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Simple Star Press Release
Simple Star Announces New PhotoShow 4 Home DVD Add On; Users Can Create and Burn DVDs at Home for Enjoying Memories on TV
SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 4, 2006—Additional Upgrade to PhotoShow 4 Gives Digital Photography Lovers Even More Options for Organizing, Managing and Sharing Photos and Video Clips
Consumers received DVD players in huge numbers this holiday season (2.6 million as of December 2)(a), and with Simple Star’s new PhotoShow 4 Home DVD Add On, they will be able to easily create and burn DVDs at home, allowing friends and family to view memories of holiday cheer right in their living rooms.
“The PhotoShow 4 Home DVD Add On helps consumers get the most enjoyment from three of the hottest-selling consumer electronics products this holiday season - digital cameras, flat panel TVs and DVD players,” noted Chad Richard, Simple Star CEO.
Simple Star Press Release Simple Star Announces New PhotoShow 4 Home DVD Add On; Users Can Create and Burn DVDs at Home for Enjoying Memories on TV SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 4, 2006—Additional Upgrade to PhotoShow 4 Gives Digital Photography Lovers Even More Options for Organizing, Managing and Sharing Photos and…
PNY Technologies Press Release
STORE MORE FILES WITH PNY TECHNOLOGIES’ 8GB, USB 2.0 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
LAS VEGAS - January 05, 2006 – Announced today at CES, PNY Technologies®, Inc. has unveiled Maxfile™, a USB 2.0 external hard drive. This portable storage device provides a convenient and economical way for mobile users to carry more than 8GB* of data or transfer files at speeds up to 480MB/sec*. Its small form factor fits conveniently in a briefcase or backpack.
Maxfile’s cost-per-megabyte is much less compared to other portable storage solutions of this physical size. Weighing only 60 grams and with a capacity starting at 8GB, users can store more than 16,000 digital photos, 2,400 songs in MP3 format, or thousands of text files. Its integrated USB connector plugs into any (MAC or PC) USB port to immediately store and access files, without requiring an extra power supply.
PNY Technologies Press Release STORE MORE FILES WITH PNY TECHNOLOGIES’ 8GB, USB 2.0 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE LAS VEGAS - January 05, 2006 – Announced today at CES, PNY Technologies®, Inc. has unveiled Maxfile™, a USB 2.0 external hard drive. This portable storage device provides a convenient and economical way for…
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.
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…
Inventors of Charge-Coupled Device and Founders of Learning Factory Receive Highest Engineering Honors for 2006
WASHINGTON—The engineering profession’s highest honors for 2006, presented by the National Academies’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE), recognize an invention that revolutionized imaging technologies and an undergraduate education program designed to create leaders in engineering by solving challenges posed by industry.
Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith will share the Charles Stark Draper Prize—a $500,000 annual award that honors engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society—“for the invention of the Charge-Coupled Device (CCD), a light-sensitive component at the heart of digital cameras and other widely used imaging technologies.”
Inventors of Charge-Coupled Device and Founders of Learning Factory Receive Highest Engineering Honors for 2006 WASHINGTON—The engineering profession’s highest honors for 2006, presented by the National Academies’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE), recognize an invention that revolutionized imaging technologies and an undergraduate education program designed to create leaders in engineering…
ILFORD Photo / CALUMET Press Release
The ILFORD Photo / CALUMET black-and-white photography event being staged in Pasadena, California, next March under the title SILVER is drawing bookings from across the United States as well as from overseas, and is anticipated to become a major event on the photographic calendar.
The inaugural staging of the SILVER black-and-white photography conference, together with its accompanying print competition, commemorative book, workshops and social events, planned to take place over March 3 - 5 next year at the Pasadena Arts Centre, has generated a great deal of enthusiasm and anticipation.
Being heavily sponsored by ILFORD Photo and CALUMET as a non-profit making event with any surplus revenue being donated to the Pasadena Art Centre to fund scholarships to photography students who need support and to assist photo educators, SILVER sees the coming together of some of the world’s leading exponents of black-and-white photography.
