Talk about the various useful gadgets for digital photo takers
Toshiba Japan has announced worldwide distribution of both 16 and 32GB high capacity SD (SDHC) memory cards – the 16GB card ships next month, with the 32GB version coming out in 2008. In addition, they have released an 8GB microSDHC memory card. The cards will sell for about $350 US for the 16GB and twice that for the 32GB card. The microSD card will cost about $175.
Taking advantage of the millions, perhaps billions of photographs posted on the World Wide Web, James Hayes and Alexei A. Efros of Carnegie Mellon University have developed a search and replace algorithm which examines a photograph for missing pieces and then goes out on the internet to find similar photographs to fill in the blanks.
Apple announced the new iMac today. It’s not as boxy or ugly as it’s predecessor, thankfully. Dumping the 17” screen in favor of 20 and 24” models, the iMac is made out of aluminum, glass and sports a very thin keyboard that comes in wired and Bluetooth versions, along with 2 stock 2 USB 2.0 ports built in. Under the hood? A 2.4GHz Core 2 Extreme processor with ATI’s Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics card, 1 terabyte of storage space, 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.0, and 1GB of RAM (the new iMacs support up to 4GB RAM). (Catching my breath)
Seeing that mobility is everything, PNY Technologies is created a 4 in 1 memory module that works with virtually any digital camera, mobile phone, PDA, MP3 player, and smart phones. Even laptops can use this unique combination of SD card and USB drive.
Using a MicroSD flash memory card and adapters for MiniSD, standard SD card, and USB drive, the 4-in-1 Mobile Media Kit comes available in capacities of 1GB and 2GB.
Remember the notebook battery recall fiasco that happened last year which affected Sony? Looks like there are more recall woes for the Japanese company, as Sony just announced yesterday that it will be recalling a fair amount of its Sony Cybershot DSC-T5 digital cameras since discovering that certain units may experience peeling and warping of the metal coating located at the bottom of the camera, resulting in a slight cut or scratch to the user’s skin. Sony also announced that they will not only replace the affected part of the Cybershot DSC-T5, the company would also pay for the shipping costs to those who are affected by this recall exercise.
Rousseau Aurelien wants your old gadgets and he’s willing to pay for them. That’s the basic idea behind his new online venture called Second Rotation. Users with outdated or simply unused gadgetry, such as digital cameras, camcorders and MP3 Players can sell them to a middle man, rather than deal with the fees and hassles that comes with the 800 pound online gorilla known as eBay.
The Olympus Corporation of Japan has developed a new camera lens, and a very special one at that. Besides a 360 degree panoramic view, it also offers 45 degrees of vertical visibility.
This way, you get an almost complete coverage of the surrounding area.
They’ve achieved that by creating a free-curved design that is also axially symmetrical. This way, the incoming light is reflected and refracted into a perfect panorama of the surroundings.
This way, a single lens and image source can be used to project an image or animation on more than half of a room’s surface.
Canon has announced new printers which promise greater resolution and performance as the electronics giant continues to focus on photo printing options for it’s users. The printers include two additions to it’s Pixma Line and a stand alone Photoprinter. The Pixma MP470 and MP210 are all in one printers which cost $100 and $80 respectively. They have an output of 4800 x 1200 dpi, can scan images at 2400 x 4800 dpi, and use a standard USB 2.0 connection.
Also featured is a 1.8″ color LCD (MP470 only), a built-in memory card reader and PictBridge port – which we’ve come to expect in most Canon printers. This means that users can print photos while bypassing a PC connection. In addition, the PictBridge port supports an optional Bluetooth adapter for wireless printing.
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