Transcend Press Release

Transcend releases its latest Memory Card, the 256MB microSD™ Card, which is the world’s smallest memory card

As more and more advanced, and compact mobile devices make their way onto our shelves, the demand for smaller, higher capacity and better performing Flash Memory Cards increases. The multimedia applications that many of the current Smart Phones, PDAs and Pocket PCs, are memory intensive and require the extra memory capacity of a memory card for storing photos, music and data. With this in mind and to ensure you get the most from your hi-tech devices, Transcend Information Inc., a world leader in flash memory devices, has developed its latest high performance 256MB microSD™ Memory Card, and at only half the size of a mobile phone SIM card it is the smallest memory card in the world.

D-Link Press Release

D-Link First to Introduce HD Wireless Media Server With 100GB Built-in Storage and 5-in-1 Media Card Reader - Newest Addition to MediaLounge Family Lets Users Store, Share, Play Back Photos, Music and HD Videos Over Home Network

LAS VEGAS, NV, January 4, 2006 - D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today became the first company to offer a streaming wireless high-definition media player/server with 100GB of built-in storage and a 5-in-1 media card reader.

The newest addition to D-Link’s popular MediaLounge family of products is the D-Link Wireless HD Media Server (DSM-5210R). It allows users to conveniently store, share and play back photos, music and high definition videos over a home network. Its full capabilities will be on display throughout CES 2006 in Booth 35832, South Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center.

Lacie Press Release

LaCie Kicks Off 2006 With 6 Fresh New Storage Solutions

PORTLAND, OR (January 2006) – LaCie brings New Year cheer to its loyal customers today with six new storage products designed to help people easily manage their digital lives. LaCie has again teamed up with world-renowned designers including Neil Poulton and Karim Rashid, and award-winning tech companies such as LightScribe and Roxio, to develop the freshest new hard drives and DVD burners on the market.

New products will make their debut at Macworld Expo in San Francisco’s Moscone Center from January 9-13. Visit LaCie Booth #2143 for a hands-on look. LaCie will also offer special Macworld pricing on its most popular hard drives for a limited time via the LaCie Store Online or direct at 503-844-4502. And stay tuned for the launch of a brand new “Customer Profiles” webpage on http://www.lacie.com that showcases how filmmakers, photographers, musicians and many others are using LaCie products to get things done.

HandHeld Entertainment Press Release

HandHeld Entertainment Announces ‘‘Third Generation’’ WiFi (Wireless) ZVUE Portable Media Player; New ZVUEs to Be Featured at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show

SAN FRANCISCO—(Business Wire)—Jan. 3, 2006 New WiFi ZVUE (Model 500) is One of Two New Landscape-Format ZVUEs That Feature a 3.5-Inch Screen (320 X 240), 1GB of On-Board Flash and Both Compact Flash and SD Card Slots

HandHeld Entertainment(TM) today announced a new “Third Generation” of ZVUE(TM) portable media players, one of which includes wireless (WiFi) 802.11a/b/g connectivity.

Today’s announcement was made just prior to the annual Consumer Electronics Show, where HandHeld Entertainment will showcase its family of ZVUE portable media players January 5-8, in booth #70454 of the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Datacolor Press Release

Datacolor Debuts New ColorVision Spyder2PRO At CES For Dynamic Display In Booming Digital Projector Market Introducing The Latest Color Calibration Tool for Digital Imagers in South Hall Booth 25754

LAS VEGAS, NV – Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – January 2, 2006 – Datacolor, an internationally known name in color technology, introduces the latest color calibration tool in its award winning
ColorVision line for the digital projector market at CES 2006. ColorVision Spyder2™ PRO V2.0, which targets digital imagers working in this growing medium, will be on display in Datacolor Booth No. 25754, South Hall No. 2 (Ground Level), at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

“The new Spyder2PRO is in keeping with our R &D philosophy. We evolve color technology as market demands emerge, ensuring that color remains true as it migrates across media. In this case, LCD and DLP projectors continue to come down in price, replacing slide projectors as the fundamental tools for creative professionals. With Spyder2 PRO V2.0, pros know their work will be dynamically displayed in this new medium,” Datacolor Vice President Brian Levey explains.

Datacolor Press Release

Datacolor Brings Consumers “Digital Darkroom In a Box” For Complete Color Accuracy On Monitors and In Print At CES 2006 - ColorVision Spyder2 Plus Showcased at LVCC, Booth25754, South Hall No. 2

LAS VEGAS, NV– The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – January 3, 2006 – Datacolor, an internationally known name in color technology, showcases ColorVision® Spyder2Plus™ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth 25754, South Hall No. 2 (Ground Level), January 5 – 8, 2006.

ColorVision Spyder2 Plus (The Digital Darkroom in a Box™) is the latest color calibration innovation from the world color technology leader. It provides a full suite of tools for anyone working with digital
images and is frustrated by color discrepancy between the monitor image and final printout.