ILFORD Photo / CALUMET Press Release The ILFORD Photo / CALUMET black-and-white photography event being staged in Pasadena, California, next March under the title SILVER is drawing bookings from across the United States as well as from overseas, and is anticipated to become a major event on the photographic calendar…
Trusted Reviews have reviewed the Samsung Digimax L55W, a 5 megapixel digital camera with a 4.8x optical zoom lens equivalent to 28mm-135mm and a 2.8 inch wide LCD that allows you to view in 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios.
“The images are massively over-processed, robbing what would otherwise be outstanding shots of much of their fine detail. This is most likely done to combat image noise, because the L55W also has a big problem in this department. In long-exposure test shots, some image noise was present at 50, 100 and 200 ISO, but at 400 ISO the noise reduction seemed to switch off and then things got really bad.”
Trusted Reviews have reviewed the Samsung Digimax L55W, a 5 megapixel digital camera with a 4.8x optical zoom lens equivalent to 28mm-135mm and a 2.8 inch wide LCD that allows you to view in 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios. “The images are massively over-processed, robbing what would otherwise be outstanding…
DIWA member Photexels have reviewed the Canon PowerShot A620, which features a 7.1 megapixel sensor, 2 inch LCD screen and 4x optical zoom lens equivalent to 35–140 mm focal length.
“The Canon PowerShot A620 is excellent value for money: excellent image quality with lots of detail, fast operations with no practical shutter lag, fast and precise AF that works in low-light, intuitive operation, full exposure flexibility, accurate exposure metering, an immensely practical flip-and-rotate LCD…. if you’re not sure which digital camera to buy, you can’t go wrong with the Canon A620.”
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DIWA member Photexels have reviewed the Canon PowerShot A620, which features a 7.1 megapixel sensor, 2 inch LCD screen and 4x optical zoom lens equivalent to 35–140 mm focal length. “The Canon PowerShot A620 is excellent value for money: excellent image quality with lots of detail, fast operations with no…
DigitalCameraInfo have the first online review of the Casio EX-S600, a 6 megapixel ultra-slim digital camera with a movie stabilizer function that reduces camera shake when recording movies.
“The EX-S600 isn’t our style. It’s very small and the design is bold, but the sad fact is that these are the most appealing things about the camera, and they won’t help anyone take pictures. We appreciate that the camera is made of metal, but that’s only a good start at making a durable imager. A camera is only as tough as its most vulnerable part, and the EX-S600’slens assembly and unsealed battery and memory compartment are pretty vulnerable. If the color and size were wrapped around a good imaging system, if the camera were tough enough to go where it can fit, and if it were easy to hold securely, we’d be enthusiastic. As it stands, there is clearly a market for tiny cameras; however, they generally come with some compromises. Unfortunately, for the S600, one of them is image quality.”
DigitalCameraInfo have the first online review of the Casio EX-S600, a 6 megapixel ultra-slim digital camera with a movie stabilizer function that reduces camera shake when recording movies. “The EX-S600 isn’t our style. It’s very small and the design is bold, but the sad fact is that these are the…
Panasonic UK Press Release
Panasonic DMC-LZ5 and DMC-LZ3 - Featuring Optical 6x Zoom and MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) Running on AA Batteries
Panasonic is introducing the incoming LUMIX models 6.0-megapixel DMC-LZ5 and 5.0-megapixel DMC-LZ3, incorporating MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) and 6x optical zoom(equivalent to 37mm to 222mm on a 35mm film camera) lens, that run on two AA batteries.
MEGA O.I.S. is the image stabilization system against handshake that bears no picture deterioration. Panasonic is the first company in the industry to have succeeded in incorporating MEGA O.I.S. into a compact digital camera and now its benefit is strongly approved by the users of the world, considered to be the standard of photography.
Panasonic UK Press Release Panasonic DMC-LZ5 and DMC-LZ3 - Featuring Optical 6x Zoom and MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) Running on AA Batteries Panasonic is introducing the incoming LUMIX models 6.0-megapixel DMC-LZ5 and 5.0-megapixel DMC-LZ3, incorporating MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) and 6x optical zoom(equivalent to 37mm to 222mm on a 35mm…
Panasonic UK Press Release
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2 - MEGA O.I.S. Equipped 5-megapixel 3x Optical Zoom DMC-LS2 Running on AA batteries
Panasonic is introducing the incoming LUMIX models 5.0-megapixel DMC-LS2, incorporating MEGA O.I.S., an Optical Image Stabilizer that compensates the handshake, and 3x optical zoom lens, that runs on two AA batteries.
