Monthly Archives: August 2008

Announced earlier at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the new Nokia N96 is coming to North America in Q4 2008. It will be made available for high-speed 3G HSDPA networks serving the Americas. Nokia said the N96 features a large 2.8 inch screen, 16GB of internal memory and compatibility with a wide range of …

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Adobe Systems, Inc. today launched Photoshop Elements Version 7, updating their photo management and image editing software for consumers not quite ready, or willing to pay a steep price, for Photoshop CS3. If you have Photoshop Elements 6, you’re okay; that version is quite capable already. But if you’re still considering to buy Elements, the …

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Also today, Canon introduced an all-around lens — the new image-stabilized EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens — offering a focal length range equivalent of 29-320mm in the 35mm format when used with APS-C size image sensors such as that in the Canon EOS 50D. Canon claims its built in Optical Image Stabilization system gives …

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After days of speculation and false posts (which to the jaded eye is of course part of the whole marketing game) Canon USA today officially announced the EOS 50D digital SLR, updating its predecessor the Canon EOS 40D. Among the major improvements: a 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor powered by Canon’s new DIGIC 4 image engine. This …

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The Olympus Stylus 1050 SW is the latest version of the company’s shockproof, waterproof and freezeproof SW line of digital cameras. It boasts a new Tap Control feature: you tap it on its top, back or sides instead of using a screen menu system to call up the various camera functions. This is made possible …

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The new JOBO Mirage L digital photo frame functions as a mirror when its off, because of its real glass display and unique finish. The elegantly styled 15-inch photo frame can be placed on a table or desktop, or mounted on a wall. “The new Mirage L is our most stylish digital photo frame to …

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Olympus today introduced the new SP-565 UZ ultra zoom digital camera, a smaller and lighter version of the SP-570 UZ that features telephoto and macro capabilities and a new Face Detection that the company says can focus on 16 faces simultaneously. The new SP-565 UZ has the same 20x wide-angle (f/2.8-4.5) telephoto zoom lens (26-520mm …

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A new study by InfoTrends reveals that mothers are taking more photographs than most of us. They also print more and share more of their photos than the rest of the population. The study also kept track of where these moms print their pictures and found out that they print less at home; moms prefer …

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Photosynth is a new free service from Microsoft (oh, how generous, thank you!). It offers to transform your regular digital photos into a three-dimensional, 360-degree experience. With Photosynth, you can look up, look down, pan left, pan right, zoom in, or zoom out to reveal the full sense of where you were. Anybody who sees …

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