Mustek to Unveil PF-A950PS Photo Frame at PMA 08

Taiwan-based Mustek, Inc. is prepping to release the new PF-A950PS digital photo frame at PMA 08 opening tomorrow in Las Vegas. The new Mustek photo frame cleverly integrates NXT flat-panel speakers into the frame to support audio and video files in addition to photo slideshows with MP3 background music. The PF-A950PS displays 800×480 resolution on …

Sony Develops 24.8-Megapixel Full Frame CMOS Sensor

Japan’s Sony Corporation today unveiled its new 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor for DSLRs with 24.81 effective megapixels. Claiming they have surmounted the technical obstacles for such a full sized sensor – propagation delay and the difficulty of maintaining uniform sensitivity and signal saturation across the surface of the screen among them – Sony says the …

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Goes For Online Collaboration

The new CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 is now fully integrated with Bitstream‘s WhatTheFont service and ConceptShare, two web applications that provide users with online access to font identification and client feedback. Corel earlier collaborated with ConceptShare Inc. to allow users to share their designs online and work with clients and colleagues. The new CorelDRAW ConceptShare …

Pre-PMA 08: Panasonic Unveils 8 New Cameras

It was Panasonic‘s turn to shower us with new camera releases today, 8 new models in all, showing us the latest and the greatest of their line-up. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5, pictured above, is a 9-megapixel update of the company’s best-selling camera ever, the TZ3. The new camera has a twin, the DMC-TZ4, which packs …

The Photoshop Guys in PSUTV No. 118

In Episode 118 of Photoshop User TV, Matt Kloskowski discusses the Extract tool in Photoshop which makes a good cut-out of the selected image in photos where the background is fairly distinct from the image being extracted. (But that’s easy, Matt, you can easily make out the image from its background. Please show us something …

PNY Joins White House 2008 “Eyes of History” Contest

Flash memory maker PNY Technologies has partnered with the White House News Photographers Associaton (WHNPA) as corporate sponsor of the 2008 Eyes of History contest, which recognizes the finest photojournalists for the best images of the US President, political leaders and major news stories. PNY will also feature WHNPA member and award-winning photographer Chris Usher …

Nikon Rolls Out 3 New Nikkor DSLR Lenses

Nikon also announced 3 new DSLR lenses today, a macro lens, a wide-angle telephoto and a tilt/shift perspective lens. The new AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED lens is engineered specifically for extreme close-up photography, while still being perfectly suited for general imaging. Nikon says this lens can focus at a distance of approximately 18.5cm …

Nikon Unveils 6 New Compact Digital Cameras

In addition to the D60 DSLR announcement, Nikon today unleashed 6 new compact cameras in their consumer Coolpix line. The Coolpix L18 ($140) is an affordable 8-megapixel shooter equipped with a 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens, Anti-Shake AE and a 3-inch LCD screen. Nikon also revamped its Style Series to now include the Coolpix S210, S520, S550 …

Nikon Officially Announces D60 DSLR

Following a brief flurry of rumors and leaks, Nikon today announced its newest entry-level digital SLR camera, the Nikon D60, a step up from the D40x which preceded it. The D60 offers 10.2 megapixels, 2.5-inch LCD, Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED image-processing concept, in-camera editing functions, active D-lighting and a 3-area auto focus system. It features a …