Check out the redesigned PMA website
Web usability is all about being able to quickly find what you are looking for. So when our web survey results showed “getting teeth pulled” ranked higher than “visiting the PMA website”, we got busy! Maybe “teeth pulling” is a slight exaggeration; however, we took your feedback to heart. An expert in web design usability [...]
Plustek PS282 now Kofax VRS certified
Plustek Technology Inc., Cerritos, Calif., says its top-selling desktop scanner, the SmartOffice PS282, which features hard-card scanning capabilities, is now certified for use with Kofax VRS and is compatible with other Kofax software. Kofax VRS helps the PS282 reduce the time involved in manual document preparation and enhances the quality of scanned images, enabling faster [...]
October issue of For Members Only is now online
These are the highlights in October issue of For Members Only, the newsletter of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), a PMA member association: Kimonos, musket balls, Houdini’s handcuffs and more – D.C.-area framer has a reputation for framing unusual items. Where education and innovation inspire – PPFA 2010 will serve up dynamic sessions in [...]
I3A’s “Imaging Innovation” event offers cutting-edge content
Program details are now posted for Imaging Innovation ’09, the 63rd Annual Conference of the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A; ), Wakefield, Mass., featuring presentations on leading-edge trends and technology, with a wealth of networking opportunities. The event is co-located with the 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference in Monterey, Calif. “As imaging technology rapidly evolves, [...]
New “green” school lab featured in PMA magazine
The October issue of PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities, features SchoolPictures.com, which opened a new “green” facility in mid-Michigan. Here’s an excerpt: Despite the dot-com name, the school picture company is backed by 31 years of experience. It has a unique business model, enabling schools to raise money through purchasing picture packages. It [...]
Asia Optical expects orders of 6 million Kodak digital cameras in 2010
Digitimes reports Asia Optical expects to receive orders from Eastman Kodak Co. for 6 million mid-range to high-end digital still cameras (DSCs) in 2010, as a result of the Taiwan maker’s partnership with Singapore-based Flextronics International, which made Kodak cameras, according to Asia Optical chairman Robert Lai. Asia Optical set up a Hong Kong-based joint [...]
Holiday season planning, from PMA magazine
From the October issue of PMA magazine, here’s some insight into the upcoming holiday selling season: The 2008 holiday season is one most retailers hope to forget, but it’s pretty apparent this year is not going to be much better. Good planning, creative promotions, and a strong reputation in one of the remaining hot product [...]
Best Buy launches “haunted house” photo contest
Trapped in a house haunted by once useful, but now useless, gadgets and gizmos? Is your outdated technology truly scary – maybe a VCR that eats tapes, a screeching dial-up modem, a dryer that devours socks, or a laptop that could double as a headstone? Best Buy Co. Inc. Minneapolis, Minn., is launching “Scary Technology,” [...]
Faster than a speeding photon
Japan’s Kyocera Corp. says its new SLH-Series LED printhead is the world’s fastest electrophotographic printing head at 180m/min (1200 dpi). The printhead incorporates a newly-developed, high-intensity, 1200 dpi LED chip producing four times more light than Kyocera’s conventional models. Theoretically, this means it is capable of printing more than 1,000 sheets of standard A4 size [...]
Roxio CinemaNow provides consumers instant access to personal photos and videos
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, Novato, Calif., will provide consumers access to their personal digital media on connected TVs, players and mobile devices via the Roxio CinemaNow Digital Locker. Currently providing digital movie delivery services for a range of leading device manufacturers, the Roxio CinemaNow Locker will be enhanced to also deliver the personal [...]