Cornice Press Release

Cornice Introduces Ultra-Thin 8GB and 10GB Micro Hard Drive; Enables Smaller and Thinner Consumer Electronics Devices

LONGMONT, Colo.—(Business Wire)—Jan. 2, 2006 Small Form Factor Storage Innovator Launches Its First Two-Headed Storage Product and Decreases Its Size by 40 Percent

Cornice Inc.—an innovator in consumer storage solutions—today announced the expansion of its storage offerings with the addition of an ultra thin, high-capacity personal storage device. The Cornice Dragon series micro hard drives, available in 8- and 10-gigabytes, will allow OEMs to offer thinner and higher-capacity consumer electronics (CE) devices while featuring industry-leading robustness, durability, and low power requirements for everyday consumer use. Audio/video players, mobile phones and personal storage devices will all be enhanced by the Dragon series micro hard drive.

Minox Press Release

Entertainment at its best with the MINOX DMP2 - Miniature Media Player Excels in Performance and Design

Really talented performers are rare and therefore much in demand –MINOX GmbH now presents another multi-talent tool in its program - the DMP-2. This versatile, compact media player reveals completely new quality features in image and sound entertainment. The powerful performance of this tiny digital hub is hard to imagine considering its weight and dimensions. The key focus is on the playback and recording of video files in future-pointing, high-resolution MPEG4 format. The DMP-2 also stands out as an excellent portable digital photo album, MP3 Player, FM-Radio und voice recorder. Two folding speakers provide a wider base for the stereo playback and create an absolute highlight in design and sound. This MINOX DMP-2 is simply first-class multimedia enjoyment!

A much more probable story than the Samsung DSLR, but probably much less imminent (as they first announced this in early 2004), is a brief article on the Leica website about a digital Leica M system. Apparently, Leica intend to release a digital version of the Leica M system, complete with new wide-angle lenses. The “article” is just a teaser for the full story in the LFI paper magazine - if there are any subscribers out there with the full details, please let us know more! If you’re a Leica fan, are you excited or appalled by this possible development?

Website: Leica Digital M

DataColor Press Release

Integrated C3 module provides direct access to compatible High-end Displays such as selected models of the Pioneer 6G PURE Vision Black Plasma TV Series

Zurich/Munich 14. December 2005 - Datacolor, world-wide leader of color management technologies announces market-launch of the ColorFacts professional color calibration system version 6.0. In addition to a new sensor and extended measuring functions the new, integrated C3 software module offers advanced calibration functions on the device control software which expand the factory defaults. The ColorFacts C3 method for optimizing the image parameters has been certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF). Already at this stage, a number of display manufacturers, such as Pioneer with a selection of its new 6th Generation Plasma TV series, offer direct interfaces for ColorFacts Professional 6.0, allowing individual customization of the panel settings.

Phase One Press Release

Phase One Starts Shipping The Ultimate Digital Camera Back — The P 45

The first and only 39 MP digital camera back — the best image quality in the industry

Phase One A/S, Copenhagen, (Tuesday, December 13, 2005): Phase One®, today begins shipping the highest quality digital camera back ever — the P 45. The P 45 — the world’s only digital camera back with a 39 Mega Pixel sensor — captures images that are sharper and more detailed than ever before. It is the latest release of Phase One’s revolutionary P-series digital camera backs. Offering unsurpassed image quality, the P 45 is the ultimate in medium and large format digital photography equipment.

University of Rochester Press Release

Breakthrough Chip Delivers Better Digital Pictures For Less Power

The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. Imaging chips revolutionized the photography industry, and now the chips themselves are being revolutionized. A pair of newly patented technologies may soon enable power-hungry imaging chips to use just a fraction of the energy used today and capture better images to boot—all while enabling cameras to shrink to the size of a shirt button and run for years on a single battery. Placed in a home, they could wirelessly provide images to a security company when an alarm is tripped, or even allow mapping software like Google’s to zoom in to real-time images at street level. The enormous reduction in power consumption and increase in computing power can also bring cell-phone video calls closer to fruition.

Creative UK Press Release

Creative Zen Vision:M Features Dazzling Colour Screen and Capacity for up to 120 Hours of Video, Thousands of Digital Photos or up to15,000 Songs

December 8th 2005 - Creative (Nasdaq: CREAF) the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, today introduced the Zen™ Vision:M, a cutting-edge 30GB video player, photo viewer and MP3 player.  Designed with a stunning, 2.5-inch, high-resolution 262,144 colour LCD screen, the Zen Vision:M displays rich, vibrant digital video and photos, full-colour menus and album art.  The Zen Vision:M will be available in gorgeous high-gloss black, white, blue, green or pink.

“When people see the Zen Vision:M, they tell us it’s incredibly cool,” said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative.  “We designed the Zen Vision:M with its mesmerising 262K colour screen to display four times the colour of competing portable video players, and to provide incredible battery life for video playback.  Plus, we offer people the freedom to choose their video in a variety of different formats, and to get subscription music or download tracks from a number of different sites on their player.”

