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A study reported on by the BBC says the growing popularity of hi-tech gadgets and gizmos, such as flat-screen TVs and digital radios, threaten to undermine efforts to save energy. The report points out that much of the new consumer electronic devices are less efficient than older technology. This can be gleaned from a study …
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This is the Darth Vader camera phone from Nokia. Just kidding. It’s the Nokia 7500 Prism, one of the latest to come out of the Finnish company’s design factory. This one was spotted in a fashion show in China yesterday along with a bevy of other new Nokia phones: the 8600, 8800 Sirocco, 6110 navigator, …
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Mustek has released its newest digital photo frame, the PF-A1020BC with a 10.2-inch TFT LCD screen and a set of interchangeable faceplates. Its viewable screen area is 9.5 inches with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels. The new Mustek digital photo frame can display pictures directly from a USB …
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Why doesn’t Photoshop – powerful as it is to do almost anything to an image – provide a secure way to embed copyright and other info then lock it so it cannot be removed? The short answer is: it’s useless. If it can be seen on the computer screen, it can be manipulated. “If the …
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Dreaming of the Hasselblad but can’t afford its price up front? Now, maybe you can. For $700 per month (aargh!) you can rent the Hasselblad H3D-39 digital medium format camera through Calumet Photographic. Calumet says the H3D-39 offers photographers the full benefits of a professional, medium format camera with a 6 x 4.5cm window as …
HP today announced the winners of its online Street Photography contest at the Rencontres d’Arles Photography festival. The top winner is German Eduardo Hernández Saavedra from El Salvador for his photo “Cuerda Floja†(Tightrope) taken on a street in Havana Vieja, Cuba. The winning photo was chosen from more than 10,500 entries from 79 different …
The Canon Selphy CP740 compact photo printer measures 7 x 2.5 inches and weighs a hefty 2.1 lbs. (almost 1kg). It offers the digital photographer – especially scrapbookers and maybe a few real estate agents – the convenience of a go-anywhere printer. It’s like bringing your own personal photo lab. You can even print without …
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Imatest LLC of Boulder CO has a new version of their image analysis software suite used to evaluate the performance of cameras in lab conditions. It measures the sharpness and image quality of digital camera images and digitized film images. It allows users to accurately determine the performance of their cameras or imaging systems. In …
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If you think your photographic skills are near world class and you need to hone it to perfection, attend the “Creative Synergy Workshop†September 10-14, 2007 in Atlanta, GA. The creative photography workshop will be conducted by Parish Kohanim, Eddie Tapp and Ian Summer. If you know these names you are indeed near world class …
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Filipino photographer Manuel Librodo will present his photos at the Crucible Gallery at SM Megamall in Manila from July 3-15, 2007. Entitled “Hues of Life,†these photographs are part of a larger series of travel photos taken during his recent trips across Southeast Asia, documenting its people and their unique culture. Manuel Librodo is a …
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