New Ansel Adams photographs added to archives; replicas are available
Four black-and-white photographs made by Ansel Adams between 1923 and 1948 have been added to The Ansel Adams Gallery’s collection of Ansel Adams Archival Replicas. The new images include “Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake” made by Adams in 1923, “Frozen Lake and Cliffs (1935), “Leaves, Mt. Rainier” (1942) and “Vernal Falls” (1948).
Matthew Adams, grandson [...]
Harvey Norman first quarter sales up
Melbourne, Australia-based electronics and furniture retailer Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd., said its first quarter total sales grew 4.3 percent over the same period a year earlier. Sales at stores open for more than a year gained 2.1 percent in the three months ended September.
WYNIT adds ifrogz to product line
Distributing company WYNIT, North Syracuse, N.Y., augmented its ‘i-lifestyle’ product offering with the addition of ifrogz headphones, earbuds, and protective cases specifically designed for iPods, iPhones, and iTouch devices.
“The extreme popularity of portable media and communication devices makes these accessories a red-hot category for the holiday buying season” says Mark Gustavson, executive director of marketing [...]
Samsung announces seamless dual display for laptops
Samsung Electronics America Inc., Ridgefield Park, N.J., released its Lapfit monitors, LD220G & LD190N, for use as a secondary display for notebook PCs. Now available through Samsung resellers and retailers at an estimated street price of US$249.99 andUS $149.99 respectively, Lapfit offers notebook users the benefits of having dual displays to view multiple web sites, [...]
Quiksee creates custom video tours
San Francisco, Calif.-based Quiksee says it “easily creates stunning visual experiences of real world places… that are just like being there.”
Conventional stitched panoramic images require several hours to produce and potentially weeks of data processing and post-production, Quiksee says — but its own “Tours” take just minutes to film “and can be viewed almost immediately [...]
Bing hosts fall foliage photo gallery on Facebook
Bing announces the Bing Travel Fall Foliage Photo Gallery, and is asking Facebook fans to upload their favorite fall foliage pictures throughout the month of October. At the end of each week, the Bing Travel team is selecting a photo of the week which will be posted to the ‘Photo of the Week’ photo album [...]
Get the most from your holiday sales with new PMA webinar
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and the time to start marketing is already here. Be sure to get the most out of your holiday sales by taking part in a new PMA webinar, “Marketing for the Holidays.”
In this 30-minute, idea-packed webinar, which will be held Tues., Oct. 27 at 2:00 p.m. EST, you will [...]
Unibind offers MyBook Collection for pro photographers to create 4-by-6 albums
Peleman Industries Inc., Alpharetta, Ga., manufacturer of the Unibind binding, lamination and presentation product line, announced a new MyBook Collection kit for photographers. MyBook Collection is a low-cost way for photographers to make portable 4-by-6 photo books for wedding and special event photography. All a professional photographer needs is the MyBook Collection and a stapler [...]
X-Rite names CFO
X-Rite Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., said Rajesh K. Shah will be joining the company as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. He will assume the role today. In that position, he will oversee the company’s financial functions including accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, compliance and investor relations. Shah will also be [...]
Online retailers grew profits in 2008, survey shows
The Boston Globe reports a recent survey of 117 retailers was conducted by Forrester Research Inc., Cambridge, Mass. for Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation.
Fifty-seven percent of online retailers contacted said they were more profitable in 2008 than 2007 despite a progressively deteriorating economic environment, including the worst holiday season in decades.
Forrester and [...]
