Transcend Rolls Out High-Speed 64GB 2.5” SSD for Notebooks

Transcend releases its all-new high speed 64GB 2.5-inch Solid State Disk (SSD) for consumer electronics as well as industrial systems and military applications. The company said its new SLC flash memory-equipped 64GB SSD offers data transfer rates that greatly surpass even the fastest 2.5” hard drives, delivering data read/write speeds of up to 119MB and …

JVC GZ-HD40 Camcorder Can Record 50 Hours of AVCHD Video

That’s 50 hours of full, 1920×1080 high definition video. The new camcorder from JVC, the GZ-HD40, is packed with a 120GB hard drive to record that much 1080p data. The latest camcorder is one of two models that JVC unveiled today in Japan. The other is the 80GB GZ-HD30. Both the GZ-HD40 and the GZ-HD30 …

Sony Ericsson Unveils 8MP C905, 2MP S302 Cyber-shots

Sony Ericsson today announced its latest C905 Cyber-shot camera phone, an 8.1 megapixel shooter with advanced phone functions. This is Sony Ericsson’s first Cyber-shot slider design. With an 8 Megapixel camera and Xenon flash, it offers easy photo-taking in a phone that derives its looks from a digital camera and offers the picture quality to …

Tiny, Mighty Lacie Little Big Disk Quadra Now with 1TB Capacity

LaCie today announced the Little Big Disk Quadra 1TB mobile external hard drive, said to be the industry’s largest capacity, most powerful mobile storage solution to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. Joining already shipping 500GB and 400GB (7200 RPM) versions, the portable 1-terabyte Little Big Disk is LaCie’s workflow answer for speed- …

New Pentax Firmware Shushes K20D Noise

The Pentax K20D has a new firmware – Version 1.01 – which minimizes the camera’s image noise when taking pictures with 2 seconds self-timer mode. Some pixel-peepers (a.k.a. reviewers) have observed a few hot pixels when the self-timer is set to short durations; this is not quite evident with normal users. The 7.3MB download can …

AlienBees Introduces Wireless Cybersync Remote Control for Strobes

AlienBees has gone wireless with the new CyberSync 2.4GHz Radio Remote Control system. According to Paul C. Buff, AlienBees owner who designed it, the CyberSync system is an advanced binary encoded system with a high degree of error security to assure freedom from false tripping. The system employs sixteen selectable operating frequencies within the 2.4GHz …

Final Call: Take-a-View Landscape Photo Contest

UK’s Take-a-View Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards is making a final call for entries. Dealine for submission of entries to the photo competition is on July 12, 2008. The photo contest offers an impressive total prize fund of £20,000, including £10,000 cash for the overall winner. Take-a-View is divided into two main sections, the …

Delkin Says Archival Gold Blu-ray Discs Will Last 200 Years

Delkin says its Archival Gold Blu-ray (BD-R) recordable media is guaranteed to preserve data safely for over 200 years because its proprietary ScratchArmor scratch-proof coating protects the discs over fifty times better than typical coatings found on other optical discs. Aside from its unprecedented 200 year longevity rating, Delkin Blu-ray discs feature a market-leading 4x …

NewerTech Rolls Out Guardian MAXimus eMAX External HDD

Newer Technology Inc. has announced its Guardian MAXimus eMAX external hard disk drive, expanding its MAXimus line of “Triple Interface” External RAID-1 Mirror Plug & Play storage drive solutions. NewerTech says the Guardian MAXimus eMAX is RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) certified to deliver maximum data protection and backup performance while using less energy. The …

WIR i-Star Professional Edition Beta Now Available for Free Download

The WIR i-Star Professional Edition Beta software is out there now, ready for you to download, if you want to experience professional-level color management for your photographs. The i-Star, developed by Wilhelm Imaging Research, is a powerful CIELAB based, full tonal scale, comparative image analysis software with simplified single-number or two-number reporting of results. It …