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    • Epson Debuts Photo-Friendly Home Printers (PC Magazine)
      PC Magazine - The Epson Stylus NX625 features automatic duplexing, a 2.5-inch tilt-screen LCD, and memory-card slots for printing photos without a computer.
    • Three big-carrier, Android-packing Samsung Galaxy phones down, one to go (Ben Patterson)
      Ben Patterson - We've already got the Captivate for AT&T, the Epic 4G for Sprint, and the Vibrant for T-Mobile — all three of which come armed with eye-popping 4-inch displays, slim profiles, speedy 1GHz processors, and five-megapixel cameras — and now Samsung’s set to finish its lap of the four big U.S. carriers with the Fascinate, due in the coming weeks for Verizon Wireless.
    • OmniVision shares fall on 1Q revenue miss (AP)
      AP - OmniVision Technologies Inc., which makes chips for digital cameras and Web cameras, on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $16.9 million, or 30 cents per share, reversing a loss a year earlier.
    • Canon Launches EOS 60D, First D-SLR with Articulating LCD (PC Magazine)
      PC Magazine - Canon's new EOS 60D is its first D-SLR to feature an articulating LCD; it also offers HD 1080p video capture and 18-megapixel still images.
    • Canon EOS 60D DSLR: 18 Megapixels and HD Video (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Canon has announced the latest addition to its DSLR camera line, the Canon EOS 60D. The EOS 60D builds aims to made DLSRs easier to user by combining advanced photography features with automatic and in-camera technologies designed to simplify shooting and inspire creativity—plus, the EOS 60D sports an 18 megapixel resolution can can shoot 1080p high-definition video.
    • AT&T Releases Sony Ericsson Vivaz (PC Magazine)
      PC Magazine - Hot on the heels of the Sony Ericsson X10, AT&T on Wednesday announced the Vivaz, an 8.1-megapixel smartphone with HD video capture.
    • Canon Creates 120-megapixel Image Sensor (PC World)
      PC World - Engineers at Canon have created a digital image sensor with a resolution of 120-megapixels, the highest yet managed for a sensor of its size, the company said Tuesday.
    • Hands On: Kodak's New Touchscreen Pocket Camcorder (PC Magazine)
      PC Magazine - Kodak on Monday launched a new touchscreen pocket HD camcorder, an extremely thin 5x digital camera, and a touchscreen photo frame.
    • Kodak Debuts EasyShare M590 Camera, Playtouch Video Camera (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Kodak has taken the wraps off two new consumer imaging products, the EasyShare M590 camera, which the company says is the world’s thinnest camera with a 5× optical zoom, and new Playtouch video camera, which can shoot 1080p high-definition video and features a 3-inch touchscreen interface. Both cameras are designed to appeal to consumers through easy-to-use interfaces and simple sharing technologies that enable quick sharing to services like Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube.
    • Canon Launches Three PowerShot Cameras (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Canon has taken the wraps off three new PowerShot digital cameras: the PowerShot S95, PowerShot SD4500 IS, and PowerShot SX130 IS. The cameras aim to appeal to different segments of the consumer camera marketing, bringing a range of power, flexibility, and portability along with high-definition video capture and improved low-light shooting.
    • Nikon D3100 DSLR Does 1080p Video with Autofocus (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - After many weeks of rumors and leaks, Nikon has officially unveiled its D3100 digital SLR camera, featuring a 14.2 megapixel resolution, a new enhanced guide made to help users step into DSLRs, and—in a first for a DSLR camera—the ability to shoot 1080p high-definition video with autofocus, subject-tracking, and face detection.
    • OmniVision Technologies (Investor's Business Daily)
      Investor's Business Daily - OmniVision Technologies (NMS:OVTI), which makes image sensors for compact digital cameras, fell 6% to 20.91 after a report said Apple (NMS:AAPL) may drop the company's chips from its next iPhone and instead use chips from Sony . There was no confirmation of the report, and one industry analyst expressed doubts that Apple would team with Sony, whose chips are used in rival devices, such as Sony Ericsson phones.
    • FujiFilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Hands-on Impressions (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Today Fuji unveiled its second generation dual lens 3D camera, the W3, at the Museum of Natural History here in Manhattan, where members of the media (present company included) got a chance to shoot some dinosaurs with the peak of current photographic evolution.
    • Nikon Beams Up Coolpix S1100pj Projector Camera (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Nikon has debuted two new Coolpix cameras, including the 12.1 megapixel Coolpix S5100 with improved low-light shooting and the 14.1 megapixel Coolpix S1100pj. The Coolpix S1100pj is a followup to last year’s S1000pj, which was the first digital camera with a built-in projector; the new edition increased the projector’s brightness from 10 lumens to 14 lumens, and can also be hooked up to a computer via USB to project computer data on convenient nearby walls and surfaces. The projector can throw images about 240cm (just under 8 feet) at sizes up to the equivalent of a 47-inch display.
    • Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Camera Can Shoot 3D movies (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Consumer electronics companies are hurriedly embracing 3D technology, and Fujifilm is no exception, today announcing its FinePix Real 3D W3 compact camera that, like its predecessor, can take 3D still photos, but can also shoot high-definition 720p 3D video. The camera packs two 10 megapixel sensors—one for left, one for right—and also sports a mini HDMI 1.4 port for displaying 3D imagery on 3D-compatible televisions.
    • BlackBerry Curve 3G: Affordable and Upgradable (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Canada’s Research in Motion might be embroiled in international intrigue, but the company is still taking time to announce new BlackBerry devices: today the company formally announced its BlackBerry 9300 Curve 3G, an evolutionary update to its entry-level BlackBErry smartphone that features a full QWERTY keypad, 3G mobile broadband, up to 32 GB of storage via a microSD/SDHC slot, and a video-capable two megapixel camera. Although the devices will ship with BlackBerry 5, the Curve 3G will be upgradable to BlackBerry 6, RIM’s forthcoming mobile operating system refresh, in the “coming months.”
    • Motorola droid 2 pictures (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Verizon took the wraps off the long-rumored Motorola Droid 2 today. It looks very similar to the original Motorola Droid, offering a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and the same size 3.7-inch display and 5-megapixel camera. The Droid 2 will come with Android 2.2, which features Adobe Flash Player 10.1 built-in, 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities, and high-speed Web browsing. The new Droid will again come with the 16GB of memory but can support up to 40 GB of total storage capacity, a small boost from the first Droid’s support for 32 GB. The Droid 2 will be available for pre-sale starting tomorrow, August 11, for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and new two-year service agreement.
    • Kodak has 2Q loss, ending consecutive up quarters (AP)

      FILE - This file photo made Jan. 8, 2007, Kodak cameras are displayed in Las Vegas. Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday, July 28, 2010, its loss narrowed to $168 million in the second quarter, lifted by inkjet printer sales, but its adjusted earnings fell short of analysts' estimates as sales fell 11 percent. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - Robust inkjet printer sales and fewer charges narrowed Eastman Kodak Co.'s loss to $168 million in the second quarter, but its slumping film business cast a shadow over the photography pioneer's prolonged digital transformation.


    • Motorola Charm has BlackBerry look, Android feel (Ben Patterson)
      Ben Patterson - It may not boast the hottest features of the latest Android superphones — no 8-megapixel cameras, HD recording or video chat, for example — but with its new, BlackBerry-style QWERTY keypad, the Motorola Charm still represents something of a first.