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Archive - January 2012

Pentax Announces Optio VS20

PENTAX Optio VS20 An all-purpose digital compact camera, featuring a high-power 20X optical zoom lens and extra shutter-release button, zoom lever and tripod socket for effortless vertical-position shooting Mississauga...

Ben Heine: Love Is Not Far Away

Ben Heine has added to his famous and original Pencil vs Camera artwork. He shot the above picture with the Samsung NX11 during a trip in Spain, while walking the “Camino de Santiago de Compostela” (some 700...

Sightseeing Heatmaps

This sightseeing heatmap is not very accurate but nonetheless gives an indication of popular photo spots.  Select “Top spots” to displays markers for the most photographed small areas of the world. The...

Panasonic GX1 Review @ TrustedReviews

“The Panasonic Lumix GX1 is an excellent enthusiast-level compact system camera [where] overall image quality is fantastic and certainly on a par with the G3.” We’ve added another Panasonic GX1...

Fujifilm X-Pro1 Wins Seven Awards At CES 2012

The Fujifilm X-PRO1 has garnered seven awards at CES 2012: CNET “Best of CES 2012” – Best Camera Popular Science “CES 2012 Product of the Future” Popular Mechanics “CES 2012...

Panasonic GX1 Review @ ePHOTOzine

“The Panasonic Lumix GX1 is designed to satisfy the needs of advanced photographers.” We’ve added another Panasonic GX1 [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix. ePHOTOzine has published their...

Will Pentax Reinvent Itself With A Mirrorless DSLR?

The latest news (inforumors) is that Pentax is readying its first mirrorless DSLR (the Pentax Q doesn’t really count) to be revealed at CP+. Leaked specifications list the K mount, the same image sensor as used in...

Can Kodak Reinvent Itself Out of Bankruptcy?

President Bill Destler of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) believes that, though Kodak may be bankrupt, the company “is taking steps to build a new foundation for the future.” We understand that...

Nikon 1 V1 / J1 Review @ DPReview

“You only have one button to worry about – the shutter release.” We’ve added a new Nikon 1 V1 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. DPReview has posted their review of the Nikon 1 V1...

Fancy Buying The World’s Most Expensive Book?

Books can make their authors — or owners — rich. In this case, it’s a collection of 4 books: a first-edition set of John James Audubon’s Birds of America (1827-1838). Estimated sale price for the four...

Apple Announces iBooks 2 for iPad

Apple Reinvents Textbooks with iBooks 2 for iPad New iBooks Author Lets Anyone Create Stunning iBooks Textbooks NEW YORK—January 19, 2012—Apple® today announced iBooks® 2 for iPad®, featuring iBooks textbooks, an...

Adorama Deals, January 19, 2012

Adorama Ipad Keyboard + other Deals & Specials: Flashpoint Ikey Portable iPad Bluetooth Keyboard w/Touch Type keys, Stand & Folio for the iPad & iPad2 Save 40% Regular Price $49.99 Sale Price $29.99 Use...

The End of An Era As Kodak Files For Bankruptcy

Eastman Kodak Company and Its U.S. Subsidiaries Commence Voluntary Chapter 11 Business Reorganization Flow of Goods and Services to Customers to Continue Globally in Ordinary Course; Non-U.S. Subsidiaries Are Not...

A Love Story In B&W

The year is 1965 and the Lovings (Richard and Mildred Loving) are the subjects of legal tangles in Virginia. Their sin: Richard is white and Mildred is black. When Grey Villet is given the Life Magazine assignment to...

Canon SX40 HS Review @ ePHOTOzine

“The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS is a feature-packed camera which also produces great images.” We’ve added another Canon SX40 HS [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. ePHOTOzine has posted their...

Comparison of Sony NEX-7 with A900

Rick Kattelmann over at Luminous Landscape has an interesting comparison of the Sony NEX-7 [QuickPrice Check] compact mirrorless with the A900 DSLR. It is interesting to be finding more and more professional...

Early Mixed News About Apple’s Thursday Event

The news leaking out of Apple are mixed. Early rumors were that Apple was going to announce an iTunes for textbooks that would have instantly converted all schools to using the iPad instead of Netbooks — and usher...