Monthly Archives: July 2007

Samsung NV20 Samsung has reinforced its stylish NV series with the launch of three new compact cameras, the NV20, NV15 and NV8. All three models look similar to each other with the signature grip on the right side of the camera and the blue ring design which has become a trademark for Samsung quality, plus …

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Canon too has its own school-centric press release, announcing its technologies on display at this year’s Campus Technology show at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., now in full swing from July 30 to August 2, 2007. The company says their technologies will help prepare tomorrow’s workforce for the tech-savvy world that awaits them. …

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HP today awarded nearly $2.5 million in equipment, cash and professional development opportunities to 25 U.S. learning institutions as a part of the 2007 HP Technology for Teaching Leadership awards. The awards are designed to transform and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology. They were presented to 15 K-12 public schools …

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Nikon Corporation has embarked on a scholarship program to support youth education in Thailand. The “Nikon Scholarship Program” will award grants to 170 students in high school and university level classes by helping defray their educational costs. The company’s move is seen as a way of giving back to the hard-working community that produces nearly …

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There’s a new website, KammaGamma.com, dedicated to everything DSLR. It talks about DSLR cameras, examines their inner workings and compares their performances, and most notably, it maintains DSLR image quality databases for such qualities as color and noise. KammaGamma.com features a color transformation database that allows the photographer to better understand the color transformation of …

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Even before it can release version 1.09 of the firmware for the EOS-1D Mark III, Canon has announced the release of firmware version 1.10 for the top-of-the-line professional camera. The announcement mentions some enhancements here and there, but no specific mention of the autofocus problem, just like their announcement of v.1.09. The autofocus problem was …

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Nikon has produced its 40-millionth Nikkor SLR lens this month. This is counting back from 48 years ago when Nikon introduced the first Nikkor LSR lens with an F mount in 1959. And it goes back farther than that. Nikon first introduced the Nikkor brand of photo lenses in 1932. At that time, Nikkor lenses …

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The Samsung i85 measures only 3.74 x 2.42 x 0.8 inches but it packs 8 megapixels, a 3.0-inch LCD screen and 5x optical zoom. Slim and stylish with a brushed aluminum body, the i85 is also a portable media player that can play movies, music videos, television shows and MP3 music on-the-go. Its non-protruding 5x …

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Fujifilm USA is extending its $30 mail-in rebate for the FinePix F31fd compact camera. The rebate promotion which was launched last May 19 in time for Father’s Day was scheduled to expire tomorrow, July 31. The new end date for the promo is now September 30, 2007. The $30 rebate is effectively a 10% discount …

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HP has rolled out its Snapfish online photo service in Singapore. This is the first branch of the US-based service in Asia after it was acquired by HP in 2005. Snapfish will offer localized service in Singapore. “We [will] localize the language, the look and feel of the site, the products that suit the market …

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