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You could soon be using a PDA or camera phone that recognizes your eyes, your iris to be precise, and it won’t activate for anybody else. In March 2007, barely four months from now, Oki Electric will start commercial production of their Iris Recognition Technology for Mobile Terminals which will become part of mobile phones …
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Canon is the word most searched on eBay’s “Camera & Photo†category, according to a recent two-week survey by the Photo Marketing Association. Nikon and Sony came in second and third, respectively. Canon Digital Rebel XT was the number one digital camera searched, most probably because of its recently announced price reduction. The Canon brand …
Sharp has developed a camera module for camera phones packing 5 megapixels and 3x internal optical zoom. The company says the LZ0P3770 is the first camera module that features an inner zoom for mobile phones. The new module also features auto focus, smear-reduction, a mechanical shutter and a high refractive hybrid lens consisting of glass …
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The Angkor Photography Festival is now in full swing in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This is Southeast Asia’s first annual photography event and it brings together “famous and passionate photographers of diverse nationalities and cultures in the spirit of creativity and sharing.†Hundreds of photographers, editors and photography enthusiasts are attending the photofest along with numerous …
Check out Tamron’s four-minute podcasts in their Pro Learning Center at www.tamron.com if you have time. It may well be worth your while. What they have there are informative podcasts that you can download and view on your iPod or whatever media player you happen to have. Tamron Pro Learning Center’s concept is to compress …
PhotoGlow is not another version of the digital photo frame (DPF), it’s an old idea made new by a fellow named Ed Sinofsky who’s got a Ph.D. from the Optical Science Center at the University of Arizona. The old idea was to put fluorescent light bulbs behind a picture which made for uneven lighting and …
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Tabblo Inc. has introduced a new online photo book editor that allows people to make fully customizable professional-looking photo books fast and easy. In less than an hour, the company says you can have a fully designed book that combines your own text and photos. You don’t have to download any software because the whole …
Akvis has released its Sketch 2.1, a plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Corel Paint Shop Pro that converts a photo into a pencil sketch with just a few mouse clicks. The output imitates the technique of graphite or color pencil, charcoal or watercolor painting. The application can be helpful to designers who need to quickly …
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This is an online portfolio presentation and marketing tool for photographers, making it easy for them to manage the content of their website. liveBooks 5.0 adds new navigation options, website styling options, and features such as slideshow movies, HTML gallery presentations, music upload, integration with other web services, and a robust shopping cart for selling …
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Viewsonic has announced three new widescreen LCDs for desktop computers. Touting performance and value, the 19-inch VX1935wm is priced at $199, the 20-inch VX2035wm at $349 and the 22-inch VX2235wm has a price tag of $399. The new LCDs have a good response time of 5ms, with contrast ratios of 700:1 for the 22- and …