MEGA O.I.S. is the image stabilization system against handshake that bears no picture deterioration. Panasonic is the first company in the industry to have succeeded in incorporating MEGA O.I.S. into a compact digital camera and now its benefit is strongly approved by the users of the world, considered to be the standard of photography.
Panasonic UK Press Release Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2 - MEGA O.I.S. Equipped 5-megapixel 3x Optical Zoom DMC-LS2 Running on AA batteries Panasonic is introducing the incoming LUMIX models 5.0-megapixel DMC-LS2, incorporating MEGA O.I.S., an Optical Image Stabilizer that compensates the handshake, and 3x optical zoom lens, that runs on two AA…
Lexmark US Press Release
New Lexmark X7350 Office All-in-One Makes Multi-Tasking Easy For Soho
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 4, 2006—Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today introduced the Lexmark X7350 Office All-in-One printer, designed to provide the most cost-conscious small office/home office (SOHO) customers with an easy-to-use combination of performance, functionality and photo features for under $150.
The Lexmark X7350 offers photo capabilities along with the ability to print, scan, copy and fax at business-class speeds, as well as manage and share color documents and photos. Users can print directly from their PC or a PictBridge-compatible digital camera.
Lexmark US Press Release New Lexmark X7350 Office All-in-One Makes Multi-Tasking Easy For Soho LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 4, 2006—Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today introduced the Lexmark X7350 Office All-in-One printer, designed to provide the most cost-conscious small office/home office (SOHO) customers with an easy-to-use combination of performance, functionality and…
The HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera is available bundled with the HP Photosmart 6221 premium Camera Dock at a recommended street price of for £299 or can be purchased on its own for £249 in the UK.
HP US Press Release
The premium styled, ultra-compact HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera features a bright 3-inch LCD with a 170-degree viewing angle for unsurpassed indoor and outdoor viewing. Take brilliant 8.2-megapixel photos with the powerful HP Precision 24x total zoom. With the latest features such as automatic in-camera red-eye removal, HP Design Gallery and other HP Real Life technologies, users can easily take brilliant digital photos perfect for printing and sharing.
The HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera is available bundled with the HP Photosmart 6221 premium Camera Dock at a recommended street price of for £299 or can be purchased on its own for £249 in the UK. HP US Press Release The premium styled, ultra-compact HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera…
The HP Photosmart R727 Digital Camera is available bundled with the HP Photosmart 6221 premium Camera Dock at a recommended street price of £249 or can be purchased on its own for £199 in the UK.
HP US Press Release
HP Photosmart R727 Digital Camera
Take stunning 6.2-megapixel photos with the elegant, metal HP Photosmart R727 Digital Camera. This ultra-compact digital camera features a bright, indoor and outdoor 2.5-inch image display screen while being thin enough to slip in your pocket. With the latest generation of HP Real Life technologies, including automatic in-camera red-eye removal and HP Design Gallery, users can easily take brilliant digital photos perfect for printing and sharing.
The HP Photosmart R727 Digital Camera is available bundled with the HP Photosmart 6221 premium Camera Dock at a recommended street price of £249 or can be purchased on its own for £199 in the UK. HP US Press Release HP Photosmart R727 Digital Camera Take stunning 6.2-megapixel photos with…
HP US Press Release
HP Photosmart R725 Digital Camera
Take stunning 6.2-megapixel photos with the elegant HP Photosmart R725 Digital Camera. This ultra-compact digital camera features a bright, indoor and outdoor 2-inch image display and sturdy all metal body, while being thin enough to slip in your pocket. With the latest generation of HP Real Life technologies, including new features such as automatic in-camera red-eye removal and HP Design Gallery, users can easily take brilliant digital photos perfect for printing and sharing.
