Kodak

June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastman Kodak Company today announced the global launch of a new sleek line of zoom digital cameras for the style- savvy consumer. The KODAK EASYSHARE M-Series consists of four fashionable cameras, the M753, M853, M873 and M883, all of which are capable of capturing exceptional pictures at an attractive price.

"The style/value segment has become an increasingly important category in the digital imaging market," said Phil Scott, Director of Marketing, KODAK Digital Capture and Devices. "Our M-Series line brings consumers the opportunity to expand their picture-taking experience by converging stylish, compact designs and quality digital imaging technology, with affordable pricing." Read more

April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KODAK Gallery, one of the most popular online photo services with more than 50 million members, and Best Buy, the nation's leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics products, have announced that they have expanded their partnership to introduce new and easy ways for customers to do more with their digital photos.

On May 3, the two companies will launch Best Buy Photo Center, accessed at www.photocenter.bestbuy.com, where consumers can send their digital images for storing, sharing, printing and creating unique photo gifts such as personalized greeting cards, calendars, mugs and photo books. These items will be displayed in select Best Buy store locations across the country so that customers can see the merchandise first-hand and be inspired with ideas for being more creative with their own pictures. Best Buy sales associates will be trained to assist customers as they look for ways to get the most enjoyment from their digital cameras and captured images. Read more

March 2007 -- Eastman Kodak Company just announced the latest additions to its award-winning line of consumer digital cameras, including the KODAK EASYSHARE Z712 IS and Z885 Zoom Digital Cameras, with high ISO and image stabilization for taking great action pictures in any lighting conditions.

“The powerful combination of high ISO and high zoom with image stabilization gives consumers the ability to take incredible pictures in any lighting conditions,” said Pierre Schaeffer, Chief Marketing Officer of Kodak’s Consumer Digital Imaging Group. “Kodak continues to deliver easy-to-use digital cameras with higher performance features to consumers who are looking for new ways to advance their digital photography experience.” Read more

March 8, 2007--Eastman Kodak Company today demonstrated a range of digital imaging solutions aimed at helping retailers tap growing consumer demand to do more with their digital pictures. At the Photo Marketing Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition, Kodak unveiled a lineup of custom photo books, collages and digital photo merchandising products and services that can be produced in-store, on-line and at wholesale.

“Each day some 315 million digital images are taken and stored, but not printed, creating a tremendous opportunity for retailers to help consumers do more with their digital images,” said Brad Kruchten, General Manager of Kodak’s Retail Printing Business and Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “If the industry is to unlock this potential treasure chest of images, we must work together to offer consumers a variety of easy-to-use products and services that are readily available from multiple pathways.” Read more

Feb. 20, 2007 - Exclaim(SM), a leading platform provider of innovative wireless and Web digital imaging applications has partnered with the KODAK Gallery to make uploading, downloading and sharing of photo and video, captured on mobile camera-phones, easy and instantaneous. KODAK Mobile Link is available beginning today on leading CDMA BREW Wireless carriers in the United States.

The program eliminates the need to attach photos to MMS messages for uploading. Instead, camera phone users simply press a button and their photos are automatically connected to KODAK Gallery (www.kodakgallery.com), the world's number one photo service, where they can be easily shared, printed and stored. Users can also view all of their KODAK Gallery albums within the application. An automatic account creation feature enables users who do not have a KODAK Gallery account to automatically create one through their mobile phones. Read more

February 8, 2007--Starting today, millions of online photo service users will have an easier time uploading and sharing their pictures thanks to KODAK Gallery and Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser. The Firefox Companion for KODAK Gallery combines the award-winning Firefox browser with the world’s number one online photo service making it easier than ever to upload, share and print your digital photos and create amazing photo gifts like books, calendars, collages and more. The Firefox Companion is available today for free download at www.firefox.com/kodak.

Kodak and Mozilla’s release of the new companion will provide a seamless online experience for this growing group of photo enthusiasts making it easier to:

• Drag and drop images from their computer directly to the companion
  
• Easily create a new photo album or add to an existing one
  
• Add captions in the browser that will be uploaded with their pictures to KODAK Gallery’s online site
  

For the third year running, digital cameras were among the hottest products of the season. One of our favorites to hit the market is the KodakEasyShare V705 Dual Lens Digital Camera. Don't let its small size fool you, this little 7.1 MP camera takes great photos, and is so easy to use you don't even need an instruction book. Read more

June 19, 2006--Your wedding day, a family reunion, a 60th wedding anniversary, that trip to Nepal - all amazing events that are stopped in time and captured forever in pictures. Now you can publish your photos and share those memories with friends and family members with the new KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery Legacy Photo Book.

Available today at www.kodakgallery.com, the Legacy Photo Book is the latest addition to the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery Photo Book portfolio that also includes the popular Classic and Mini Photo Books. Perfect for preserving life's best stories or a great way for burgeoning photographers to exhibit their work, details of the new Legacy Photo Book are as follows: Read more

April 25, 2006-- Eastman Kodak Company today unveiled the next advances in imaging innovation while marking the fifth anniversary of its first ground-breaking EASYSHARE consumer digital camera and docking system. Ranging from the market's first dual lens BLUETOOTH enabled 6 megapixel, 10X optical zoom pocketsize digital camera to facial recognition and auto albuming software, Kodak's line-up of innovations offer consumers new ways to radically enhance their imaging experience. Read more

April 5 – The wireless industry is known for their innovative technologies and forward thinking consumer products, however a recognized challenge still remains… Why aren’t consumers getting pictures off their handsets? Recent studies note that 25 billion mobile images are captured annually on 300+ million handsets, yet most of the captured images simply sit on the phone! Kodak recognized this challenge early on and introduced the KODAK Mobile Service in 200X. KODAK Mobile (www.kodakmobile.com) provides consumers around the globe with an easy way to view, share and store their camera phone pictures – responding to the industry’s need for mobile photo innovations, and encouraging personalization. Read more