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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

Adorama presents #CreateNoMatterWhat creative challenge theme: Video Storytelling Events News 

Adorama presents #CreateNoMatterWhat creative challenge theme: Video Storytelling

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Adorama, announced the second installment of the “Create No Matter What” challenge series with the help of filmmaker Renan Ozturk. The second contest of the series challenges creators to submit a 30-60 second video taking viewers on a journey and tells a story. Participants will be entered for a chance to win a Sony Alpha a7 III camera prize package worth over... Read More
IDC expects worldwide smartphone shipments to plummet 11.9% in 2020 Market research 

IDC expects worldwide smartphone shipments to plummet 11.9% in 2020

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The worldwide smartphone market is forecast to decline 11.9% year over year in 2020 with shipments totaling 1.2 billion units, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The forecast follows the largest year-over-year decline in history in the first quarter of 2020. Smartphone shipments are now expected to decline 18.2% in the first half of the year as the... Read More
PicsArt launches AI-powered music for Its photo/video app Updates 

PicsArt launches AI-powered music for Its photo/video app

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PicsArt is integrating unique machine-generated audio compositions into its video editor on iOS, with plans to launch on Android later this year. Like a movie score composer, this effect helps determine the unique mood of a video, producing a soundtrack molded to fit. With this tool, PicsArt becomes the first editing app to integrate generative AI music, the company claimed.... Read More
Lexar announces professional CFexpress USB 3.1 reader New Products 

Lexar announces professional CFexpress USB 3.1 reader

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Lexar announced the Lexar Professional CFexpress USB 3.1 Reader, with read speeds of up to 1050MB/s. This professional-level reader easily offloads a large number of high-quality images and RAW 4K video from your CFexpress Type B card. “We are proud to announce the Lexar Professional CFexpress USB 3.1 Reader, designed for professional videographers and photographers to get the max performance... Read More
SANDMARC launches motion variable filter for iPhone New Products 

SANDMARC launches motion variable filter for iPhone

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SANDMARC, a brand specializing in photography gear for iPhone, DJI and GoPro cameras, launched a new filter system the company claims adapts the iPhone camera to any environment, adding versatile possibilities for content creators: Motion Variable Filter. Created with durability in mind, the Motion Variable ND Filter is engineered from a cinema glass, yielding true-to-life colors, accurately adjusting exposure and... Read More
Canon announces software to count crowd sizes in real time New Products 

Canon announces software to count crowd sizes in real time

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Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced the Crowd People Counter, a video content analysis software that can quickly provide event management teams and law enforcement agencies the ability to gather crowd size data in real-time. The gathering and analysis of this data can help detect overcrowding and potentially prevent accidents at a variety of locations, including stadiums, airports, train stations, houses of... Read More
vivo unveils flagship X50 series with built-in gimbal New Products 

vivo unveils flagship X50 series with built-in gimbal

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vivo unveiled the X50, X50 Pro, and X50 Pro+ series of flagship smartphones, which feature “professional-grade” camera technologies that revolutionize the mobile photography experience. The X50 series features stabilization, night mode, zoom, and portrait technologies. “Guided by vivo’s deep insights into consumer needs, and underpinned by our advanced technology, we crafted the X50 series to provide a professional photography experience... Read More
NRF Chief Economist says ‘Uncertainty Abounds’ in predicting recovery from Coronavirus pandemic News 

NRF Chief Economist says ‘Uncertainty Abounds’ in predicting recovery from Coronavirus pandemic

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While the reopening of businesses shut down by the coronavirus pandemic is a significant step forward, it is too soon to say how quickly or smoothly the nation’s economy will recover, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist, National Retail Federation. “Is it possible the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us? Maybe, but we are not out of the woods... Read More
Nikon continues to lose money in Imaging Products business Events News 

Nikon continues to lose money in Imaging Products business

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Nikon Corp. recorded ¥591B in revenue and ¥6.7B in operating profit for its 2020 fiscal year (FY2020), ending March 31, 2020; this is a decrease of ¥117.6B and ¥75.9B, respectively, year-over-year. Specifically, Nikon quantifies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its report saying it believes the pandemic has caused 10 billion yen in operating profit losses. Specifically, Nikon attributes... Read More
Shutterfly gets Illinois BIPA privacy claims sent to arbitration News 

Shutterfly gets Illinois BIPA privacy claims sent to arbitration

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In a dispute over so-called “clickwrap” agreements, Shutterfly Inc. succeeded in getting the case sent to arbitration, according to Bloomberg Law. By clicking “accept” on initial sign-up, the original named plaintiff, Vernita Miracle-Pond, in the would-be class suit under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIA) agreed to be bound by Shutterfly’s terms and conditions, including a subsequently added mandatory... Read More
Autel Robotics patent win clouds DJI drone future News 

Autel Robotics patent win clouds DJI drone future

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A U.S. chief administrative law judge ruled Chinese drone leader DJI violated the patent of a smaller drone maker named Autel Robotics USA. The ruling was issued on March 2nd at the US International Trade Commission (ITC), according to a press release by Steptoe, the international law firm representing Autel Robotics USA, a China-owned drone company based in Seattle, Wash. Autel had accused... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Preserving photo memories with Glen Meakem of Forever.com News Opinion Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Preserving photo memories with Glen Meakem of Forever.com

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Glen Meakem, CEO and founder, Forever.com, the permanent cloud photo storage and sharing company. A serial entrepreneur, Meakem founded FreeMarkets Inc. in 1995, which was later sold for $500 million. He also formerly headed up a venture capital fund and was a former radio host based in Pittsburgh, Pa. For the... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of May 29 Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of May 29

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Industry notes Expert: Kodak could face second bankruptcy, via WHAM-TV Without last year’s reorganization, Kodak’s CEO believes the company would not have survived the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHAM-TV. But financial expert George Conboy of Brighton Securities says, without a change in course in the company’s future, Kodak could face serious consequences – even potential second bankruptcy. Battle-hardened specialists trade on,... Read More