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Lexar's UDMA CF/SD reader
Phil Ryan | Nov 12, 2007
Lexar is about to start shipping a new reader to complement its line of 300X Professional UDMA CompactFlash cards. First announced back in February, the reader features two slots: One UDMA-compatible CompactFlash slot and one
SDHC-compatible SD card slot.
The reader's slick design includes an integrated cover for the card slots. If you press buttons on the sides of the reader, the middle portion pops up and the slots become accessible. When you're done, just push the middle part down and the slots are covered, so you don't have to worry about dirt or dust getting inside the slots while you're toting the reader from one shoot to the next in your bag. A mini USB jack on the back lets you connect it to your computer with the included mini-to-full-size USB cable.
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Hands-on with the Eye-Fi Card: Give any digital camera Wi-Fi capabilities
Will Greenwald | Nov 12, 2007
The card comes with a USB reader, a small instruction booklet, and nothing else; all the pertinent software is included on the card, and it autolaunches when you connect it to your computer. Once you install the software, you can access your card's settings through a very simple Web-based service. A setup wizard guides you on your card's initial run, holding your hand as you register your local wireless network and enter your upload preferences. Integration with Web services like Webshots and Flickr is easy; just enter your username and password, and the card does the rest.
Once you take the card out of the reader and actually put it in your camera, it works just like an ordinary SD card. You shoot and the photos stay on the card's 2GB of memory. Once you get within range of a registered Wi-Fi network, though, the card really works its magic. As you shoot, the card automatically uploads your pictures to your photo service of choice. If the computer upon which you installed the Eye-Fi software is within range and turned on, your photos also automatically upload to its hard drive. Unfortunately, wireless transfers take much longer than simply writing to an SD card, so you need to keep your camera on for a few minutes after you take your photos, to make sure they transfer. You also need to disable power saving (the function that automatically turns off the camera if you don't touch it for a length of time), ensuring that the card will ravenously devour your batteries.
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Sony Alpha 700: The beta update
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 08, 2007
While it's a swanking new camera that's living it up right on top of Sony's dSLR food chain, the Japanese firm has elected to improve it just a little more.
According to Sony Electronics Asia Pacific, the new firmware is paired together with a new update for the two bundled software (Image Data Converter and Image Data Lightbox) that come with each purchase of the Alpha 700.
Some of the improvements include increased picture sharpness under low contrast conditions and lower noise levels when pictures are taken with high light sensitivity.
For more details on whether your Alpha 700 is eligible for the updates, do check this link.
"Bling! It": Look better, sell more
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 07, 2007
From the digital masters behind the popular masking software, Vertus Fluid Mask 3, comes an image editor that hopes to rack up your eBay sales.
Do an eBay search. Someone's probably selling that floor lamp you crave. But gawd, does the picture kill your gadget appetite. It's dark, it's grainy and it looks like it was shot against a bedsheet that has not visited the laundry for weeks.
Like they say, when it comes to sales, it's the image that counts.
"Bling! It" (US$49.95) is an image editor that can take a poorly shot image and turn it into a professionally edited picture. First, the dirty bed sheet is cut out and replaced with a snazzy background, which probably leverages on some of the same unique masking algorithms used in Fluid Mask 3. Then sharpening, shadows, highlights and edge blending can be added to polish up the final product.
Looks good. For a taste of how it works, click on the link for the trial software.
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Kodak enters the fashion fray
Derek Fung | Nov 07, 2007
We never expected to see the day when Kodak branched out into beads and handbags. But yesterday, during its launch for its new M-series EasyShare cameras, was that day. Like Nokia, which began offering beaded wrist straps for its 6085 fashion phone, Kodak will soon begin selling fashion wrist and neckstraps for its cameras -- although we suspect they'll fit any point-and-shoot. There are a variety of bead shapes and colours for the straps, including red, pink, silver and black, and are all priced at US$18.65.
The bags range in size from a brown wristlet (US$23.35) through aqua and pink clutches (US$28 pictured above) to a larger green bag with in-built purse (US$37.40). Each bag features a compartment that will snugly fit a point-and-shoot camera, as well as slide-in holders for SD cards. The larger ones also sport a pocket for mobile phones. According to Kodak, the target market for these accessories is females 14-and-up.
Via CNET Australia's Oi!
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