Polaroid plans print renewal for digital (AP)
AP - Once celebrated for cameras that made their own prints, Polaroid Corp. plans to update the concept this year by selling a portable printer for images on cell phones and digital cameras. Full text
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Leica grabs bragging rights with `fastest' lens (AP)AP - Before camera manufacturers one-upped each other with the number of megapixels, they one-upped each other with the zoom range of their lenses. And before that, in the 1960s, the "speed" of the lens, its ability to gather light, was the big selling point. Full text |
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Casio Unveils Super High-Speed Digital Still Camera (PC World)
PC World - Casio is expected to announce a camera capable of shooting up to 60 full-resolution images in one second at CES. Full text
Gates, Simonyi Give $30 Million To Build Giant Telescope (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The viewing equipment will include a 3,200-megapixel digital camera that will capture and download up to 30 Tbytes of image data per night. Full text
Non-iPod Music Player Sales Down During The Holiday Season (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Also showing declines are plasma TVs and point-and-shoot digital cameras, said a market research firm. Full text
Samsung Announces Budget Digicams (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Samsung announced a pair of digital cameras Wednesday morning: the 7.2 mega-pixel S760 and the 8.1 mega-pixel S860, both budget cameras priced at $169 and $179 respectively. Full text
Sanyo swings back to profit in 1st half (AP)
AP - Scandal-plagued Sanyo said Tuesday it swung back to a profit for the six months through September as strong digital camera and rechargeable battery sales offset a decline in mobile phones and home appliances. Full text
Verizon Adds FlipShot Cell Phone With Photo Features (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The FlipShot has a built-in 3.0-megapixel camera with digital zoom, camcorder, and a rotating display. Full text
Improvements keep people focused on new cameras (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Digital camera sales are defying expectations. Two years ago, camera sales were expected to hit a peak and begin falling. Instead, sales are expected to grow 16% this year, and analyst Chris Chute at research firm IDC expects them to grow an additional 8% in 2008. Full text
Flickr to map the world's latest photo hotspots (Reuters)
Reuters - Picture having an Olympian view of millions of photos the world's photographers and cameraphone users have produced over the last day. Full text
Digital camera shipments to U.S. up 22 percent (Reuters)
Reuters - Shipments of digital cameras to the United States in the third quarter rose 22 percent, driven by demand from consumers replacing older models at discounted prices, according to industry data. Full text