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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Bamboo Technology today announced the release of Vault360 Smartphone Edition, a simple point-and-click conversion software tool that allows consumers to transfer, manage and organize their music, photo and video files on popular smartphones freeing them from carrying multiple devices when they travel. The $29.99 application, as well as the full Vault360 product line, are Vista-compliant and available at retail stores nationwide.
“Many users want to transfer videos, music, and photos to and from their Smartphones but to date converting DVDs, tapes, CDs and even TiVo recorded media requires in-depth knowledge of codecs, bit rates and formats,” said Todd Porter, president of Bamboo Technology. “Vault360 allows you to simply connect your Smartphone or insert its memory card into the computer and move a vast array of media to it or pull the media content from it, quickly and easily. Vault360 Smartphone Edition puts a theater, scrapbook and jukebox in the palm of your hand for anytime, anywhere entertainment.”
Vault360 Smartphone Edition is compatible with popular models such as the Blackberry Pearl, Motorola Q, Samsung Blackjack and Palm Treo. Users simply load Vault360 Smartphone Edition on their PC, directly connect the device to the USB port and begin transferring content in three clicks of the mouse. Smartphones that are not capable of direct-connect are supported through the phone memory card whereby media is converted and transferred directly to the memory card via a card reader.
Vault360 Smartphone Key Features:
Following are Vault360 Smartphone’s key features in the areas of music, photos and video. A comprehensive feature set can be found at www.bambootech.com.
Music:
- Imports audio CDs, MP3, WMA, or WAV files
- Automatic audio CD title lookup using an Internet database
- Audio file preview that converts and transfers to your smartphone or memory card
Photos:
- Connects directly to all digital cameras and/or digital camera media such as memory cards
- Imports and scale photo files
- Preview individual photos
- Easy no-click animated zoom preview of photos
- Exports selected photos to the most popular media devices (video iPods, PSP, ZEN)
Video:
- Converts video files such as AVI, DivX, MPG, ASF, WMV, etc. to DVD format
- Converts DVDs to video files such as AVI, Mpeg2, WMV, and Mpeg4 SP AVI
- Imports video to computer from: DVDs (entire movie or chapters) and Analog or Digital camcorder; Digital Video Recorders (TiVo, Media Center PCs, DVRs); computer video files (AVI, Mpeg1, Mpeg2, Mpeg4, ASF, WMV, DVR-MS, TiVo); VHS tapes; VCDs/SVCDs
- Exports videos from computer to: personal media players (Video iPod, ZEN Vision, M/W) and portable game systems (PSP)
- Video preview before and after import
- Auto-fit card technology fits movies to 256MB - 4GB memory cards (PSP only)
- Organizes video library by predefined and custom genres
- Full audio and subtitle language selection for DVDs
- Customize videos with preset or custom thumbnails
The first shipments of Polaroid Media Backup – Photo Edition are now available in North America.
Polaroid Media Backup – Photo Edition enables consumers to back up photos from their personal computer by simply plugging the device into a USB port. It immediately searches the computer for all digital images and copies them over to the device without having to install or configure any software.
The ClickFree technology developed my Storage Appliance (www.goclickfree.com) assures the user of a simple and easy process, and eliminates the frustration of backup, making it ideal for consumers with little computer knowledge.
Research shows half of all consumers don’t back up their data at all because they are afraid of the technology. The balance of consumers who back up infrequently rely mostly on CDs to store copies of their files, including photos, which is an inconvenient and time-consuming.
Polaroid Media Backup – Photo Edition contains a 2.5” hard drive that will hold up to 40,000 photos and is available in two colors, Black model# CGA02540 and White CGA02541. In addition to backing up photos, the device has several other convenient features, including the ability to home print and burn a CD from the device. It can also create wallpaper from your photos with a touch of a button.
Peleman Industries, the leading binding, laminating, and presentation system company, announced today their retail partnership with the NY-based leading photo specialty retailer, Adorama. Available immediately, Adorama will now carry the Unibind PhotoBook Creator, the first low-cost do-it-yourself complete photo binding system for consumers and professional photographers. PhotoBook Creator makes it easy to create instant hard-cover 8½” x 11” personalized photo albums in only a few seconds.
Peleman’s partnership with Adorama represents an expansion for Peleman into the professional and prosumer photography markets. PhotoBook Creator is currently available primarily through consumer and scrapbooking retailers and online sites, such as consumer electronics company Bestbuy.com, superstore Target.com, xPedx retail paper stores, Studio D technology and learning stores, and digital color output company Lexjet.com.
