Creative improves HD camcorder
Creative Technology Ltd. has updated its Vado HD pocket camcorder with such improvements as better low-light video recording, manual exposure adjustment, and motion detection that begins recording when something moves in front of the camera. The Vado holds hold 120 minutes of 720p HD video in 4GB of storage. It can also capture still photos. [...]
Location-aware micro-photoblogging
Ambient Industries calls its Flook service “the first Serendipitous Discovery Engine” and a “location browser” that “lets you discover and share the world around you.” The Flook browser shows “cards” – full-screen photos with text that are geo-located — and users sees only those cards relevant to their current location. Users can make cards as [...]
Camera phones from Samsung, Sanyo and Sprint
Samsung Electronics’ latest phone speeds video playback: the company says its Galaxy Spica I5700 “provides an exceptional multimedia experience by supporting DivX for the first time on Android-powered phones to eliminate the hassle of file format conversions.” The 13.2 mm thick phone has a 3-megapixel camera and 3-inch LCD. IT runs the Android OS from [...]
PMA partners with Orange County Register, KOST to promote expo
Local media giants to promote photo expo with special newspaper section, radio spots, giveaways, and incentives to encourage community participation PMA, The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations, announced today it has signed partnership agreements with the Orange County Register and Clear Channel’s KOST 103.5 radio to promote the Southern California Photo Expo at the Anaheim [...]
eBay completes sale of Skype
eBay Inc., San Jose, Calif, successfully completed the previously announced sale of its Skype communications unit in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion. The buyer, who will control an approximately 70 percent stake, is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes Joltid Limited and certain affiliated parties, the Canada Pension Plan [...]
DIMAcast presents Brian Mundy “live” from 6Sight, part one
In today’s DIMAcast, host Brian Mundy does double duty — bringing you interviews of his own, conducted at the 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference, held Nov. 10-12 in Monterey, Calif. Listen in as Mundy talks to Ramesh Raskar, of the MIT Media Lab; Jim Calverley of Fujifilm; and Philippe Dewost of imsense. Be sure to [...]
Hollywood builds presence with photo book offerings
Hollywood’s A&I Photographic and Digital Services has chosen the TaoPix end-to-end photo book workflow solution to help it build a presence in the huge American photo book market. A&I has specialized in fine art photographic printing and processing for more than 30 years, with services ranging from traditional photographic printing and film processing to full [...]
Fine art photo site connects customers and photographers
SeenBy.com, Franklin Lakes, N.J., launched a fine art photography website, bringing together photographers with unique, high-quality images and purchasers searching for images in modern-display formats. SeenBy.com has a collection of more than 60,000 pieces in the online gallery, which is hand-picked by an editorial team with years of experience as journalists and photo editors. [...]
Sigma now accepting applications for student photography scholarship
Sigma Corp. of America, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., is now accepting applications for the company’s first-ever scholarship contest. The Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship will award a cash gift of $5,000 and $1,000 in Sigma products to one talented high-school senior to advance his or her education and goals toward obtaining a career in a photo-related field. [...]
News media may be wrong on retail holiday sales
Retail expert Bob Phibbs, known as the “Retail Doctor,” predicts the general news media will regurgitate depressing black Friday and holiday retail sales declines next week as they have for the past 10 years — even when there were positive increases. The Retail Doctor has published a report on this phenomenon showing the news media [...]
