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LG Electronics has got the Super Multi Blue goodness, a multi-format Blu-ray Disc re-writer and HD DVD player for the PC. It’s the only one of its kind around today, reading and writing in both competing formats. The new optical drive can store up to 50GB of data to dual-layer BD-R/BD-RE media. It can also …
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If the great Scott Kelby can call him Teacher, then Joe McNally is probably the greatest photography guru since Ansel Adams. Now, it can be told: Scott took one of Joe’s photography classes and liked it (liked it? he worships the McNally!) and suggested that Joe should write a book. That book has materialized. The …
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If you own the Nikon D300 digital SLR, there’s a firmware update available for you to download. This download is intended to update the A firmware only of the D300, not the B firmware. Version 1.02 of the firmware fixes a problem with the D300 where vertical bands sometimes appear in images captured at shutter …
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Olympus Japan says their CAMEDIA SP-570UZ will start shipping on March 6, 2008 (MSRP Â¥60,000 or $550). The new ultra-zoom features 20x optical zoom, with nobody in sight to challenge its perch on top of the zoom totem pole. Olympus classifies the SP-570UZ under its Creative Camera category; it offers advanced manual controls experienced photographers …
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El Oceanográfico de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia, of Spain, will stage its first International Underwater Image Festival on May 7-11, 2008 The Oceanográfico is billed as the largest marine center in Europe where people can hold conventions and expositions. The center aims to promote the conservation of the marine …
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Cliff Smith of TrustedReviews.com says that while the Sony A200 DSLR sports the same 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor as the previous A100, in most other respects it is a completely new camera. He ticks out the improved features of the A200: â–º an improved Super SteadyShot stabilisation system based on a moving sensor â–º improved Bionz …
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The Yashica brand is having a revival of sorts, this time with new offerings in the consumer digital camera market, the point-and-shoots, if you will. The storied Yashica of Japan, according to our yellowed and dusty reference, introduced the world’s first electronically controlled 35mm camera in 1965 (during the reign of King Elvis); that was …
Micron Technology, Inc. has introduced a tiny (0.2-inch) 2-megapixel imaging system-on-chip (SOC) geared towards thin mobile phones, PC cameras and PDAs. Micron said the new imaging SOC (product number MT9D113) complements the company’s portfolio of image sensor products based on its high-performance 1.75-micron pixel design. The new imaging SOC was announced at the 2008 Mobile …
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A nasty form of computer virus called Mocmex is infecting digital photo frames. It’s a Trojan said to be from China and it purportedly collects passwords for online games. But experts say this malware appears to be designed for bigger attacks. It is also persistent; Mocmex recognizes and blocks antivirus protection from more than 100 …
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There used to be a time when background scenes in a studio were painted. They still are in some studios nowadays, but there is a more convenient and realistic way to add the background scene without resorting to Photoshop. Virtual Backgrounds works by projecting a scene through a slide projector called the Scene Machine. Making …
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