST - New Strap Boasts Unprecedented Level of Carrying Comfort and Ergonomics. Las Vegas, NV (January 31, 2008) - In continuing a tradition of creating comfortable carrying solutions for photographers of all kinds, Kata is proud to introduce the Gecko Shoulder Strap (part # KT-VG-604-DH). The Gecko Shoulder Strap is a comfortable, lightweight and ergonomic carrying solution which ensures secure positioning... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ArcSoft Announces Print Partnership With Denevi Digital Imaging 14:28 EST - Panoramic Images From ArcSoft Professionally Printed by Denevi FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 ArcSoft, Inc. announced today that panoramic images created with its desktop software, ArcSoft Panorama Maker(R), can now be sent to Denevi Digital Imaging for professional, large-format print fulfillment. The printing service is available both to OEM customers and in the retail versions.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: DNP Photo Imaging America Revolutionizes photo Kiosk Software With Tomo™ 14:21 EST - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31, 2008 - Tomo™, the retail photo printing industry's most versatile self-service kiosk software - and the Japanese word for "friend" - lives up to its name. The latest software release from DNP Photo Imaging America makes transforming digital media files into prints at a photo kiosk a fast, friendly experience and provides consumers with a variety of editing and printing options.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Rimage Creates New Ways to View and Share Photo Memories 14:03 EST - PicsPlay DVD(TM) among PMA trade show highlights LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 Rimage (Nasdaq: RIMG), the industry-leading provider of on-demand digital content delivery in retail, today announced the company will showcase its PicsPlay DVD application at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 2008 trade show. PicsPlay DVD is a new feature for retail photo kiosks with Rimage digital output... (More) PRESS RELEASE: GE Cameras Score Big Features: Smile and Blink Detection, Better Optics, HDTV, GPS, and More 13:42 EST - 9 new models announced for 2008 LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 General Imaging, the worldwide exclusive licensee for GE digital cameras, announced the next generation of GE digital cameras for 2008. Nine all-new models will offer an exciting assortment of additional features, including smile detection, blink detection, upgraded lenses, and LCD screens that adjust to changes in ambient... (More) PRESS RELEASE: New Micron Imaging Solution Extends High-Definition Video Capabilities to Ultra-Compact Portable Devices 13:12 EST - Complete Reference Design Includes Micron Imager and Ambarella Video Processor BOISE, Idaho & LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 31, 2008 Expanding its portfolio of industry-leading high-definition (HD) digital imaging solutions, Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU), today introduced a new imaging solution that enables ultra-compact HD digital video cameras for a number of portable devices including... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Manfrotto Extends MODO Family of Consumer Supports With The Introduction of Ultra-Compact ModoPocket 13:01 EST - Pocket-Sized Stabilizer Offers On-The-Go Support For Small Point-And-Shoot Digital Cameras Las Vegas, NV (January 31, 2008) - Manfrotto's MODO family of support solutions for compact point-and-shoot digital cameras and camcorders has revolutionized the way consumers take their images. MODO has empowered consumers to do more with their digital cameras and capture clearer, sharper, blur-free photos,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Casio EXILIM Receives a Top Ranking in Digital Camera Usage and Satisfaction in Study from J.D. Power and Associates 12:10 EST - Casio EXILIM Zoom Series is the Highest Ranked Digital Camera in Ultra-Slim Segment DOVER, NJ, JANUARY 31, 2008 -- Casio America, Inc. received the highest ranking in the ultra slim segment in the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Digital Camera Usage and Satisfaction StudySM for its Casio EXILIM Zoom Series. The study, based on responses from 7,493 digital camera owners, measured four factors to determine... (More) PRESS RELEASE: HP SimpleSave Photo - An Easy-to-use, Affordable, Automatic Photo Backup Solution 11:03 EST - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31, 2008 - HP today introduced HP SimpleSave Photo, an easy-to-use and automated solution for finding and backing up precious photo memories on a PC. With only four percent of consumers regularly backing up PC files,(1) HP SimpleSave Photo represents a breakthrough for all who desire a hassle-free and affordable way to protect their most valuable photos. HP announced the new solution... (More) Our PMA Coverage Is In Full Gear! 10:06 EST - The trade show floor won't open until later this morning, but we've already posted videos and reports.... The sun is just rising in Las Vegas, but Imaging Resource's two video crews and roving reporter have already posted their first dispatches from PMA 2008. Bookmark our to keep up with us, but meanwhile,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Pretec 16GB, 24GB and 48GB CompactFlash® 09:29 EST - The highest-speed, highest capacity CF Cards for your professional needs! PMA show, Las Vegas, U.S.A. January 31, 2008 - Pretec, the second company in the world to offer CF cards (1995) and the first to produce a ruggedized PCMCIA ATA card, CF card, and also the first to offer 8GB SDHC and 16GB CF cards in 2006, has just launched another breakthrough in the flash industry. The highest capacity, fastest,... (More) Wednesday, January 30, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Pandigital Digital Photo Frame Line at PMA 2008 Convention and Trade Show 23:44 EST - LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 30, 2008 Pandigital: -0- WHERE: Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth K231 WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 31 - Saturday, Feb. 2, during show hours PMA's "Sneak Peek" for media - Wednesday, January 30, 12:00p.m. - 3:00 p.m. WHAT: Pandigital will show its industry-leading line of digital photo frames at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 2008 Convention and Trade... (More) Hands-on Preview posted for Sony A350 SLR! 15:42 EST - See our hands-on preview of a pre-production Sony A350, complete with sample images. The Sony A300 and A350 are more significant upgrades to the company's consumer line than the Sony A200 announced earlier this year. The best news is that despite the new features, the Sony A300 and A350... (More) Sony: Two live view Alpha-series DSLRs 15:01 EST - Sony has today announced two new single-lens reflex digital cameras that implement live view functionality. The Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 are very closely related designs, sharing basically the same body which features a tilting 2.7" LCD display to take advantage of the live view mode.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: SONY EXPANDS α (ALPHA) LENS SYSTEM WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO HIGH-PERFORMANCE ZOOMS 15:01 EST - SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 – Sony today announced two new high performance zoom lenses that offer α (alpha) digital SLR camera users more options for high picture quality. Vario Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA Co-developed with Carl Zeiss®, the SAL2470Z model is a wide angle 24-70mm zoom lens with a large f/2.8 aperture, ideally suited for discerning landscape and portrait photography.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sony Adds Video Compatibly to Digital Imaging GPS Receiver 15:01 EST - Subject: Sony GPS-CS1KASP device able to trace video footage with GPS coordinates To update an announcement made last year, Sony today said it will bundle new versions of Picture Motion Browser software and Image Tracker software with its GPS receiver for digital imaging products. With this new software, the GPS-CS1KASP device can trace the GPS coordinates of your Handycam® video footage to... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Display Photos in Style with Sony's New Digital Photo Frames 15:01 EST - S-Frame™ Brand Features an Elegant Design, Internal Memory and HDMI Outputs SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 -- Sony today unveiled its S-Frame brand of digital photo frames, offering vibrant LCD screens and stylish designs suitable for the living room, bedroom or office. The new DPF-V900, DPF-V700 and DPF-D70 digital photo frame models have WVGA resolution (800 x 480 pixels) along with 15:9 aspect-ratio... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Carry Creativity Along with Sony's Digital Photo Printers 15:01 EST - Lightweight Picture Station™ Products Enhance and Personalize Your Prints SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 --To simplify the process of printing your digital pictures, Sony today introduced two photo printers with one-touch printing and in-printer photo editing features. The transportable PictureStation DPP-FP95 or the DPP-FP75 photo printers can be taken to birthday celebrations, family reunions... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Norcent Offers Stylish, Feature-Rich 10-Megapixel Camera and Expanded Flash Memory Line Up at PMA Show 14:59 EST - Camera Offers Three-inch LCD Screen, Anti-Shake and Face Detection Norcent® Flash Memory Product Line-Up is Expanded for Retailers Las Vegas, NV - PMA Booth #G-251 -- January 28, 2008 -- Norcent, a marketer of high-quality home entertainment and digital products, will be featuring one of its latest digital cameras, the 10-megapixel DCS-1050 with Face Detection and Anti-Shake technology at... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Nik Software Announces Viveza™-U Point® Technology Powered Software for Adobe® Photoshop® 14:58 EST - New plug-in provides the most powerful, precise, and easy way for photographers to selectively control and adjust the color and light in their digital images Las Vegas, NV – January 30, 2008 (PMA 08, Booth #L161) – Nik Software, Inc. announces today Viveza, the latest addition to its line of award-winning photographic plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Nik Software’s... (More) PRESS RELEASE: With Quik Pod® Photographers Reach New Heights! 14:54 EST - January 29, 2008, Las Vegas, NV. Quik Pod®, announces the Quik Pod® DSLR for professional photographers. It is the world’s first handheld extendable monopod that multitasks as a self-image device, monopod and a boom for extended reach.  No longer do photographers have to hold a skinny rod of a monopod for overhead shots.  The Quik Pod® DSLR provides a hand grip assembly,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference and FotoNation Join Forces Again - Will Bring Cutting-Edge Imaging Research to 08 Event 14:52 EST - Focus is on the 3rd Generation of Intelligent Image Capture Technologies and Applications Las Vegas, NV – January 30, 2008 – Future Image, the Association of Imaging Executives (AIE) and Photo Marketing Association International (PMA), the organizers of the 6Sight® - The Future of Imaging executive conference, announced at the PMA Sneak Peek press event in Las Vegas today that, for... