Epson delivers portable photo printer with digital frame

In Japan, it's a tradition to send out postcards for New Year on January 1, and most families like to make their own to send out to friends and relatives. Epson Japan probably saw a potential in this market and introduced the Colorio Me E-800 postcard printer.

However, this portable gadget comes with a nice 7-inch LCD which doubles as a digital photo frame when it is not churning out greeting cards. Another interesting feature of the E-800 is that it is bundled a remote control as well as a wireless keyboard. This can be used for typing out customized messages on pictures. The inkbox has an onboard card reader which accepts commonly used media such as Memory Stick and SD/SDHC. Users can also transfer images to the E-800 from their mobile phones via the optional Bluetooth adapter.

The E-800 is currently available only in Japan and is retailing for about US$600. Epson Singapore told CNET Asia the company has intentions to bring a similar product soon to Asia, though it may not be able to create customized postcards like the E-800 and will probably print photographs only. Pricing-wise, consumers can expect it to be more affordable than the E-800. Check back soon for more updates.

Samsung launches the AMOLED 12M in Korea

The name probably doesn't tell you a lot, but according to Samsung, the AMOLED 12M is the world's first 12-megapixel camera-phone with built-in 3x optical zoom. There were other 12-megapixel handsets before this including the Pixon12 and Sony Ericsson Satio, but the big deal here is the optical zoom feature. This lets you zoom in on the subject without degrading picture quality as compared with digital zoom.

Going by its 115.8 x 56.9 x 16.3mm dimensions, the handset is quite chunky and looks more like a digicam with phone functions. However it redeems itself with a generous shutter button and a mode dial for switching between the various shooting modes.
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Fujifilm to join Micro Four Thirds consortium?

The Micro Four Thirds camera war has, until now, been a two-horse race between Panasonic and Olympus. There are now whispers that Fujifilm might throw its hat into the ring to compete with the two original developers of the format.

Rumour site Photo Rumors reports that Fujifilm may be developing a Micro Four Thirds camera with an EXR sensor, to be announced before next year's PMA expo in January.

Provisionally named Micro-S10EXR (MS10), the new camera will feature the company's EXR sensor but in the Four Thirds size, with 12 megapixels, and will house many of the features commonly found on Fujifilm's current compact range. The LCD will apparently be a tilting design and the camera may have an in-built electronic viewfinder (EVF), differentiating it from the current Micro Four Thirds offerings from Panasonic and Olympus; the Panasonic GF1 features an EVF that attaches separately to the body, and the Olympus E-P1 has an optional optical viewfinder.
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Nikon to unveil D3s with 1080p video recording next month?

Word on the street has it that Nikon is set to announce the D3s on October 15, and this professional dSLR will feature 1080p-quality movie recording. But it seems the rumored shooter won't be having a full-frame sensor as camera blog NikonRumors stated there will be a 1.6x crop factor. The burst mode is speculated to be 14fps, which trumps the 11fps and 5fps offered by the D3 and D3x, respectively.

If this camera becomes a reality, it will be Nikon's first camera to enable full-HD video recording and perhaps the fastest dSLR it has to date. We're looking out for more information so check back with us soon.

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Wacom introduces multitouch function to its tablets

Wacom's pressure-sensitive tablets have already been pretty great at what they do, but they've added a simple and appreciated wrinkle for Windows 7 and Mac OSX multitouch addicts: their new pads now double as giant multitouch pads, too.

Available in a range of sizes and functions, Wacom's Bamboo lineup has pads that are touch-only, as well as touch/pen combo pads. In our opinion, the combo is really the only way to go--Wacom's wireless pressure-sensitive pen is worth the tiny bit of extra investment, and is nearly good enough to drive would-be artists right over the edge into art dabbling themselves.
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