Epson Develops Next-Generation Inkjet Print Head

Japan’s Seiko Epson Corp. has announced the development of a thin-film piezo element that can actuate the highest degree of distortion. As result of this high degree of distortion, the ejection nozzles of the next generation of Epson’s Micro Piezo print heads will have a density of 360 dpi, double that of the company’s existing …

BenVista Updates PhotoZoom to Version 2.2

BenVista has updated its digital image enlargement software PhotoZoom Pro 2 to version 2.2 for both Windows and Mac OS X, further improving the S-Spline XL resizing technique which is at the core of PhotoZoom. PhotoZoom Pro 2 comes both as a standalone application and as an export plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. The plug-in version …

SanDisk Releases 4GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) Card

SanDisk has released the 4GB Memory Stick Micro (M2), expanding its M2 line of memory cards compatible with Sony Ericsson’s latest generation of slim line, multimedia mobile phones such as the Cyber-shot and Walkman series. The SanDisk M2 card line is designed for mobile handsets that have an M2 slot. By using an optional Memory …

Canon Europe Enhances Canon iMage Gateway

Canon Europe has announced a new and enhanced version of Canon iMage Gateway, offering a range of new features to help members store, share and print photos online. The Canon iMage Gateway is an exclusive service to buyers of Canon cameras where they find suggestions on how to enjoy their purchases even more. Users of …

Preclick Updates Wal-Mart Digital Photo Manager to v.1.3

Preclick Corp. has updated its free desktop manager software, Wal-Mart Digital Photo Manager to version 1.3, to allow users to send their photos to Wal-Mart retail stores for print pick up. The free software also includes PhotoMovieMaker version 1.1 for customized photo slideshows and is currently available for download. With the Wal-Mart Digital Photo Manager, …

Total Training Announces Adobe CS3 Training Videos

Total Training has announced 5 new DVD-ROM based training videos to get users up to speed on the newly-released Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3) imaging and design applications. The new training videos include instructional materials for Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3 Pro, InDesign CS3 and Dreamweaver CS3. The Creative Suite 3 training series …

Ricoh Launches Caplio GX100 with Removable Viewfinder

Ricoh has launched the Caplio GX100, the first compact camera to feature a removable electronic viewfinder. Why a removable viewfinder? Well, there are times when outdoor lighting is too strong that you just can’t see what’s on the LCD screen, that’s when you need a good viewfinder. Then there are times when you just want …

Kodak Philippines to Make 8 x 5 Feet Photo Album

Kodak Philippines is aiming for the Guinness Book of World Records by attempting to create the world’s biggest photo album. The Philippine photo album, measuring 8ft x 5ft is expected to contain thousands of 4” x 6” and 8” x 10” photos to be posted by visitors. It’s part of a promotion by Kodak Philippines …

Texas Instruments Demos DLP Pico-Projector Technology for Mobile Devices

At the CTIA Wireless convention (March 27-29) in Orlando, FL, Texas Instruments is demonstrating a very tiny projector small enough to fit on your fingertips but strong enough to project images about the size of a sheet of paper (8.5 x 11 inches). It’s called the DLP (digital light processing) pico-projector and it’s intended to …