Archive for February, 2008

Broadway mulling rights issue and acquisition

“Accordingly the directors have determined it is not appropriate to pay an interim dividend in April as has been the practice in past years”

Broadway Industries said today its December half year net profit rose 119 per cent to $509,000. Revenue from ordinary activities rose 21 per cent to $26 million. via Manawatu Evening Standard

Product Review: Olympus E-3 digital SLR

With the exception of its somewhat awkward design and interface, the Olympus E-3 stands up quite well to competitors such as the Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 and Nikon D300. via Belleville News-Democrat

MTI Micro Unveils New Mobile Fuel Cell Prototype for Digital…

“Digital cameras make up the second largest revenue segment in the consumer lithium-ion battery market”

MTI MicroFuel Cells , the developer of the award-winning Mobion micro fuel cell technology and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Incorporated unveils tomorrow a new prototype for the digital camera market … via Customer Interaction Solutions

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Digital Camera Introduction Features 15x Optical Zoom

New Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Digital Camera is Ideal for Fast-Action Shooting SAN DIEGO, Feb. via Cameratown.com Digital Imaging News

Micrium Adds Failsafe Operation to uC/FS Fat and Fat-Free File System Software

“With the advances in storage media capacity, mobility and CPU performance, an increasing number of manufacturers are incorporating the file system feature into their products”

Additionally, uC/FS supports the flash medium for compact, reliable and low-cost storage and provides wear-leveling to increase flash memory lifespan. via PR-inside.com

Stephanie Hodges’ Scrapbook

My little grandangel and her uncles Anthony 3,Cameron 8 and Alexa 3 on Mother’s Day at the resturant acting silly for momma’s new digital camera that she just got for Mother’s day. via Link

Essential Home Electronics

We at Glam.com have a weakness for glam gadgets, especially those that offer a simplified, sleek approach to everyday tasks and simultaneously up your home’s fab factor. via WNDY-TV Indianapolis

Stanford camera chip can see in 3D

“The multiaperture sensor can form images at close proximity…because no objective lens is needed”

Most folks think of a photo as a two-dimensional representation of a scene. Stanford University researchers, however, have created an image sensor that also can judge the distance of subjects within a snapshot. via CNET News.com

Flash memory prices may plummet, analysts say

“Flash pricing definitely has an impact in terms of giving Apple the ammunition to be able to lower price points”

Apple reduces orders - flash memory prices to fall Agam Shah Prices of NAND flash memory could plummet this year because of weak demand and an oversupply in the market, analysts said on Wednesday. via Macworld UK

Bargains spur strong digital camera shipments

“Despite a lackluster overall holiday season for consumer electronics, the digital camera market continued to defy expectations and post strong growth”

Shoppers reached for more digital cameras in the fourth quarter, taking advantage of holiday bargains and fueling better-than-expected shipments of the devices for the full year, according to research firm IDC. via Reuters

Lexar Increases Capacity of SDHC Memory Cards

Lexar has announced that it has increased the capacity of its SDHC format memory cards in all three of the company’s popular product lines including Professional, Platinum II, and standard. via Shutterbug

Sony to sell chip facility to Toshiba for $835 mln

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Wednesday it will sell its microchip production facilities in western Japan to Toshiba Corp for 90 billion yen ($835 million), in their latest move to focus on their core businesses.

The equipment will be used by their semiconductor joint venture that will make high-performance Cell chips and RSX graphic chips, both used in Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console, as well as other microchips that go into Toshiba products.

