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Youths in Ventura County, CA are invited to join the agriculture-themed “Kids, Cameras and Crops†photo contest sponsored by the Ventura County 4-H and Junior Master Gardeners Program and the Ventura County Fairgrounds. There are two age groups in the contest: 9-13 and 14-18, and four categories: Agriculture Products, Agriculture Equipment, Agriculture Places and Agriculture …
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Good old Kodak is not just about pretty photos, of course. They are now also helping Napa Valley wine producers protect their brands – and their customers – from fake wines. Colgin Cellars, HL Vineyards, Vineyard 29 and Staglin Family Vineyard are employing Kodak security solutions to guard against counterfeit wine. The company’s anti-counterfeiting technology …
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No, we did not, said HP. But Dell is insisting that HP should investigate the allegation made by former HP vice president Karl Lamb Jr. that in 2002 HP paid a former Dell executive to steal trade secrets about Dell’s printer business. HP said it has responded several times to Dell’s requests. “In January and …
Sinar has further expanded its line of eMotion backs, and the latest model, the eMotion 75 LV, provides a live image viewfinder. The Sinarback eMotion 75 LV enables continuous image sequences of up to 160 exposures, made possible by 6GB of memory that is incorporated into this back. The eMotion 75 LV is ready to …
HP Labs researchers in Palo Alto, CA are perfecting what they call the Retail Store Assistant, an in-store kiosk solution envisioned to make shopping for food, clothes and electronics easier for buyers and make selling things easier for retailers. You don’t need to have a shopping list when you go to the grocery; you simply …
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The Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography is holding a two-week Benefit Exhibition and Print Sale on June 21 to July1, 2007 showcasing over 150 professional-level photographs donated by the museum’s current students. Proceeds from the print sale will be donated to aid the international humanitarian medical organization, Doctors Without Borders or Medecins san Frontieres (MSF). …
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They’re getting bigger! From the 5- and 7-inch standard models, digital picture frames are growing not only in popularity but also in screen size. Smartparts, Inc. has introduced its latest DPF offering, the 15-inch model SP15MW with a father-sized screen in time for Father’s Day. It boasts XGA resolution, 1024 x 768, with 24-bit display. …
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The Macintosh product keys for Expression Media sent out as part of the iView MediaPro 3 upgrade may not work correctly. According to Microsoft’s iView weblog, they are now fixing the matter and will send out replacement keys to the customers affected as soon as possible. It emphasized that replacement product keys will be sent …
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Pentax is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year by launching what it calls a “design study model†of a digital SLR with the tentative name of ‘Asahi Pentax.’ The prototype camera is based on the K10D, but its viewfinder harks back to 1957 when the very first Asahi Pentax camera appeared. That was the first …
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You’d call it slim at less than an inch thick; with a sleek silver body and a price of $150, you’d call it sweet. The DXG-711 is a 7-megapixel camera with a good-sized 2.5-inch LCD screen and 3x optical zoom. DXG USA bills it as “sexy without the attitude.†Let’s look at the other specs: …