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NEWS ABOUT: digital camera

digital camera stories: 17 news summaries

Digital Pioneers Scoop Physics Nobel Prize

Trio's work on light paved way for Internet, digital cameras

Oct 6, 09 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded today to three scientists whose research into light paved the way for the digital age. Charles Kao received the prize for his work on the transmission of light through fiber-optic cables—the basis of modern communication networks. Bell Labs researchers Willard Boyle and... More »

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digital camera • digital photography • physics • light • Nobel Prize • fiber optic cables

(Newser) - Apple will unveil a new line of iPods complete with point-and-click cameras on Sept. 9, Apple Insider reports. In addition to the 3.2-megapixel camera—which, according to a “Taiwanese rumor site,” will grace the probable last-generation hard-drive iPod in addition to the Flash-based Nano and Touch—Apple... More »

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social networking • Apple • iPod • digital camera • digital music • hard drives • consumer electronics • flash memory • megapixel • point and shoot

OPINION

Digital Polaroid Doesn't Have Same Charm

Company is back
with instant photos,
but the fun is gone

Jan 9, 09 12:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Polaroid may be out of the film business, but it's trying to reclaim its place in the market of instant photos. With the goal of winning back the hearts of nostalgic point-and-shooters, Polaroid has unveiled the diminutive PoGo, combining a standard digital camera with an onboard, ink-free printer. But FastCompany’... More »

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digital camera • CES • Polaroid

OPINION

 Cool Tech at CES, 
 But It's Useless 

3-D TVs, wristwatch cellphone are among the excellent gadgets

Jan 8, 09 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show is full of “incredible technology,” Larry Magid writes for CNET. Problem is, it’s all “in search of a practical purpose,” making this year the “year of the gimmick.” Magid runs down a few wowee gadgets of dubious usefulness.... More »

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cell phones • Las Vegas • digital camera • Consumer Electronics Show • gadget • 3-D • 2009 • projector • 3D television

Bright Spots
for Tech in 2008 


Dec 29, 08 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - 2008 wasn’t a great year for tech or the economy, but some gadget-makers did invest in innovation, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Areas where tech made more than token gains:
  • Digital cameras grow up: Not only are consumer cameras getting sharper, but some professional models can
... More »

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social networking • iPhone • Facebook • digital camera • gaming • Netflix • streaming media • iPhone applications • Best of 2008

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Finally,  a Real Phone Camera 

Picture-perfect phone closes the shutter on camera phone rivals

Dec 4, 08 10:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Adding a camera to a phone isn't exactly a novel concept, but the Motozine ZN5 breaks the mold by making it a proper digital camera instead of a feeble afterthought, David Pogue writes in the New York Times. For quality, he raves, "the ZN5’s photos trump anything... More »

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technology • cell phones • Kodak • camera • digital camera • Motorola • camera phones • Motozine

 5 Gizmos Nixed by Cellphones 


Nov 17, 08 7:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Cellphones have sent five once-hot gadgets to the techno graveyard, Wired reports:
  • The PDA: Dating back to the Psion Organizer 24 years ago, PDAs enabled busy folk to schedule meetings, keep addresses, and type notes. Only when cellphones included good calendars did PDAs die off.
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cell phones • digital camera • PDA • notebooks

product review

Nikon's New Camera May Exceed Hype

It's the first so-called SLR to allow users to shoot high-def movies

Aug 27, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Nikon D90 isn’t just another shiny new camera: it’s a “mind-blowing, game-changing” hunk of high-tech equipment, David Pogue writes in the New York Times. Why? It’s incredibly fast, has an amazing range of lenses and comes with a ton of gizmos. But here’s the... More »

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technology • digital camera • photography • Nikon

New Site Lets Microbloggers Post Short Videos

'12 Seconds' aims to do for video what Twitter did for sentences: shorten

Jul 24, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sick of spreading your message by text alone on sites such as Twitter, but not ready to actually talk to your friends face to face? Worry not: a new site, “12 Seconds,” allows you to post video updates from home or on your mobile device, Mashable reports. The... More »

