Floating camera probably just a lot of hot air

How many cameras can float in the air and take pictures of you automatically? None, and there probably won't be any for some time to come. This is how skeptical I am of the Wagabond conceptualized by Turkish designer Imregun Erturk.

According to Erturk, the Wagabond can float in the air (the floating mechanism wasn't explained) and users can employ a remote control to adjust the height and shooting angles. This gizmo is targeted at lone travelers who don't want to bother people around them to help take their pictures.
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ewa-marine underwater casing is affordable

Most point-and-shoots have dedicated underwater casings but they can be quite expensive, ranging from US$200 to US$400 depending on the model. But if you're a casual shutterbug who just wants to bring your compact to the beach or pool and not splurge on a rugged snapper, ewa-marine's housing may be your answer.

The Splash-X series can accommodate most compacts with zoom lenses. The flat glass port in front won't affect picture quality as it is made from high-quality neutral flat glass. ewa-marine's patented rail-locking mechanism also ensures the housing is waterproof up to depths 6m.

The Splash-X is priced around US$45. You can check the company's Web site to see if the housing is available in your country.

Via Shutterbug

Sony's new digital photo frame prints, has a 7-inch screen

Sony will be bringing its S-Frame DPP-F700 printer to the U.S. in January, the company announced Thursday. It's basically a dye-sub snapshot printer, but with a 7-inch LCD. The screen can be tilted up when the printer is in use and then folded flat against the printer so that when you remove the paper tray, you can stand the unit up horizontally or vertically.

Update: Consumers in Asia can expect the DPP-F700 earlier. It will be available come November with pricing announced closer to launch date.

I had a chance to play around with one and, well, it's a photo printer with a larger-than-usual LCD on top. The extra screen real estate is nice, though, especially when using the F700's editing options such as cropping and adjusting brightness, contrast, hue, and sharpness. And, of course, it's better than looking at just a photo printer.
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Epson adds tethering and remote shutter to P-6000/7000 via firmware upgrade

Are you an owner of the Epson P-6000/7000 Multimedia Photo Viewer? If so, the new firmware available end of this month will interest you.

Previously, users had to take out the flash media from their cameras and plug it into the gadget to start the file transfer. But with the upgrade, shutterbugs can connect selected Canon or Nikon dSLRs to the photo viewer via USB and images captured will be sent to both the memory card and Epson device simultaneously.

Other than tethering, the upcoming firmware update also adds remote shutter function and this lets users control their dSLRs from the photo viewer, too, via USB.

Via Engadget

Lightroom 3 beta emphasizes on speed and image quality

With the release of its first beta version of Photoshop Lightroom 3.0 on Wednesday night, Adobe Systems is trying to improve the heart of the photographic editing and cataloging software.

"With Lightroom 3, we're looking at a performance and image quality rearchitecture," said Product Manager Tom Hogarty. Those two goals are in opposition, since better image quality demands more computing horsepower. But Hogarty said the software is more responsive when moving among photos, and images look better with new noise reduction and sharpening abilities.
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