CARSON, Calif. -- May 30 -- Microtek, a world-leading manufacturer of digital imaging products, today announced the availability of the Microtek ScanMaker s450 with a suggested retail price of $99. Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers, the Microtek ScanMaker s450 has a new slim design and a broad set of features to meet the diverse needs of a home office. With this scanner, Microtek continues its tradition of providing outstanding...

Due to an overwhelming demand for Delkin Devices' patent-pending SensorScope, Delkin is now offering the option of purchasing the multiple award winning SensorScope separate from their cleaning system. Camera manufacturers, dealers and DSLR users worldwide have enthusiastically embraced the product, resulting in several prestigious awards like a 2007 Innovative Digital Products Award from the Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA) and 2007 Best...

Viovio, a creative photobook publishing Web site, introduced the availability of three new photobook sizes: 7x5, 5.25x3.5, and 3.75x2.5. The "minibooks" are priced at a $4.99 base cost plus 50 cents per page. A 20-page perfect bound minibook group is priced at $14.99, and for that low price, users have the option of receiving two 7x5 books, three 5.25x3.5 books, or four 3.75x2.5. Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) May 29, 2007 -- Viovio, an online community and...

Microtek today announced the availability of the Microtek ScanMaker® s450 with a suggested retail price of $99. Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers, the Microtek ScanMaker s450 has a new slim design and a broad set of features to meet the diverse needs of a home office. The Microtek ScanMaker s450 makes duplicating and sharing photos easy with several features specifically designed for high-quality photo scanning. The built-in 35mm transparency adapter enables easy scanning of positive and negative 35mm slides and filmstrips. And Microtek's exclusive FilmView light table in the lid of the scanner provides the uniform light needed to sort and select the film images to scan.

Pictopia.com announced today an agreement with Collegiate Images, LLC the leading licensing and rights clearance agency for college sports. The agreement will provide Pictopia-powered online college athletics photo stores the ability to offer "Officially Licensed" photo reprints to college sports fans and alumni. By establishing the Pictopia-Collegiate Images agreement, Pictopia can now offer a college athletics department the highest degree of confidence that the photo reprints they sell online will be compliant with intellectual property rights.

Picture a surface that can recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a digital camera or cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Today at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil Microsoft Surface(TM), the first in a new category of surface computing products from Microsoft that breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, dynamic surface that provides effortless interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. Beginning at the end of this year, consumers will be able to interact with Surface in hotels, retail establishments, restaurants and public entertainment venues.

AOL today announced it has launched the newest consumer electronics site, Switched.com. Part of AOL News, Switched.com provides breaking news, gossip, buying guides and advice about cell phones, digital cameras, music players, computers, games and more. The site also offers celebrity interviews, editor's picks and other features, all delivered in a consumer-friendly blog format.

Ricoh today has released another firmware update (version 1.14) for their Caplio GX100 digital camera. This firmware update, coming just two weeks after version 1.13 was released, improves the autofocus accuracy, fixes the skew correction feature, raises a level of the image compensation in a long exposure, and corrects a few features as well. Read the full story for the complete list of fixes and enhancements.

Delkin announced today that due to overwhelming demand for their patent-pending SensorScope, Delkin is now offering the option of purchasing the Sensorscope separate from their cleaning system. The SensorScope features a 5x-magnified lens, which provides an enhanced view of the CCD or CMOS sensor surface, while four ultra bright white LED bulbs provide total focused illumination of the sensor and sensor chamber. The individual SensorScope comes complete with a deluxe padded lens-like case with an additional zip-off compartment for carrying additional cleaning supplies. SensorScope will sell at an MSRP of $89.99.

On May 28, 2007 AIPTEK will launch the GO-HD -- a true 720P HD camcorder. HD is the new standard for video and AIPTEK's GO-HD puts it right in the palm of any value minded consumer's hand. It delivers all the power of the latest technology, like vibrant, true to life colors, and of course, the astonishing clarity of High Definition. This revolutionary camcorder encompasses 720P (1280x720 pixel resolution / 16:9 aspect ratio) at 30 frames per second. The GO-HD uses advanced H.264 codec technology that allows users to record approximately 4 hours of HD video clips in 8GB High Capacity SD. Designed with the future in mind, the GO-HD offers SDHC card expansion as well. Currently users benefit from up to 8GB SD card memory.