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Kodak is digging in for a solid market footing in the UK and Germany by signing up allies to distribute its all-in-one inkjet printers. In the UK, Kodak has struck a deal with electrical retailing giant DSG International PLC to exclusively supply the Kodak 5300 and 5500 all-in-one printers to British customers. In Germany, Kodak …
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The Aperture Foundation has launched the first Aperture Prize international photography competition, replacing the foundation’s biannual portfolio review. The Aperture Prize contest will take place every summer, and will be judged by Aperture’s top editorial and curatorial staff. Aperture is a not-for-profit arts institution with a mission to advance fine photography. It was founded in …
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The Philippines has won a $1 billion investment from Texas Instruments, beating out China and Thailand in the coveted bid. Texas Instruments will build a semiconductor test and assembly plant in the Clark Freeport Zone, former site of a U.S. Air Force base in Angeles, Pampanga. The new TI facility will be located in a …
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Now, why would I want to use the iWay SD card adapter to upload photos to the iPod? Because I already have an iPod, is why, and I don’t have those dedicated photo storage drives used by professional photographers. This product could be a neat way to free up your limited SD card storage capacity. …
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Sony was first to market this GPS tracker that can remember where you took your pictures. But in their Sony-centric world, they made the GPS-CS1 to work only with Sony Cyber-shot cameras. Perhaps stung by a new competitor – GiSTEQ, which touts compatibility with all digital cameras – Sony promptly updated their device and called …
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Pioneer Electronics USA has announced the BDC-2202 Blu-ray optical disc drive for the PC. It will sell for just $299 beginning next month, making it far more affordable than the $1000+ price levels initially announced by both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps. The Pioneer BDC-2202 will read BD-ROM, BD-R, and BD-RE discs at speeds of …
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Sigma has announced the immediate availability of accessories for the SD14 DSLR camera. These include two flash units, a battery pack with vertical grip, a remote controller, cable release switch and an AC adapter. The flash units, EF-500 DG Super (pictured above) and EF-500 DG ST, are high-powered auto zoom flashes. The PG-21 power grip …
ACDSee Systems International, Inc. has released the beta version of its ACDSee Pro 2.0 Photo Manager, and it is inviting the public to join the beta testing. ACDSee Pro 2 Photo Manager is a software platform for viewing, processing, editing, organizing and publishing images and it claims to be the best workflow manager for today’s …
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Greenpeace says they are cheering Steve Jobs for his decision to phase out toxic chemicals from Apple’s products, starting with the worst chemicals in its product range, Brominated Fire Retardants (BFRs) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) by 2008. Jobs also announced a switch this year to LED-backlit displays for its Macs to replace displays that use …
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Apple aims to abolish the use of toxic chemicals in its products by shifting to LED-backlit screens in place of displays that use cold cathode fluorescent (CCFLs) backlights. Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed the intention in an open letter to the company’s customers and shareholders. He said Apple plans to reduce and eventually eliminate the …
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