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Aura Frames debuts Walden in the U.K, a larger smart frame News 

Aura Frames debuts Walden in the U.K, a larger smart frame

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Aura, a leading brand and innovator in smart photo frames,  announced the launch of its larger, wall-mountable WiFi-connected frame Walden, now available in the United Kingdom. With a 15-inch HD anti-glare display and sleek, minimalist design to look less like tech and more like home decor, Walden makes it easy to share unlimited photos and videos directly from phone to frame... Read More
Pixami updates Yearbook Pro for 2024-2025 Season News Updates 

Pixami updates Yearbook Pro for 2024-2025 Season

GaryPageau
Pixami, Inc., has released Yearbook Pro 2024-25 with new features for the current school year. The updates include expansion of clip art and elements, a revised storefront, and improvements to face matching. “In support of our new school yearbook curriculum, new content, and the maturation of Pixami’s software to participate in the High School space, we’ve made changes to some... Read More
Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software expands connection to most popular scanners News Updates 

Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software expands connection to most popular scanners

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In celebration of Family History Month in October, Vivid-Pix, a leader in scanning, restoring, and archiving treasured memories, announced the popular Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software now works with most existing scanners, including scanners from Brother, Canon, Epson, Fujitsu, HP, Lexmark, Ricoh, and even all-in-one printer/copier/scanner devices, in addition to the Memory Station scanner. Memory Station Software is one-click easy with... Read More
CYME announce Peakto is now compatible with Topaz Photo AI News Updates 

CYME announce Peakto is now compatible with Topaz Photo AI

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CYME announced its Mac photo and video management software, Peakto, is now fully compatible with Topaz Photo AI, the powerful image enhancement software. While Topaz Photo AI excels at automatically improving photos with cutting-edge tools, it lacks essential organization features. This new integration fills that gap missing from Topaz Photo AI’s lack of organization features, giving Topaz Photo AI users... Read More
Printess announces strategic investment in PiktID News 

Printess announces strategic investment in PiktID

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Printess, a provider of print personalization solutions, announced a strategic investment in PiktID, an AI technology company. The partnership underscores Printess’ continued dedication to pushing the limits of personalized print while adhering to responsible and transparent AI practices, the company said. PiktID has a suite of AI-powered tools: TagID, EraseID, and SuperID. TagID is an automated photo tagging tool, with... Read More
Chromaluxe parent UW Solutions announces acquisition by Apogee Acquisitions News 

Chromaluxe parent UW Solutions announces acquisition by Apogee

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Publicly traded Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UW Interco, LLC (“UW Solutions”) from Heartwood Partners for $240 million in cash, subject to customary closing conditions. The transaction will close during the company’s fiscal 2025 third quarter. According to the Apogee press release: “the purchase price represents a multiple of approximately 8.5x UW Solutions’... Read More
Claranova management announce share purchases News 

Claranova management announce share purchases

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PlanetArt parent company Claranova announced several members of its management team recently increased their stake in the company’s capital through share purchases on the market. Eric Gareau , CEO of Claranova and Avanquest, acquired 50,000 shares on Sept. 26, 2024, bringing his total stake to 153,689 shares. Xavier Rojo , Administrative and Financial Director of Claranova, acquired 25,993 shares on... Read More
Lomography launches new edition of the Lomomatic 110 Zebra Crossing camera News 

Lomography launches new edition of the Lomomatic 110 Zebra Crossing camera

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Lomography announces a new edition of its Lomomatic 110 Camera. The Lomomatic 110 Zebra Crossing features a new design along with all the features from the original Lomomatic 110. The camera features a 23 mm Minitar CX multi-coated glass lens, automatic exposure, multiple and long-exposure shooting modes, zone focusing, adjustable ISO, Lomomatic Flash with colored filters, and metal wrist strap... Read More
EFI expands relationship with global strategic partner DPI Technology (Guandong) Co., Ltd. News Partnerships 

EFI expands relationship with global strategic partner DPI Technology (Guandong) Co., Ltd.

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Electronics For Imaging, Inc. reported its subsidiary, EFI Cretaprint S.L.U., has licensed its Building Materials digital printing business to its current global strategic partner, DPI Technology (Guandong) Co., Ltd., a technology company with a network of dealers that specializes in research, development, production, sales, and service for high-speed industrial digital printing solutions. “This strategic partnership strengthens DPI’s role as the exclusive... Read More
Printing United Expo brings back those photofinishing vibes … with a twist Events News Opinion 

Printing United Expo brings back those photofinishing vibes … with a twist

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  As the unified North American show for the printing industry, Printing United has gained prominence over the past few years as the destination to see and touch the latest in output technologies. This year’s show was massive, drawing 24,969 registered attendees and 800 exhibitors from 115 countries. Considering this was also a drupa year, the turnout was particularly impressive,... Read More
School photographer fired after offering to eat the soul of a student News 

School photographer fired after offering to eat the soul of a student

GaryPageau ,
In today’s tough hiring environment, sometimes it’s hard to find the right fit. A recent story, in Virginia, involving a school photographer shows why standards have to be maintained. According to the Washington Post (and numerous other outlets), a Lifetouch school photographer was reported to have lost her job after asking an elementary school student inappropriate questions. The principal of Chittum... Read More
Save the date: drupa will be May 9 – 17, 2028 Events News 

Save the date: drupa will be May 9 – 17, 2028

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Staying true to its four-year cycle, drupa will be held again in May 2028, this time as a nine-day event, from May 9-17, 2028. “drupa 2024 was more international than ever, and the positive atmosphere throughout the halls reflected our industry’s determination to drive profound change in order to make the printing and packaging industry more sustainable through automation, artificial... Read More
IDC Tracker finds used smartphone shipments grew 6.4% in 2023 Market research News 

IDC Tracker finds used smartphone shipments grew 6.4% in 2023

GaryPageau
More than 195 million used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, were shipped into the market in 2023, an increase of 6.4% compared to 2022. The value of these shipments was $72.9 billion, up 12.4% year over year, according to data from the newly launched Worldwide Quarterly Used Device Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). “The growth of the secondary... Read More
Fiery to be acquired by Epson Acquisitions News 

Fiery to be acquired by Epson

GaryPageau ,
Seiko Epson Corp. announced Epson has agreed with affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC, including Electronics for Imaging, Inc., on Sept.19, 2024, to acquire all interests in Fiery, LLC, the leading provider of digital front-end servers and workflow solutions for the print industry. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including required regulatory approvals. The acquisition is expected to close... Read More
Meta invalidates image-tagging patent at the Federal Circuit News 

Meta invalidates image-tagging patent at the Federal Circuit

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The Federal Circuit confirmed Meta Platforms Inc.‘s s defense against accusations it infringed image-tagging patents owned by Angel Technologies Group LLC. The case dates back to 2021 when Angel Technologies sued Meta in a California district court. The social media giant convinced the appeals court the last remaining patent in the suit was abstract and thus not eligible for patent protection,... Read More