Winner of the PMA DIMA Innovation Award and other awards and accolades, Photobook Creator lets photographers and consumers design professionally-bound wedding and other photo albums in only a few seconds. For a minimal cost, photo books can be made for friends and family for gifts that will be cherished for a lifetime. PhotoBook Creator also makes perfect photo albums for birthdays, graduations, vacations, baby showers, party mementos, and scrapbooking. Priced at only $99.99 SRP, PhotoBook Creator creates a perfectly bound hardcover book of up to 220 pages in a variety of colors and finishes. Pre-manufactured hardback covers are available with a window allowing the first photo to be viewed through the cover.
“We are excited to announce our new partnership with Adorama. Adorama will bring our Photo Book technology to professional photographers and consumers through a respected retailer that can be trusted to carry only quality items,” said Brigitte Peleman, CEO, Pelaman Industries, Inc.
Unibind PhotoBook Creator is available immediately from Adorama.com and the Adorama retail location in New York City, NY priced at $99 SRP. It includes the PhotoBook Creator binding machine, 1 hardcover PhotoBook, and software to layout pages. Additional covers are also available for purchase. For more information on the PhotoBook Creator, see its website at: http://www.myphotobookcreator.com.
Digital Foci, Inc. announced today that that it will introduce Photo Safe portable digital photo storage with 40GB, 80GB, 120GB hard drives and built-in memory card readers at this week’s Photo Marketing Association Conference (PMA) in Las Vegas. Photo Safe is a portable hard drive that lets you quickly and securely save digital photos wherever you go, so you can keep snapping away and never worry about losing important photos or running out of memory card space while on the road.
Photo Safe is the essential traveler’s digital camera companion featuring 40GB, 80GB and 120GB hard drive configurations for copying photos from memory card to the hard drive for safe-keeping. Photo Safe provides the fastest copy speed on the market as compared to similarly priced products. Its text/icon backlit LED screen shows key system information, including operational status, battery life, remaining hard drive capacity, and active partition (Photo Safe supports multiple hard drive partitions). Copy status indicator displays percentage completed during copy, copy confirmation, and number of files copied upon completion.
A unique folder name that indicates media card type and copy sequence is automatically created for each copy task to help you keep organized. When you get home, simply connect Photo Safe to your computer to retrieve your saved pictures. With its user-replaceable Li-Ion battery that’s rechargeable via computer USB port or external AC power, Photo Safe provides the ultimate convenience both at home and on the go.
Priced attractively for leisure photographers starting at $139, Photo Safe is a lower-cost alternative to the popular Digital Foci Picture Porter Elite. Both Photo Safe and Picture Porter Elite save photos on their portable hard drives so you don’t have to bring heavy laptops on the road. The key difference is that Photo Safe uses a simplified operating system and lower priced backlit LCD for text-only display, whereas Picture Porter Elite features a 3.6” color LCD screen and advanced operating system for viewing photos and playing music and movies. Read the rest of this entry »
Digital Foci, Inc. http://www.digitalfoci.com announced today that it will introduce Image Moments 6 (Model IMT-062) high-resolution digital photo frame at next week’s Photo Marketing Association Conference (PMA) in Las Vegas. Image Moments 6 displays photos on its 5.7” high-resolution digital LCD screen with the highest pixel density available on the market for superior image clarity and detail as compared to similarly-sized digital frames.
Based on the previous version of the Image Moments - Model IMT-081 8” digital frame (winner of The Professional Photographer 2007 Hot One Awards), the new Image Moments 6 is a smaller, lower-cost version of the digital frame with a contemporary design, perfect for compact places, like a bedside table or office desk. With its brushed chrome facade and polished chrome highlights, Image Moments 6 matches perfectly with any living room or office décor.
Priced at only $159, Image Moments 6 lets you display photos directly from virtually any digital camera memory card at home or at the office without a computer or subscription needed. Image Moments 6 supports all popular memory cards - CompactFlash, MicroDrive, SD card, MMC, Memory Stick, MS PRO, xD-Picture Card, and even MS Duo/MS PRO Duo directly without needing an adapter. It also has a USB slot to support USB thumb drives. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple’s iPhoto lets you rush those photos of yours off to cyberspace to a professional presentation system company where they will take your art and laminate and bind it and send it back to you with hard cover and all. I’ve seen them and they do look really nice but you’ve got to wait for it. Looks like our wait is over.
MyBook Photo Book Kit is a DIY photo book for the home. You print the pix, put them in order, bind them, and impress your friends. All from the comforts of your home. The kit comes from Peleman Industries whom is well known for its professional binding, lamination, and presentation abilities. It now brings those ablities to your house.
