Tag archive: image

The ongoing saga of the Nokia Lumia 900 took an interesting turn today, as WMPoweruser.com has published a render of said phone. Delivered to their inbox anonymously, the device bears a striking resemblance to the Lumia 800, but with a few subtle differences. Most noticeable of all are the lower set and wider apart capacitive buttons below the screen, a feature which suggests the device pictured has a larger screen than the Lumia 800. To us, the… Read More

In what could be a massive breakthrough in movie making, or a step towards the decline of Western society, researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute have developed MovieReshape, a software program that can alter the images of people on the film in order to change their body type. The software will be able to take an existing image and manipulate the image already filmed. So, if a person is on film without a shirt, the software could make… Read More

Twitter, the popular microblogging service unveiled a new multimedia-rich home page design that is expected to engage users and keep them on Twitter.com longer. The redesigned site offers an enhanced sidebar that displays images, video, and user profile information without having to leave the news stream. The changes are live today but it may take a few days before the changes are rolled out to all the users. At launch, there are only 16 media… Read More

Olympus has taken the wraps off its new E-620 DSLR, a small consumer-friendly camera with all the power of a DSLR for the serious photographers, plus image stabilization and in-camera filters and multiple exposure capabilities designed to inspire creativity among shooters of any experience level. Olympus says the E-620 offers a 12/3 megapixel resolution, a 2.7-inch swing-out display, and, and 16.76 ounces, is the lightest DSLR on the market… Read More

Yesterday it was banned, today it’s not. UK watchdog, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has backed away from its ban of the cover of the Scorpions’ 1976 album, Virgin Killer, on Wikipedia. After the IWF had labeled it as “potential illegal child sexual abuse” a number of British ISPs had blocked the image. Very quickly, however, the IWF has been forced to do a U-turn, admitting that since the image is 32 years… Read More

When last we heard from the Sharper Image it was shedding stores after declaring bankruptcy, blowing out inventory, and getting ready to retool itself as a “brand” rather than a retailer, “exploiting” the familiarity of its name to market products via other partners. Now, we're starting to get a look at what the new Sharper Image brand might look like: the company has just announced the SoundBag, a new travel… Read More

Nikon has taken the wraps off six new Coolpix digital cameras due to hit retailers in September, each targeting a different segment of the point-and-shoot digital camera market and offering unique features for different uses and different styles of photography. Each camera sports a smart scene selector that chooses an appropriate scene more for an image, along with smile detection and Blink Warning technology that displays a warning when it… Read More

Audio gear outfitter Klipsch seems to think it has a good thing going with its Image line of headphones, which were introduced last year with the $350 Image earbuds—now rechristened the Image X10—that earned solid reviews but, let's face it, they're earbuds. Now Klipsch has decided that it wants to build on that success, but perhaps reach out to a wider market segment. Its answer? The forthcoming Image X5 earbuds,… Read More

The saga of The Sharper Image's bankruptcy woes has reached its final chapter: the company has announced it plans to shutter its remaining 86 retail locations and blow out some $50 million in inventory, offering discounts of 20 to 40 percent on all merchandise. The closeout is being handled by Hilco Merchant Resources, which, with Gordon Brothers and Bluestar Alliance, picked up the failing retailer for $49 million at a bankruptcy… Read More

It seems like every digital camera and computer operating system comes with some sort of image editor these days, but that doesn't mean photo fans have access to image editing tools anytime they need them—like, say, at an Internet cafe, someone else's computers or (we won't tell!) posting images from work. So photo sharing sites have been keen to add Web-based image editing capabilities to their services, and… Read More

Upscale gizmo retailer The Sharper Image has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection blaming three straight years of losses on declining sales and problems stemming from its much-derided Ionic Breeze air purifiers. According to court papers, the chain has been facing declining sales since 2004, and has posted losses during the last three fiscal years. As of January 31, the company claimed to have $251 million in assets and $1999… Read More

Some folks love the idea of putting their digital snapshots (or other images on display throughout their home, but are understandably reluctant to (say) work an aging laptop into their living room decor. So a burgeoning market in digital photo frames has developed, enabling users to display their digital images on LCD displays that more closely resemble traditional photograph frames. Digital Foci will be bringing three new digital photo… Read More

Bill Gates' image licensing agency Corbis has long been known as one of the major stock photo houses on the planet, licensing millions of images for a myriad of purposes every year. But, of course, like the music industry, the photo licensing business has tended to view the rough and wild Internet as a hotbed of piracy and copyright infringement, often espousing that some 90 percent of online visual content represents some sort of… Read More

Nikon has taken the wraps off eight new CoolPix cameras, offering a wide selection of features and price points designed to appeal to first-time digital camera buyers, experienced point-and-shoot snappers, and more serious photographers who want more power and control of their picture-taking. At the same time, the company has also announced my Picturetown, enabling users to securely store up to 2 GB of images and video online, accessible via… Read More

Although it hasn't exactly been a secret, Microsoft has formally announced HD Photo, a new file format aimed at digital photographers and high-end image manipulation which claims to offer higher image quality and better compression than existing image formats, while adding features for advanced image editing programs. According to Microsoft, HD Photo offers up to twice the compression of the existing JPEG image format while producing… Read More