SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today that it has expanded its industry-leading portfolio of CMOS image sensors to include a new high-definition 1/4-inch, 1.2 Megapixel (Mp) system-on-chip (SoC) imager, the S5K4AW, for notebook and desktop computers. Developed with a strong focus on real-time high-definition (HD) video capture, Samsung’s new...

New Design Optimized For Shooting in Crowded Urban Spaces SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Think Tank Photo has launched a new design in photo backpacks, the StreetWalker series. With the three new backpacks' slim vertical profile, photographers can navigate crowded places and public transportation while still being able to access professional photographic equipment. This solves a significant problem experienced by photographers shooting in urban and other...

Interactive -ldquo;BobCars-rdquo; Demonstrate Proof that Olympus Enables Consumers to Capture It All CENTER VALLEY, Pa., December 4, 2008 -ndash; Olympus-rsquo; Mobile Demonstration Showrooms powered by BobCar-reg; are anything but pedestrian as they provide holiday shoppers with hands-on demonstrations of the company-rsquo;s latest digital compact cameras, digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras and voice recorders on Manhattan sidewalks...

Cutting-edge technology made simple, portable and free Stockholm, Sweden - December 3rd, 2008 – Jalbum.net, the premier community of photographers and cutting-edge digital presentation tools, today launched Jalbum Widgets and expanded the reach of digital images across the Web. Already the software of elite photographers, Jalbum offers its millions of users a free and simple way to display images on any web site, as well as limitless options...

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Nov. 26 -- The new GiiNii 7-inch Wedge Digital Picture Frame has started shipping and is now available at Target stores nationwide, just in time for holiday shopping. The new digital picture frame features an award-winning, sophisticated, unique wedge design unlike anything currently on the market. A beautiful addition to any environment, from an executive suite to a kitchen counter, this high-resolution digital LCD frame comes...

With the release of Creative Suite 4, Adobe was again taken to task for the performance and behavior of its installers. Responding to those complaints, Photoshop Product Manager John Nack promised to look into the issue with the installer team. Late last night, he published two statements from the installer team on his blog. HILLS The first, from Barry Hills, who leads the engineering teams for Creative Suites shared technology, explained that when...

Easily Creates Photo Books with No Capital Investment -amp; No Equipment Needed For Increased Revenue Used by CVS, Wal-Mart, Jewel-Osco, King Soopers, HEB -amp; Fred Meyer Stores December 2, 2008, Alpharetta, GA -mdash; Peleman Industries, Inc. www.unibind.com, manufacturer of the award-winning Unibind high-quality binding, lamination and presentation product line, announced today the Unibind -ldquo;MyPhotoBook Starter Kit,-rdquo; which lets...

Crop and Re-size Photos with AutoRez for Print, HDTV, Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, eBay, Real Estate Listings, and Web Design and optimize color with OneClick Burnsville, MN, December 2, 2008 - - PictoColor announces the release of CorrectPhoto 3.2, its popular easy to use digital photo editor. CorrectPhoto 3.2 features PictoColor's proprietary AutoRez Crop to Fit technology which retains the resolution of the original image after cropping and OneClick...

Adobe has published Adobe Configurator 1.0 User Guide, a 40-page PDF describing its free application for creating Photoshop CS4 panels. The guide includes sections on basic usage, exploring the tool set and sharing panels. While the application itself is pretty simple to use (see our preview), the guide clarifies the fine points of panel building with Configurator. The free 3.1MB download is available here. The Configurator team has also published...

There are a lot of low-priced digital cameras out there, but the quality ranges from pretty good to just awful. To help you find a good inexpensive camera, we rounded up a whole batch of them, ran them through our tests, and picked out the few true bargains. Our list of qualifying cameras -- whose prices hover around $100 give or take $20 -- included Fujifilm FinePix J10, Casio Exilim EX-Z9, Panasonic Lumix LS80, Samsung S...

The flood of SLRs this year have put us even further behind on our review work than usual. While it'll take us a while to write and edit the review text for all the cameras involved, we have quite a body of test data collected and ready to go. In the interests of getting data into the hands of our readers in time to help with holiday purchases, we've decided to take a few days out from normal review work to analyze the test results for a number...

Japan's Nikon Corp. has today announced its latest flagship digital SLR, the 24.5 megapixel Nikon D3X. Closely based on the well-received Nikon D3 which preceded it by a little over a year, the Nikon D3X ties Sony's Alpha DSLR-A900 for the title of highest resolution 35mm digital SLR. While the Nikon D3X isn't quite as speedy as the D3, it's still a pretty fast camera when one co...

With Partnership, For The First Time Ever, Professional Photographers Now Empowered And Equipped To Sell Digital Photos And Products AUSTIN, TX-ndash;November 18, 2008-ndash;Two industry-leading solutions for the professional photographer have codified a stronger technological partnership by jointly announcing the first and only solution designed to increase profits and client offerings by allowing photographers the ability to own the sale and...

Market research firms have been busy crunching their numbers, and initial reports are that despite expectations, Black Friday sales figures showed positive growth over those from 2007. With the nation's economic climate dominating the news of late, some pundits have been suggesting that sales for Black Friday would flatten or even decline, as compared to last year. A press release published yesterday by the National Retail Federation indicates ...

Wondering how long you have to procrastinate this holiday season? Dealhack has the answer. The online service, which posts special deals, coupons, rebates and clearance items on its site, today posted a list of Holiday ordering deadlines for online merchants. The list includes everything from 1-800 Contacts to Zappos, including Amazon, Apple, B-H, Calumet, Dell, HP, J-R, Kodak, Newegg, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Radio Shack, Ritz and ThinkGeek. Even...

What were we thinking? A huge review (one of our longest) for an inexpensive multifunction device? Well, there was a lot to talk about! All-in-one printers are fast replacing everything but 13x19 printers. And as they do, they're offering WiFi connectivity so every computer in the house can use them. WiFi licensing can add $100 to the cost of a product but Canon's MP620 can be had for as little as $50 if you're buying it with a Mac at the App...