“MyBook Photo Book Kit is a perfect fit for retail photo labs, kiosks, professional and amateur photographers, scrapbookers, and all others who want to share their photos. When finished, our customers are amazed over the professional look and feel and the simplicity of the assembly,” said Rusty Redecker, Marketing Director, Peleman Industries Inc. “People are looking for a cost-effective and elegant way to display and share their digital photos that have remained on their computers and MyBook Photo Book Kit offers that solution, at a price that is affordable for all. Coupled with a simple software program, the package can be used with ease.”
MyBook Photo Book Kit includes 1 book with a window cut, 2 end sheets, and photo book layout software for under $20.00. Grab yours in Spring from all major retailers when they hit the shelves.
Face it. Those that know how are lazy and those that don’t know how want to. What’s the how? Backing up those precious pictures. The number one reason for preventable data loss is the absence of a backup routine and now Polaroid along with Storage Appliance Corp want to change that with ClickFree.
The new ClickFree, coming off the heals of Christmas and the hundreds of digital photographs the average person took, allows anyone to easily back up every picture on their hard drive with the simple task of just plugging in the unit. That’s it. No software to configure, no drivers to install, no schedules to make, no buttons to push, no nothing. Just plug the power into the wall and the USB cord into your computer and you’re done!
ClickFree is very powerful and its first duty is to search your entire hard drive for over 60 different picture formats. (Is there even that many? Wow!) It’ll go through not just your My Pictures folder but through every folder including compressed ones. “Its design enables it to extract photos from compressed files automatically right out of the box,” Storage Appliance Corp told SvenOnTech. ClickFree will even search your e-mail attachments for photos. Now that’s thorough. Fear not, power users, you can tweak the settings if so feel like doing so as ClickFree left no one out from this backup fun. We were further told that, “After backup your photos are displayed in an engaging and elegant manner on the desktop with convenient interactive features such as online sharing and printing.” Nice. Restoring lost files from the 40 GB external hard onto the original or even another computer again requires no software install. Brilliant!
Next on tap is the ability to find common files such as Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint slide shows. Don’t worry Mac users, your time is coming, too, as an OS X version of this great little backup helper is on the way early this year.
Look for this wonder to be sold between $129 and $149 retail within this quarter.
The image viewer that we love here at SvenOnTech has arrived on your BlackBerry. In the same style and ease as its PDA and Smartphone counterpoint, SplashPhoto for BlackBerry couldn’t be any easier to use. It’s just that good. Features include:
Sync: includes desktop application (for Windows) to load and manage your pics
Browse: four views to browse photos on your device - list, detail list, small thumbnails, & large thumbnails
View: view photos full screen, in a slideshow, and pan & zoom to look at details
Send: images can be sent via email right on the device
Take a look for yourself and download a trial and you’ll be glad you did once you start using this excellent product.
My major complaint with iPhoto (now that the photo loading is a bit quicker) is it’s inability to mount photo sources such as network shares or various locations on ones hard drive. Importing never gets me excited. There are other things missing, too, but none that really are that a big of deal. While I’ve found other applications that will support photo viewing without importing, none really caught my fancy. That was until I found Picture Arena.
Picture Arena is a product from a German company called IOSPIRIT. An interesting name since IO (or I/O) means “input / output” and in this case, the input is the picture file and the output is what we see on the screen. Anyway, I’m wandering from the true brilliance of my find. Picture Arena not only solved my issue with mounting drives and folders, but talk about speed. Yikes, if iPhoto could only dream of being this fast, millions of Mac users would rejoice. While I have it running on a MacBook Pro, others with slower systems will notice an immediate difference. One user wrote, “The speed on my iMac G4 700 MHz is so much better than iPhoto and it lets me do more things and quicker, too!”
With Photo Arena, you get a wealth of other features such as being able to view and edit the longest list of RAW image files I’ve ever seen. Heck, I dare say it supports more than Adobe Photoshop CS2! All the other basic formats, such as JPEG, are also supported. You’ll be to also resync, as IOSPIRIT calls it, that allows for document management of sorts with your photos. One person will be able to make edits to a picture and send it back to the server updating the server while another person will be able to see those changes automatically. And if you’re a lazy lad, then use your voice as Photo Arena will listen to your commands.
Photo Arena does replicate many of iPhotos features as well. You can make albums, burn CDs, create slide shows (though without iTunes integration), as well as print any selection of pictures. If there is anything you miss of iPhoto, however, it’s always just a click of a button to get it back into an iPhoto album. No worries.
If you’re tired of iPhotos inability to view your pictures off your network, CF card, or just from another source on your hard drive, then you need this application. With its added bonus of other great features, this is simply one very good product that is worth the money. Hey don’t take our word for it, MacGamesandMore made it its pick of the week and said, “It does practically EVERYTHING you need!”