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social networking • blogging • digital camera • web video • mobile devices • Twitter

PRODUCT REVIEW

Photos Tell Who, What; New Card Can Tell Where

'Wickedly clever'
Eye-Fi memory stick notes picture location

Jun 26, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Add geotagging to the list of must-have features for digital photo buffs. Yep, David Pogue writes in the New York Times—no more need to note where you took pictures. The newest Eye-Fi memory card—a WiFi-enabled sliver that uploads pictures automatically—also tags photos with a location. The downside:... More »

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digital camera • digital photography • Eye-Fi • Skyhook

PRODUCT REVIEW

 New HD Cameras Don't Cut It 

Demands of high-definition video overwhelm these digital cameras

Apr 24, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many digital cameras also shoot video, and two new cameras from Kodak and Panasonic take that feature one step further by adding the capability to shoot high-definition footage. At price tags under $500, a fraction of an HD camcorder, the Kodak EasyShare V1073 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 would seem too... More »

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Kodak • digital camera • high definition • digital video • Panasonic

Polaroid Out of Instant-Photo Biz

It will make enough film to last through '09, then turn focus to digital

Feb 8, 08 7:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Polaroid photo company, whose familiar white-bordered snapshot has become an "icon," is leaving film behind to zoom in on digital equipment, Bloomberg reports. The Massachusetts company was founded in 1937 and in 1948 released the first instant camera, pulling in huge profits—but with the popularity of... More »

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camera • digital camera • consumer electronics • Polaroid

Japan Hosts Camera Phone Film Festival

48 tiny videos yield intimate close-ups from around the world

Dec 7, 07 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Featuring 48 judge-selected short movies, each of them shot using a camera phone, Japan's Pocket Film Festival marks the dawning of a new era in amateur film making. Without special effects or fancy camera-work, the pocket-flicks, like winners "Thumb Girl" and "Walkers," are all close-up and intimate... More »

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film • cell phones • Japan • digital camera • digital video • camera phones

Ten Christmas Wishes From Wired

Number one is a slinky,
and that's awesome

Nov 23, 07 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Wired editors have picked out their gadget wish list for the holidays this year, and while the list includes some high-tech toys like TVs and palmtops, it starts out with a standby: a slinky.
  1. Slinky (everyone knows it's slinky)
  2. Nokia N810 (open source palmtop)
  3. Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean (invincible
... More »

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HDTV • list • digital camera • toys • headphones • Christmas wish lists • Lego • utility tools • wristwatch • palmtop computer • TV remote control • gadget • video games

10 Businesses Not Long for This World

Say goodbye to retail categories overtaken by modern reality

Oct 6, 07 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - New technology is changing the business landscape as once-profitable ventures like record stores and used book shops close their doors forever. Entrepreneur.com bets against 10 businesses that it says will be extinct by 2017:
  1. Record stores
  2. Camera film manufacturing
  3. Crop dusters
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telemarketing • list • camera • digital camera • record stores • used bookstores

Post-Yahoo Photo Solutions

The WSJ examines the competition

Aug 2, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo is shuttering its popular photo sharing site in September, but never fear—there are plenty of alternative places to dock your digital pics. The Journal surveys the field:
  • Kodak Gallery is the easiest to navigate, but lacks editing tools and requires a yearly purchase commitment.
  • Shutterfly is
... More »

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Yahoo • Internet • Kodak • digital camera • digital photography • Flickr • Shutterfly • Snapfish • Photobucket • web hosting

Kodak Sets Sights on Flashless Future

New low-light sensor could snap flagging company out of slump

Jun 14, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kodak showed off a new technology today that enables digital cameras to capture clearer pictures in low light—without a flash. Kodak revealed the innovation just as the enduring photography company finishes up its long and costly transformation to digital and begins to tap into its valuable portfolio of patents. More »

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technology • film • images • Kodak • Eastman Kodak • camera • digital camera • photography • digital photography • light sensors • pixels • flash • patent

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