HP US Press Release HP Photosmart R725 Digital Camera Take stunning 6.2-megapixel photos with the elegant HP Photosmart R725 Digital Camera. This ultra-compact digital camera features a bright, indoor and outdoor 2-inch image display and sturdy all metal body, while being thin enough to slip in your pocket. With the…
HP US Press Release
HP Photosmart M527 Digital Camera
Get impressive 6-megapixel photos with the easy-to-use HP Photosmart M527 Digital Camera. This digital camera has 21x total zoom - 3x optical, 7x digital - and features HP Real Life technologies, including HP in-camera red eye removal and HP Design Gallery. With the new HP Design Gallery, users can easily take brilliant digital photos. Intuitive button design allows for quick, one-handed shots, in addition to one-button ordering and sharing of photos with HP Photosmart Express. (1)
HP US Press Release HP Photosmart M527 Digital Camera Get impressive 6-megapixel photos with the easy-to-use HP Photosmart M527 Digital Camera. This digital camera has 21x total zoom - 3x optical, 7x digital - and features HP Real Life technologies, including HP in-camera red eye removal and HP Design Gallery…
HP US Press Release
HP Photosmart M525 Digital Camera
Get impressive 6-megapixel photos with the easy-to-use HP Photosmart M525 Digital Camera. This digital camera has 21x total zoom - 3x optical, 7x digital - and features the latest generation of HP Real Life technologies. With a new feature called HP Design Gallery, users can easily take brilliant digital photos. Intuitive button design allows for quick, one-handed shots, in addition to one-button ordering, printing and sharing of photos with Photosmart Express. (1)
HP US Press Release HP Photosmart M525 Digital Camera Get impressive 6-megapixel photos with the easy-to-use HP Photosmart M525 Digital Camera. This digital camera has 21x total zoom - 3x optical, 7x digital - and features the latest generation of HP Real Life technologies. With a new feature called HP…
HP US Press Release
HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera
Easily snap beautiful photos with this stylishly designed 5-megapixel digital camera, featuring 18x total zoom. With the HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera users can effortlessly snap and edit photos on the 1.7-inch image display, and order prints and share photos using the on-camera HP Photosmart Express button. (1) The camera also includes the new HP Design Gallery.
HP US Press Release HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera Easily snap beautiful photos with this stylishly designed 5-megapixel digital camera, featuring 18x total zoom. With the HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera users can effortlessly snap and edit photos on the 1.7-inch image display, and order prints and share photos using…
HP US Press Release
HP Photosmart E327 Digital Camera
Capture exceptional photos with the easy-to-use, point-and-shoot 5-megapixel HP Photosmart E327 Digital Camera. Users can view shots on this stylishly designed 1.8-inch image display screen, email photos without attachments with HP Photosmart Share and make beautiful prints and enlargements up to 8 x 10-inches.
HP US Press Release HP Photosmart E327 Digital Camera Capture exceptional photos with the easy-to-use, point-and-shoot 5-megapixel HP Photosmart E327 Digital Camera. Users can view shots on this stylishly designed 1.8-inch image display screen, email photos without attachments with HP Photosmart Share and make beautiful prints and enlargements up to…
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.
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…
Pentax UK Press Release
PENTAX EVOLVES THE OPTIO ‘S’ FAMILY WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE OPTIO A10 - Taking the Optio ‘S’ style and creating an all-new flagship standard
Building on the success of established Optio ‘S’ family, Pentax continues to set the standard amongst compact digital cameras with the launch of the Optio A10. Featuring a proprietary Shake Reduction system, the Optio A10 also boasts 8.0 effective megapixels and a 1.8-inch CCD to create the sharpest images yet.
Style-conscious novices and photographic enthusiasts alike will benefit from the superior features that the Optio A10 offers. Despite a tiny size of 88.5 x 54.5 x 23mm (w x h x d), the Optio A10 offers an unrivalled user experience that will produce exceptional picture quality, regardless of the photographer’s level of ability or the environmental conditions.
Pentax UK Press Release PENTAX EVOLVES THE OPTIO ‘S’ FAMILY WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE OPTIO A10 - Taking the Optio ‘S’ style and creating an all-new flagship standard Building on the success of established Optio ‘S’ family, Pentax continues to set the standard amongst compact digital cameras with the…