Tiffen announces new Photo fx Ultra for Apple iPad
The Tiffen Co., Hauppauge, N.Y., announced Photo fx Ultra, its photo enhancement app, is now available for the Apple iPad. Photo fx Ultra offers a new user interface taking full advantage of the increased screen size, the company says, adding the app has a new Color Correct filter, more filter presets and parameter choices, search [...]
DigiLabs services now at U.K. Kodak Express stores
DigiLabs Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., announced consumers will be able to use DigiLab desktop software to create photo books, calendars and photo cards for pickup at a participating Kodak Express Digital Solutions store throughout the United Kingdom. “DigiLabs front-end authoring software will bring to millions of potential customers the ability to create and customize with [...]
Canon breaks ground at new North and South American headquarters
Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., broke ground today for its new North and South American headquarters campus in Melville, N.Y. The new facility will be a model for environmental stewardship and innovation and will serve as one of Canon Inc.’s three worldwide headquarters, with the others located in Tokyo and London, the company said. [...]
Pentax W90 gets Outside Magazine award
Pentax Imaging Co., Golden, Colo., announced the Pentax Optio W90 digital camera is an Outside Magazine Gear of the Year Award winner. The Gear of the Year Award is announced in the Spring/Summer 2010 Outside Buyer’s Guide hitting newsstands today and remains available through September of this year. “This is one cool camera,” said Buyer’s [...]
Xerox reports first-quarter results
Xerox Corp., Norwalk, Conn., announced first-quarter total revenue of $4.7 billion, a 33 percent increase (including currency benefits), compared to the $3.35 billion for the same period last year. The company reported a $42 million net loss, compared to a $42 million gain last year. “We started the year strong with the successful acquisition of [...]
Canon adds five cinematographers, one photographer, to Explorers of Light
Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., added five cinematographers and one photographer to the Company’s Explorers of Light program, a group of influential imaging professionals who serve as ambassadors for Canon products. Based upon their outstanding work in cinematography, Alex Buono, director of photography for “Saturday Night Live”; Rodney Charters, director of photography for “24″; [...]
Tom Wittenberg is general manager of Portland’s PhotoCraft
PhotoCraft, an IGH Solutions company, Portland, Ore., announces the recent hire of Tom Wittenberg as general manager. Wittenberg previously held positions at Premier Specialty Products, LLC, and Checkpoint Systems, where he served as general manager and worldwide director, respectively. Wittenberg has a background in the retail and apparel industries, and is focused on turnarounds, sales [...]
HP resolves ink cartridge patent infringement complaint
HP Co., Palo Alto, Calif., reached substantial resolution on the investigation by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) into the importation and sale of patent infringing HP 02 inkjet ink cartridges. The investigation, based on a complaint filed by HP Sept. 23, 2009, alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [...]
Canon updates Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR firmware for pro video
Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan, announced the availability of firmware version 2.0.3 update for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR, offering five enhancements to the movie functions and a manual sensor cleaning function fix. According to Canon, the upgrade meets the demands of both professional movie producers and aspiring filmmakers alike by adding 24p video [...]
General Imaging unveils compact camera line-up at PMA 2010
General Imaging Corp., Torrance, Calif., unveiled it’s 2010 line-up, featuring the new Create by Jason Wu fashion series. “We have done extensive research into what consumers want and need from their digital cameras, and simplicity is key in helping them take great pictures,” says Paul Meyhoefer, General Imaging’s vice president of Marketing and Product Planning. [...]
