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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.

Fujifilm investing 4.5 billion yen in INSTAX film production Investments 

Fujifilm investing 4.5 billion yen in INSTAX film production

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FUJIFILM Corp. announces a ¥4.5 billion investment into its Ashigara Site at the Kanagawa Factory in Japan to reinforce production facilities for INSTAX films. The latest move will increase the company’s production capacity for INSTAX films by approximately 20%. The production facilities to be built under the new investment are set to go operational in stages, starting in the autumn... Read More
Court upholds AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted News 

Court upholds AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted

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Reuters reports a U.S. court judge in Washington, D.C. ruled a work of art created by artificial intelligence without any human input cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law. Only works with human authors can receive copyrights, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said, affirming the Copyright Office’s rejection of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his DABUS... Read More
Mylio announces updates to organization and sharing tools Updates 

Mylio announces updates to organization and sharing tools

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Mylio announced the upcoming release of Mylio Photos (version 24), a highly anticipated update set to redefine how individuals and small businesses manage their constantly growing collections of photos, videos, and documents. “Every person we talk to feels the same way – they are drowning in a sea of digital clutter. The number of files an average person produces today... Read More
IDC: Smartphone shipments forecast to reach lowest volume in a decade Market research News 

IDC: Smartphone shipments forecast to reach lowest volume in a decade

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Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 4.7% year over year in 2023 to 1.15 billion units, the lowest volume in a decade, according to the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This is a downward revision from IDC’s previous forecast of -3.2%, driven by a weaker economic outlook and ongoing inflation, which has dampened consumer demand and... Read More
Exploring Operational Excellence for Business Expansion with Alicia Butler Pierre Market research News Podcasts 

Exploring Operational Excellence for Business Expansion with Alicia Butler Pierre

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Alicia Butler Pierre, the founder, and CEO of Equilibria, Inc., about operational excellence. The conversation revolves around the critical role of operational excellence in business expansion, sharing her company’s unique approach to tackling issues like high turnover, audits, and escalating customer complaints using the Lean Six Sigma framework. The discussion moves beyond just identifying problems, delving into... Read More
Wondershare launches VirtuLook AI product-imaging creation tool New Products 

Wondershare launches VirtuLook AI product-imaging creation tool

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Wondershare, maker of the Wondershare Filmora video editing tool, introduced VirtuLook, an AI product set offering SMBs and ecommerce owners an uncomplicated, efficient, and high-quality solution for their product image requirements. VirtuLook supports real-life model image generation, and facilitates the seamless integration of products into attractive backgrounds. VirtuLook is a web-based product designed in a workstation format. Users can upload... Read More
WhiteWall now offering ultraHD black-and-white prints New Products 

WhiteWall now offering ultraHD black-and-white prints

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WhiteWall is now offering ultraHD black-and-white prints. The ultraHD sharpening on three types of Ilford photo paper – PE photo paper with a glossy or matte surface, as well as genuine baryte prints – offers an unprecedented level of clarity and precision, the company said.  The new feature activated Aug. 30 in the product configuration under the “WhiteWall ultraHD sharpness”... Read More
Sony debuts two Alpha 7C cameras, the wide-angle zoom lens New Products 

Sony debuts two Alpha 7C cameras, the wide-angle zoom lens

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Sony Electronics release of two new additions to the Alpha 7C series of compact full-frame interchangeable lens cameras, the Alpha 7C II (model ILCE- 7CM2) and Alpha 7C R (model ILCE-7CR). The Alpha 7C II is equipped with a full-frame image sensor with approximately 33.0 effective megapixels and features the latest still image and video functions and performance in a... Read More
Moment announces six T-Series mobile lenses, a lens interface, and accessories. New Products 

Moment announces six T-Series mobile lenses, a lens interface, and accessories.

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Smartphone accessory maker Moment announced new T-Series mobile lenses, a new lens interface, and updated lens accessories. The eight new lenses are: Anamorphic 1.33x and 1.55x – Bring a cinematic look to your video camera with rich flares, a 16:9 wide screen, and true black bars, the company said. The Blue Flares gives the early 1960’s, JJ Abrams-inspired look and... Read More
MyHeritage rolls out free PhotoDater feature to estimate photos age New Products News 

MyHeritage rolls out free PhotoDater feature to estimate photos age

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Genealogy site MyHeritage continues to roll out tools for users to enjoy their historical photos. The new free PhotoDater tool uses AI technology to estimate the year a photo was taken. PhotoDater joins several tools in the MyHeritage toolbox, including: MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia – a feature offering AI animation for historical photos. Later, animations added voice narration. MyHeritage Photo Storyteller... Read More
“Making Kodak Film” book updated News 

“Making Kodak Film” book updated

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With all the renewed interest in film, here’s a reminder the book “Making Kodak Film,” has been updated. The book, written by longtime Eastman Kodak Co. film manufacturing expert Bob Shanebrook, the second edition hardcover features 470 pages with 402 illustrations. The second edition is now in its 19th printing. The first edition softcover, at 94 pages with 165 illustrations,... Read More
Visual 1st announces 2023 program Events 

Visual 1st announces 2023 program

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The Visual 1st conference returns in October but in a new venue: the historic The General’s Residence at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, featuring views of Aquatic Park, Alcatraz, and the far reaches of San Francisco Bay, and within walking distance of Fisherman’s Warf and surrounding hotels. The executive-level networking and technology event will be Oct. 24-25, 2023. (There... Read More