Sinar Press Release

The Sinar m System is now complete - The modular Sinar System Establishes a New Dimension

At photokina 2002 SINAR AG presented the Sinar m, a trailblazing new element for its modular system. The product that was shown as a concept at that time has now been perfected into a professional camera system.

It is the declared objective of the Sinar m System to provide the photographer with a maximum of flexibility. It is designed to make it possible to execute every assignment simply and expediently, with absolutely no compromises in quality. The heart of the Sinar m System is a module that consists of a focal plane shutter and fully electronically controlled operating elements. A range of accessories can quickly be attached with merely a few flicks of the wrist to tailor it to the job at hand. That makes it remarkably effective in every situation, regardless of whether it is used as a view camera or as a compact camera.

Phase One Press Release

Phase One A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark (December 6, 2005): Phase One, the world leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce the shipment of their newest addition to the P-series – the P 30 digital back with an amazing and unmatched 31.6 Million Pixels.

Only a few months ago, many people would not have believed this possible! But yet again, Phase One has broken another barrier in the world of digital photography by developing, producing, and now shipping a 31.6 MP digital camera back – the revolutionary P 30 back!

DALSA Corporation Press Release

Mamiya Sets Shipping Date for Digital SLR Featuring DALSA 22 Megapixel Chip

Waterloo, Ontario, December 1, 2005 - DALSA Corporation (TSX:DSA), an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company, today announced that its customer, Mamiya, has set a shipping date for its new Mamiya ZD medium format camera. The professional grade camera, which integrates DALSA’s 22 million pixel image sensor chip, will be available in Japan on December 21st, 2005, and will be released world-wide in January 2006.

The Mamiya ZD is the world’s first medium format digital SLR camera that is both fully integrated and portable. Medium format cameras are used extensively by commercial photographers for advertising, wedding, portrait, and landscape work. Compared to the smaller 35mm format, the imaging area on a medium format camera is two times larger, providing sharper, higher quality images with significantly more detail. As in other areas of photography, medium format is rapidly transitioning from film to digital. The move is being fueled by the availability of viable digital camera and workflow solutions that allow commercial photographers to eliminate film costs and significantly increase productivity.

Pentax are one of the last manufacturers to issue a statement about the recent LCD screen issue that has affected most of the camera companies.

Pentax Japan Press Release

We have recently been found out that a limited number of our digital camera may appear the following symptom very uncommonly when capture the image.

  1. The LCD monitor become dark and the image does not display
  2. The image falls into disorder.

The following digital products may be affected; Optio330RS / Optio330GS / Optio33L / Optio43WR / Optio550 / Optio555

The Jobo Giga Vu pro Evolution will be available from the end of April 2006 in 40GB, 80GB and 120GB sizes at £379.99 , £499.99 and £599.99.

Jobo Press Release

Mobile photo-hard drive with exciting and unique photo features

Gummersbach. JOBO AG Germany introduce with GIGA Vu PRO evolution the next generation of mobile storage devices with exciting photo features for every consumer and prosumer. The resolution of digital cameras increases day by day. As technology advances, camera manufacturers offer higher and higher resolution at lower and lower prices. However, along with this advance in resolution and quality comes the need for more digital storage capacity. Fast, large memory cards work for today but soon even their storage capacity is too small.

To allow you to store your images comfortably, safely and economically, JOBO offers an alternative: the GIGA Vu PRO evolution.

StorVision Press Release

Record directly from your TV or any audio/video source to a memory card, and view your movies on our Sony PSP gaming console and Epson P-2000.

StorVision has announced the availability of the StorVision miniVCR TV Recorder, a compact low cost solution to record videos suitable to be played on handheld viewing devices such as the Sony PSP, Nintendo GameBoy Micro, or the iPod Viewer. The miniVCR enables you to record directly from your television onto a memory card, which you can then simply place in your Sony PSP gaming console and watch the recorded programme of your choice. This means that you can record onto Memory Stick™ Pro Duo Gaming edition and Compactflash/Microdrive memory cards (other type of flash cards via an optional adapter).

Seagate Leads 1-Inch Hard Disc Drive Market With Cybercapture Technology

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) , the world’s leading supplier of Consumer Electronics hard disc drives, today announced the first practical implementation of Cybercapture(TM) technology. Sony Corporation has employed this technology in its new Compactvault(TM) removable hard disc media drive that uses Seagate’s CompactFlash Photo Hard Drive, following a joint implementation effort between the two companies.

Hard disc drives with Cybercapture(TM) technology maximize hard disc performance, enabling faster shooting and high definition video capture. By moving control of the file system from the consumer electronics device onto the hard disc drive itself, Cybercapture technology will allow an even higher recording rate of still pictures in multi-shot mode as well as higher quality recording of moving pictures, on a drive running in AV mode.