Photography

There's a new Wi-Fi digital photo frame hitting the marketplace, with this one said to be the world's first 802.11n touchscreen connected picture frame.

The newest generation of the eStarling digital frame from PF Digital not only has 802.11n Wi-Fi, but features touchscreen navigation on the 10.2-inch screen and widgets that gather information from Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and more. This frame also comes with personalized Gmail e-mail addresses for each frame so you can send pictures and videos directly to other frames belonging to your friends. You can even access your Twitter stream and Tweet and ReTweet directly from the frame!Read more

Kodak today announced the new KODAK Pic Flick app that lets iPhone and iPod touch users print and share photos directly to Kodak ESP 5250 printers and W1020 wireless digital frames.

"At Kodak, we believe pictures are meant to be shared and are committed to helping people do more with their pictures by providing solutions to make, manage and move images easily and effortlessly," continues Brody. "With the KODAK Pic Flick App, we are helping consumers to print and share moments in the time it takes to make a simple phone call."

The KODAK Pic Flick App is free and is available now on the App Store. To find out more information, visit www.kodak.com/go/picflick.

Today Eye-Fi announced their Wi-Fi enabled digital camera memory cards will now send videos directly to Facebook. Eye-Fi users can now alert Facebook friends via newsfeed updates anytime they upload photos or videos to more than 25 sharing sites, including Flickr, Snapfish and Picasa... all without even turning on a computer.

To celebrate, the company just launched "The Eye-Fi Haunted Video Contest" for a chance to win an Eye-Fi Share Video card and an Eye-Fi Connected Casio camera. Starting today, upload your favorite Halloween video memory through Eye-Fi's Facebook page. Contestants can then invite members of their social network to vote for the best video and on Friday, November 13 the winner will be announced. For more information and the full rules, visit www.eye.fi/halloweencontest. Read more

This is a great year to create personalized gifts for friends and family. Make them something they will remember forever by creating a photo or video disc of some of your best times together.

Do you have some shaky home video footage or cell phone videos you'd like to add to a disc but thought it impossible due to the quality? vReveal is your solution. It is not video editing software, but video enhancement software. This software features super-resolution technology that increases resolution, reduces noise, and provides stabilization. And, to make it even better…it is super easy to use. "One click" touch-up tools stabilize, clean, sharpen, brighten and increase the resolution of flawed videos. You can even trim a video or rotate sideways videos. Video files can be previewed and then saved to disc or upload them directly to YouTube. Read more

Fujifilm's FinePix REAL 3D system is now available in the United States. Unlike any other digital camera on the market today, the FinePix REAL 3D system captures realistic 3D still photographs and movies that can be viewed without 3D glasses.

The Finepix Real 3D W1 digital camera is the first camera in the company's lineup. It features 2 lenses and 2 CCD's. Two images are captured with the left and right lenses at the same time. The dual Fujinon lenses then layer the two images together to create a 3D image. Read more

Do we really need more pocket camcorders in the marketplace? Memorex seems to think so. They just announced the release of two new camcorders – the MyVideo and MyVideo HD.

The new Memorex MyVideo and Memorex MyVideo HD both feature a 2-inch LCD display, USB port, and digital zoom. With 2GB internal storage, the MyVideo captures up to 2hrs of VGA quality video, while the MyVideoHD has 4GB for up to 2 hours of VGA and up to 1 hour of HD video. Both pocket cams can also grab still shots and include onboard software to make uploading to Facebook, YouTube and other sites easy.

They are available in black or pearlized white and priced at $99.99 for the MyVideo and $129.99 for the HD model. Visit www.memorex.com for more info.

A new Flip Video pocket camcorder just store shelves, the "premium" Flip MinoHD. With a new design, larger screen and double the memory of its predecessor, this pocket cam can now record up to 2 hours of HD video.

Also, the new MinoHD includes the latest version of FlipShare software which can upload videos directly to Facebook. It has a bright two-inch transflective screen for no-glare viewing (even in direct sunlight), and features an HDMI jack.

The MinoHD is available with brushed metal finish, or you can choose from the tons of designs offered on their website. You can also custom design your own by visiting theflip.com.

The new 8GB Flip MinoHD is priced at $229. They have also lowered the price of the original Flip MinoHD (4GB - one hour of recording time) to $199. The standard Flip Mino sells for $149.

Yesterday Nikon announced the new D3S digital SLR. A perfect addition to the camera is Nikon's new medium telephoto AF-S DX Micro 85mm F/3.5G ED VR lens. Designed for close-up photography to DX-format users, it features VR II for up to 4 stops of correction, a 1:1 life-size reproduction ratio, Internal focusing design, and the use of an ED glass element.

"Nikon is proud of its strong reputation for designing and producing some of the world's finest close-up lenses, delivering faithful and consistent color reproduction, stunning sharpness and beautifully balanced contrast," said Edward Fasano, general manager for marketing, SLR Systems Products at Nikon, Inc. "The introduction of the AF-S DX 85mm Micro lens further broadens the Micro NIKKOR family and answers a call from serious nature and portrait photographers, generalists and on-line auction specialists seeking superior close-up shooting performance, affordability and versatility."

Priced at $529.99, the new lens will be available in early December 2009.

For more information read the press release.