Mixbook at 20: Making the photo book about the story, not just the photos Feature 

Mixbook at 20: Making the photo book about the story, not just the photos

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As Mixbook marks its 20th anniversary, co-founder and CEO Andrew Laffoon is pushing the photo book beyond its traditional role as a collection of images. His larger ambition is to make it a storytelling medium — one capable of preserving the experiences, personalities and inside jokes that eventually become a family’s legacy. That philosophy dates to Mixbook’s beginnings. Laffoon met... Read More
Best Buy posts stronger Q2 sales, raises full-year outlook Events 

Best Buy posts stronger Q2 sales, raises full-year outlook

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Best Buy Co. Inc. reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, with comparable sales rising 4.1% as growth in computing, home theater and emerging technology helped the electronics retailer raise its outlook for fiscal 2027. For the 13-week quarter ended Aug. 1, Best Buy generated revenue of $9.78 billion, up 3.6% from $9.44 billion a year earlier. Domestic revenue increased 4.3% to $9.07... Read More
Dupli becomes U.K. distributor for Eastman Kodak film Partnerships 

Dupli becomes U.K. distributor for Eastman Kodak film

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U.K. film distributor Dupli Ltd. announced, while it is retaining distributorship of Kodak-branded films through Kodak Alaris, has added 48 films from Eastman Kodak Co. The deal adds Kodak’s line of Kodacolor films including 35mm, 120, and large-format films. According to a post on the Dupli site, both Kodak Alaris’ and Eastman Kodak’s products will exist side-by-side: “There is a... Read More
Nikon terminates Image Space service News 

Nikon terminates Image Space service

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Nikon Inc. announced that it will terminate its Nikon Image Space service as of Oct. 15. Nikon Image Space, founded in 2013, offered 2GB of free storage, and was created from the previous my Picturetown service, which was launched in 2007.  In an email to users, Nikon said the company is adding storage and sharing features to Nikon Imaging Cloud... Read More
Insta360 announces Arctic White editions of Insta360 Link 2 Pr, Link 2C Pro webcams New Products 

Insta360 announces Arctic White editions of Insta360 Link 2 Pr, Link 2C Pro webcams

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Insta360 announced Arctic White editions of Insta360 Link 2 Pro and Link 2C Pro, bringing a new finish to its flagship AI 4K webcam lineup. The new colorway is designed to complement bright, modern workspaces, home offices and creator setups, while retaining the imaging performance, intelligent features and professional audio capabilities of the existing models. Link 2 Pro and Link... Read More
Glossy Finish built Templified to streamline sports photography production, and now you can use it, too Feature New Products 

Glossy Finish built Templified to streamline sports photography production, and now you can use it, too

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For Matt Winer and the team at renowned sports photography company Glossy Finish, the motivation for developing its new Templified service was straightforward: They had a high-volume sports photography workflow that worked, but they knew it could work much better. The result is a cloud-based graphics production platform designed to automate the process of turning athlete photographs into individual portraits, team... Read More
Apple introduces Mac Studio, Mac Mini, and M6 chips New Products 

Apple introduces Mac Studio, Mac Mini, and M6 chips

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Apple announced the  Mac Studio, featuring M5 Max and the all-new M5 Ultra, delivering a leap in AI performance and even faster graphics for the most demanding pro workflows. Now featuring up to 4.3x faster AI performance, up to 2x faster storage, up to 1.8x faster graphics, and up to 1.3x faster CPU speed, along with higher memory bandwidth, Mac... Read More
Meta to pay $17 billion to 29 states to settle social media harm case News 

Meta to pay $17 billion to 29 states to settle social media harm case

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Social media giant, Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and numerous other businesses, has agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 29 state attorneys general to settle a 2023 lawsuit claiming social media harmed children. Central to the suit’s claims are allegations that Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri and CEO Mark Zuckerberg publicly misrepresented certain... Read More
EISA announces the Winners of the EISA Awards 2026-2027 Events News 

EISA announces the Winners of the EISA Awards 2026-2027

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The Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) announced the winners of the EISA Awards 2026-2027, marking the 44th edition of the world’s longest-running  awards program for consumer electronics.  The winners were selected through EISA’s long-established judging process. Over several months, editors from more than 50 specialist technology magazines and websites in roughly 27 countries tested hundreds of new products from... Read More
Failure Is The Price Of Innovation, with Mike Grossman Podcasts 

Failure Is The Price Of Innovation, with Mike Grossman

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Your business can be brilliant and still get wiped out by timing, regulation, or a technology shift you saw coming but didn’t act on. Gary Pageau of The Dead PIxels Society sits down with six-time Silicon Valley CEO and author Mike Grossman to talk about the unglamorous reality of entrepreneurship: the wins that arrive late, the pivots that need full commitment,... Read More
WaldoPro launches 1,000+ free memory mate templates w/smart color matching New Products 

WaldoPro launches 1,000+ free memory mate templates w/smart color matching

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WaldoPro, an AI-powered sales and workflow platform for volume photographers, announced the launch of more than 1,000 ready-made Memory Mate templates and Smart Color Matching, a new technology that automatically coordinates each design with an athlete’s jersey color. Instead of manually building each Memory Mate, photographers can choose from professionally designed templates organized by sport, orientation, color theme, and number of... Read More
Zeno360 AG builds momentum at Printing United Events 

Zeno360 AG builds momentum at Printing United

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Zeno360 AG, a global leader in print finishing technology, continues to build its momentum at PRINTING United Expo from Sept. 23-25, 2026, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Since the last PRINTNG United Expo, Zeno360 has expanded to become a full range provider of book-binding solutions. “Zeno 360° has an exciting and complete array of services and... Read More
PhotoXport debuts F-30 film processor New Products 

PhotoXport debuts F-30 film processor

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PhotoXport Global Ltd. has announced the F30 Film Processor, built for modern film labs. The F30 uses C-41 chemistry and twin track ports to process up to 30 rolls per hour. Features include a large graphic display, dual lane processing, automatic replenishment, and automatic film size detection. It can process 110,120,135,120 through IX240 color negative film. (There is also B&W... Read More
GeoSnapShot adds physical photo sales Updates 

GeoSnapShot adds physical photo sales

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Photography commerce website GeoSnapShot announced that physical photo sales are now live on the event photography platform, meaning participants and school communities can now order printed photos directly from their gallery. Products include framed prints, canvas, standard prints, and more. Here’s how it works: Students and families find their photos using AI smart matching They choose a print format and... Read More
Nikkei report shows Canon and Sony retain top spots, Fujifilm leaps over Nikon Market research 

Nikkei report shows Canon and Sony retain top spots, Fujifilm leaps over Nikon

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Japan’s leading financial publication, Nikkei Inc. released ” Nikkei Industry Map 2027, ” which includes a ranking of digital camera shipments (market share) by manufacturer in the global camera market. The report shows Canon maintains its healthy number one market share, followed by Sony at number two. In the battle for third place, however, Fujifilm leapfrogged Nikon, according to TechRadar. (Note,... Read More
North Carolina photographers face felony charges for failure to provide services News 

North Carolina photographers face felony charges for failure to provide services

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The owners of a Raleigh-area wedding photography company accused of taking thousands of dollars from couples without providing promised services faced a judge in Forsyth County, according to ABC 11. Christopher Ayscue and Holly Scott Ayscue, owners of Holly Christina Photography, appeared in court on a criminal charge of obtaining property by false pretense. The couple earned national attention for... Read More