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Peleman Industries, Inc., manufacturer of the award-winning Unibind PhotoBook Creator and high-quality binding and lamination line of products, announced today that it is the first company to introduce environmentally-friendly Unibind “Green” PhotoBooks made from natural and recycled materials. The Unibind Green PhotoBooks will be debuted at the 2008 Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Convention, held next week, January 31- February 2, 2008 in Las Vegas. The Green PhotoBooks are manufactured with a natural cover comprised of 100 percent cotton-flax, made from natural and recycled materials.
35% of Unibind’s Products are Made with Recycled Materials
The environmentally-friendly PhotoBook is one of several initiatives by Unibind to make its operations as safe as possible for the environment. “Guido Peleman Founder of Peleman Industries Worldwide’s (my father) mission was always to be ‘green,’” said Brigitte Peleman-Vantieghem, CEO of Unibind North America. “An example is our commitment to environmental ethics. Thirty-five percent of our products sold are made with recycled materials, and all of our office building’s roofs in Belgium are being solar-paneled. In addition, we have implemented recycling programs at both our Belgium and U.S. operations.”
“We’re proud to be the first company to offer a ‘green’ photo book. The PhotoBook is one example of Unibind’s determination to make its operations as eco-friendly as possible. 100% natural, the Green PhotoBook offers the same high-quality binding capability of the Unibind professional line of books,” said Rusty Redecker, Vice President of Photo for Unibind North America.
For more information, see www.peleman.com.
FotoNation, a leading provider of embedded imaging solutions for the imaging industry, announced today “ChromaFixTM” new one-step chromatic aberration correction technology. ChromaFix brings advanced image processing technology normally found in much higher-priced cameras to low-cost low-power devices, including consumer digital cameras and camera phones. ChromaFix is offered in several configurations: a software-only solution or coupled with FotoNation’s IP-Core hardware acceleration technology to achieve maximum performance.
Higher-end digital cameras often include sophisticated glass lenses that minimize aberrations. Low-cost consumer-level cameras and camera phones have different price/performance dynamics, resulting in lower quality optics through the use of plastic lenses. With ChromaFix, consumers can get high-quality results at a low cost.
An example of chromatic aberrations is the occurrence of purple fringes around high contrast edges in a photo, which is the result of a misalignment of the red, green and blue wave-lengths of light during focusing. The prevalence of purple fringing is dependent on the design of the optical system in the camera, including: optical light path, lens materials, aperture of the exposure and the design of the image processing system executed during image capture. The purple color results from the fact that most lens designs are optimized to focus based on the green wave lengths of light. The blue and red wavelengths of light fall out of focus and overlap, producing a purple color due to the additive properties of color perception (blue and red result in purple).
“We see tremendous potential in using digital technologies to correct optical aberrations that are currently present in consumer-level digital capture devices. FotoNation’s ChromaFix technology has been designed to leverage our expertise in bringing advanced image processing to low-power consumer devices,” said Eran Steinberg, CEO of FotoNation, Inc.
A demonstration is available at PMA. For more information, see www.fotonation.com.
DXG USA, one of the fastest growing digital camera manufacturers, announced today the new DXG-565V 5 Megapixel combo digital camcorder/camera/MP3 player/voice recorder/webcam — all in one, with a large 2.4” TFT LCD screen and 32MB of built-in storage. The DXG-565V has a new sleek camcorder-shaped design and comes in 5 new trendy colors: Metallic Pink, Ruby Red, Deep-Sea Blue, Gun Metal, and Midnight Black to fit everyone’s style. In addition to its fashionable good looks, the DXG-565V also records DVD-quality MPEG-4 video at 720 x 480 D1 resolution with sound and captures still images of up to 12 Megapixels.
Based on the colorful, extremely popular DXG-506V (featured as last summer’s “Must Have” camera in In Style Magazine, as well as in Life & Style Weekly, Girl’s Life, and PopStar!, among others), the new DXG-565V’s sleeker design, larger LCD screen, lower-price, and new eye-popping colors are aimed at the tastes of teens, college students, young adults and women who like capturing and sharing life’s spontaneous moments with a bring-everywhere compact designer camera that everyone will envy.
