NIX Digital has introduced a line of motion-sensing digital picture frames that automatically turn on when you’re there, and off when you’re not. The company says NIX frames save energy, capture attention, and provide businesses with cost-effective digital signage. A Hu-Motion (for Human Motion) digital picture frame turns on when it senses you nearby and …
Monthly Archives: November 2010
WPPI 2011 Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2011 Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) convention and trade show to be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, from February 17 to 24. Early bird rate is $199 for members and $3879 for non-members. After December 15, it will be $259 for members and $399 …
Lensbaby Launches Creative Aperture Kit 2
Lensbaby has released its Creative Aperture Kit 2 featuring designs created and submitted by photographers during the Lensbaby “Get Appy” contest. Creative aperture disks are dropped into a Lensbaby lens in place of one of the round hole aperture disks that come with all Lensbaby optics. When a Creative Aperture disk is used with a …
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Hamrick Software Releases VueScan 8.6.66
Version 8.6.66 of the VueScan software adds the ability for Photoshop to import scans directly from the scanning software itself. It also adds support for TWAIN drivers for importing images from a scanner to other programs. “This capability automatically installs when you install VueScan, and makes it easy to use your scanner from Photoshop,” said …
LaCie USB 3.0 Speed Comes to the Mac
LaCie‘s USB 3.0 driver for the Mac OS is now available for download, enabling transfer rates that are up to two times faster than FireWire 800. By downloading LaCie’s USB 3.0 driver for Mac, and using it in conjunction with LaCie’s USB 3.0 expansion cards, Mac users can experience USB 3.0 speeds. Simply check your …
Mastering the Nikon D300/D300S by Darrell Young
Mastering the Nikon D300/D300S, by Darrell Young (Rocky Nook, 416 pages, $34.95), provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of these powerful and sophisticated cameras. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion factor that often comes with complex but powerful new professional camera equipment. The book explores the …
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Panasonic Announces DMC-GF2 DSLM System Camera
Panasonic has announced the new Lumix DMC-GF2, smaller and lighter than the GF1 before it, and sporting an even more powerful image processing engine in tandem with its 12-megapixel CMOS sensor. Panasonic calls it the DSLM, for DSL Micro compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, compatible with lenses from the Micro Four Thirds standard. The GF2 …
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Nikon Updates Software for WT-4 Wireless Transmitter
Nikon has released WT-4 Setup Utility 1.2.0 and Thumbnail Selector 1.20 for the WT-4 wireless transmitter. The updates add support for the new D7000 DSLR and compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6.4 and 64-bit Windows OS systems. WT-4 Setup Utility 1.2.0 also fixes a Profile saving bug. When attempting to create a profile for a …
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