Kodak EasyShare-One Wi-Fi Digital Camera Ships: Today Kodak announced it was shipping its first we-fi digital camera the EasyShare-One.
“Only the EASYSHARE-ONE camera has the ability to send e-mail from the camera, to connect to the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery at home and on-the-go from thousands of hotspots worldwide, to store up to 1,500 favorite pictures, and to optimize viewing and operation via its unique touch screen and graphical menus. It’s the ultimate picture sharing device, redefining the digital photography experience.”
Digital Foci Announces Picture Porter Digital Photo Album: Digital Foci announces the new 20GB and 40GB portable Picture Porter digital photo albums. The Picture Porter comes stock with a 2″ color LCD screen and all media card formats, including CF I/II, MD, SM, MMC, SD Card, miniSD, Memory Stick, MS PRO, MS Duo, and MS PRO Duo for quick and easy transfer of photos to the units hard drive.
Olympus Announces 8 Megapixel E-500 (Evolt): Olympus announced the 8 megapixel E-500, Four Thirds System digital camera. Packing a new metering system the E-500 has a more traditional SLR look and feel. Olympus has set a new water-mark for price and value with the addition of an array of new features that will appeal to wide range of digital shooters and at a price tag that is sure to make everyone happy. Looks like the new Olympus feature rich F-500 with a 14-45 mm lens will sell for about $799.
Photobucket’s Rise To Fame Due To Younger Digital Savvy Audience: Looks like fledgling photo sharing site Photobucket is pulling more Web site visitors than powerhouses Eastman Kodak and Yahoo. Photobucket’s owner, a photo buff has seen traffic swell to the site tenfold, The Wall Street Journal Reports.
Three Nikon SLR’s In Trouble - Service Advisory Issued: Looks like three of Nikon’s SLR have some electronic failure possibilities. Service advisories have been issued to notify owners of potential problems with Nikon D2H, Nikon D70, and N55 film camera.
Minox Announces DMP-1 Pocket Digital Photo Album: Minox announces the portable DMP-1 digital photo album, MP3 player/recorder, and FM radio all-in-one. The DMP-1 can also store and view E-books in addition a selection of games. Controlled by a thumb-activated joystick users have access to a complete array of operations.
Retailers Capture Digital Shooters Photo Printing Business: Washington Post writer Mike Musgrove indicates in his recent article “Retailers Win Foothold in Digital Photos” that now that digital camera have literally replaced film cameras consumers are turning to an old-school solution for getting prints of the their digital images, the local discount store.
Consumers Stumble Over Battery Life & Storage Capacity: USA Today writer Michelle Kessler points out that consumers regularly are disappointed in battery life and storage capacity. Before digital technology became popular, many cameras needed only a set of AA batteries and a roll of 35 mm film. Digital camera owners today face a dizzying array of options. Drugstores have walls of batteries, including standard, long-life and rechargeable. And then, they need to know whether their camera takes xD, SD, CompactFlash, Memory Stick or another type. Next, they have to choose the size, which typically ranges from about 16MB to 1GB. Nowhere does it guarantee how many pictures a card will hold, because that varies wildly depending on the camera being used and how it’s set.