Priced at only $99, the DXG-565V has minimal buttons for increased ease-of-use, while at the same time boasting features normally found in more expensive 5 Megapixel camcorders/cameras, such as a built-in flash in 3 modes, Macro Mode, White Balance, and EV Compensation features.
The DXG-565V is perfect to take on the road for recording high-quality video with sound or for snapping photos to send to friends or to post on your website or favorite social sites, such as MySpace®, Facebook®, and YouTube™. You can also entertain your friends at parties by connecting the DXG-565V to your TV to view your own holiday slideshows on a large screen.
Digital Foci, Inc. www.digitalfoci.com announced today that it will introduce the Pocket Album OLED Series of two new photo viewers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held January 7-10, 2008 in Las Vegas. The Pocket Album OLED Series includes the “Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8” with a 2.8-inch screen with wrist strap, holding more than 3,000 photos and the “Pocket Album OLED 1.5,” a digital keychain with a 1.5-inch screen holding 120 photos. Pocket Album OLED’s cutting edge OLED technology provides excellent display of images from almost any viewing angle. Both photo viewers let you carry your photo moments with you everywhere you go to view and share on high-quality OLED screens.
Photos can be viewed by scrolling manually or randomly through an automatic photo slideshow with adjustable intervals and multiple transition effects. The Pocket Album OLED Series includes user-friendly Photo Viewer software that makes it easy to convert images of various formats from your computer to the Pocket Album OLED photo viewers. You can crop and rotate any photos you wish to transfer and then automatically resize the photos for optimal storage and display on the viewers. Pocket Album OLED runs on Lithium-Polymer batteries that are easily recharged with the included AC adapter or with the USB cable by connecting it to your computer. The Pocket Album OLED Series also features a built-in clock with automatic on/off timer.
Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 Photo Viewer with Wrist Strap Holds More than 3,000 Photos!
The Pocket Album OLED 2.8 photo viewer features a 2.8-inch (320 x 240) Active Matrix OLED screen with an astounding contrast ratio of 10,000:1. The Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 holds over 3,000 digital photos with its internal flash memory (exact capacity TBD). You can browse your photos in Photo Thumbnail view and choose between displaying your photos full screen or 2 x 2. With its folder structure for photo management, you can even organize your photos into 5 different folders and select specific folders to playback. The Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 also works as an alarm clock and calendar.
Pocket Album OLED 1.5 Digital Keychain
The Pocket Album OLED 1.5 digital keychain photo viewer features a 1.5-inch (128 x 128) Passive Matrix OLED screen with high contrast ratio of 1000:1. With 32MB internal flash memory, Pocket Album OLED 1.5 can hold approximately 120 digital photos. The perfect sentimental gift, you can even preload precious photo moments on the Pocket Album OLED 1.5 to give to friends and family.
Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 Features:
- 2.8” (320 x 240) Active Matrix OLED screen with contrast ratio of 10,000: 1.
- Holds over 3,000 digital photos with internal flash memory.
- Folder structure for organizing photos.
- Also works as alarm clock and calendar.
- Compact photo viewer with wrist strap.
Pocket Album OLED 1.5 Features:
- 1.5” Passive Matrix OLED screen with contrast ratio of 1000:1.
- Holds approximately 120 digital photos with 32MB internal flash memory.
- Portable digital keychain.
Pocket Album OLED Series General Features:
- Runs automatic photo slideshows with adjustable time intervals or scrolls photos manually.
- Supports random photo playback.
- Built-in clock with automatic on/off timer.
- Runs on rechargeable battery rechargeable via the included AC adapter or with USB power by connecting it to your computer.
Photo Viewer Software included for converting images from your computer to Pocket Album OLED. The Photo Viewer Software lets you crop and rotate photos you wish to transfer, before automatically resizing them for optimal storage and display on the photo viewer.
The Pocket Album OLED 1.5 (PAO-150) is priced at $49.95 and Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 (PAD-280) is priced at $99.95. Both come with a USB cable, USB-AC adapter, Resource Disc, and User’s Guide and will be available in April 2008 at Digital Foci’s online store at www.digitalfoci.com.
