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Posted at 09:12 AM Read More Fri - September 30, 2005Press Release: Lexar and Sony Expand Licensing RelationshipSept. 30, 2005--Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEXR), a
leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance digital media and
accessories, today announced that it has expanded its licensing relationship
with Sony. Under the new agreement, Lexar has granted to Sony a license to
Lexar's patents for Sony products not covered by the companies' existing
cross-license agreement. This agreement builds on the relationship that began in
early 2000, when Lexar and Sony signed a fundamental patent cross-license
agreement under which Lexar gained the right to manufacture and sell the Memory
Stick line of products.
Posted at 09:02 AM Read More Sensors cut the cost of handset imagingNew low-cost imaging solutions are designed to
directly replace existing quarter-inch VGA image sensors and quarter-inch VGA
SoC image sensors in camera-enabled mobile phones.
Posted at 08:59 AM Read More Blu-ray fires back at HD DVD camp, Microsoft respondsCalling the reasons
cited by Microsoft and Intel for choosing HD DVD over Blu-ray
"inaccurate," members of the Blu-ray Disc Association group issued
that they characterized as "corrections" on a number of issues, ranging from
capacity to managed copy support. Strap yourselves in folks, because we are two
days into what is going to become a media war.
Posted at 08:36 AM Read More Press Release: SANDISK AND SONY DEVELOP “MEMORY STICK MICRO” (M2) FORMATSanDisk Corporation and Sony Corporation today
announced the development of the “Memory Stick Micro” format, an
ultra-small IC recording media designed to meet the growing storage needs of
highly compact, multifunctional mobile phones. Licensing for the development of
“Memory Stick Micro” compatible hardware will begin October 3,
2005.
Posted at 08:35 AM Read More Thu - September 29, 2005DVD dispute burns at PC makersAfter quietly heating up over recent months, the
battle over next-generation DVD formats boiled over Thursday, as Dell and
Hewlett-Packard assailed Intel and Microsoft, which have lined up in the
opposite camp.
Posted at 08:21 PM Read More The Lessons For Sony At SamsungWhen Sony Corp. (SNE ) CEO Howard
Stringer unveiled a major restructuring in Tokyo on Sept. 22, the market yawned.
Sure, Sony will cut 10,000 employees, shutter factories, and reshuffle
management in an effort to get its famously fractious divisions to work
together. But nowhere did analysts see much proof that Stringer is tackling the
most urgent task: reforming Sony's engineering-driven culture to create gadgets
that customers actually want.
Posted at 08:20 PM Read More Press Release: Manfrotto Launches New Portal Website Focused On Data Management and IntegrationBassano del Grappa, Italia (29 September 2005)
- Manfrotto, the world‚s leading manufacturer of support products for
pro video and photography, is proud to announce that it has launched the first
phase of its new portal website. A natural evolution of the company‚s
previous website, the new portal features many similarities in appearance;
however, content and data integration amongst various business units has been
enhanced, reflecting much more accurately the way Manfrotto
operates.
Posted at 11:41 AM Read More Press Release: NUR Macroprinters Previews NUR Expedio 3200 Wide-Format UV-inkjetSept. 29, 2005--NUR Macroprinters Ltd. (Pink
Sheets:NURM), a leading supplier of wide-format inkjet production printing
systems for the out-of-home advertising market, previewed today the new NUR
Expedio(TM) 3200 wide-format UV-inkjet press at the Viscom 2005 exhibition in
hall 6 at Messe Dusseldorf, taking place between September, 29 -- October, 1,
2005.
Posted at 11:14 AM Read More Press Release: Alien Skin Announces General Availability of Eye Candy 5 BundleRaleigh, NC (September 29, 2005)—Alien Skin
Software today announced the widespread availability of the Eye Candy® 5
Bundle, a suite of 30 versatile, Adobe® Photoshop®-compatible filters.
The Eye Candy 5 Bundle includes full versions of Eye Candy 5: Impact, Nature and
Textures and renders a wide variety of beautiful effects. Eye Candy 5: Impact
creates chrome, bevels, glass buttons, perspective shadows, and more. Eye Candy
5: Nature simulates a variety of natural phenomena, including fire, smoke, rust,
snow and ice. Eye Candy 5: Textures collects 10 seamless texture
generators and produces surfaces such as snake and lizard skin, fur, brick,
stone and wood.
Posted at 10:54 AM Read More Press Release: Fujifilm FinePix F11Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. has announced the debut
of the new Fujifilm FinePix F11, a 6.3-megapixel digital camera featuring a 3x
optical zoom lens, a large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor, sensitivity of up to ISO 1600
and expanded manual shooting functions. The FinePix F11, an upgraded version of
the award winning FinePix F10 which features great high-sensitivities as well as
incredibly powerful battery life, as many as 500 shots battery life. Inheriting
the basic functions of the FinePix F10, including Fujifilm's innovative Real
Photo Technology, the new Fuji FinePix F11 incorporates manual shooting
functions, such as aperture and shutter priority settings to meet more advanced
consumers.
Posted at 10:54 AM Read More Press Release: Fujifilm FinePix F460
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. has announced the
debut of the new FinePix F460, a 5.1-megapixel digital camera featuring a 3x
optical zoom lens, a large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor, and 13 megabytes of internal
memory, all packaged in a stylish slim, metallic body. Distinguished by a full
array of basic functions and innovative design, the ultra-slim Fujifilm FinePix
F460, a mere 19.7mm thick, features a grip that fits well in the hand and a mode
dial that allows selection of any of three modes (Auto/SP/Movie) with a single
touch, making this digital camera remarkably simple to operate. Also the scene
positions, selectable via de mode dial, have been expanded to 10
positions.
Posted at 10:53 AM Read More Press Release: Olympus Mju Digital 800 black introductionJoining glossy dark blue and silver, Olympus now
adds a sleek black version to its very range of Mju Digital 800 cameras.
Available in a specially-designed package which includes a case and silver neck
strap along with the camera, the limited-edition Black Premium Kit is just the
ticket for individualists, especially those wanting to capture the spirit of the
night. The 8.0 million pixel Olympus Mju 800 features BrightCapture Technology
which significantly improves night-time shooting and incorporates an extra-large
6.4cm HyperCrystal LCD to ensure results are easy to see and show off to
everyone around. The Olympus Mju 800 Black Premium Kit will be available from
approx. October 2005.
Posted at 10:52 AM Read More Press Release: PHANFARE, INC. ANNOUNCES MAC SUPPORTMetuchen, NJ (September 29, 2005) – New
Jersey-based online photo and video sharing service Phanfare, Inc. ( HYPERLINK
"http://www.phanfare.com" http://www.phanfare.com) announces support for
users of Apple Mac computers running Mac OS X. Public beta testing of the new
Mac version of Phanfare begins today.
Posted at 10:35 AM Read More Press Release: UpperCut Images Offers Rights-Protected Images by A-List PhotographersUpperCut Images has entered
the stock photography market armed with a not-so-secret weapon: great images by
great photographers. With a masterful collection, an elite roster of
photographers and advanced rights protection, UpperCut Images is awakening the
design world with its artistic commercial offerings.
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