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Korea’s LG Electronics has launched what it calls the LG-KC780 Portrait Phone, an 8-megapixel shooter which happens to look like a sleek and slim slider phone. The new KC780 is a full featured handset with Smart Bluetooth technology and the latest in mobile phone gadgetry. It’s also slim: just 13.9mm thick but manages to strap …
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Book publisher O’Reilly has released Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage, offering an updated guide to the spruced up version of the photo editor. You might have noticed that Photoshop Elements 7 now includes a few more whiz-bang tools to enhance your photos such as the Scene Cleaner that lets you get …
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If you’re still thinking about buying the Canon EOS 450D (Rebel XSi in the USA), I’ll let you in on one little secret: the $900 XSi can hold its own in terms of image quality against the more expensive ($3000) full-frame Canon 5D and Nikon D700 (see this review here). So, go ahead and buy …
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Sony has introduced the new HX series of Memory Stick media, offering high speed and convenience in either 4 or 8 GB capacities. Sony says they’re affordable, with prices ranging from $45 to $100. The new HX series offers a 20 MB/s read speed and 15 MB/s write speed, about three times faster than regular …
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Calumet Photographic introduces four new lines of stylish photo frames supersized at 8.4 inches, 10.4 inches and 15 inches. The new photo frames offer the following features: • High-resolution TFT LCD screen offers wide viewing angles and long life span • Reads mp3 audio files, motion JPEG AVI files and photos up to 12 megapixels …
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BenQ has upgraded its C-series of digital cameras with the new 10-megapixel C1060. The new camera features a front to back leather handle and a 2.7 inch LCD display. It also offers 3X optical zoom, Super-Shake-Free mode with high ISO supported, Smile Catch mode and video recording with optical zoom. The C1060’s Super Shake Free …
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The new high capacity 32GB DataTraveler 150 (DT150) USB Flash drive from Kingston Technology is now shipping, offering the largest capacity in Kingston’s entire line of DataTraveler USB drives. The company said users can now transport and share entire libraries of music, photos, large business documents, and even video without ever having to change USB …
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AKVIS Software Inc. has released AKVIS Sketch v.8.0 for Windows and Macintosh, an application that converts photos to pencil and watercolor drawings. The new version includes a Quick Preview window that could save you time when fine-tuning the settings. It also added EXIF and IPTC data support. The program is available as a stand-alone application, …
DPReview.com has posted its report on the Nikon D700 FX DSLR. The review is based on a production unit of the D700. Reviewers Lars Rehm and Simon Joinson write that “the Nikon D700 is an excellent camera that is extremely versatile and performs well both in the studio and on location.†The D700’s most obvious …
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Germany’s Pentacon has introduced four new digital cameras – the Praktica luxmedia 8403, Praktica DCZ 8.3, Praktica DCZ 10.2 and the Praktica luxmedia 10-TS – to beef up its consumer camera line. The Praktica luxmedia 8403 is an 8.0 megapixel digital camera with a 3″ monitor, face tracking, smile detection, and a panorama function while …
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