XIAS (pronounced: kí-as) adds convenience and style to the way consumers display their digital photos with the latest additions to its line of elegant digital photo frames at 2008 CES. They are the XIAS™ 8” and 10” Executive Digital Photo Frames with WiFi capabilities. All XIAS™ digital photo frames are designed by an award winning international product design firm.
“The new XIAS™ PF-821WF and PF-1021WF digital photo frames with WiFi are a great way for people to share their digital photos,” remarked Rick Stans, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing of Norcent Technology, Inc., an authorized licensee of XIAS™ products. “With 800 x 600 resolution, images and video are bright and crystal clear. Plus, this impressive, sleek, floating swivel design looks elegant in any setting from the living room to an executive’s office.”
The new models can display anywhere from one to 12 images at one time. Images are shown on an active matrix thin film transistor (TFT) LCD display that ensures high-quality, pictures. With an 800×600 screen resolution and 250 cd/m2 brightness, images are as clear and clean as they appeared in the viewfinder.
Each model supports seven digital media formats, providing outstanding compatibility with most digital cameras now available. Both models include two built-in memory card slots. Each also features four playback modes: full-screen browse, slideshow, thumbnail browse, and zoom (in and out). Viewing time in both browse and slideshow modes can be adjusted.
The units have a wood-grain outer frame supporting a bronze-metallic screen. The exclusive XIAS™ frames look natural in any home décor or office setting. Horizontal and vertical backing supports are included. A convenient on-screen display adds to their ease of use.
Pricing and Availability
The XIAS™ PF-821WF and PF-1021WF digital photo frames will be available in Q2 2008 with pricing to be determined.
I look at this picture and think, “Wow, how hard was this to get 18,000 guys to line up in a way to make this look like something?” No computers to help during the World War I (or the Great War) era on instructing the soldiers at Camp Dodge in Iowa where to stand. No, it was all up to Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas to get everything right, climb up a tall ladder and take the picture. Smile! 
Digital Foci, Inc. announced today “Pocket Album,” a digital keychain photo viewer with a 1.5-inch color LCD screen that lets you carry your favorite photos right in your pocket to share and relive your photo moments wherever you go. Pocket Album holds a selection of up to 74 pictures with its 8MB internal memory. Photos can be viewed by scrolling manually or through an automatic photo slideshow with adjustable slideshow intervals.
Pocket Album includes user-friendly Photo Viewer Software that makes it easy to convert JPG or BMP images from your computer to Pocket Album. You can crop and rotate any photos you wish to transfer, and then automatically resize the photos for optimal storage and display on the digital keychain. The perfect sentimental gift, you can even preload precious photo moments on Pocket Album to give to friends and family for the holidays.
Pocket Album runs on Lithium-ion batteries with up to 9 hours of battery life. The batteries can be easily recharged with the included AC adapter or with the USB cable by connecting it to your computer. Pocket Album also features a built-in clock with automatic on/off timer. LCD contrast is adjustable for choosing your optimal viewing angle.
Pocket Album Features:
- Holds up to 74 digital photos with 8MB internal flash memory.
- 1.5” color LCD screen.
- 9 hours of battery life on Lithium-Ion batteries.
- LCD contrast adjustable for choosing optimal viewing angle.
- Builds automatic photo slideshows with adjustable time intervals or photos can be scrolled manually.
- Built-in clock with automatic on/off timer.
- Photo Viewer Software is included for converting JPG & BMP images from the computer to Pocket Album (compatible with Windows Vista/XP/2000, Mac 10.x or later).
- Software crops and rotates photos before automatically resizing them for optimal storage and display.
- Easily recharges battery with the included AC adapter or with the included USB cable by connecting it to your computer.
- Compact and lightweight design makes it convenient to carry.
Priced at $39.95, the Pocket Album digital keychain measures 2.2” x 1.6” x 0.5” and weighs only 1.2 oz. It is available in Black, Silver, and Blue and includes a USB cable, USB-AC Adapter, Resource Disc, Photo Viewer Software, and User’s Guide. Pocket Album is available immediately and is compatible with both Windows and Mac. For more information, see www.digitalfoci.com or http://www.digitalfoci.com/pocket_album.html.