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Enhanced and Expanded XIAS™ Digital Photo Frame Product Line to Launch at PMA Show 14:50 EST - Retailers Can Customize Product Features and Designer Frame Choices from 15 Options Las Vegas, NV - PMA Booth# G-251 -- January 29, 2008 -- XIAS (pronounced: kí-as) announces an expanded offering of its popular 8-inch digital photo frames and introduces new dynamic 10-inch digital photo frames. XIAS is also pleased to introduce WiFi capability and user-friendly Touch Screen technology in two... (More) PRESS RELEASE: XIAS™ Products Bring Spring Color to the PMA Show With 8-Megapixel Slim-Design Digital Cameras and Pen Drives in Four Fresh New Colors 14:48 EST - DCS-860 and USB Pen Drives to come in Pearl White, Indigo Blue, Petal Pink, and Metallic Graphite Las Vegas, NV - PMA Booth# G-251 -- January 29, 2008 -- XIAS (pronounced: kí-as) announces a family of new Spring colors at the 2008 PMA show with the addition of stylish DCS-860 digital cameras and USB pen drives in pearl white, indigo blue, petal pink, and metallic graphite. Also on display... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Swiss Picture Bank Wins DIMA 2008 Innovative Product Award 12:21 EST - Las Vegas, NV - January 30, 2008 - Tribeca Labs, a leading developer of digital imaging software and services, today announced it was awarded the Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA) Innovative Digital Product Award for Swiss Picture Bank, the company's premier service for secure photo backup and storage. Swiss Picture Bank is first permanent online archive for digital photos designed to... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Delkin's New Dual Universal Battery Charger Wins Prestigious DIMA Award for Outstanding Design & Innovation 11:54 EST - Poway, CA. January 30, 2008 - Today Delkin's new Dual Universal Battery Charger was honored with the 2008 DIMA award for outstanding design and innovation. This unique charger for digital camera batteries combines universal compatibility among battery models with the ability to charge two batteries simultaneously. The need for a charger that can recharge two batteries of different models, voltages... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Delkin Introduces DIMA Award Winning ImageRouter At PMA 2008 11:38 EST - Poway, CA. January 30, 2008 - Delkin Devices, Inc. debuts the ImageRouter, their latest, cutting-edge card reader, at PMA 2008. The DIMA Award winning ImageRouter is a reader that offers professional photographers a complete file import system specifically designed to improve workflow efficiency. ImageRouter, a four-slot, USB 2.0 CompactFlash card reader with a built-in powered hub, simultaneously... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Vermont PhotoInkjet introduces an eco-friendly ink alternative for EPSON® Ultrachrome™ K3 printers. 11:28 EST - New ConeColor 100% color pigment formula replicates color space while alleviating the strain on the environment caused by one-time-use cartridges. EAST TOPSHAM, Vermont. January 30, 2008: Vermont PhotoInkjet announced today the immediate availability of ConeColor inks for EPSON Ultrachrome K3 printers. These 100% pigment, high-performance inks are packaged in economical 4, 16 and 32 ounce bottles... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Altek Previews World's First Geotagging Camera with Geotate 11:28 EST - LAS VEGAS, USA, 30 January 2008: Altek Corporation, a world leading digital still camera (DSC) ODM, is demonstrating at PMA (Booth G257) the world's first DSC which delivers geotagging technology that secures an instant location estimate that is later processed into meaningful GPS information. Geotate, the geo software company which delivers location-based solutions for consumer devices, has successfully... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Eye-Fi Collaborates With Nikon on First Camera Enhanced for Eye-Fi Card, Adds 'My Picturetown' To Eye-Fi Service 10:44 EST - Nikon's New D60 Digital SLR is the First Camera in "Eye-Fi Connected" Program MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Eye-Fi, makers of the world's first wireless memory card for digital cameras, today announced that it collaborated with Nikon Corporation, a world leader in digital imaging and precision optics, to deliver enhanced integration of the Eye-Fi Card with Nikon's new D60 digital... (More) Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Sony prepping full-frame imager 23:01 EST - Japan's Sony Corp. has today announced that it is developing a full 35mm-frame sized CMOS image sensor aimed at use in single-lens reflex digital cameras. According to a press release issued by the company, the new imager will have an effective resolution of 24.81 megapixels with 12-bit on-chip A/D conversion. Impressively, it will be able to read out 6.3... (More) Nikon announces D60 kit pricing! 23:00 EST - Nikon has set the price for the new D60 with 18-55mm VR lens kit at US$749.95. That's about $50 less than the MSRP of the Nikon D40x with the non-stabilized version of the 18-55mm lens. As with its predecessor, the Nikon D60 has a sensor resolution of 10.2 megapixels and offers ISO sensitivity ranging from 100 to 1600, with the ability to extend this to ISO 3200. The D60 also retains... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Mustek to Introduce Digital Photo Frame With NXT Flat-Panel Speaker Technology at PMA 18:14 EST - PF-A950PS Supplies Rich, Diffuse Sound Field from Front of Frame for Enhanced Enjoyment of MP3 Music, Slide Shows and Audio IRVINE, CA, Jan. 29 -- Mustek will display at the Photo Marketing Association Show the new PF-A950PS, a 9.5-inch digital photo frame employing NXT flat-panel speaker technology, bringing added audio enjoyment and a sleeker form factor to consumers along with outstanding display... (More) Panasonic: Two new TZ-series digicams 12:01 EST - Rounding out its digicam announcements for the day, Panasonic has unveiled two new TZ-series models. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 (known in Asia as the TZ11) includes a 1/2.5" 8.1 effective megapixel RGBG CCD image sensor, while the Panasonic TZ5 (aka the TZ15 in Asian markets) bumps this in favor... (More) Panasonic announces Lumix DMC-FX35 12:01 EST - Panasonic has today taken the wraps off its new Lumix DMC-FX35 digital camera, also known in Asia as the DMC-FX36. The Panasonic FX35 includes both a 1/2.33" 10.1 effective megapixel CCD image sensor and a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit branded F2.8 - F5.6 4x optical zoom lens. Images are framed and reviewed on a 2.5"... (More) Panasonic: Two new FS-series digicams 12:01 EST - Continuing its announcements for the day, Panasonic has unveiled two similarly styled new digital cameras for its new Lumix FS line. Both cameras are based around a 10.1 megapixel RGBG CCD image sensor and a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit branded F3.3 - F5.8 4x optical zoom lens. Where the two models differ is in their choice of LCD display... (More) Panasonic: Two new LZ-series digicams 12:01 EST - Continuing a very busy day for the Japanese consumer electronics giant, Panasonic has revealed two closely related digital cameras that join its Lumix LZ-series. The Panasonic LZ8 includes a 1/2.5" 8.1 effective megapixel RGBG CCD image sensor, while the Panasonic LZ10 bumps this in favor of a 1/2.33" 10.1 effective megapixel imager. Both cameras couple... (More) Panasonic announces Lumix DMC-FS3 12:01 EST - Among no less than eight new digicam announcements today, Panasonic has unveiled its Lumix DMC-FS3 digital camera. The Panasonic FS3 is based around an 8.1 megapixel image sensor and a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit branded F2.8 - F5.1 3x optical zoom lens. Images are framed and reviewed on a 2.5" LCD display with 230,000... (More) Panasonic prepares DMC-LS80 12:01 EST - Alongside our coverage of Panasonic's eight new digicam announcements for the day, we also have one further model which was quietly announced a few days ago but which (due to the volume of news lately) we're only now getting a chance to describe. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 will ship this February priced at $150, with three colors available - black, silver or pink. The Panasonic LS80 includes a 1/2.5" 8.1 effective megapixel CCD image sensor... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Firmware Updates for E-System components 00:01 EST - The ability to update the firmware in E-System components; bodies, lenses, flash units; is one of the key advantages of a 100% digital design. Firmware updates are available through Olympus Master and Olympus Studio software applications. The following firmware updates are now available: E-3 DSLR body: Dial operation on the power grip HLD-4 has been improved. The relationship between the rotation... (More) Monday, January 28, 2008 Nikon announces D60 digital SLR 23:01 EST - Nikon Inc. has today announced its new D60 digital SLR, a refreshed version of the company's popular D40x model. As with its predecessor, the Nikon D60 has a sensor resolution of 10.2 megapixels and offers ISO sensitivity ranging from 100 to 1600, with the ability to extend this to ISO 3200. The D60 also retains... (More) Nikon: Six new Coolpix digicams 23:01 EST - Nikon USA has today announced six new digital cameras, right before the start of the Photo Marketing Association tradeshow. The Nikon Coolpix L18 is an eight megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom lens, and 3.0" LCD display. It draws power from two AA batteries (with alkalines in the product bundle), and stores images... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Nikon's New Wide-Angle PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED Lens Allows Photographers To Control Perspective 23:01 EST - MELVILLE, N.Y. (Jan. 28, 2008) - Nikon, Inc., today introduced the new PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED lens, the latest in a series of lenses that are equipped with a tilt/shift mechanism that enables photographers the flexibility to effectively manipulate perspective, distortion and focus. Whether photographing architecture, landscapes, interiors or panoramas, this Perspective Control (PC) lens easily... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Nikon's New AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm Lens Offers Broad Focal Range And Vr Image Stabilization For Photographers Of All Levels 23:01 EST - MELVILLE, N.Y. (JAN. 28, 2008) - Nikon, Inc., today announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens, which offers Nikon digital SLR photographers exceptional wide-angle capability along with superb telephoto versatility. The wide-ratio zoom makes this new lens suitable for a broad range of shooting situations, including indoor and outdoor events; streetscapes; and portraits and scenery,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Nikon's New AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED Lens Brings Sophisticated Technology and Design To Close-up Photographers 23:01 EST - MELVILLE, N.Y. (JAN. 28, 2008) - Nikon, Inc., today introduced the new AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED lens engineered specifically for extreme close-up photography, and perfectly suited for general imaging as well. The new AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED lens can focus at a distance of approximately 0.185m (.6 ft.) at its closest, and allows photographers to capture breathtaking close-up photography... