California photographer Matthew Bamberg introduces HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography to beginning photographers and others who have an interest in creating fine art images with sharp details throughout the processed image. HDR—High Dynamic Resolution photography, an art that brings fine detail throughout an image by combining several images shot at different exposures has been perceived to be only for skilled photographers who are adept using Photoshop and/or other HDR image creation ... Read More
Twitter is rolling out a major redesign aimed at making it faster, easier to navigate and more attractive to advertisers, writes Emma Woollacott on Tgdaily. Twitter redesigns to take on Facebook: “The new look is consistent across Twitter itself, iOS, Android and the TweetDeck desktop app. It now includes a section called ‘Stories’, displaying to the user stories and trends based on earlier activity. A Connect tab shows users who’s following them or retweeting their ... Read More
Tamron Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, announced the introduction of an exciting new lens, the 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC (Model B011). The new high-power all-in-one zoom lens is designed for the Sony NEX (E-mount) series of interchangeable-lens, lightweight and compact digital cameras. Tamron, the zoom lens pioneer, brings 19 years of high-power zoom lens development technologies to this new product. The lens will begin shipping in the U.S. December 15, 2011. With ... Read More
Google has announced a Flipboard competitor named Currents, available for both Android and iOS. The Google Mobile Blog says: “Today we’re expanding our content offering with the introduction of Google Currents, a new application for Android devices, iPads and iPhones that lets you explore online magazines and other content with the swipe of a finger. Ready for consumers We’ve worked with more than 150 publishing partners to offer full-length articles from more than 180 editions ... Read More
FUJIFILM North America Corporation announced the FUJIFILM Instax Mini 50S, a sleek, piano black camera that produces high quality instant photo prints. The Instax Mini 50S is the newest addition to the popular Instax family, and uses FUJIFILM Instax Mini Instant Film to produce credit card sized photo prints that can be shot anywhere and developed instantly. The trim and black Instax Mini 50S includes great features for taking high-quality photos, including two shutter release buttons placed ... Read More
Google is rolling out a “New Google Navigation Bar”. Google’s new navigation bar links to your services in a drop-down menu nested under the Google logo across several services, including Search, News, Gmail, Google+ and Maps, reports PCWorld. The nav bar has three main regions – on the left, the Google logo menu shows a list of links Google services when you hover over it and lets you access additional Google sites by hovering over the ‘More’ link at the bottom of the ... Read More
Based on the Archos 101 Android tablet the Memo Touch sells for $299 and requires a six-month ($174) or 12-month ($300) subscription Memo (www.memotouch.com) is a revolutionary new memory assistant that helps seniors with short-term memory loss maintain their independence and age in their own home. Introduced today, the custom software which operates on an Android tablet allows family members to provide their aging parent or loved one with reminders to manage everyday activities even when ... Read More
