Photobucket founders leaving News Corp.
The founders of photo-sharing site Photobucket, Alex Welch and Darren Crystal, are leaving Fox Interactive Media, reports TechCrunch. The pair sold Photobucket to Fox Interactive in May, 2007, for around $300 million. According to the report, Welch and Crystal will leave the company at the end of August.
The newest 6Sight Report is now available
The latest issue of The 6Sight Report — featuring trends analysis, market research reports, exclusive conversations with industry leaders, information on high-level job openings and major transitions at imaging companies — is now available to subscribers. This month’s issue includes these features:
An exclusive interview with Canon president Tsuneji Uchida — Innovation and efficiency at Canon.
Kodak [...]
Maxell launches flash media line
Maxell Corp. of America, Fair Lawn, N.J., announced a complete line of flash media and USB flash drives. They are available in capacities ranging from 2GB to 16GB and in an array of styles and colors. The new line includes the Maxell secure digital SD Card, the Maxell micro SD Card and the Maxell high [...]
Epson announces first of several products for upcoming holiday season
Two recently released products are the first in the lineup of holiday gift items that will be promoted this season by Epson America Inc., Long Beach, Calif. The Epson Perfection V30 scanner offers high resolution and image quality at a low price: US$79.99. Featuring hardware resolution of 4800-by-9600 dpi with 48-bit color scanning and 3.2 [...]
RadioShack rebrands as “The Shack”
RadioShack Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, will unveil its new brand creative platform, “The Shack,” Aug. 6, supported by an integrated television, print and digital media schedule, as well as a high-profile, three-day launch event taking place in New York City and San Francisco.
“Trust is a critical attribute of any successful retailer, and the reality is [...]
Global Access launches photo book site
Global Access, Orem, Utah, launched My Memories Cafe, an easy-to-use site for consumers to make photo books, photo prints, posters, mugs, t-shirts, calendars, puzzles, mural tiles, and more. The products are then produced by a national supplier network and shipped to the customer.
“The technology that powers the site has already won numerous awards,” says Teague [...]
Facebook Connect photo integration with Nintendo DSi launches
Nintendo of America, Redmond, Wash., has enabled Nintendo DSi systems with Nintendo DSi Camera applications to upload from either of the system’s two cameras directly to their Facebook profile.
While reviewing pictures Nintendo DSi Camera album, users can tap the Facebook icon on the system’s touch screen to instantly transmit photos to the user’s Facebook profile. [...]
Electric Pocket adds face-dialing to iPhone
Electric Pocket, Wye Valley, U.K., introduced the its PhoneFace photo speed-dial application for the iPhone, connecting to with Twitter to retrieve profile photos of frequently-called contacts. PhoneFace is already a popular application among users of BlackBerry and Android smartphones.
PhoneFace will launch phone calls, text messages and emails with on a contact’s photo or avatar. The [...]
Panasonic moving Tennessee division to Texas, cutting jobs
The Associated Press reports Panasonic Electronic Devices Corp., a division of Panasonic Corp., Tokyo, Japan, will end production of electronic capacitors and other devices in Knoxville, Tenn., and move the headquarters to McAllen, Texas to be closer to manufacturing operations in Mexico.
The move will eliminate 90 jobs in Knoxville, leaving 80 employees in a facility [...]
Joint Photo PD comes to end
Japan Photo PD, a physical distribution (PD) company established by Kitamura, the largest photo specialty store chain in Japan, is going to be dissolved as of this September, reports Photo Trade Express, a trade weekly, as reported in JPEA Photo Electro News. The operation will be continued as a distribution system of the Kitamura group.
Fujifilm [...]
