How do you convert files in batches? How do you brighten just a portion of an image? How do you enhance a dull blue sky, or withered looking grass? These and other questions are answered in the updated Nikon Capture NX “How To†series, offering step-by-step tutorials with screenshots that show how to use the …
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Canto Software Releases Cumulus 7.5
Germany’s Canto Software has released Cumulus 7.5, updating its digital asset management product to add support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Adobe InDesign CS3, among other new features and benefits. It now includes the ability to hide master category tabs from certain users or groups to provide an easier-to-understand workspace, and the …
DigitalLife Reels Off Sept 27 in New York City
DigitalLife, the consumer electronics and entertainment event organized by Ziff Davies Media, will take place on September 27-30, 2007 at the Javits Center, NYC. The four-day trade show will be participated in by over 30 leading electronics companies including Dell, EchoStar, Fisher Price, Mattel, HP, M-Audio, Pentax, Toshiba and UTStarcom. They will showcase their hot …
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Samsung SC-X300L Camcorder Sports Extra Camera Unit
Samsung has launched the SC-X300L digital camcorder that comes with a weather-proof external camera for capturing action shots hands-free. Action junkies will find the SC-X300L useful for capturing the thrills of their games without holding a camera. By packing the camcorder away safely in a pocket or bag, the user can connect the tiny external …
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Microtek Unveils $100 ScanMaker s450 with Built-in Photo Scanning Features
The Microtek ScanMaker s450 is an affordable $100 scanner with built-in capabilities for both photo and document imaging. With its slim design and broad set of features, the new scanner is targeted at the home office. It features a 35mm transparency adapter to make it easy to scan positive slides and negative filmstrips. There’s even …
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HP Introduces Print 2.0 for Web 2.0
HP is keeping up with Web 2.0 by unveiling what it calls as Print 2.0, a package of new Web-based printing services, tools, enterprise applications and technologies. HP Print 2.0 is also the company’s blueprint to capture a significant share of the 53 trillion digital pages estimated to be printed in 2010 alone – an …
Adobe Releases Photoshop Plug-in for Google 3D Warehouse
If you’re a Photoshop CS3 Extended owner, there’s a free plug-in you can download courtesy of Adobe Systems and Google, Inc. The plug-in allows you to access the Google 3D Warehouse, an online repository for 3D models and content, which is also free. Users can query and download content from G3DW directly which can then …
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Sony Introduces New VAIO TZ-Series
Sony has introduced its TZ-series of Vaio notebooks made of carbon fiber for lightweight durability and “ultra-stylish full flat design.†It also sports a very tiny Motion Eye webcam cleverly concealed in the screen. The lid is just 4mm thick, so go figure how they’d put a webcam there. The 11.1-inch WXGA (1366 x 768) …
Livescribe: Pen Computing, Again
Entrepreneur Jim Marggraff is introducing his own version of a pen computer, the Livescribe, which he says will revolutionize the way people take notes. To demonstrate, Marggraff jots down a few notes while talking with a visitor. The conversation taking place is being recorded in the pen as they speak. After the conversation, he taps …
Microsoft Launches Surface Computing
Microsoft has launched an ambitious new way of computing, Surface Computing, very much like what we saw in the movie “Mission Impossible†which starred Tom Cruise, except that instead of glass panels (which presumably can also be done) the computing surface will be restaurant tables or hotel lobby desks. Microsoft has partnered with Harrah’s Entertainment, …