proDAD has announced that Corel is including 3 video effects technologies from proDAD with its newly announced VideoStudio Pro X5 Ultimate software. The proDAD technologies with Corel VideoStudio X5 Ultimate include the Mercali V2 Pro post-capture video stabiliser, TravelRoute Designer and VitaScenee V2 LE professional-grade effects. “We’re thrilled to once again be chosen by Corel to provide video effects technology for VideoStudio” said Andreas Huber, managing director for proDAD.

North Carolina based Carve Gybe Software today introduced SuperPhoto, a new iOS Universal App designed for ease-of-use. The app simplifies the iOS camera to just three buttons and also follows Apple’s Accessibility standards. “We created SuperPhoto for everybody - kids, parents, and grandparents who want to enjoy the moment and share it,” says founder John Alexander. SuperPhoto is available on iTunes for $0.99.

Canon U.S.A. today announced that the Canon Pixma MG8220 and MG6220 Wireless Photo All-In-One inkjet photo printers now support Google Cloud Print. This service allows users to print from Gmail and Google Docs on a mobile device and from the Google Chrome browser for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chrome devices. A third printer, the Canon Pixma MX892, is also scheduled to provide the same support in May.

Custom SLR has today launched the M-Plate universal camera tripod plate. Billed as the world’s first universal tripod plate to offer built-in Manfrotto RC2 and Arca-Swiss connections as well as attachment points for accessories, the M-Plate enables quick release from virtually any tripod head. “Crafted in the USA from aerospace grade aluminium, the M-Plate is sturdy, steady and lightweight, and works with any camera strap system including the Custom SLR C-Loop strap mount, BlackRapid,  Spider Holster, Sun Sniper, Cotton Carrier and virtually any system that would typically occupy the camera tripod socket,” the company claims. The M-Plate is available starting today for a MSRP of $74.95. You can buy the M-Plate through the website below.

The 17th annual Project Competition recognises gifted photographers working on documentary projects or fine-art series. The 2012 prize package offers a two-person exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Art. The Project Competition and Project Launch winning work will be on view at the NM Museum of Art, June – August 2012 during Center’s flagship portfolio review event, Review Santa Fe, where many renowned curators, editors, publishers and collectors will be in attendance. This year, the award attracted hundreds of entries from 34 countries, with the first prize being awarded to Anastasia Taylor-Lind of the UK.

The FOTO8 Summershow is back this summer (7th July – 19th August) for its fifth annual celebration of photography. The Show provides an international window for new, emerging and established talent and the stories they have captured. Photographers of all levels are encouraged to enter – the only remit is that the images should provide a window on life, convey powerful stories and evoke questions. The deadline for entries is 14th May. For collectors, the Summershow provides a chance to invest in new photography with prices for prints starting at £75. Of the 3,000 photographs usually entered, just 150 will be carefully selected for display in the Summershow and offered for sale. A panel of internationally respected judges will select an image to be Best in Show for which there is a £2,000 prize. The winner will be announced at the FOTO8 Summershow party, on 6th July.

The annual Center Choice Awards winners have been announced. The Awards recognise outstanding photographers in three categories – Curator’s Choice, Editor’s Choice and Gallerist’s Choice awards. This year, over 6,000 images were submitted to the Choice Awards from 25 countries all over the world. The Curator’s Choice Award goes to Michael Chelbin, the Editor’s Choice Award has been presented to Merritt Hewitt, while Andrea Stultiens scooped up the Galleris’s Choice Award.

Sigma UK has just announced that the new Sigma 19mm F2.8 EX DN and 30mm F2.8 EX DN (pictured) are now available in the UK in both Sony E-mount and Micro Four Thirds fittings. Both lenses feature a telecentric optical design, a newly developed linear AF motor which moves the lens elements directly without the need for gears or the drive of other mechanical parts, and Sigma’s Super Multi-Layer Coating that reduces flare and ghosting. Each lens is available at £169.99 including VAT.

Independent developer Ken Tidwell has released D3S DSLR 2.0 for iOS, another in his series of Min-U Guides to Nikon DSLRs. The opening screen of the Min-U (minimum menu) Guide consists of seven main chapter headings, each including a replica of the icon used on the D3S for that menu. The six Menu chapters include: Playback (modify playback settings and manage photos an movies), Shooting (configure D3S shooting options), Custom Settings (fine-tune camera settings to your liking), Setup (basic camera configuration), Retouch (create trimmed or retouched copies of existing images), and My Menu (your custom menu and options). The seventh chapter, [More], contains miscellaneous info. All new under the hood. D3S DSLR is rebuilt for iOS 5.1, now with iPad SplitView providing enhanced navigation. The app is still a universal binary, and displays in the highest, native resolution on every iOS device. D3S DSLR 2.0 is available on iTunes for $4.99.

