printers archives (56 posts)
DIY: Print your existing pictures in 3D - 3D as in adding a thickness dimension, not 3D glasses 3D, May 28, 2013
3D in movies and consumer electronics media consumption was not greeted as a liberator, but 3D in DIY and hack projects is slowly but steadily building geek-momentum. With more early adopters having access to 3D printers, crafty geeks are coming...
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Settlement: Apple vs Photographer on Retina image usage, January 9, 2013
From the Good News desk, the Apple vs photographer retina dispute is now settled according to court documents as shown at CNet.com. Swiss photographer Sabine Liewald was suing Apple for license misuse of one of his retina images. Now it...
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Polaroid power play continues: Opening Real-World Photo Printing bars (aka Fotobars), January 2, 2013
The current owners of the Polaroid brand are apparently determined to try to make the most of the Polaroid brand name recognition. The new development in their attempt at a power play is the launch of real-world photo printing bars....
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Newsbytes: Ilford b+w disposable film cameras, Fuji 14/2.8 XF delayed, Serif, Dxo, Divorce, new Canon printers, sensors, etc, December 5, 2012
Our newsy buffers filled up. Time to empty them with a new Newsbytes round-up... While we try to cover a variety of topics, these are not intended to be comprehensive coverage of everything about everything all the time :)... New...
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Kickstarter 3D printing project raises $1.5 million in one week, October 2, 2012
Most of photography so far lives in the world of 2D. There have been attempts at 3D cameras, but mostly they have been for the boldly-going adventurous early-adopters. Part of the challenge with 3D is that 3D printing is a...
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As the Kodak bankruptcy world turns: Consumer Printing on Exit Orbit, September 28, 2012
The perhaps desperate attempt to save the salvageable parts of Kodak continues with the company shedding and pruning left and right. Today Kodak has announced their plans to wind down and then exit the consumer printing business. Existing products will...
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Polaroid News: new action/POV cameras, new Impossible Project instant films and Instant Lab hands-on, September 20, 2012
There is a new wave of new news today! We will cover the new news first and then start the trade show floor round-ups later today! We start with GaGa News! Yes, Lady Gaga's pet project, Polaroid [exaggeration], is jumping...
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New Canon Pixma Pro-10 and Pro-100 and even more printers, September 17, 2012
In addition to all the new cameras, Canon has squirted a number of printers, two in the Pixma Pro line (Pro-10 and Pro-100) to join the Pro-1, along with three MG-series models, and one or two more. Press release parade...
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Newsbytes: Getty Images sells for $3.3 billion, GiMP 2.8, R&D 100k dpi printing, etc, August 15, 2012
The newsy buffers have filled up, so it is time to let the newsy news escape into the atmosphere... + Getty Images sells for $3.3 billion at NY Times Dealbook (via APE) and BJoP; interview with Getty Images CEO at...
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Newsbytes: Tokina 300/6.3 (m43rds), Rollei 36x superzoom, X-Pro1 iPad app, new Canon M-printers, etc, August 8, 2012
A number of newsy items are filling up the buffers, so it is time to release the pressure with a new Newsbytes round-up... New Gear + Tokina 300mm f6.3 mirror less for M43rds launching in Europe for 400 euro via...
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Newsbytes: new Canon Pixma and Selphy printers, 24" Wacom tablet, etc, July 10, 2012
No new cameras today like the BenQ f1.8 surprise yesterday, but we had some other Newsbytes: + Canon launches three Pixma MG-series printers via Photography Blog and Engadget et al + Canon launches one new Selphy CP900 printer via Photography...
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Reviews (GX1, J1, E-PM1, V-Lux 3, Pixma Pro-1, X10 vs LX5 ISO, etc), January 3, 2012
Time to check the first wave of reviews in this new year, yes, it is 2012, the end of the world according to many credible movies (I saw them on the television and the movie theatres!). Lens reviews can be...
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Also (Fuji 3D glasses-free V3 viewer, firmware (X10, Q), etc), November 2, 2011
Time to recap some of the latest news, newsbytes, newsbits and newsquarks! Here we go, in lightning round format... Newsy News + Fuji's 3D V3 glass-free viewer gets official announcement - via Pop Photo, dpreview et al [this was shown...
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Hands-on with Canon 1D X DSLR and Pixma Pro-1 printer [updated], October 26, 2011
Canon launched two back-to-back flagships in their dSLR and printer lines and now there is another wave of hands-on reports, fueled partially by the PDN Photo Plus Expo in New York and the Canon Pro Solutions 2011 in London. Here...
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Canon 1D X and Pixma Pro-1 hands-on reports from Pro Solutions 2011 in London (updated), October 25, 2011
Canon Pro Solutions 2011 is happening right now in London, and Canon is showing the 1D Mark X there, although they are still not allowing people to take pictures with it, but they do allow them to pixel-peep prints (!)....
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