FotoNation, Inc. announced today that it has been selected by Sony’s Professional Printer Group to provide its award winning digital Red-Eye Correction technology for new professional Sony photo printers, Picture Station Kiosks, and photo application products.
“Sony is a premier provider of superior digital photography products within the industry,” said Eran Steinberg, CEO of FotoNation. “Being selected by Sony as their provider of Red-Eye Correction technology reflects our commitment to providing the highest quality products in the industry for this solution,” he continued.
Sony’s first professional products to incorporate FotoNation’s Red-Eye Correction technology will include Sony’s PictureStation™ Digital Photofinishing System version 4700.
DXG USA, one of the fastest growing digital camera manufacturers, announced today the new DXG-572V digital camcorder that records full motion MPEG-4 video in near DVD-quality and captures 5 Megapixel photos with full clarity and color. The DXG-572V camcorder features a compact and portable camcorder design with a 5 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 4X digital zoom, 2-inch flip-out LCD screen, built-in digital voice recorder, and mass storage capability. With a suggested retail price of $149.99, the DXG-572V gives you more bang for your buck.
Movies at the Speed of Life – Never Miss a Special Moment
Made for movies at the speed of life, the DXG-572V is targeted towards a more budget-conscious consumer that is looking for a digital camcorder that offers advanced features at a price they can afford. The DXG-572V records high-quality digital video with sound so you never have to worry about missing those special moments. Compact, lightweight and easy to carry along, the DXG-572V is perfect for vacations, road trips and just about any occasion that you want to capture.
True 5 Megapixel Camera - Not Interpolated
The DXG-572V is also a true 5 Megapixel digital camera (not interpolated). That means you get clear, vibrant photos that are detail rich. The camera has a built-in flash and self timer, as well as a white balance adjustment to control color/lighting for any weather or lighting situation, even if it’s cloudy or sunny. The A/V-out allows you to show pictures or videos on you television to instantly share with friends and family. With the USB port and the included USB cable, you can upload your photos/video into your computer, where you can store them, make a copy onto a CD, or email them to friends and family.
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DXG USA announced today their new DXG-711 next-generation, slim and sexy 7 Megapixel digital camera, with all the features consumers crave at an affordable price. The DXG-711 starts with a sleek silver body and adds a 7 Megapixel CCD sensor, large 2.5” high resolution LTPS LCD, 3X optical zoom, and an instant out-of-the-box experience, so consumers can quickly start taking photos without spending hours studying the manual.
At less than an inch think, the DXG-711 camera will capture everyone’s attention and can still be conveniently tucked in your pocket – perfect for road trips, vacations and everyday occasions. The DXG-711 is equipped with a digital voice recording function so users can record to-do lists and capture thoughts on-the-fly with audio files saved directly into MP3 format. The camera comes with a built-in flash, 32MB onboard memory and supports Direct Printing for easy printing without the need of a computer.
The DXG-711 is perfect for users who want to migrate to more features, better technology and a device that is multi-functional, convenient and affordable, like parents who are looking for a replacement unit for their “old” 35mm cameras, and college students.
The DXG-711 is a true 7 Megapixel Digital Camera that can also capture vivid stills to up to 10MP, in addition to recording high-quality 640 x 480 video at 30 frames per second. When connected to your PC via the USB cable, the DXG-711 also functions as an additional hard drive and can store documents and other files with the built-in SD card slot.
The DXG-711 offers 15 different scene modes that users can choose from. These scene modes allow users to capture an image in various environments and light situations without having to worry about the clarity and quality of the pictures. Modes include Sports, Fireworks, Best Shot, Blur Reduction, Face Chaser, Monochrome, Sepia, Vivid and Night View.
DXG-711 Features:
- 7 Megapixel digital camera
- Records video at 640 x 480, 30 fps with sound
- Digital Voice Recorder
- Portable Storage Device
- 3X Optical, 4X Digital Zoom
- 2.5” LTPS screen
- Built-in flash with a variety of modes
- Pre-Set Scene and Macro Modes for optimal automatic exposure settings
- ISO 400 Sensor Sensitivity
The DXG-711 is available immediately with a suggested retail price of $149.99 through major retailers and at www.dxgusa.com.