Consultant to Photographers, Selina Maitreya, has announced a Facebook promotion that offers photographers multiple chances to win prizes that valued at up to $1,500. The promotion will run for four weeks and each week a winner will be chosen on a random basis. The prize package, valued at $1,500, includes four MP3s with over twenty-eight hours of Clarion Call expert information (plus transcripts), two hundred and eighty “strategies for success” and a two-hour, one-on-one personal consultation session with Selina herself. Additionally, Selina is also offering a free teleseminar tomorrow, 27th March at 4pm EST. You can register at the website below.

The Joby GorillaPod Micro 250 has been awarded a Red Dot design award. “The GorillaPod Micro 250, provides a durable tripod for point and shoot cameras when you need it, and it stows away on the camera when you don’t,” Joby says. “Weighing less than one ounce, the GorillaPod Micro can support compact cameras up weighing up to 250 grams.”

Nikon UK says that due to an internal systems error, incorrect recommended retail prices (RRPs) on the D800, D800E and D4 (pictured) were communicated in the UK and Irish markets at the time of announcement. The correct RRPs for the products should have been D4: £5289.99, D800: £2,599.99 and D800E: £2,899.99. The new prices are £200-£490 higher than the incorrect ones. Nikon will be honouring the original prices to retailers on all customer pre-orders placed before 24th March.

Revolution Mosaic is an iOS photography app that allows iPhone users from around the world to submit their photos to create a gigantic photo mosaic. Scheduled to launch in the App Store this May, Revolution Mosaic invites users from around the world to submit their iPhone photos. Once 360,000 photos are submitted, one of the submitted photos will be chosen to form the final mosaic image. This image will be chosen based on its depiction of the mobile generation. The final mosaic will then be turned into a 48” by 72” mural poster that can be viewed and purchased through the app, the website, or in commercial art galleries.

The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers have announced a new photography workshop. Attendees will learn about the nature photographers’ code of practice, the secrets of photographing birds of prey, close-up and macro shooting in the field, getting exposure and composition right with fast-moving subjects, and more. Hosted by John Fairclough and Ron Thomas, the seminar will be taking place on 29th May in Wirral Country Park, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral Merseyside. The cost of attendance is £80 for Society members and £120 for non-members. For more information visit the website below.

Lensbaby today unveiled the Lensbaby Lens Cloth and the Lensbaby Lenspen Pro. Made of a silky-style micro-fibre material, the 14"x14” Lensbaby Lens Cloth is available in orange for $15. Like the original Lenspen, the Lensbaby Lenspen Pro ($10) is sized at 5” long with two different types of cleaning ends: one end is a chamois tip containing a non-liquid cleaning compound covered with a cap that replenishes the cleaning compound and keeps the tip protected between usages.  The other end features a slider on the top of the pen extends and retracts a soft cleaning brush. Both the Lensbaby Lens Cloth and the Lensbaby Lenspen Pro are available now from Lensbaby.com, and Lensbaby authorised photo specialty stores.

The Fujifilm FinePix XP150 is now available in the United Kingdom. Billed as “Fujifilm’s most robust camera ever”, the 14-megapixel Fujifilm FinePix XP150 is water resistant down to a depth of 10m and will keep functioning all the way down to -10 °C. The 28-140mm equivalent zoom lens comes with a water repellent coating to prevent water droplets spoiling your shots and even the battery/memory slot cover comes with a new double lock design for ultimate protection from the elements. Also featuring an integrated high-sensitivity GPS module, the Fujifilm FinePix XP150 is available now for £219.

Fujifilm has teamed up with luxury British luggage manufacturer, Globe Trotter, to create a limited edition, Vulcanised Fibreboard suitcase for the Fujifilm X-Pro1. The Vulcanised Fibreboard suitcase is handmade on original Victorian machinery at the Globe-Trotter factory in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. The case is finished with an embossed leather ‘Harrods Exclusively’ tag and brass plaque. Each of the 12 casese has handcrafted compartments to house the X-Pro1, the flash, filter and the camera’s three lenses and lens hoods: 18mm, 35mm and 60mm. The partnership between Fujifilm and Globe-Trotter coincides with the much anticipated launch of Harrods’ Technology Department. The Globe-Trotter case, including Fujifilm’s X-Pro1, lenses and accessories will be available exclusively in Harrods for £5695.