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Fantasea Line Introduces the Nano Spotter LED Light 13:20 EST - 'A great way to be seen above and underwater' Fantasea Line announces the multi-use Nano Spotter Waterproof LED Light, perfect for all water sports and outdoor recreation, including scuba diving, snorkeling, white water and paddle sports, boating and aviation, surfing, fishing, hunting, backpacking and camping. The light is ultra compact and makes use of 5 super bright LED bulbs, powered by four... (More) Sunday, January 27, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Fujifilm Announces New GetPix™ Kiosk Software 14:20 EST - New GetPix™ Kiosk Software "TS" Offers Retailers Flexible Solutions and Improves Consumer Experience Valhalla, NY, January 24, 2008- FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. today announced the release of the GetPix Kiosk Software "TS" for use with the GetPix™ V5 and F6 Kiosk Terminals. GetPix Kiosk Software "TS" is Fujifilm's most versatile software to date, allowing retailers the ability to offer a wide... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Fujifilm Announces New Pro Shooting Software For School And Event Photography, And Workflow Software For Other Industries 14:16 EST - Halse Imaging Systems Software Supports FinePix S5Pro Camera with Bar Code Scanner; Workflow Software Delivers Increased Productivity and Quality for Labs Valhalla, NY, January 24, 2008 - FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. today announced its new School and Event Photography Shooting Software solution, and new workflow software for finishing labs. The shooting software solutions are designed to help professional... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Canon U.S.A. And EFI Complete Compatibility Testing Of EFI's Colorproof XF Proofing And Production Solution For Canon imagePROGRAF Printers 13:46 EST - EFI's Industry-Leading, Device-Independent Color Management and Intuitive Digital Workflow Solution Reduces Costs and Improves Productivity for Canon Customers LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 15, 2008 - As part of Canon's Alliance Program, EFI has completed compatibility testing of EFI's Bestcolor® Technology-driven Colorproof XF with Canon's large format devices. As a result, Canon U.S.A. will promote... (More) Nikon releases D80 firmware version 1.10 00:00 EST - Nikon has released firmware version 1.10 for the D80 digital SLR. Available now via Nikon's support website, the update adds certified Windows Vista compatibility, USB MTP protocol support and improves long exposure noise reduction processing under certain conditions. Modifications enabled with upgrade of A and B firmware from Ver. 1.01 to Ver. 1.10:The product will be "Certified for Windows Vista"Support for the new USB Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) has been added.... (More) Friday, January 25, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: LightZone 3.4 With Enhanced Style Capabilities Now Available 19:57 EST - PALO ALTO, CA -- Light Crafts has announced the immediate availability of LightZone 3.4, the latest release of its award-winning photo editing software. This recent iteration includes seven style families and 38 pre-defined styles that can all be viewed and applied directly with just a click of the mouse. LightZone now instantly displays a real-time visual thumbnail preview of the picture rendered... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic's Keizo Ishiguro Wins Technical Achievement Award From PMDA, Honored During 2008 PMA Show 15:57 EST - LAS VEGAS, N.V. (January 25, 2008) - Panasonic today announced that Keizo Ishiguro, General Manager, Device Development Center, Panasonic AVC Networks Co., will be honored with the 2008 Photo Imaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association (P.M.D.A.) Technical Achievement Award at the P.M.D.A. Annual Awards Dinner held during the 2008 Photo Marketing Association Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. "We're... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Fotocommunity Unveils LinkedIn-Like Feature As US Expansion of Worldwide Online Photo Meeting Place Kicks Off At PMA 14:44 EST - Europe’s Leading & Largest Photographic Community Site Showcases US Commitment With Enhanced Innovative Social Networking Technology At German Pavilion M 200-5 BONN, GERMANY – January 29, 2008 – fotocommunity, Europe’s premier online meeting place for photographic enthusiasts and pros to share ideas and inspiration, unveils dynamic additions such as a new LinkedIn-like... (More) PRESS RELEASE: RocketLife.com Launches Next Generation Photo Site At PMA 2008 13:28 EST - New Enhancements to RocketLife.com Online Digital Photo Product Creation Site Creates Beautiful Photo Books & Gifts with Dramatic Themes & Graphics in Seconds! Saves Hours of Frustrating Work January 24, 2008, Folsom, CA - Visan www.visan.com and www.rocketlife.com, the inventors of ground-breaking award-winning new media technologies, announced today that it is launching RocketLife.com... (More) Thursday, January 24, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Fotonation Fasttrack Hardware Accelerated Face Tracking Technology Deployed in Next Generation Fujitsu Milbeauttm Chips 13:47 EST - Hardware Integration of Face Tracking Enables Broader Adoption for Digital Camera & Camera Phones BURLINGAME, Calif., Jan. 24 -- FotoNation (http://www.fotonation.com/), a world-leading embedded imaging solutions company for the digital photography industry, has announced that FastTrack, its face tracking hardware accelerated image processing technology, is being integrated into the next generation... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Samsung to Introduce Next-Generation dSLR at PMA 2008 13:44 EST - GX-20 Boasts CMOS Sensor, Improved Shake Reduction and Live View LCD RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. (Jan. 24) -- At the 2008 Photo Marketing Association Show (PMA 2008), Samsung will introduce the GX-20 -- its highly-anticipated, next-generation dSLR. A 14.6 mega-pixel dSLR, the GX-20 extends the range of Samsung's acclaimed GX-Series and boasts an impressive feature set that will garner the attention of any... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Jobo Introduces New Line of Rechargeable Batteries 13:38 EST - Jobo Energy Premio batteries available for digital cameras, camcorders GUMMERSBACH, Germany (Jan. 24) -- Jobo AG introduces today its new line of Jobo Energy Premio rechargeable batteries for today's most popular digital cameras and camcorders. The Jobo Energy Premio battery line has been developed specifically for use with dSLRs, compact point-and-shoot digital cameras and camcorders. In total there... (More) Fujifilm: 11mpix, 14.3x zoom digicam 00:01 EST - Fujifilm USA Inc. has today announced one of the more interesting digital cameras we've yet seen in the runup to this year's Photo Marketing Association tradeshow. The Fujifilm FinePix S100FS is based around a 2/3" SuperCCD HR VIII image sensor with an 11.1 effective megapixel resolution and Fuji's RP Processor III. The sensor is coupled to a Fujinon-branded... (More) Fuji updates the S8000fd 00:01 EST - Continuing its pre-PMA announcements, Fujifilm has launched an update to its S8000fd digital camera. The main change in the Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd as compared to the previous model is a slight bump in sensor resolution. Where the S8000 used an eight megapixel 1/2.5" SuperCCD HR sensor, the Fuji... (More) Fujifilm launches FinePix F100fd 00:01 EST - Fujifilm has today announced a new model for its FinePix F-series, in the form of the Fuji F100fd. Based around a twelve megapixel 1/1.6" SuperCCD HR sensor, the Fujifilm F100fd features a Fujinon-branded 5x optical zoom lens that offers a 35mm-equivalent focal range from 28 - 140mm. The F100fd's... (More) Fuji: "World's smallest" 12x zoom digicam 00:01 EST - Among its announcements for PMA is one that manufacturer Fujifilm says sets a record. The Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd, says the company, is the world's smallest ten megapixel, 12x optical zoom digital camera. The resolution comes courtesy of a 1/2.3" CCD sensor, while the lens is Fujinon-branded... (More) Fuji updates its Gen-Z digicam 00:01 EST - Fujifilm USA has today announced the new FinePix Z20fd digital camera, an update to the Z10fd model that launched last summer. As with its older sibling, the Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd is targeted at so-called "Gen-Z" users. The main change in the Z20fd is an increase in sensor resolution from a 1/2.5" seven megapixel... (More) Fuji launches FinePix J-series 00:01 EST - Completing its digicam announcements for the morning, Fujifilm has today launched a new FinePix J-series with two initial models. The Fujifilm FinePix J10 marks the entry-level point, with an eight megapixel CCD imager coupled to a Fujinon-branded 3x optical zoom lens. A 2.5" LCD display caters for image framing and reviewing,... (More) Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Canon announces EOS Rebel XSi (UPDATED) 23:18 EST - Canon has today announced the new EOS Digital Rebel XSi digital SLR, also known in some markets as the EOS 450D. The Canon XSi has a newly developed 12.2 effective megapixel CMOS image sensor, in place of the 10.1 megapixel CMOS imager in the original Rebel XTi. This gives a modest increase in image resolution with... (More) Canon announces PowerShot SD1100 IS 23:01 EST - Canon has today announced its new PowerShot SD1100 IS digital camera, a compact model with an emphasis on style. The Canon SD1100 IS Digital ELPH includes an eight megapixel 1/2.5" CCD imager and a Canon-branded 3x optical zoom lens with image stabilization, which covers a fairly standard range of 38-114mm... (More) Canon: Three new A-series PowerShots 23:01 EST - Rounding out its point-and-shoot announcements for the day, Canon has unveiled three new PowerShot A-series digital cameras. The Canon PowerShot A470 has a seven megapixel CCD imager coupled with a Canon-branded 3.4x optical zoom lens. Images are framed and reviewed on a 2.5" LCD display, with no form of optical viewfinder... (More) PRESS RELEASE: New Canon U.S.A. Pixma iP2600 Inkjet Photo Printer Offers Style And Quality At A Value Price Point 23:01 EST - LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 23, 2008 – Aimed at the user looking to produce high-quality output from vacation photos to school projects, the new PIXMA iP2600 Photo Printer, announced today by Canon U.S.A., Inc., features photo-lab-quality printing, fast output speeds and a stylish design to capture the attention and satisfy the needs of consumers. Continuing to build on its single function printer... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Canon U.S.A. Expands Popular Office All-In-One Series With A New Flagship Model - Pixma MX850 All-In-One Printer 23:01 EST - PIXMA MX850 Office All-In-One Offers Print, Copy, Scan, Fax and Network Capabilities in a Stunning Design LAKE SUCCESS, January 23, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc. has announced a new addition to its PIXMA printer lineup, the new PIXMA MX850 Office All-In-One (AIO) printer for homes and small offices. The PIXMA MX850 Office AIO printer features printing, copying, scanning and faxing capabilities... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Canon U.S.A. Introduces Two Highly Anticipated Telephoto Lenses At PMA 2008 23:00 EST - EF200mm f/2L IS USM and EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lenses Add New Levels of Super Telephoto Performance to Canon's Market-Leading EOS System LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 23, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of two new telephoto lenses for use with its EOS SLR cameras: the EF200mm f/2L IS USM*/** and the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM*/**, the world's longest... (More) PRESS RELEASE: liveBooks Announces Luminance: A New Way For Photographers to Create an Emotional Connection With Customers 21:51 EST - New Solution Brings Together a Custom Web site with a Custom Developed Promotional Video Resulting in an Engaging Online Experience SAN FRANCISCO -- Jan. 23 -- liveBooks, Inc. the leading provider of customized portfolio Web sites and marketing software for professional photographers, announces the launch of Luminance, a new online solution that for the first time, combines a personalized Web site... (More) Pentax: Two new digital SLRs, five lenses 17:01 EST - Pentax Imaging Co. has today announced two new single-lens reflex digital cameras that will be shown for the first time at the 2008 Photo Marketing Association tradeshow next week. The Pentax K20D DSLR follows in the footsteps of the company's well-received K10D model, and offers 14.6 effective megapixel resolution from a newly developed CMOS image sensor made in conjunction with... (More) Three new Optio digicams from Pentax 17:00 EST - Alongside its announcement of new digital SLRs and lenses at PMA, Pentax has today unveiled three new Optio compact digital cameras. The Pentax Optio M50 has an eight megapixel CCD imager coupled with a Pentax-branded 5x optical zoom lens. A 2.5" LCD display caters for image framing and reviewing, and there's 51MB of built-in... (More) Sony: 8mpix, 10x zoom digicam 13:01 EST - Way back in early 2005, Sony launched the first in its H-series of digital cameras, marking the company's return to the long zoom digital camera market. The latest model in the series is the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10, launched today in the runup to the Spring 2008 Photo Marketing Association tradeshow. The Sony H10 offers a sensor resolution of eight megapixels... (More) Sony unveils Cyber-shot T300 13:01 EST - Sony has found its Cyber-shot T-series popular with customers thanks to attractive designs with slim, compact bodies, and an emphasis on ease of use. The latest addition to the line is the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300, which includes an image-stabilized 5x optical zoom lens, branded with the famous Carl Zeiss name and coupled with a 10.1 effective megapixel... (More) Sony: Four new W-series digicams 13:01 EST - Continuing its pre-PMA announcements, Sony has today taken the wraps off four new digital camera models in its Cyber-shot W-series. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W120 starts things off with a $200 pricetag, and includes a seven megapixel imager coupled to a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar branded 4x optical zoom lens. The Sony W120 also includes... (More) Sony: Two new S-series Cyber-shots 13:01 EST - Sony USA has today announced two new digital camera models that are closely related to the Cyber-shot S730 announced in Europe last month. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S750 and DSC-S780 are nearly identical to each other, with the exception of sensor resolution - the S750 offering seven megapixels, while the S850 boosts this just slightly to... (More) Olympus announces xD Type M+ 11:11 EST - Alongside its camera announcements yesterday, Olympus Imaging America Inc. added a new variant of its xD-Picture Card format. The xD-Picture Card Type M+ is said to offer data transfer speeds that are 1.5 times faster than the regular Type M cards, which had write speeds of approximately 2.5 megabytes per second. That would place... (More) Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Olympus announces 20x zoom digicam 00:01 EST - Olympus' UltraZoom series of digital cameras are well known for their powerful zoom lenses, but the newly announced Olympus SP-570 UZ takes things up a notch with a whopping new lens. The Olympus SP-570 UltraZoom digital camera features a 1/2.33" CCD imager with a resolution of ten megapixels, coupled with an Olympus ED-branded 20x (!!) optical zoom lens with an extremely useful... (More) Olympus announces Stylus 1030 SW 00:01 EST - Among a whopping ten digital camera announcements in the runup to the Photo Marketing Association show in Las Vegas, Olympus has today announced the Stylus 1030 SW digital camera. The Stylus 1030 SW is more than just another stylish-looking digicam - it's the latest in Olympus' of incredibly rugged compact cameras, offering the peace of mind you get when you're using a waterproof,... (More) Olympus announces Stylus 850 SW 00:01 EST - Continuing its pre-PMA announcements, Olympus has unveiled the Stylus 850 SW digital camera. The Stylus 850 SW, like the 1030 SW it is announced alongside, has a waterproof, shockproof, dustproof and freezeproof body, although it doesn't offer the crush proofing of its more expensive sibling.... (More) Olympus: Three new Stylus digicams 00:01 EST - Among no less than five new Stylus-series digital cameras announced by Olympus today are the Stylus 840, 1010 and 1020. Starting at a pricetag of $250, the Stylus 840 has an eight megapixel image sensor, 5x optical zoom lens, and a 2.7" LCD display with 230,000 pixel resolution. The $300 Stylus 1010 boosts sensor... (More) Olympus: Four new FE-series digicams 00:01 EST - Rounding out the company's ten pre-PMA digital camera announcements, Olympus has today unveiled four new FE-series digital cameras. Starting out from $150 is the Olympus FE-310 with a 5x optical zoom lens, a 2.5" LCD display with 154,000 pixel resolution, and power from two AA batteries. Stepping up to $180 gets you the Olympus... (More) Monday, January 21, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: U.S.A. PocketWizard MultiMAX Revised! 12:00 EST - Elmsford NY, January 21, 2007 – The latest version of the MultiMAX has several incremental features that distinguish it from previous MultiMAX versions. Based a new radio chipset, the units now have: A USB Port for firmware updates Enhanced close range performance – they work better when very close together FAST MODE, a welcome return to the feature set An improved user interface Remote... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Technical Cooperation Agreement with Adobe Systems 09:38 EST - A new development making raw image processing available at retail for the first time! We are pleased to announce an agreement that establishes technical cooperation between Noritsu Koki and Adobe Systems. This agreement enables photo retailers with Noritsu input terminals (CT terminals) and Noritsu minilab systems to accept and process raw image data, which is widely used in digital SLR camera photography.... (More) Friday, January 18, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: CogniSign Expands xcavator.net Stock Photo Search Portal to 6 Million Images 20:19 EST - Four New Providers to Join, Providing Additional Rights Managed and Royalty Free (Microstock) Inventory SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 -- CogniSign, a leader in image and video search technology, has expanded its stock photography search portal at xcavator.net to almost six million images of inventory. Xcavator.net is unique due to CogniSign's award-winning Intelligent Image Recognition Technology, which... (More) PRESS RELEASE: FotoNation Announces "ChromaFix" One-Step Auto-Correction Of Chromatic Aberrations For Digital Images 13:27 EST - New Solution for Digital Cameras & Camera Phones to be Demonstrated at PMA 2008 Burlingame, CA, January 18, 2008 -- FotoNation (www.fotonation.com), a leading provider of embedded imaging solutions for the imaging industry, announced today “ChromaFixTM” new one-step chromatic aberration correction technology. ChromaFix brings advanced image processing technology normally found in... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ExpressDigital Expands Darkroom Software with New Technology for the Changing Photography Landscape 13:19 EST - Darkroom v8.9 includes Fast Digital Output, Enhanced Wireless Support and Advanced Greenscreen ENGLEWOOD, CO and AUSTIN, TX–January 17, 2008 – ExpressDigital is proud to announce the next generation of its powerful workflow software, Darkroom v8.9, designed to help photographers make more money in their business. These new features reflect the ever-changing photography landscape, including... (More) Thursday, January 17, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: First fully corrected lens for the UV-VIS-NIR spectrum is introduced by Coastal Optical Systems 13:39 EST - CoastalOpt® 60mm UV-VIS-IR 1:4 Apo Macro features: No focus shift from UV through IR (315nm through 1100nm) Excellent UV transmission Manual focus with automatic diaphragm All-metal lens barrel Floating element design Nikon F mount CPU for metadata transmission Perfect for full spectrum cameras such as the Fuji IS-Pro Designed for use with both 35mm film and digital formats West Palm Beach,... (More) onOne prepares seam carving app 12:53 EST - onOne Software has today announced its acquisition of Liquid Resize technology, a variant of the "content aware" seam carving technology that first appeared at SIGGRAPH 2007. Shortly after the annual computer graphics conference took place last August, a video posted on the YouTube website brought the tech firmly into the public eye. Co-invented by Shai Avidan and Ariel Shamir... (More) PRESS RELEASE: GPSed.com: Social Network to Track, Trace and Share Trip Memories 11:21 EST - STUTTGART, Germany, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SHAPE Services officially announced the release of GPSed (http://gpsed.com), a complete solution for real time GPS trip tracking and a social networking place for GPS, digital photography and mobile users. GPSed installed on the latest BlackBerry, some Symbian or Java smartphones with a built-in or external GPS receiver can record tracks and transfer them... (More) Macworld Expo: Wednesday Report 03:36 EST - We spend some time chatting with people in the booths and learn a few things.... Our second day of Macworld Expo coverage features a new video training company with uncommonly high production values, an intriguing new camera from Casio, the luminaries at the O'Reilly booth, a Web browser... (More) PRESS RELEASE: PictoColor Releases CorrectPhoto 3.0 Digital Photo Editor Featuring OneClick Color Correction and Free ImageTitler 00:27 EST - New Windows photo editor turns snapshots into great shots in a flash and features a simple way to add titles to pictures. BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- January 16, 2008 -- PictoColor announces the release of CorrectPhoto 3.0 with ImageTitler. CorrectPhoto features PictoColor's OneClick Color technology that instantly gives every photo the color of life. With just one click, anyone can remove an unwanted color... (More) Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Macworld Expo: Tuesday Report 15:20 EST - We cover the highlights of the keynote address and find a few products on the floor to discuss. Our Macworld Expo cover continues with our report on the keynote product introductions -- the MacBook Air, Time Capsule -- and revisions to the Apple TV and iPod Touch. Then we discuss new image editor... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Inexpensive Perfect-Pixs Pocket 3 Tone Grays Card Ship To the UK 14:40 EST - The Pixel Place announced today that they have shipped the new inexpensive Perfect-Pixs Pocket 3 Tone Grays Card to the UK Chris Wade annouced today "The Pixel Place is very excited about our first shipment of the newest member of the Perfect-Pixs family of products, the Pocket 3 Tone Card, to our distributor in the UK" Mr. Wade added "This is a price breakthrough for dealers and digital photographers.