Will Microsoft’s HD Photo Become the New JPEG?

The Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG), the standards committee which created the JPEG image format, is set to scrutinize Microsoft’s HD Photo file format, a candidate for possible adoption as the next standard image format. If the committee approves the standardization, Microsoft’s HD Photo file format will become the basis for a new file format …

Lomography World Congress London 2007

The Lomographic Society International is holding the 7th Lomography World Congress September 17-23 in London. At the same time the group will present a lomographic exhibition at the London Design Festival at the invitation of the city. The LSI will mount the LomoWorldWall at the Trafalgar Square in the British capital. The LomoWorldWall will display …

Teq AV/IT Introduces WID110 Wireless Gateway/Receiver

California’s Teq AV/IT company has introduced the WID110, a device than enables any display – computer monitor, plasma TV, projector – to become a wireless presentation tool. That means you don’t have to lug around a heavy monitor; you can use that available display in your destination to make your portfolio presentation. The WID110 weighs …

BenQ Unveils 10-Megapixel E1000 Compact Point-and-Shoot

Taiwan-based BenQ has stepped out of the camera business and has left its camera division in the hands of Ability Enterprises, but that doesn’t stop the BenQ brand from coming out into the market. After all there were a few good cameras in the pipeline when they called it quits. BenQ Europe recently released the …

Canon HG10 HD Camcorder Packs 40GB Hard Drive

Canon USA has introduced its HG10 HD (High Definition) camcorder, their first hard drive-based video camera. The company said the new camcorder features a 10x HD Video lens, full high definition CMOS image sensor, Canon’s proprietary DIGIC DV II Image Processor, optical image stabilization and instant autofocus. A posting in Canon’s Japan website says the …