Category: News – Page 4 – The Dead Pixels Society

Photo organizing app Ollie changes strategy

January 25, 2025January 31, 2025 GaryPageau

Ollie, the photo organization app once known as GoodOnes, is pivoting again. According to co-founder Israel “Iz” Shalom, the company is “shifting strategies a little bit.” Shalom told The Dead Pixels Society that one of the apps, Daily Delete, “gives people bite-sized chunks of photos to organize in a fun way while reminiscing about their past. We’ve tried it out... Read More

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Panasonic announces four professional camcorders

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 GaryPageau

Panasonic Entertainment & Communication announced four 4K professional camcorders to meet all video production, broadcasting, and distribution needs. Both the AG-CX20 and HC-X2100 come with a removable handle unit, while the HC-X1600 is compatible with the separately sold handle unit. The 4K60p 10-bit camcorders combine a compact and lightweight body for superior mobility with unparalleled optical performance featuring a 25mm... Read More

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Rise Above Research updates research reports

January 21, 2025January 22, 2025 GaryPageau Rise Above Research

Rise Above Research updated its research project portfolio. The company has published the following reports over the last few months: Home Printer Ownership & Future Purchase Plans – Home printers are a ubiquitous devices in most households and are used for everything from printing photos to shipping labels. This report takes a closer look at consumers who own home printers, providing... Read More

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ProGrade Digital announces PG20 Pro Thunderbolt 4 Hub

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 GaryPageau ProGrade Digital

ProGrade Digital announces its new PG20 Pro Thunderbolt 4 Hub. It is equipped with one Thunderbolt 4/USB 4.0 85W charging upstream port, three Thunderbolt 4/USB 4.0 15W downstream ports, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port, enabling users to have additional ports available. Its design offers a magnetic top base, specifically engineered for attaching up to two ProGrade Digital... Read More

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Fujifilm introduces instax WIDE Evo hybrid Instant Camera

January 20, 2025January 22, 2025 GaryPageau Fujifilm, Instax

FUJIFILM North America Corp., Imaging Division, announced the hybrid instax WIDE Evo Hybrid Instant Camera (Wide Evo), which creates wide format images that print onto instax WIDE instant film (sold separately), along with a host of other advanced capabilities designed to enhance the photographic image taking experience. “Like the groundbreaking instax mini Evo Hybrid Instant Camera that came before it, Wide... Read More

Market research News

CIPA sales figures show big jumps in digital camera sales

January 19, 2025January 22, 2025 GaryPageau CIPA

The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) published its a monthly report on camera and lens shipments for November 2024, showing the total number of interchangeable lens cameras (ILCs, further subdivided into DSLRs and mirrorless), compact cameras, and lenses for the month is growing. The figures show all camera shipments for November 2024 were 27.2% higher than in November 2023,... Read More

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Genealogy platform MyHeritage suspends services in Russia

January 17, 2025January 22, 2025 GaryPageau MyHeritage, Russia

Family history platform MyHeritage is suspending services in Russia and plans to delete the personal data of Russian users, according to the Moscow Times. The company informed users that all accounts and associated data of Russian clients would be permanently deleted by Feb. 1, 2025. “Due to local regulations in Russia, MyHeritage is required to stop providing its services in... Read More

Investments News

Pomvom secures NIS 19.7m in private placement

January 16, 2025January 22, 2025 GaryPageau Pomvom

lsraeli amusement park imaging company Pomvom is raising NIS 19.7 million (about $5.3 million) through an allocation to institutional investors in a private placement, reports Globes, Israel business news. The offering was led by the provident and mutual funds of Mor Investment House and the mutual and hedge funds of IBI, alongside existing shareholders and additional classified investors. Other investors... Read More

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Vanguard Digital Printing adds a demo facility on the west coast

January 14, 2025January 18, 2025 GaryPageau Vanguard Digital Printing

Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, a Durst Group company, has added a new demo facility on the west coast. In partnership with long-time Vanguard supporter and user, Chroma Imaging, this new facility will provide easier access to Vanguard technology for current and future customers on the west coast. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the new 25,000 sq/ft state-of-the-art facility will serve... Read More

News Partnerships

The Customization Group expands partnership with Aldi

January 13, 2025January 14, 2025 GaryPageau Aldi, Picanova, The Customization Group

The Customization Group announced an expansion with ALDI SUISSE and HOFER Österreich, the brand name under which ALDI operates in Austria. Back in 2021, while trading under the Picanova name, TCG announced a personalized photo products site. In addition to photo books, canvases, or calendars, there are many products to choose from at the site, such as Starmaps, photo blankets,... Read More

Market research News

December CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Results Show Strong Growth Boosted by Final Thanksgiving Weekend Days

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 GaryPageau CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, Holiday sales, Thanksgiving

Retail sales jumped strongly in December, boosted in part by two busy holiday shopping days during Thanksgiving weekend falling in the final month of the year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Growth rebounded strongly in December from a misleadingly weaker November as the result of the final... Read More

Feature News

Scripps News renews “Photowalks” TV show with Jefferson Graham

January 11, 2025January 18, 2025 GaryPageau Jefferson Graham, Photowalks, Scripps News

Scripps News is expanding its partnership with the travel photography series “Photowalks” and the show’s host, journalist Jefferson Graham. Throughout the series, Graham takes viewers on a visual journey to the world’s most photographable places through the lens of Graham’s smartphone. The half-hour travel show was renewed for 30 new episodes, which run every Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on... Read More

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ip.labs launches custom handwriting feature to personalized products

January 11, 2025January 18, 2025 GaryPageau ip.labs

ip.labs, the Fujifilm subsidiary, has launched a white-label solution for integrating handwriting into personalized photo products. Handwriting from ip.labs can easily and intuitively convert handwritten or hand-drawn designs into customized photo products. The new Handwriting feature recognizes handwriting, drawn lines, and other details on photos and captures them for integration into personalized photo products such as prints of pictures, books,... Read More

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Custom photo album maker Finao abruptly shuts down

January 9, 2025January 14, 2025 GaryPageau Finao

Longtime professional photo album supplier Finao Online LLC has abruptly closed, leaving customers with unfilled orders and unanswered questions. The company was founded in 2007 by Tony Randhawa and the late Christine Perry-Burke. Ironically, the company’s name was derived from the movie “Apollo 13,” where Ed Harris‘ character said, “Failure Is Not An Option.” Perusing the company’s Facebook reviews pages... Read More

Acquisitions News

Getty Images/Shutterstock to merge

January 8, 2025 GaryPageau Getty Images, Shutterstock

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock announced that the two stock-content giants entered a definitive merger agreement. The combined company, which would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion, will be named Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GETY”. As a combined company, Getty Images and Shutterstock will... Read More