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Mikhail Stawsky believes he has the answer to designing a truly universally comfortable camera called INDEX. All the mechanics are the same as any said camera but the body has one handle giant handle that rotates left or right, depending on your dexterity. The aperture/shutter display and trigger are all within thumb’s reach. The main part of the camera houses the lens, viewfinder, screen, and mode dial. The flash is hidden in the handle itself tho it’s size and proximity to the lens may be an issue. So What do you think?
Designer: Mikhail Stawsky
Parrot is going the designer way and introducing a digiframe designed by acclaimed French designer Andrée Putman. The frame no doubt looks classy, as expected of designer labels, it sports a 7-inch 720 x 480 resolution display, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, an SD / MMC card slot, storing more than 400 photos and USB connectivity. Expect the frame to touch US shores by 28th July. You can pick it up for $449.99. Press Release after the jump NEW YORK, July 15, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — As people around the world celebrate Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the start of the French Revolution, Parrot, world leader in wireless mobile telephony devices, has announced a revolution of their own: the convergence of impeccable style, sophistication and technology with a new designer collection. Today, the company introduced the first product in the line, a unique digital photo frame created by internationally acclaimed French designer and interior architect, Andree Putman - the Coco Chanel of French interior design.
Sagem has announced a "value for money" digital photo frame from AgfaPhoto.
The AF5075 7-inch frame boasts a four-type (SD/MMC/MS/XD) memory card reader, remote control and interchangeable frames (metal, black or wood effect) for £59.99 - or less.
Single images can be still displayed or it offers a slideshow mode, the frame will display JPEG images which can be uploaded via USB cable/key or via a memory card direct from your digital camera.
Weighing 0.5kg and complete with a remote control, the AF5075 is available at Argos and Amazon for £49.99, further 7-inch and 8-inch frames are expected to be announced over the next 6 months.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — (Marketwire, July 14, 2008) — Phase One A/S today announced the P 65+ digital back and the P 65+ camera system based on Sensor+ CCD technology co-developed with DALSA Semiconductor. This patent-pending, Sensor+ technology represents a significant advancement in image capture. The chip platform offers the most demanding photographers upgradeable CCD functions, ensuring a longer lifespan for their digital back investments.
"Photographers need real reasons to upgrade past 39 Megapixel digital backs," said Henrik Hakonsson, CEO of Phase One. "Real value includes higher resolution but also requires new functions, faster operation, higher quality through expanded sensitivity, increased dynamic range, better results in the studio or on location and a better longer-term investment. I believe we are able to achieve this and more with our Sensor+ technology."
On the heels of the recent announcement of the 50 Megapixel Hasselblad H3DII-50 camera system, PhaseOne announces the PhaseOne P65+, its most potent digital back with a 60 Megapixel CCD image sensor. Both new systems use the 6.0 micron technology, but where Kodak uses a 36 x 48mm sensor size to create an 8176 x 6132 pixel array, PhaseOne beefs up the CCD sensor size and uses a 40.4 x 53.9mm sensor to create an 8984 x 6732 pixel array for a whopping total of 60480288 effective pixels…
Possibly taking some inspiration from US spy drones being used over Iraq at this very moment finding….. absolutely NO WMDs, this latest design by Hakan Bogazpinar dubbed “Flee” looks like a lot of fun. This compact dandelion seed (seeds with wings) design houses a digital camera that snaps photos at pre-set intervals making for some great conversation starters on your myspace or facebook account. The pictures are snapped and then bluetoothed to your mobile phone for instant gratification. I can already imagine the photos of all my friends posing in horror as if about to be abducted by anal probing inclined aliens.
Transcend Japan announced yesterday that its latest digital frame, the T.photo 720, should be available in the middle of July for about 105€.
As a reminder, our digital frame features a 7-Inch TFT LCD Screen in 800×400 resolution, 2GB of built-in Memory, stereo speakers, microSD/SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/M2/CF slot, FM Radio Tuner.
You’ll also be able to listen to music thanks to its MP3 player, as well as watch video in 3GP/ AVI/ MOV/MJPEG/ MPG and MP4 format.
Lastly, our digital frame can be use as clock or Calendar.
New JOBO digital picture frame features 3 interchangeable frame colors and 1GB of internal memory capable of storing up to 4,000 images in optimum resolution
Gummersbach, Germany (July 7, 2008) – JOBO AG announces the addition of a new ultra stylish, state-of-the-art digital picture frame to the growing JOBO family of digital picture frames. The new JOBO Photo Display PDJ152 includes three interchangeable clip-on frames in black, white and silver. It also features a large 15” high intensity luminous resolution and vibrant TFT-Color-LCD display designed to beautifully showcase digital images, a big internal memory for easy access to images and many other user-friendly functions.
This new JOBO PDJ152 digital picture frame is designed to keep memories alive by showcasing digital pictures in an automatic slideshow presentation giving precious digital memories new life. Additionally, this frame enables users to highlight their special photographic moments and easily share them with family and friends. This new JOBO digital picture frame features a handsome Acrylic frame design with three new interchangeable frame options so users can adjust the frame’s trim color to fit in with any décor in the home or office.
Say cheese! Mickey has his hands all over this fun camera which will capture smiles and happy memories. Includes Photo Editor Software to view, manage or edit your digital pictures. Plastic. Imported.
Tech specs:
- Storage capacity: 8 MB (113 photos). Additional memory available (sold separately)
- Digital resolution: VGA 640 x 480
- Lens: 5.4mm, f = 2.8
- Focus Range: 4 feet - infinity
- LCD Screen: 1.3” color LCD preview
- Connectivity: USB (Version 1.1 or higher)
- Flash: Built-in auto flash
- System requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Mac OSX
- Hardware requirements: Pentium Class 5000MHz processor or better
- 128 MB hard drive space recommended
- 4 1/4” H X 5 1/2” W x 2 1/4” D
- Requires 4 AA batteries, included and one button-cell battery, included
Finally… a digital photo frame that doesn’t conform to the typical uniformed structure of practically every digital photo frame out there. Pandigital has gone outside the box with this one. The Digital Collage Photo Frame gathers three 5 x 7-inch frames and one 4 x 6-inch frame into one funky looking arrangement, allowing you to upload a hefty 2,000 photos onto its 256MB internal memory.
The frame also has a built-in five-in-one card reader and supports AVI playback. Other standard features include a clock, calendar and a remote.
Digital photo frames just got a bit (and only a bit) more interesting. Share your memories for $129.99 here.