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Be discreet with Shootsac
Leonard Goh | Apr 02, 2008
Made entirely out of neoprene (except the strap), the bag wraps around your body for extra comfort when out for a day's shoot. Plus, the material is water-resistant so you don't have to worry about wet weather.
The Shootsac may look small, but it has six pockets inside for lenses and other accessories. Even the large 70-200mm lens from different manufacturers can fit snugly inside the bag.
Although its designer Jessica Claire claimed that the Shootsac is fashionable, from the Web site it looks just like another satchel Grandpa Joe is carrying. Perhaps she got wind of it already and is offering customizable patterned covers for the bag for an additional cost. However, how discreet would the bag be then?
Although the Shootsac has yet to be available in Asia Pacific, you can still purchase it from its Web site for a price starting from US$152.15.
Nikon buys Canon for 22 million euros
Leonard Goh | Apr 01, 2008
In the snippet, Fox reported that Nikon is going to remove Canon's line of professional EOS cameras and announced the D3x full-frame dSLR. This non-existent model (yet, we guess) is stated to have a 21.1-megapixel full-frame sensor and maximum ISO sensitivity of 320,000. It will also incorporate the best technology from the two Japanese imaging giants.
Well, we've all been waiting for such a camera. For those who are wondering if this model really does exist, there are rumors going around in cyberspace and even a Web site dedicated to this rumored model.
Update: We have removed the link to the hoax site as it is already inactive.
Just hit "Print" and snap away
Leonard Goh | Mar 31, 2008
If everything goes well, the next thing you have to find is 35mm film. Or, if you are really bored, you can always try fixing an old image sensor and circuit board from an outdated digital camera into the box. If you manage to do that, drop us a mail and we'll showcase your achievement. Otherwise, pretend nothing ever happened.
What you will get is a pinhole camera, so the exposure time is considerably longer. If you don't want blurry shots, keep the camera still while exposing the film.
Beware of wet weather, though. In any event if your camera gets totalled by the elements, just hit "Print" again.
Report: Complaints trigger rewrite of Photoshop Express terms
Michelle Meyers | Mar 31, 2008
It appears Adobe is quickly responding to concerns about a surprising clause in its terms of service for Photoshop Express, the free Web-based software launched Wednesday that has otherwise been well-received.
Users were taken aback by a clause that basically gives Adobe the right to do anything it wants with their photos. As CNET's Lori Grunin first pointed out in herreview on Webware, the clause in question goes like this:
"Adobe does not claim ownership of Your Content. However, with respect to Your Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Services, you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content and to incorporate such Content into other Materials or works in any format or medium now known or later developed."
Grunin's response: "I'm going to give Adobe the benefit of the doubt and assume someone forgot to put the choke collar on the lawyers, letting something this undesirable slip through." And she was right on the money, at least according to a report from Adobe blogger John Nack, who contacted Adobe with concerns about the terms of service.
Nack wrote that he got a note back from the Photoshop Express team Friday stating that it agrees that the clause "implies things we would never do with content," and therefore the legal team is making it a priority to post revised terms.
Via CNET News.com
Fancy a Wi-Fi-enabled picture frame?
Leonard Goh | Mar 28, 2008
Well, Kodak's EX811 digital photo frame may just be the answer. Besides sporting an 8-inch LCD display with its proprietary Color Science technology, the gizmo is Wi-Fi-enabled, too. This feature allows you to send and receive pictures from other Kodak Wireless Photo Frame users over a Wi-Fi network. Sadly, you cannot browse the Web on this device.
The border of the frame is touch-sensitive, so organizing images just takes a few strokes of your finger. If you don't want to leave fingerprint smudges on the surface, you can always use the remote control to scroll through the pictures. It accepts the most commonly used flash memory cards like SD/SDHC/MMC, CompactFlash, Memory Stick and xD-Picture Card.
If wireless is your way of life, give the US$199.95 EX811 a closer consideration for your next digital picture frame.
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