Cell Phone Software Formats Checks For Online Banking (TechWeb)
TechWeb - ImageNet Mobile Deposit uses the camera phone as a handheld scanning device to let customers check balances, request transfers, and pay bills. 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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Geotagging: growing trend of labelling online photos with GPS data (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - NEW YORK - To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites. Full text
GPS adds dimension to online photos (AP)
AP - To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites. Full text
Olympus Stylus 790 SW takes beating, keeps snapping (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Digital cameras tend to be delicate. The LCD display and lens on my pricey Canon point-and-shoot were damaged recently because I had the audacity to carry a pocket-size camera, minus a case, in well, my pocket. A second Canon died when I dropped it in a kiddie pool. Full text
Syntax-Brillian signs LCD deal with Japan's Sharp (Reuters)
Reuters - Television set and digital camera maker Syntax-Brillian Corp said it signed a liquid crystal display panel supply agreement with Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp (6753.T), sending its shares up 5 percent. Full text
Samsung Adds iPhone-Like Device To Its Lineup (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The SGH-F490 includes a Croix User Interface, a 5-megapixel camera, video capabilities, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, 130 Mbytes of internal memory, and expandable memory. Full text
Electronics show prize goes to memory card that transfers photos to computer (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - LAS VEGAS - A memory card that wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer - letting you skip the tedium of plugging the camera in to upload images - got bragging rights this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Full text
Wi-Fi camera card gets a CES prize (AP)
AP - A memory card that wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer — letting you skip the tedium of plugging the camera in to upload images — got bragging rights Wednesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Full text
3M has projector small enough for cell phones, cameras (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - For several years people have been talking about the idea of miniaturizing a projector so that it's small enough to fit inside a cell phone or digital camera. Now it's finally been done, and 3M is demonstrating a prototype of such a device at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show. Full text
Xerox Corp. unveils new logo to highlight improvements, software (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - HARTFORD, Conn. - Xerox Corp. unveiled a new logo Monday intended to scuttle its old image as a photocopier manufacturer and highlight its software, colour printers and other technologically updated products. Full text