Apple adds cameras — <1MP cameras — to iPod touch
The new iPod Touch from Apple will add front and rear cameras, making the popular media player something of an HD video camcorder as well. The iPod Touch is “packed” with features, Apple says, including a Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro… “all combined in the thinnest and [...]
TransferBigFiles.com launches first iPhone app to send HD videos wirelessly
TransferBigFiles, Scottsdale, Ariz., launched an iPhone app enabling iPhone users to send full-quality HD videos and photos wirelessly from an iPhone. The files are kept in cloud storage provided by TransferBigFiles.com, where users and their friends and family can then easily share or retrieve the files using any web browser. Currently, iPhone users must plug [...]
Electronics retailer launches mobile app
Canadian electronics chain Future Shop, headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, has a mobile app available now for free download onto iPhone and iPod Touch devices. One of the first retailers in Canada offering an app of this kind, Future Shop is giving customers the opportunity to browse, accurately search the entire catalog of products, securely [...]
Gary Fong has an iPhone tripod adapter
Gary Fong Inc., New York, NY, has a Tripod Adapter letting iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users maximize their mobile device’s photographic capabilities. The adapter connects to most tripods as well as the Flip-Cage lineup of camera stands, steadying iPhones. The adapter has a 1/4-20 female tripod socket and is constructed of rugged industrial strength [...]
Twidroyd adds full TweetPhoto integration
TweetUp Inc., Pasadena, Calif., announced its Twitter client for Android devices, Twidroyd, has now fully integrated TweetPhoto, a popular photo-sharing service for Twitter users. The two products extend existing photo upload functionality with voting, commenting and geo-tagging features that offer a richer user experience. Twidroyd is available as a free and a commercial pro version, [...]
Tiffen announces software update for Photo fx v4
The Tiffen Co., Hauppauge, N.Y., announced an update to its award-winning Photo fx digital-image effects software for Apple and iPod Touch owners. The new update features Paint Filter which includes brushes such as: Color, Clone, Blur, as well as Black and White Mosaic, Red Eye, Repair, Scatter and Eraser. Also included in this app are: [...]
Droid X phone prints pics at retail
Updated information added July 29; see below. The Droid X phone from Motorola and Verizon all but hides a built-in photofinishing feature: the “Print to Retail” menu choice will send a photo directly to a nearby picture printer. On its official site, Motorola says: “Yes, the DROID X can print to a Bluetooth enabled printer [...]
iPhone app creates photo collages
Boinx Software Ltd., Puchheim, Germany, announces the release of the “You Gotta See This!” app, designed exclusively for the Apple iPhone 4, allowing users to record their surroundings in a virtually arbitrary motion, and subsequently see each captured image come together in unique fashion to form visually spectacular photo compilations, the company claims. “You Gotta [...]
LifePics launches beta version of Android app through its OPEN program
LifePics Inc., Boulder, Colo., announced the launch of the beta version its new Android app, which gives Android mobile phone users the ability to upload photos from their phone to their existing LifePics online photo account, as well as view all photos from their online account on their phone. New users can also create free [...]