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Sinar Bron Imaging Brings To Market The Broncolor Mobil A2R Power Pack 13:50 EST - January 15, 2008 - Sinar Bron Imaging is pleased to announce the release of the newest product from Bron Elektronik AG, the new Mobil A2R compact power pack and new Mobilite 2 small lamp. What: The new Mobil pack is designed for the photographer who wants to capture images with a battery operated power pack. Features: Battery operated, compact and light 12 AH rechargeable battery Short charging... (More) PRESS RELEASE: IR Photo Filter Allows Infrared Photography with the Mamiya ZD Digital Back 12:00 EST - Elmsford NY, January 10, 2008 - Mamiya has announced the release of an IR Photo filter for the Mamiya ZD Digital back. "Today's CCD sensors are highly sensitive to infrared light," said Jeff Karp, Mamiya Product Marketing Manager, "and the IR Cut filter built into cameras reduces infrared light transmission. The result is more accurate and natural color. The IR Cut filter, however, makes infrared... (More) Macworld Expo: We Hit the Floor 00:23 EST - A gallery of images from the Macworld Expo floor, all shot with a Nikon D300. Thinnovation? That's what Apple calls its new MacBook Air. But that's what we call our shoe leather after a day walking the aisles at Macworld Expo. We have 80 pictures of the Air and lots of booth shots,... (More) Tuesday, January 15, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Ovolab Announces Geophoto 2 With Support for GPS Devices 22:03 EST - SAN FRANCISCO -- January 15, 2008 -- Ovolab today released the second major release of Ovolab Geophoto, its innovative application for sorting and browsing photos by location on your Mac. Ovolab Geophoto is an all-in-one application for easily organizing and browsing photos by location, through a three-dimensional representation of the Earth. The user can pan, zoom and fly through the photos, thanks... (More) PRESS RELEASE: HP Expands Professional Photo Printer Offerings for Advanced Amateur Photographers 22:01 EST - SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 -- HP today unveiled at Macworld Expo the http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/macworld/fs_b8850.pdf. Media Variety for Professional Prints The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer allows photographers to print creative content the way they want on a wide assortment of media, including HP Advanced Photo Paper and http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/macworld/fs_fineartmedia.pdf.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: FotoNation Announces "Facetime™" Technology For Digital Cameras & Camera Phones 13:51 EST - Face Recognition Technology Used to Trigger New Type of Count-Down Timer Burlingame, CA, January 15, 2008 -- FotoNation (www.fotonation.com), a leading provider of embedded imaging solutions for the imaging industry, announced today "FaceTime," a new technology to assist in capturing self-portraits when using digital camera or camera phones. FaceTime is being debuted at the 2008 Photo Marketing Association... (More) Macworld Expo Opens 13:44 EST - What's in the air? The new MacBook Air and a free update to Apple TV for starters. But there's more.... SAN FRANCISCO -- Macworld Expo opens today, starting with the keynote by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. We'll have complete coverage later today. But the early reports from the keynote, reveal a free software... (More) PMA 2008 coverage now live! 10:57 EST - Barely have we finished with our coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show, and the 2008 Photo Marketing Association show is already just around the corner! PMA and CES are unusually closely timed this year, with just three weeks between them. Quite a few manufacturers opted to announce digicams and related products at CES which they might ordinarily have... (More) CES: Wrap Up Report Posted! 10:53 EST - We highlight the most impressive products in several categories. Dave and Mike at CES as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza? Ludicrous as that may seem, there's some truth in it. And now Mike wraps up his show coverage (in English) with a list of the products that made an... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Printroom Accelerates Photo Sales for Pro Photographers with New Apple Plug-ins and Photo Management Software 10:21 EST - New Plug-ins for Apple Aperture and iPhoto and More Powerful Photo Management Software Lets Pros Start Selling Online the Moment a Shoot Ends SAN FRANCISCO -- Printroom, a leading provider of Web sites, online storefronts, printing and fulfillment services to professional photographers, is introducing new photo management software solutions at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. Giveaways... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Nolobe Introduces Iris Public Beta At Macworld 10:13 EST - SAN FRANCISCO -- 15 January 2008 -- Nolobe today introduced the public beta of Iris, an all-new image editor for Mac OS X. Nolobe, located at booth 1338, will be demonstrating Iris, as well as it's latest version of Interarchy, all week at the Macworld Conference & Expo 2008. Designed from the ground up specifically for Mac users, Iris provides a powerful, intuitive and easy to use solution for all... (More) Monday, January 14, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Fotonation Demonstrates "SmileCheck™" Technology For Digital Cameras & Camera Phones 16:50 EST - Real Time "Smile Shutter" Mode Guarantees Smiling Photos Every Time Burlingame, CA, January 14, 2008 – FotoNation (www.fotonation.com), a leading provider of embedded imaging solutions for the imaging industry, announced today the availability of licensing for “SmileCheck,” a new technology to detect smiles in portrait photos taken by digital cameras and camera phones.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: O'Reilly Media Publishes 'iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual' 14:43 EST - SEBASTOPOL, Calif. -- Good things are happening for digital photographers. The new and improved iPhoto '08 makes it easier than ever to transfer photos from a digital camera organize them and publish, print or share them. The new version boasts of dozens of new features -- including self-grouping Events, Web galleries and a print-layout mode -- but there's still no printed manual. Fortunately, David... (More) Review posted for Panasonic DMC-LZ7! 14:30 EST - With a 6x zoom, optical image stabilization, 2.5-inch LCD, 7.2-megapixel sensor, and a stack of shooting modes, the Panasonic Lumix LZ7 has all the makings of a winning digital camera design, for under $200. Its High Sensitivity mode promises a lot but unfortunately doesn't deliver; though the Panasonic LZ7's ISO 1,250 mode does pretty well in well-balanced light. A special button on the top deck rushes you... (More) PRESS RELEASE: VistaQuest to Market AgfaPhoto Brand to North America 14:14 EST - WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. & UHINGEN, Germany --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 10, 2008 AgfaPhoto digital cameras and digital video products will be added to the VistaQuest (Booth C210) product line presented at the 2008 PMA in Las Vegas, January 31-February 2, 2008. The distribution contract between VistaQuest and AgfaPhoto's digital still and video manufacturer and license holder, plawa-feinwerktechnik... (More) PRESS RELEASE: LiveBooks|edu Adds New Features, Reduces Subscription Fee 13:56 EST - liveBooks Consolidates Education Product Offerings To A Single Premium Product for Students and Instructors at $99 Annually San Francisco, CA. – January 18, 2008 – LiveBooks, Inc., a leading provider of customized portfolio websites and marketing software for professional photographers, announced it has consolidated its liveBooks|edu product offerings to a single premium product for students... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Olympus America Announces Six-Year Sponsorship of the US Open and US Open Series 12:42 EST - Builds on Current Relationship; Includes Olympus US Open Series Title Sponsorship CENTER VALLEY, Pa., January 14, 2008 – Olympus, a precision technology leader creating innovative opto-digital solutions in healthcare, life science and consumer electronics products, announced today a six-year sponsorship of the US Open and US Open Series, representing the most comprehensive sponsorship partnership... (More) Friday, January 11, 2008 FILE Magazine Issues '36 Exposures Challenge' 21:13 EST - Let's call it a return to the pre-editing days of film... Dust off your SLR (we know you've got one). FILE Magazine (http://www.filemagazine.com) is asking you to use a film camera to shoot 36 images illustrating a single idea. Film, the editors argue, "forced... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Photobot Zero-Click Picture Correction Software Now Vista Compatible and Multilingual 21:01 EST - Tribeca Labs (http://www.tribecalabs.com), a leading developer of digital imaging software and services, has officially announced PhotobotTM, the world's first fully-automatic "Zero-Click" picture correction software, for Windows Vista available in six languages for widespread distribution. Photobot is the only fully-automatic photo-enhancement software. Unlike other image editors that require learning... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Matsushita Electric to Change Name to Panasonic Corporation 13:04 EST - -- Unifying its corporate brands in Japan to Panasonic -- Osaka, Japan (January 10, 2008) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Matsushita [NYSE symbol: MC]), best known for its Panasonic brand, today announced that the company will change its company name to 'Panasonic Corporation' effective October 1, 2008. The company will also unify its corporate brands to the 'Panasonic' brand across... (More) PRESS RELEASE: New Organization For IR Photographers 11:39 EST - The League of Creative Infrared Photographers Launches Website Croton-on-Hudson, NY (January 11, 2008) -- The League of Creative Infrared Photographers (www.irleague.com) was officially formed in January 2008. It was established to promote the joy, excitement, and creativity of infrared photography from in-camera capture to enhancing images in the digital darkroom. Founded in 2008 by Rick Sammon... (More) Thursday, January 10, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Adobe Unveils Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac 00:25 EST - No. 1 Selling Consumer Photo-Editing Software Combines Power and Simplicity SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Jan. 10 -- Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the highly anticipated Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 software for Macintosh is now available for pre-order at http://www.adobe.com/go/buyphotoshop_elements_mac. Photoshop Elements 6 software for Mac combines power and simplicity so consumers at all experience... (More) CES Live Show Coverage: Tuesday Report 00:18 EST - Our Tuesday Report is now up, along with the Tuesday gallery, revised Pepcom and Monday reports. Take a walk through the exhibits with us by viewing our galleries and then sit down to discuss what you see with our show reports. Our Tuesday coverage was delayed by an Internet blackout at our Las Vegas... (More) Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Adobe Posts TechNote on CS3 Tracking Calls 15:13 EST - Company explains its site traffic monitoring approach. After a slew of reports that Adobe was spying on CS3 users by accessing an obscure and suspiciously named Web site whenever an application in the suite was launched, the company today issued a TechNote.