The venture will be established on April 1. Read more

Aperture In Black And White

Mac users can use Aperture to attain good foundation monochrome images from digital camera and scanned RGB files. via Shutterbug

Ricoh unveils 10 megapixel, 7x zoom Caplio R8

Ricoh introduces the new Caplio R8 compact digital camera featuring a 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom and 10 megapixel CCD. via DCVIEWS Digital camera and photograph…

Toshiba says it may end HD DVD video business, signaling rival Blu-Ray format’s likely victory

Canon XL2 MiniDV Camcorder Sporting a sleek body design and an extensive list of features, the Canon XL2 Camcorder provides everyone with great results without any effort at all. via Creative Mac

Review: Photos HQ for Palm OS Treo 680

Overview Note: Click on thumbnails to open full-size photos These days, digital cameras come in two main categories: slick, and even slicker. via TreoCentral

What To Expect From A Classic Digital Camera

Filed under: General , Photography by author Digital cameras have made a big impact on the world when it comes to taking pictures for any occasion. via Tips and Answers

Next-gen mobile phones strut their stuff in Barcelona

This week’s Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona served as the launchpad for many of these feature-rich phones, which will be hitting the market in the next couple of months. via EETimes.eu

RCS Retained Global Status in 2007 as the Industry’s Largest and Emerged Significantly in New Markets

RCS Limited , the world’s largest international trader of cellular phones, digital cameras and other portable electronics, has announced its 2007 annual trading data for the global trading market of cellular … via KVOA-TV Tucson

001Micron Digital Camera Data Recovery 4.8.3.1

Memory card pictures recovery utility helps to retrieve lost photos from your damaged memory card even when your memory card is being pulled out when camera was on. via Softpedia

Crime report: Thief drives off with bras and panties, woman’s tires slashed

Burglary Someone broke into a residence in the 4200 block of Cedar Creek Circle between 7:15 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursday and stole $1,200 worth of items. via Montgomery Advertiser

Fujifilm Finepix Z20fd Digital Camera

Fujifilm, one of the world’s largest cameras and imaging company, has recently revealed the most glamorous 10 mega pixel digital camera, called the Fujifilm Finepix Z20fd Digital Camera . via Ideal Gadget

Zoran’s COACH Processors Power Over 50 Digital Camera Models On Display at PMA 2008 in Las Vegas

SUNNYVALE, CA, February 11 / MARKET WIRE/ — Zoran Corporation announced that its COACH digital camera processors are powering a range of top-tier digital camera brands displayed this past weekend at the Photo … via Customer Interaction Solutions

Fujifilm Agrees to Buy Controlling Stake in Toyama, Adding Bird-Flu Drug

Fujifilm Holdings Corp. agreed to buy Toyama Chemical Co. for as much as 154.6 billion yen , adding a potential bird-flu treatment to its medical unit as digital camera sales slow. via Bloomberg.com - Asia

Lottery director vows to make up party costs

“My staff and I have also gone through a thoughtful review of the billings from the event to better identify what expenditures could have been minimized or in most cases negated entirely.”

The director of the state lottery said she would cut her staff’s conference travel budget to offset $50,000 in taxpayer money spent on a questionable employee recognition party that was the focus of a state … via The Argus

Camera donation helps Berlin students focus on technology

“Our daughters were there since pre-kindergarten.”

Students at Buckingham Elementary School will be learning to focus on technology as well as textbooks with the help of 12 digital cameras that were recently donated to the school. via Daily Times

Search for the perfect digital camera all about features

For the past few weeks I’ve been in search of the perfect digital camera. If such a camera existed it would take incredibly great pictures, be small enough to easily fit into a pocket, would use AA rechargeable … via Redwood City Daily News

From Dektol to digital: Camera store bids farewell after 37 years

“We’re at the crossroads now. It’s a matter of do we reinvest or do we pick up our marbles.”

The smell of photo chemicals is long gone. The days of film strips hanging from the ceiling only a distant, laughable memory. via Wenatchee World

Nokia 6220 clasic phone has 5 megapixel digicam and aGPS

“The Nokia 6220 classic will help web 2.0 novices and experienced bloggers snap, save and share pictures and videos easily. Saving, tagging and uploading pictures can now be done on the phone, seconds after the picture has been taken”

Posted on Monday, February 11 2008 @ 17:54:48 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck Another new phone from Nokia is the 6220 classic, this model sports a 5 megapixel camera and has aGPS support for geotagging. via DarkVision Hardware

Olympus Cuts FY ‘07 Estimates on Slow Digital Camera Sales

The yen’s appreciation against the dollar and the euro was also behind the downward revision, the company said. via JCN Network