Epson

Sept. 25, 2006 – Continuing to meet and exceed the needs of digital photographers, photo enthusiasts and business professionals, Epson today introduced its latest multimedia storage viewers, the Epson P-3000 and Epson P-5000. With Epson’s exclusive Photo Fine® Ultra technology, the P-3000 and P-5000 feature the world’s first four-color filter system displaying 16.7 million colors to deliver Adobe® RGB color support . The new P-3000 and P-5000 provide a fast, convenient way to download, store and view photos in superior resolution and detail on-the-spot.

Building upon many of the features and strengths of previous Epson multimedia storage viewers, the P-3000 and P-5000 offer 40GB  hard drive capacities (respectively) for storing and sharing thousands of digital photos, videos and music files. The P-3000 and P-5000 are designed to be the ultimate companions to any digital camera, featuring a high-quality, four-inch LCD for industry-leading precision, clarity and color, wider file support (including RAW), faster download and processing speeds, built-in memory card slots, and longer battery life than previous Epson models. Read more

Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Movie theaters beware, more and more adults (75 percent) prefer watching movies at home, according to a recent survey from Pew Research. To meet this growing demand, Epson today introduced the Epson MovieMate 30, the company's newest projector/DVD/music player combo, providing all of the technologies needed in one solution to create a big-screen entertainment experience at home for an affordable price.

Building off of the successful Epson MovieMate 25, which quickly became the nation's top-selling consumer front projector in Fall 2005 (according to Quixel Research), the Epson MovieMate 30 features a new silver exterior design and a new VGA input for broader, more flexible connectivity. An adapter cable is also provided to support the attachment of component video sources such as high definition cable, satellite receivers or off-air HDTV tuners. Read more

Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the phenomenal success of the PictureMate personal photo lab line, Epson America Inc. today announced three new printer models, which enable consumers to easily print professional looking 4" x 6" photos themselves at home or wherever they choose, with or without a computer. The newest PictureMate printer line, which includes PictureMate Pal, PictureMate Snap and PictureMate Flash, boasts several improvements over the previous generation, including features that make it even easier to print the best looking photos with no tradeoffs.

The PictureMate line, which has consistently been a top choice among consumers for small format photo printers, uses Epson's exclusive MicroPiezo archival printing technology to produce beautiful and affordable prints that resist fading far longer than traditional film processed prints. In addition to being fade resistant, this ink technology ensures that PictureMate prints are smudge, scratch, and water resistant. Thanks to improvements in the ink set, all three models produce photos that have even greater clarity and detail than the previous generation and resist fading up to 96 years in a glass frame and about 200 years in a photo album. Read more

Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson is continuing to set the pace in the world of multimedia front projectors with the launch of four XGA resolution ultraportable projectors designed specifically for today's on-the-go professionals. The Epson PowerLite 1700c and 1710c feature the company's most advanced and ideal combinations of weight and brightness at 3.5 pounds with up to 2,200 and 2,700 ANSI lumens of brightness (respectively). Additionally, the new Epson PowerLite 1705c and PowerLite 1715c (3.7 pounds each) are step-up models that offer the same respective brightness ratings but also feature one of the industry's broadest, fastest and most convenient ranges of connectivity options to date. Read more

Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether printing or copying client-ready documents, enlarging photos for reprints, or restoring color to old photos that have faded over the years, Epson's new "More-in-One" products offer more unique features than any other all-in-ones priced less than $150. The new Epson Stylus CX5000 and CX6000, priced respectively at $99.99 and $149.99 (estimated street prices), provide versatile office and home printing solutions that can be used for everyday printing and a wide range of color and photo projects.

"When it comes to choosing an all-in-one for your home or small office that gives you the most ideal combination of performance, quality, ease-of-use, and affordability, nothing beats an Epson -- the brand overwhelmingly preferred by professional photographers," said R. Craig Allen, product manager, consumer ink jet printers, Epson. "Offering more than just printing, copying and scanning, these products have aptly earned the nickname 'more-in-ones' because they're packed with more unique features and benefits for end-users than any other all-in-ones at these prices." Read more

Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning today, the world of consumer photo printing takes a big step forward with the introduction of three Ultra Hi-Definition photo printers from Epson that deliver the ultimate professional-level prints to the home photo enthusiast at amazing print speeds. The Ultra Hi-Definition product line consists of the Epson Stylus Photo R260 and R380 photo printers, along with the Epson Stylus Photo RX580 photo all-in-one.

Using some of the same technology that professionals rely on to produce beautiful and marketable art, Epson's new Ultra Hi-Definition printers set a new standard in the photo printer category. A key component of the new product line is Claria ink, the latest breakthrough in Epson's long line of ink innovations, delivering superior image quality with Ultra Hi-Definition richness, depth and clarity. With Claria ink and a newly designed print head, these products deliver the fastest photo print speeds of any previous Epson model, and print longevity that is superior to lab photos.Read more

Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America Inc. today unveiled a new high definition front projector that produces stunning image quality, is easy to use and install, and is aggressively priced to appeal to today's growing number of do-it-yourself home theater builders and high-end video gamers. Priced at $1,599 (estimated street price), the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 features HD native resolution (720p) in widescreen 16:9 format, uses the latest Epson Cinema Filter and Dynamic Eye Iris to achieve a contrast ratio up to 5000:1, and produces one of the highest brightness levels (up to 1,500 ANSI lumens) in its class. The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 will be available mid-September in retail stores nationwide and through the Epson website, www.epson.com. Read more

Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc. today announced the availability of four digital scrapbooking reference guides -- "Introduction to Technology," "Digital Scrapbooking Kits," "Divine Secrets of the Design Sisterhood," and "Scrapbooker's Guide to Photo Corrections & Artistic Effects" -- which provide consumers with useful instructions on using technology as yet one more scrapbooking technique. From basic techniques describing how to use a digital camera, photo printer and scanner, to more advanced instruction detailing ways to use Adobe Photoshop Elements image-editing software to enhance photos and create digital scrapbook pages, these reference guides are designed for consumers at every skill level. Read more

July 24, 2006 – Epson America Inc. today announces its newest consumer scanners – the Epson Perfection V350 Photo and Epson Perfection V100 Photo, targeting Chief Memory Officers, photo enthusiasts and advanced amateur photographers who want to easily restore and archive their cherished photos, negatives and slides, as well as scan items for creative projects with ease.

The Epson Perfection V350 Photo and Epson Perfection V100 Photo scanners, with estimated street prices of $149 and $99 respectively, both feature a newly designed slim case suited for either portrait or landscape orientation with a high-rise lid and hinge that can be opened up to 180 degrees. This lid allows for greater flexibility in scanning three-dimensional objects up to 25mm thick, as well as oversized objects, photos and documents. In addition, the scanners offer premium value with a maximum hardware resolution up to 4800 x 9600 dpi on the Perfection V350 Photo and up to 3200 x 9600 dpi on the Perfection V100 Photo. Both models offer 48-bit color scanning and 3.2 dynamic range for high quality scans, as well as Epson Easy Photo Fix® for automatic color restoration of faded photos. Read more

June 6, 2006 – Epson America Inc. today unveiled a new home theater front projection system for professional installers and demanding home theater customers with the Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 800 HQV. The product partners Epson’s newest, most advanced three-chip 3LCD home theater front projector – the Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 800 – with a new Realta HQV video processing engine from Silicon Optix. The end result is a superior level of image quality using processing technology that is generally available only to broadcast and post-production professionals. Read more