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Medical imaging via mobile phone
Friday, May 16th, 2008Medical images that can be uploaded onto a mobile phone and transmitted to health professionals for analysis could help make diagnosis and treatment more accessible.
Olympus Launches New Digital SLR Camera - E520
Friday, May 16th, 2008Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo) announced the launch of the E-520, the latest addition to the Olympus E-System series of interchangeable lens type digital SLR cameras.
HP launches system to manage petabytes of storage for digital businesses
Friday, May 16th, 2008HP recently introduced a highly scalable storage system developed for online and digital media businesses. The new storage system is designed to simplify the management of multiple petabytes (1 petabyte equals 1,000 terabytes or 1,0005 bytes) of data at an affordable cost.
FotoTime Announces FotoAlbum Version 6.0
Thursday, May 15th, 2008FotoAlbum integrates Google mapping into the tagging of photos. Unlike other photo applications that simply allow for the entry of GPS coordinates, FotoAlbum allows users to navigate online maps to both enter and view photo locations. Mapping also includes a location editor that allows users to search for and save common locations for their photos so that new photos can be quickly mapped.
Mobile Industry Report Examines Future Mobile Phone Usage Trends and Identifies New Business Opportunities
Thursday, May 15th, 2008There are currently 2.7 billion mobile phones in use and by December 2010, 70% of our global society will carry one cellular phone. (i)
According to a recent mobile industry analysis Experian Consumer Research conducted, mobile phone usage is extending beyond typical communication functions to enter mobile banking, searches and social networks areas. Therefore creating a powerful new channel through which marketing, promotional and advertising messages can be effectively delivered to individual consumers.
Cell Phone Industry Says: Users Want Prints!
Thursday, May 15th, 2008As the imaging and wireless industries continue getting better acquainted, we are seeing more and more stories of how the two are beginning to work together. The concept of getting prints from camera phones has been a foreign one to both sides of this equation. Most imaging dealers have never really considered the devices a serious picture-taking tool and the most wireless locations have never considered photo prints a big part of their users’ experience.
HP Rewires Electronics
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008A new electronic device could lead to denser, faster kinds of memory, and processing chips that act more like the brain.
Eye-Fi Offers Geotagging, Photo Uploads
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Eye-Fi has expanded its line of Wi-Fi enabled SD-compatible storage cards to support uploading images to photo sharing services and support geotagging.
Thrrum MMS Search(TM) Brings Mobile Visual Search to Camera Phones Via MMS
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008A pioneer of technologies that extend the functionality of camera phones, announced the launch of Thrrum MMS Search. Thrrum MMS Search enables camera phone users to find and browse information related to their physical environment using the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) integrated into their phones. Users can capture a picture of any text with their camera phone and send the picture as an MMS to m@thrrum.com. Relevant search results are then sent to the users’ phones. The Thrrum MMS Search service is presently in beta and is available free of charge to AT&T wireless subscribers in the United States.
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Konica Minolta Introduces New Printer Geared Towards Design Professionals
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced the availability of the magicolor 7450 grafx laser printer, tailored for graphic design professionals. The magicolor® 7450 grafx handles a broad selection of media types and weights up to 140 lb. index and a 120,000 print monthly duty cycle, giving graphic design professionals enormous flexibility for brochure printing, promotional publishing, and commercial-quality documents in both Mac or PC creative environments.