Olympus corporate band does not win at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Peripheral Vision performs Saturday night in the Battle of the Corporate Bands at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. The band, one of eight groups nationwide to compete in the finals, fell short of a top placement. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / September 28, 2013) By Sam 9:56 a.m. EDT,…
Kodak’s future involves packaging and printing
ROCHESTER, N.Y. You can feel the spirit of George Eastman in Antonio Perez’s office. A picture of Eastman, who founded Kodak in 1880, sits among the current CEO’s collection of family photos. The outer areas of Perez’s office, built and first inhabited by Eastman about a century ago, include Perez’s…
Nikon Files Patent for an Interchangeable Sensor Camera
The big camera companies get criticized fairly often for failing to innovate, but Nikon at least has been giving us a lot to write about recently in the patent department. Case in point: the Japanese company has just filed a patent for a camera that will allow you to swap…
125 Years Later, Here’s What Photos from the Kodak No. 1 Looked Like
Just over 125 years ago, George Eastman patented the very first of the Kodak cameras, the Kodak Box. Soon after, a slightly improved version called the Kodak No. 1 was released, and it brought semi-affordable photography to the people for the very first time. The National Media Museum has put The Kodak…
Turn Your DSLR Into A Fully-Functioning 3D Camera With Kula Deeper
The technology of 3D pictures and 3D cinematography dates back to 1915 and those in the know consider 1950’s to be the "golden age" for it. However it only recently became mainstream and today, we see a large proportion of movies coming out in 3D, a lot of us have This…
Konica Minolta aims at Rs 500 cr turnover by 2015-16
New Delhi: Eyeing a bigger share in the Indian market, Japanese digital imaging firm Konica Minolta today said it is aiming at Rs 500 crore turnover by 2015-16 fiscal, betting on rising demand for office printers. "We clocked revenues of Rs 228 crore last year. We are aiming for Rs 500 Konica Minolta…
Kodak names new chairman of post-bankruptcy board
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. has named James Continenza to lead a reshuffled board of directors as the photography and movie pioneer tries to find new technological toeholds for its business. The appointment announced Wednesday comes three weeks after Kodak emerged from federal bankruptcy protection. The Rochester, N.Y.,…
theQ 3G-capable point-and-shoot comes with unlimited online photo storage
Wi-Fi-capable cameras like Canon’s latest PowerShot additions allow users to share digitized memories online at the press of a button … so long as there’s a wireless network or smartphone within range. Samsung’s Galaxy Camera offers instant gratification in the shape of 3G/4G capabilities, but is mighty expensive. Swedish-led Q…
Olympus Still Dealing with a Plethora of Lawsuits in Wake of Accounting Scandal
Some would say that the Olympus accounting scandal is officially over, insofar as jail sentences (or, rather, the lack thereof) have been doled out by the Japanese justice system. Even the company’s stock has rebounded and is currently sitting about 25% higher than it was before the dive it took But…
Flickr for iOS Unlocks New Camera Abilities
Flickr has updated its iPhone app with new tools that let you control how a final photo will look before you ever snap the shot. The company announced on Thursday a revamped camera experience for its iOS app, bringing customizable filters and more editing tools to the platform. "A lot…