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic And T-Mobile Cooperate To Enable Development Of First Panasonic Lumix Wireless Digital Camera With Ability To Upload To Google's Picasa Web Albums™ 14:37 EST - LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2008) – Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC) is best known, today highlighted the development of a LUMIX digital camera with wireless network connectivity, complete with integrated access to T-Mobile® HotSpot service and the ability to send photos directly to Picasa Web AlbumsÔ, a free online photo-sharing... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic Brings Photos, Videos To Consumers' Living Rooms With Google And YouTube 14:28 EST - Panasonic VIERA® Internet-Connected HDTV’s with VIERA CAST™ Feature Offer Seamless and Easy Access From The Living Room to Google’s Picasa Web Albums™ and Millions of Originally Created Videos from YouTube™ Las Vegas, NV (January 7, 2008) – Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC) is best known, and YouTube today... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Phanfare Relaunches as a Photo and Video Sharing Network for Families 14:06 EST - Online photo and video sharing service, Phanfare, raises $2.5 million in venture capital funding to create the first photo and video sharing network for families. METUCHEN, N.J. (Jan. 4) -- Online photo and video sharing service Phanfare (http://www.phanfare.com) today announces that it has relaunched its premium photo and video web hosting service as a free photo and video sharing network for families.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ArcSoft Demos Embedded Solutions at CES 12:06 EST - Solutions Optimized for Digital Photo Frames FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 9, 2008 ArcSoft, Inc. is demonstrating its embedded solutions optimized for Digital Photo Frames this week January 7-10, at CES at the ArcSoft Meeting Room 35667, LVVC South Hall 4. These technologies are available as software development kits (SDKs). "ArcSoft Embedded Solutions for Digital Photo Frames enhance... (More) Tuesday, January 8, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Polaroid Launches Instant Photos for the Digital Age, Provides Consumers with Innovative Digital Media Sharing Platform 16:47 EST - Latest offerings from Polaroid unlock personal content trapped on computers, cameras and cell phones LAS VEGAS (January 7, 2008) – Polaroid today launches a new of line instant entertainment products to help consumers unlock their digital media. The company is announcing the launch of a Bluetooth- and USB-enabled Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer for mobile phones and digital cameras, as... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Polaroid to Demo New Digital Instant Printer Tuesday at Booth 13614, Central Hall 16:24 EST - CES Press Kit Materials Available Online at Polaroid.com/CES2008 and http://virtualpressoffice.com/kit/polaroid MINNETONKA, Minn. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 8, 2008 Bringing the instant photo to the digital age, Polaroid will provide demos of the new Polaroid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer every half-hour on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Booth 13614 in Central Hall. Demos will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Samsung Ships Compact Flash Card Sized Hard Drive With Record Breaking Capacity For Advanced Mobile Devices 16:18 EST - LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 6, 2008 Samsung Electronics Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, today announced that it is shipping Compact Flash card-sized hard disk drives (HDD) for use in mobile consumer devices. Initially available in 30GB and 40GB models, Samsung's Spinpoint A1 hard disks offer significantly higher storage capacity than conventional... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Samsung Releases New Flash-Based 1080P HD Camcorder 16:14 EST - Samsung's SC-HMX20C Camcorder Records in 1080p Mode and full HD Mode with High-Quality Still Camera Functionality LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 6, 2008 Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, continues to improve its camcorder offerings with the addition of the SC-HMX20C Progressive HD Flash-based Camcorder. Featuring Full HD and a1080p mode... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Lexar Leads the Way in 2008 with Broad Range of Advanced Memory Products for Today's Digital Lifestyle 16:04 EST - -- Lexar Media Offers New Crucial Solid-State Drives, An Expanded Range of Kodak Products, Plus Innovative New Flash Memory and Mobile Products -- FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Lexar Media, Inc. (NYSE:MU), a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, is demonstrating its leadership in advanced digital media technologies with the introduction of a broad range... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ZINK Imaging and Polaroid Corporation Announce Partnership 16:01 EST - Partnership to Develop Range of Digital Printing Products Based on ZINK(TM) Zero Ink(TM) Technology WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 ZINK Imaging and Polaroid Corporation today publicly announced their collaboration on the development of a new family of printing products that leverage ZINK Imaging's ink-free printing technology. The first Polaroid-branded ZINK(TM)-enabled product... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ZINK Imaging and Foxconn Technology Group to Deliver a Range of Innovative ZINK-Enabled Products 15:58 EST - Partnership Will Enable Foxconn to Deliver New Digital Imaging Products with the ZINK(TM) Zero Ink(TM) Technology WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 ZINK Imaging, Inc. and Foxconn Technology Group today publicly announced their strategic partnership to design, commercialize, and market a range of ZINK(TM)-enabled digital printing products. In this partnership, ZINK Imaging, inventor... (More) PRESS RELEASE: SanDisk Announces the 12-Gigabyte microSDHC Card - the World's Largest Capacity Card for Mobile Phones 15:54 EST - SanDisk Increases Capacity By 50%; Reflects Growing Demand For Higher Capacity Storage Cards As Consumers Use Mobile Phones For Music, Photos, Video LAS VEGAS NEVADA, Jan. 7, 2008 - SanDisk Corporation, (NASDAQ: SNDK) the proven leader in flash memory, today announced it has begun to sample 12-gigabyte (GB)1 microSDHC™ flash memory cards to major phone manufacturers for testing and evaluation.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Lexar Increases Capacity of Popular SDHC Memory Cards 15:51 EST - New High-Capacity Memory Cards Deliver the Ultimate in Functionality and Performance to Those Managing Images, Video, and Music Fremont, CA, January 8, 2008 -- Lexar, a leader in advanced digital media and accessories, announced today that it has increased the capacity of its SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) format memory cards in all three of the company's popular product lines including Professional,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Fujifilm And Xerox Showcase Alliance In Photo Specialty Printing Market At PMA 2008 15:47 EST - Digital Leaders Spur Growth, Higher-Revenue Print Jobs for Customers in $800 Million Market Valhalla, N.Y., and Rochester, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2008 - FUJIFILM U.S.A, Inc. and Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) will further demonstrate how their alliance provides customers with integrated software and printing solutions to create personalized photo specialty merchandise at PMA 2008, the photo industry's largest... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Ubicom Simplifies Photo Sharing 12:33 EST - Ubicom Introduces Wireless Digital Photo Frame Reference Design with Easy Connection to Social Networking Sites LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Ubicom(R), Inc., a leading provider of communications processor and software solutions, announced the availability of its reference design for wirelessly connected digital photo frames. The reference design makes it easy to view photos over a... (More) PRESS RELEASE: CEIVA® Continues Digital Photo Frame Leadership with Innovative New Product Line 11:05 EST - New Products are Targeted at Distinct Consumer Groups to Further Enhance Photo Sharing Experience LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 CEIVA Logic Inc., the inventor and leading supplier of the connected digital photo frame, today announced the unveiling of its newly designed product line with expanded options to see, share and connect at CES 2008 (Booth # 35319 South Hall 4). Continuing its... (More) Monday, January 7, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: ZINK Imaging, Inc. and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Announce Joint Development Partnership 17:39 EST - Partnership to Leverage ZINK(TM) Zero Ink(TM) Technology and Alps Expertise to Deliver Groundbreaking Printing Products WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 ZINK Imaging, Inc. and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. ("Alps") today publicly announced their 24-month long strategic partnership to design, commercialize, and market a range of ZINK(TM)-enabled digital printing products. In this partnership,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ZINK Imaging and TOMY Company, Ltd. Announce Product Development, Branding, and Marketing Partnership 17:36 EST - Partnership to Develop Range of Digital Printing Products Based on ZINK(TM) Zero Ink(TM) Technology WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 ZINK Imaging and TOMY Company, Ltd. today publicly announced their collaboration on the development and marketing of a new family of printing products that leverages ZINK Imaging's ink-free printing technology. The first TOMY branded ZINK(TM)-enabled product... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Ubicom Solution Selected for D-Link Wi-Fi Internet Picture Frame 17:29 EST - D-Link Builds on Flexible Reference Design to Create a CES Innovation Award-Winning Photo Sharing Experience LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Ubicom(R), Inc., a leading provider of communications processor and software solutions, has been selected by D-Link as the processor and software supplier for D-Link's Wi-Fi Internet Picture Frame (DSM-210). D-Link is demonstrating the DSM-210 photo... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Kodak to Launch Powerful Charge to Stop Counterfeit Consumer Electronics 17:18 EST - Kodak plans to implement KODAK TRACELESS System for Anticounterfeiting on KODAK rechargeable Lithium-Ion Digital Camera Batteries supplied by SANYO Electric Co., Ltd Mobile Energy Company LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Kodak aims to pull the plug on counterfeiters exploiting the consumer electronics industry. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Kodak... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ZINK Imaging Achieves New Milestones at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show 17:16 EST - Go-to-Market and Product Development Partners Will Bring the Magic of ZINK(TM) Zero Ink(TM) Printing to Consumers in 2008 WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 ZINK Imaging, makers of the award-winning ZINK(TM) Zero Ink(TM) digital printing technology, today publicly announced the first of an expanding list of partnerships at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Nero to Showcase New Software Suite Nero 8 in Windows Vista Booth at CES 17:11 EST - Windows Vista-Optimized, Nero 8 Boasts Numerous Enhanced Digital Media Features LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Nero, leaders in digital media technology, today announced it will showcase the latest Windows Vista-enhanced Nero 8 software suite in the Microsoft booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Newly optimized for Windows Vista, Nero 8 gives users a complete multimedia... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ArcSoft Unveils TotalMedia Extreme With BD Magic 17:03 EST - New Connected Blu-ray Player Experience Debuts at CES FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 ArcSoft, Inc. and Related Content Database Inc. (RCDB) will present an exclusive demonstration this week at CES of ArcSoft TotalMedia(TM) Extreme with BD Magic(TM), a new connected Blu-ray user experience for BD-Live players. CES attendees will get a first look at this new feature January 7-10 at... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Kopin Announces Major Breakthrough in Shrinking Display Size 16:59 EST - Fingernail-Size SVGA Display Exhibits Stunningly Sharp Color Images TAUNTON, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Kopin(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), the largest U.S. manufacturer of microdisplays for mobile consumer and military applications, today announced the smallest color SVGA display (800 x 600 resolution) in the LCD industry. The CyberDisplay(R) SVGA LVS microdisplay has the same size... (More) PRESS RELEASE: ArcSoft TotalMedia Extreme Now Available for Retail 16:54 EST - Suite of Programs for Home Entertainment FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 ArcSoft, Inc. announces the retail availability of ArcSoft TotalMedia(TM) Extreme, a suite of software programs that allows users to play commercial movie discs, capture, manage, edit and share high-definition video, photos, music and documents using Blu-ray discs (BDs), HD DVDs, AVCHDs, DVDs, or CDs. For more... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Canon U.S.A. Announces New Lineup of Standard Definition Camcorders for a Complete Consumer Recording Experience 16:52 EST - Models Include Breakthrough Dual Flash Memory, Advanced Zoom and Other Proprietary Technologies Designed for Superior Performance, Ease of Use and Top Quality Images LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 A lineup of nine feature-rich camcorders with breakthrough technology to benefit the consumer - Dual Flash Memory and Advanced Zoom - as well as advances in image quality, ergonomics... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Canon U.S.A. Introduces the VIXIA Family of High-Definition Camcorders for the Ultimate Consumer Experience 16:39 EST - Models Include Breakthrough Use of Dual Flash Memory, Genuine Canon Optics, And Other Proprietary Technologies, Expanding Consumers' Recording Options LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Canon U.S.A., Inc. proudly announces the VIXIA family - a new lineup of consumer High-Definition camcorders embracing Canon optical and imaging technologies for superior image quality and flexibility... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Pinnacle Systems Introduces Free Video Editing For All With Its New VideoSpin Software 16:36 EST - One of the Fastest and Easiest Ways for First-time and Casual Users to Create Entertaining Videos and Post Them on the Web LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced a new video editing application, called VideoSpin(TM), that it is offering as a free download from http://www.videospin.com . Amazingly... (More) PRESS RELEASE: SanDisk Launches High-Definition Video Flash Card Line for New Digital Camcorders 16:28 EST - New Cards Specify Recording Times, Provide Optimal Performance For HD Video And Come with Handy Jewel Case and Labels for Storage LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, Jan. 7, 2008 – Consumers who own camcorders that use flash memory cards instead of tape will now be able to select the right storage media for their cameras with the debut of a video card line from SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK). As the first... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Canon U.S.A. Celebrates Its Partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in Las Vegas 16:14 EST - Partners Dedicated to Protecting Children Hold Ninth Annual Fundraiser Reception and Celebrity Golf Tournament, and Launch the Canon4Kids Nationwide Van Tour LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Celebrating their continued commitment to protecting children, Canon U.S.A., Inc., and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children(R) (NCMEC) will hold the Ninth Annual Canon Customer Appreciation... (More) PRESS RELEASE: RealEase Introduces the World's First Touch-Screen WiFi-Integrated Digital Picture Frame 16:07 EST - Shogo Poised to Revolutionize the Digital Picture Frame Market LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2008 Global technology company RealEase today announced the availability of Shogo, its revolutionary flagship product that is the world's first touch-screen WiFi-integrated digital picture frame. A unique lifestyle device, Shogo brings digital content such as pictures, music, Internet radio, weather... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Wire-Free Power Energizes Mobile Consumer Electronic Devices 15:45 EST - WildCharge Brings Power to the People with Launch of New Wire-Free Charging Products for Leading Mobile Electronic Devices LAS VEGAS -- Jan. 7, 2008 WildCharge Inc., a company poised to revolutionize electric power delivery to mobile devices by commercializing its safe, wire-free electric power technology, announced the release of its adapters that WildCharge-enable Apple iPhone, iPod touch and Blackberry... (More) PRESS RELEASE: The World's First "Office Photography Machine" at CES 2008 Launched by Ortery Technologies 15:34 EST - LAS VEGAS -- Jan. 7, 2008 Ortery Technologies launches Photosimile 5000. Imagine walking up to a new office device, placing an object inside, and seconds later walking away with a professional photo for immediate use in all print, web and email communications. Taking its name from "facsimile", Photosimile 5000 is the next generation imaging device for the office. This PC-controlled desktop... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Digital Foci "Image Moments" Wins "Hot One" Award For 2nd Year In A Row 15:10 EST - “Image Moments 8” Digital Frame Honored by Professional Photographer magazine January 7, 2008, Las Vegas, NV – Digital Foci, Inc. www.digitalfoci.com announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that it has won The Professional Photographer 2008 “Hot One” Award for the “Image Moments 8” digital photo frame. Winner for the second year... (More) PRESS RELEASE: DXG Announces DXG-565V 5 MP Camcorder/Camera In New Fashion Colors For Only $99 15:06 EST - Perfect For Teens, College Students, Young Adults, & Women - Make a Fashion Statement in Pink, Red, Gun Metal, Blue, & Black Records High-Quality DVD Video! City of Industry, CA, January 7, 2008 - DXG USA (www.dxgusa.com), one of the fastest growing digital camera manufacturers, announced today the new DXG-565V 5 Megapixel combo digital camcorder/camera/MP3 player/voice recorder/webcam --... (More) PRESS RELEASE: JOBO Introduces State-of-the-Art, Ultra Stylish New 15-Inch Digital Picture Frame 14:57 EST - New JOBO digital picture frame feature 1GB of internal memory capable of storing up to 4,000 images in optimum resolution and features USB OTG compatibility Gummersbach, Germany (January 7, 2008) – JOBO AG announces the addition of a new ultra stylish, state-of-the-art digital picture frame to the growing JOBO family of digital picture frames. The new JOBO Photo Display PDJ151 features a large... (More) CES Live Show Coverage: Pepcom Digital Experience 14:37 EST - Getting things started for our live coverage of the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, IR newsletter editor Mike Pasini just filed a report from Pepcom's Digital Experience, a media event hosted the night before the show begins. Held in the Augustus Ballroom at Caesars Palace, Pepcom always has a theme for its Digital Experience events, and this year they promised attendees the "Ultimate Tailgate Party". Over a hundred companies... (More) Sanyo USA: HD1000 high-def camcorder 14:14 EST - Sanyo Fisher's second announcement for the Consumer Electronics Show is the Xacti VPC-HD1000 - a sleek, futuristic-looking addition to the company's Xacti HD series of high-definition flash-based camcorders. The Sanyo HD1000 offers a refreshing change from a world obsessed with increasing resolution at the expense of image quality. Based around a four megapixel CCD image sensor and a Xacti HD-branded 10x... (More) Sanyo launches Xacti HD700 13:20 EST - Sanyo Fisher Co., a subsidiary of Japanese consumer electronics company Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., has announced a new flash-based camcorder model for its Xacti HD-series. The Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD700 is a seven megapixel camera with a 5x optical zoom lens, and offers still images to a maximum of 3072 x 2304 pixels, as well as a 720p (1280 x 720 pixel, 30 frames per second)... (More) Herbert Keppler Dies at 82 3:31 EST - Herbert Keppler, former editor and publisher of Modern Photography and Popular Photography, died Friday night at the age of 82 from heart failure after a brief illness. Mason Resnick's Adorama News Desk editorial recalls how Keppler gave him his first break in the business. Adorama has also published a tribute, noting several of their own products "benefited from Keppler's design suggestions." Jason... (More) Kodak: New digicams aplenty 00:01 EST - Eastman Kodak Co. has today announced a large number of new digital imaging products alongside the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. Unfortunately we've not yet been able to obtain detailed specifications for any of the Easyshare digital cameras, but in total there are nine new digicams being launched. The Kodak EasyShare V1273 is... (More) Sunday, January 6, 2008 CES 2008 coverage now live! 22:38 EST - One glance at the volume of digital imaging news in the last couple of days, and you might suspect something was happening. You'd be right, because the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada - considered the world's largest electronics expo - is about to begin! The onslaught of announcements continues, with over... (More) Sony announces successor to its first DSLR (with preview) 19:45 EST - A year and seven months after Japan's Sony Corp. announced its first single-lens reflex digital camera, the company has announced the model which is to be its replacement. In the wake of Konica Minolta's withdrawal from the consumer imaging market, Sony absorbed the company's camera business, and in June 2006 the Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 became the first fruit of the merger.... (More) Casio: 5 new EXILIM digicams 18:00 EST - As the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show prepares to kick off in Las Vegas NV, Casio has today launched five new digital camera models. Likely to generate the most excitement of the group, the SLR-like Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1 has a high-speed six megapixel CMOS image sensor, and is capable of shooting at full resolution for up to 60 frames,... (More) New Samsung digicam aimed at HD users 17:00 EST - Amongst a whopping ten digital camera announcements today from Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung is the NV24 HD, a model that's clearly designed with a focus on HDTV owners. The Samsung NV24HD has a ten megapixel CCD image sensor coupled to a 3.6x Schneider-Kreuznach Varioplan optical zoom lens that spans the range from an unusually generous 24mm wide angle to an 86mm telephoto.... (More) Samsung: Two new NV-series digicams 17:00 EST - Continuing its announcements for the day, Samsung has unveiled two closely related NV-series digital cameras. The Samsung NV30 has an eight megapixel CCD image sensor behind a Schneider-Kreuznach Varioplan branded 3x optical zoom lens. The lens includes optical image stabilization, and Samsung combines this with... (More) Samsung NV4 unveiled 17:00 EST - Rounding out a total of four new models for its NV-series today, Korea's Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd. has taken the wraps off its ultra-compact NV4 digital camera. It should be noted that quite a few of the NV4's specs were marked as preliminary in the information we received, including the image dimensions, internal memory, shutter speeds, flash range, ISO sensitivities... (More) Samsung expands its i-series digicam lineup 17:00 EST - Samsung's announcements today span quite a few of the company's different digicam lines, and one of these models joins its existing i-series. The Samsung i8 is just slightly smaller than the existing i85 model, being 4mm less wide, and 2.5mm shorter than its older sibling. For $50 less than that camera, you get photos with almost exactly the... (More) Samsung: Three new L-series digicams 17:00 EST - Samsung has today unveiled three new (and closely related) digital camera models for its L-series. The Samsung L100 marks the entry-level point amongst the three, with a pricetag of $199 and February availability. For this, you get an eight megapixel image sensor, Samsung-branded 3x optical zoom lens,... (More) Coming to America: Two new Samsung S-series digicams 17:00 EST - Rounding out an impressively lengthy list of ten digital cameras announced for North American shores today, Samsung has officially launched two models stateside that were first unveiled elsewhere in the world in early December 2007. The Samsung S760 and S860 are closely related cameras, both aimed at entry-level users. The S760 will cost $169 when it ships this month, and has a sensor resolution of seven megapixels and a Samsung-branded... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Precision Camera Executives Head to Las Vegas for '08 Consumer Electronics Show 15:04 EST - Precision Camera, the largest camera repair facility in the world will be venturing to the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held at the convention center in Las Vegas, January 7th - January 10th, 2008. Dave Marsh, Precision Camera's Director of Sales, will be joining other industry executives attending this world renowned event. Enfield, CT (PRWEB) January 4, 2008 -- Precision Camera, the... (More) PRESS RELEASE: DXG Launches High-Definition Camcorder For The Consumer Market 14:22 EST - New DXG-566V HD Camcorder is Priced at Only $149 City of Industry, CA, January 4, 2008 - DXG USA (www.dxgusa.com), one of the fastest growing digital camera manufacturers, announced today that it will debut the first DXG-branded low-cost high-definition camcorder at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held January 7-10, 2008 in Las Vegas. Priced at only $149.99, the DXG-566V HD is a 5 Megapixel... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Digital Foci Introduces Pocket Album OLED Series Of Photo Viewers 13:15 EST - Carry More than 3,000 of Your Favorite Photos Right in Your Pocket on High-Quality OLED Screens! Los Angeles, CA, January 4, 2008 – Digital Foci, Inc. www.digitalfoci.com announced today that it will introduce the Pocket Album OLED Series of two new photo viewers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held January 7-10, 2008 in Las Vegas. The Pocket Album OLED Series includes the “Pocket... (More) PRESS RELEASE: MediaStreet Debuts World's First Solar-Powered Portable Media Player Paired With Charger That Powers Other Mobile Devices 12:37 EST - eMotion 1GB Solar PMP, 2.8” 2GB PMP with Touch Screen and 3.5” PMP/DVD Combo Debut at CES CES, Las Vegas, NV, January7, 2008 – MediaStreet, Inc., an award-winning manufacturer of innovative consumer electronics and services for the digital music and photography markets, announces the world’s first solar-powered portable media player, the 1GB eMotion® Solar Portable Media... (More) PRESS RELEASE: eMotion Digital Photo Art Frames Featuring Thomas F. McKnight Edition, Illuminating Ambient Blue Surround, Bluetooth Technology, Digital Picture Frame / Portable DVD Player Combo 12:35 EST - eMotion Electronics Retail Customers Gain Immediate Access to Legendary Music and Professional Photographs to Enjoy on All eMotion Frames CES, Las Vegas, NV, January7, 2008 - MediaStreet, Inc., an award-winning manufacturer of innovative consumer electronics and services for the digital music and photography markets, is adding new eMotion® digital photo frames to its line-up. The first is the... (More) PRESS RELEASE: eMotion Mini Photo Viewer, Key Chain and Wrist Watch Allow Consumers To View And Share Photos Anywhere 12:33 EST - Digital Frames and Viewers Keep Cherished Photos Close-at-Hand and Close-at-Heart CES, Las Vegas, NV, January 7, 2008 - MediaStreet, Inc., an award-winning manufacturer of innovative consumer electronics for the digital music and photography markets, is introducing three fun, portable and affordable photo display devices, the eMotion® Digital Photo Watch, eMotion Key Chain Digital Photo Viewer... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Panasonic Reveals Wireless High Definition Audio-Visual Connectivity At 2008 International CES 11:05 EST - The World’s First Wireless Transmission System Based on WirelessHD Standard Realizes Greater Layout Flexibility Las Vegas, NV (January 6, 2008) - Panasonic today announced that it has developed the world-first wireless High Definition (HD) Audio/Video transmission system based on the “WirelessHDTM” standard, in partnership with SiBEAM, Inc. (SiBEAM) of the United States. The system... (More) Friday, January 4, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: NTI Shipping Backup Now 5 -- the Magic Bullet for Effortless Backup/Recovery/Migration 17:37 EST - Four Editions and Modular Upgrades Make Reliable Backup and Recovery Cost-effective for Network, Standalone and Mobile Computer Users LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Jan. 4) -- NewTech Infosystems, Inc. has announced that it is shipping four editions of the latest version of its award-winning Backup Now 5 backup and recovery software for Windows PCs -- Standard, Shadow, Image and Advanced. With a choice of editions... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Digital Foci Introduces Pocket Album OLED Photo Viewers 17:32 EST - Carry More than 3,000 of Your Favorite Photos Right in Your Pocket on High-Quality OLED Screens! LOS ANGELES -- Jan. 4 -- http://www.digitalfoci.com/ has announced that it will introduce the Pocket Album OLED Series of two new photo viewers at the Consumer Electronics Show held Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. The Pocket Album OLED Series includes the Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8-inch with a 2.8-inch screen... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Announcing the RIDATA SMART Compact Flash Card 13:51 EST - Featuring Self-Monitoring Analysis and Real Time Reporting Technology to Monitor CF Card Status. 1/2/2008 - Diamond Bar, Calif. - Advanced Media, Inc., is a manufacturer and marketer of the popular RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories. The company is introducing the first Smart Compact Flash TM Cards at CES 2008. Featuring high-speed... (More) Fujifilm announces FinePix Z100fd 09:30 EST - In the runup to the start of the Consumer Electronics Show, Fujifilm USA Inc. has today announced a new digital camera for its stylish, pocket-friendly FinePix Z-series. Announced elsewhere in the world last July, the Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd is almost identical in size to the previous Z5fd model - and a few grams lighter - but still manages to pack in quite an impressive... (More) Microtek M1 Diary Updated! 00:15 EST - We scan some Ektachrome and Kodachrome slides on the autofocus flatbed. There are certainly many flatbeds that pretend to be able to scan film. With a lamp built into the cover, they offer resolutions that exceed reflective requirements. But they generally suffer two problems:... (More) Thursday, January 3, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Dept. of Transportation Clarifies New Lithium Battery Rules 19:31 EST - UPDATE: US DOT Hazmat Safety Rule to Place Limits on Lithium Batteries Carried by Passengers Aboard Aircraft Effective January 1, 2008 Passengers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning January 1, 2008, once new federal safety rules take effect. The new regulation, designed to reduce the risk of lithium battery fires, will continue to allow lithium batteries... (More) Review posted for Nikon Coolpix S51c! 16:15 EST - The Nikon Coolpix S51c's lovely Wave design, among the most striking of all digital cameras, is crippled by WiFi that only talks to Nikon's my Picturetown server. Those who don't mind this super-simple approach to file transfer will appreciate the Nikon S51c's VR lens, D-Lighting, and In-Camera Red-Eye Fix: all automatically activated with Face Priority autofocus... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Corsair Introduces 32GB High-Density USB Flash Drives For Flash Voyager™ And Flash Survivor™ At CES 2008 13:33 EST - USB Drives Have Capacity to Hold Over 16 Full-Length High-Definition Movies or an Entire Season of a TV Series Fremont, CA, January 3, 2008 - Corsair® http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that it is expanding its Flash Voyager and Flash Survivor USB family lines with new 32GB capacity offerings. The new Corsair 32GB... (More) Wednesday, January 2, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: O'Reilly Media Publishes Aaland's 'Photoshop CS3 Raw' 14:02 EST - SEBASTOPOL, Calif. -- "Raw data is the holy grail of digital photography," said award-winning photographer and best-selling author Mikkel Aaland, when his book Photoshop CS2 Raw was published two years ago. The same is still true today. "Anyone who is serious about digital photography and wants to produce the best possible picture needs to shoot and process Raw," notes Aaland in the introduction of... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Lexar Media Announces Crucial™ Solid State Drive (SSD) Product Line 10:38 EST - Industry-leading native SATA 3.0Gb/s interface and unique customer tools differentiate Crucial SSDs Fremont, CA, January 2, 2007 -- Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced its line of Crucial solid state drives (SSD). Crucial SSDs are more durable, require less power, and offer greater overall system performance than traditional hard disk drives.... (More) PRESS RELEASE: Photo News Today relases the How2Buy a Digital Camera eBook 10:32 EST - The explosion of the digital camera market confuses many first time buyers. "How2Buy a Digital Camera" leads the reader through an organized procedure to make important decisions. Albany, NY -- 12/31/2007 -- Photo News Today, an operating arm of HaysDesign, has released the first of a planned three ebooks to help first time digital camera buyers make their selection. The recent decline of film cameras... (More) Return to: Current News Archive Index