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For the second year, Tom’s Reviews chooses Mixbook as top photo card pick News Opinion 

For the second year, Tom’s Reviews chooses Mixbook as top photo card pick

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Popular consumer ratings site, Tom’s Guide, has for the second-straight year selected Mixbook as the top choice for photo cards. Unlike other reviews we’ve criticized here at The Dead Pixels Society, the Tom’s Guide review at least has someone knowledgeable – veteran photo-industry writer, Sally Weiner Grotta – conducting the test. The list of tested companies, however, was a little on... Read More
Adobe Scan app adds AI-driven organization features New Products News 

Adobe Scan app adds AI-driven organization features

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Adobe released an update to its popular Adobe Scan app for iOS and Android that analyzes all photos on your phone’s camera roll and extracts the ones that appear to be documents. The app uses Adobe’s  Adobe Sensei artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning technology. Since debuting in June, Adobe says the app has been downloaded 4 million times. “In addition to the new Adobe... Read More
Jackson, Wy., camera shop avoids closing through employee intervention News 

Jackson, Wy., camera shop avoids closing through employee intervention

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In a time when camera-store closings seem to make the news far more too often, we’re happy to see this report in the Jackson Hole News & Guide about the employees of D.D. Camera Corral rallying to find a buyer in nearby Casper, Wyoming, when the store faced closure. Like many long-time single-store operations, D.D. Camera Corral faced tough times with... Read More
Hasselblad Launches ‘Rent a Hasselblad’ – A new way to experience and take advantage of Hasselblad Medium Format Technology News Press releases 

Hasselblad Launches ‘Rent a Hasselblad’ – A new way to experience and take advantage of Hasselblad Medium Format Technology

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‘Rent a Hasselblad’ enables easier and on-demand access to Hasselblad medium format cameras and lenses for photography enthusiasts and professionals. Hasselblad, the leading manufacturer of medium format cameras and lenses, is introducing the ‘Rent a Hasselblad’ service. The service has been created to allow photography enthusiasts and professionals to benefit from the advantages of medium format technology. “Owning a Hasselblad... Read More
Glossy Finish, a Leader in Youth Sports Action Photography, Selects CaptureLife, Inc. as Their Exclusive Partner for Digital Image Delivery and Fulfillment News Press releases 

Glossy Finish, a Leader in Youth Sports Action Photography, Selects CaptureLife, Inc. as Their Exclusive Partner for Digital Image Delivery and Fulfillment

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Now independent from Lifetouch again, Glossy Finish looks to grow its unique sports action photography offering by leveraging the CaptureLife platform as its mobile backbone for digital image delivery, new digital products, and purchasing of print products from smartphones. Minneapolis, MN – November 16, 2017 – CaptureLife Inc., provider of the CaptureLife Photo Sharing App for iPhones and Android devices... Read More
Reuters reports Fujifilm Holdings does not infringe on Polaroid trademark News 

Reuters reports Fujifilm Holdings does not infringe on Polaroid trademark

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According to a Reuters report, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said in a lawsuit filed on Monday its Instax series of instant cameras and film do not infringe on trademark and trade dress rights owned by the successor to Polaroid Corp. Fujifilm is asking the U.S. District Court in Manhattan to grant it declaratory judgment against Polaroid trademark holder PLR IP Holdings... Read More
A.C. Moore Acquires Blitsy, Invests In Zibbet News Press releases 

A.C. Moore Acquires Blitsy, Invests In Zibbet

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Leading National Arts & Crafts Specialty Retailer Invests in Digital Expansion, Marks Unprecedented Growth BERLIN, N.J., Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A.C. Moore Arts and Crafts, the specialty retailer operating 135 brick and mortar locations across the East Coast with global headquarters in New Jersey and China, today announced two major investments that will fuel groundbreaking digital initiatives in the... Read More
Mini Lab Help Forum seeks buyer News 

Mini Lab Help Forum seeks buyer

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Mini Lab Help, the U.K.-based online forum for minilab equipment users and retailers, is seeking a buyer. Neil Taylor, the site founder, is no longer involved in the industry and is seeking a “sensible” offer the site. He notes the site is still used regularly, has sponsors and more than 10,000 registered users. “The site has an incredible amount of... Read More
Fujifilm opens first U.K. Wonder Shop News 

Fujifilm opens first U.K. Wonder Shop

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Cartridge & Personalised Print World,  a Bridge Street shop, is the first retailer in the UK to use FUJIFILM’s Wonder Photo Shop concept, rebadging as Photos2Print, according to the Andover Advertiser. The report said the retailer had been a Cartridge World location for 14 years “Lesley-Ann Simmonds, who owns Photos2Print alongside her husband Mark Simmonds, said: ‘We were excited by... Read More
Martin Yale Industries Announces Acquisition of Dry-Lam News Press releases 

Martin Yale Industries Announces Acquisition of Dry-Lam

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WABASH, Indiana, Nov. 8, 2017 – Today, Martin Yale Industries, LLC is announcing its second bolt-on addition in the last two years with the acquisition of Dry-Lam, LLC located in Shawnee, Kansas. Dry-Lam, LLC is a leading distributor of laminating equipment and films to the office product and commercial print finishing markets. Dry-Lam’s expertise in laminating machines, films, transparencies, and... Read More
Google adds printed photo books to Canada News 

Google adds printed photo books to Canada

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According to the consumer tech website MobileSyrup, Google has brought its printed photo book service to Canada. This follows Google’s well-publicized entree into the photo book market in the United States, following the recent upgrades to its popular Google Photos service. “There’s something very valuable — there’s something very communal to having a printed book that you can sit around... Read More
One in four consumers have already started holiday shopping: Nielsen Market research News 

One in four consumers have already started holiday shopping: Nielsen

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The Nielsen Company reports, despite holiday decorations seeming to appear on the shelves earlier with each passing year, November marks the start of the holiday season. A full 26% of consumers have already started their shopping as early as September! According to a recent Nielsen survey, 49% of Americans plan to start their holiday shopping before the Black Friday weekend... Read More
Kodak film production flat in third quarter Earnings reports News Opinion Press releases 

Kodak film production flat in third quarter

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Although primarily a printing/graphic arts company, Eastman Kodak Co. is still producing a lot of film-based products these days, as well as licensing numerous products with the Kodak label. In its third-quarter earnings report, the Rochester, N.Y.-based company stated sales in its Consumer and Film Division were $55 million, flat compared last year. Operational EBITDA was negative $2 million, a decline... Read More
Snap reports earnings, stock price plummets, redesign on the way Earnings reports News Opinion 

Snap reports earnings, stock price plummets, redesign on the way

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Snap’s road to profitability hits bump as Spectacle sales stall Snapchat app and Spectacles maker Snap Inc. still hasn’t told a story Wall Street  wants to hear, as the stock dropped 15 percent after the company reported disappointing third-quarter results (shown below). Snap revenue was up 62 percent to $207 million in the third quarter but losses mounted faster: $443 million... Read More