NEC, Casio, Hitachi to merge mobile phone operations
NEC Corp., Casio Computer Co. and Hitachi Ltd. have agreed to merge their mobile photo handset operations to share expertise and strengthen overseas sales, reports JPEA Photo Electro News. The integration will take place in April 2010 and the three companies will form a new joint venture called NEC Casio Mobile Communications. Initially, NEC will [...]
Book, app, web community: “The Camera That’s With You”
Photographer Chase Jarvis published a book showcasing his shots captured on an iPhone – and he is offering an application to improve mobile imaging for other Apple customers, and a website for added instruction and image sharing. “Snapping photos everyday with my iPhone changed my life,” the photographer says. “I am more in touch creatively [...]
HOYA’s Pentax division to erase chronic deficits
JPEA Photo Electro News reports the Pentax division of HOYA Corp. is expected to break even or post an operating profit of some several hundred million yen (several million US dollars) in the July-September quarter, thanks to restructuring efforts in digital camera operations. After becoming a business division under the umbrella of HOYA, the Pentax [...]
Fujifilm brings Instax Mini 7s Instant camera to U.S.
Fujifilm USA Inc., Valhalla, N.Y., today announced the Instax Mini 7S Instant Camera and Instax Mini Instant Color Film to the U.S. market. The Instax Mini 7S is a compact and lightweight instant film camera with high-end Fujinon optics, the Instax Mini produces high-quality, credit-card sized, instant prints. Fujifilm’s line-up of Instax instant cameras have [...]
Picturoo launches to offer online plastic photo card printing
Picturoo Inc., Castro Valley, Calif., is a new online photo printing service, specializing on plastic photo cards as an alternative to paper photo cards. Orders can be as small as one card, and feature themes like birthday, romantic, and holiday designs, as well as designs made especially for babies, children, women, men, and businesses. The [...]
Verizon Online and Office Depot offer savings to small businesses
Office Depot Inc. and the Verizon Small Business Center are offering small businesses an opportunity for significant discounts when purchasing office supplies. Businesses are enrolled in the Verizon Alliance Discount Program can receive discounts of up to 12 percent when purchasing products from Office Depot, including office supplies, furniture, janitorial and printing products, and more. [...]
Plaza Create foresees new on-demand print business
JPEA Photo Electro News reports Plaza Create, the largest minilab chain in Japan, began offering in-store photo books at 320 of its stores on Aug. 7, including genuine bookbinding, utilizing the new “GRASYS JET 500” inkjet printer capable of making inkjet prints on both sides of pages, according to Photo Trade Express. The chain had [...]
Cricket announces low-cost CAPTR camera phone
Wireless service provider Cricket Communications Inc., San Diego, Calif., a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., introduced the new Cricket CAPTR (pronounced kap-chur) to its mobile device lineup. Continuing the feature and price innovation initiated by the Cricket A100, the Cricket CAPTR features a zoom-enabled VGA camera, making it one of the most affordable camera [...]
Washington Report: Estate Tax
The door is rapidly closing on the opportunity to provide you with some estate tax planning “peace of mind.” At present, the top estate tax rate stands at 45 percent—temporarily—and an individual’s heirs are allowed to exclude $3.5 million from the estate before the tax is applied; this is also temporary. The estate tax will [...]
Fujifilm to service Western U.S. Formax clients
Fujifilm U.S.A. Inc., Valhalla, N.Y., announced its Technical Services and Support Division will act as the Western United States service provider for Formax, a designer and manufacturer of paper processing equipment for the office environment and large mail centers. Businesses using Formax equipment in this region of the country will rely on Fujifilm to provide [...]
