Kodak Launches SONORA Plate Green Leaf Awards

With its new SONORA Plate Green Leaf Award, Kodak is recognizing customers who have demonstrated outstanding efforts to reduce their environmental impact through a variety of initiatives and best practices. Four companies have been named as recipients of the inaugural award. SONORA Plate Green Leaf Award winnersDruckerei Aschenbrenner GmbH, GP…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Canon EOS 7D MK II Not Arriving Anytime Soon? [Rumor]

Over the past year or so, we have been hearing vague rumors about the Canon EOS 7D’s successor, the EOS 7D MK II. However interestingly enough, the folks at Canon Rumors have received a tip in which the tipster claims that a EOS 7D MK II will not be arriving…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 4:00 pm

It’s a trap! Micro monster takes Olympus BioScapes photo prize

This 100x photomicrograph shows the open trap of an aquatic carnivorous plant known as the humped bladderwort. Igor Siwanowicz’s picture of the floating plant won first prize in the 2013 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition. It’s hard to know whether to gasp or laugh at the winning picture in this year’s…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Kodak: 123 years of history in Harrow

After more than a century in the borough Kodak has announced it is set to stay and the Harrow Times has taken the opportunity to look back at its history in the area. Last week Kodak announced it will continue to operate in the borough after following a year of…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Yahoo Weather Goes Universal: Flickr-Enhanced Forecasts Now Optimized For …

Yahoo Weather has just been updated with universal support. As a result, the acclaimed weather app has been optimized for iPad and iPad mini in addition to iPhone and iPod touch. Yahoo Weather is, of course, the official mobile weather app of Yahoo. It was released by the Internet giant…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Canon S120, and G16, and Sony RX100 and RX100 II all get underwater housings

If you’re a fan of high-end point-and-shoots, but also want to go swimming in the deep, dark, depths, then you’ll be happy to hear that four of the most well respected premium compacts have all just had underwater housings announced for them, from a trio of different manufacturers. The Canon…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Nutcracker: Darien Art Center

"Scenes from the Nutcracker," presented by the Darien Arts Center’s dance companies, is an abbreviated, hour-long narrated production of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic and will be performed Dec. 13, 14 and 15 in the DAC’s Weatherstone Studio, 2 Renshaw Road. SEEN: Scenes from the Nutcracker at Darien Art Center. Photo: Picasa, "Scenes from the Nutcracker,"…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 4:00 pm

British Library uploads more than a million images to Flickr

Texts published from the 17th to 19th centuries have been uploadedCopyright to the images has expired and people are asked to use themBut the origins of many of the illustrations are still a mystery By Kieran Corcoran PUBLISHED:01:31 EST, 16 December 2013| UPDATED:06:56 EST, 16 December 2013 Their faces have lain hidden between the…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 11:00 am

Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition 2013 Reveals an Intimate Look …

The 10th Anniversary Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition is honoring more than 65 photos that give you an intimate look at nature. Olympus BioScapes says the competition is all about the place where science meets art. This year’s contest attracted more than 2,100 entries from 71 countries. (WATCH: The $4.6 Million Christmas Wreath) Many…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 11:00 am

It ain’t dead yet: Kodak’s Alaris spin-off promises to keep film production going

Despite the charm, popularity, and renewed interest in analog photography, there has been a nagging question of where, in the future, will film come from? Kodak has exited the consumer business, leaving a very small handful of companies that still make them, and film lovers to stockpile them in their…

Posted on: December 16, 2013 11:00 am