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NZ media company MEA launches Omoide Print app in Japan News 

NZ media company MEA launches Omoide Print app in Japan

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New Zealand company MEA  launched its photo printing app Omoide Print in Japan, allowing customers to print high-quality photos directly from their phone in only an hour, according to a report by Idealog NZ. The app is a partnership with the 700-store Kitamura photography store chain. According to the article, MEA director Rod Mcfarlane says the success of the app comes... Read More
Alexander’s Print Advantage adds HP Indigo 100K press News 

Alexander’s Print Advantage adds HP Indigo 100K press

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Alexander’s Print Advantage, the Utah-based on-demand printer, announced it has adopted the new HP Indigo 100K Digital Press, in a move to expand capacity to meet the growing demand for fully automated digital printing, especially in the app-driven, personalized, photo market. The press joins 29-inch HP Indigo 12000 installed last year. In the industry, the company is known as the... Read More
Canva inks deal with Herff Jones, buys Kaleido AI and Smartmockups News 

Canva inks deal with Herff Jones, buys Kaleido AI and Smartmockups

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Fast-growing graphics startup Canva has announced new acquisitions and partnerships. Canva has made two acquisitions in Europe: Vienna-based Kaleido AI (best-known for its Remove.bg service) and  Czech Republic-based Smartmockups. The boot-strapped Kaleido, will enhance Canva’s platform with new integrations for advanced photo editing and AI-driven automation tools, to try and turn it into a ‘one-stop-shop for every design need’. The company said, in... Read More
Xencelabs is a new company offering graphic tablets New Products News 

Xencelabs is a new company offering graphic tablets

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Xencelabs Technologies is a new company offering new digital drawing tools. The company’s first product is Pen Tablet offering a clean and minimalist design without keys, enabling users to fully benefit from its 16:9 native aspect ratio. With only 8mm thickness, the tablet features a seamless and gently curved palm; it can be used wirelessly or with a USB cable.... Read More
Ricoh announces three HD PENTAX-FA limited edition prime lenses News 

Ricoh announces three HD PENTAX-FA limited edition prime lenses

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Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced three HD PENTAX-FA Limited interchangeable prime lenses for PENTAX K-mount SLR cameras. They feature the latest HD coating and a round-shaped diaphragm for a natural bokeh effect. All three lenses are available black or silver and feature the distinguished qualities of the HD FA Limited Lens series including outstanding description of texture, fine reproduction of... Read More
Historic retailer Fry’s Electronics calls it quits News 

Historic retailer Fry’s Electronics calls it quits

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Fry’s Electronics, one of the leading U.S. big-box electronics retailers, called it quits today after 36 years. With 31 stores across nine states, the chain was considered a go-to destination for high-tech gadgets and electronics. The company cited the cause as “a result of changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.” The full text... Read More
District Photo announces top management change News People on the Move 

District Photo announces top management change

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District Photo Inc. (DPI), the Beltsville, Maryland-based personalized photo print leader, announced Chris Hughes, current CEO of the Harrier Group LLC, will become president March 1. Harrier Group is the U.K. subsidiary of District, known for its Truprint brand (which later became Snapfish). Hughes will also lead the company’s Australian subsidiary, Prima Printing. Neil D. Cohen, the longtime CEO who... Read More
Shutterfly settles Illinois biometric privacy suit News 

Shutterfly settles Illinois biometric privacy suit

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Law360 reports Shutterfly has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a biometric privacy lawsuit filed against it under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The parties reached the agreement over damages for alleged biometric data collection, storage, and processing without the required consent of the data subjects after private mediation; settlement terms were not disclosed. One of two named plaintiffs... Read More
PhotoRepairPro offering direct-to-consumer photo restoration New Products News 

PhotoRepairPro offering direct-to-consumer photo restoration

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PhotoRepairPro, the longtime provider of photo restoration services for warehouse clubs, chain retailers and photo retailers, announced a  new service direct-to-consumers. PhotoRepairPro.com will offer its proven, professional-quality photo restoration services worldwide for one flat rate price of $39.99. The price includes online proof to view the repaired photo, JPEG download link sent by email within seven business days, two 5×7 glossy... Read More
CIPA data report shows continued declines Market research News 

CIPA data report shows continued declines

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Every year, Japan’s Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) releases annual statistics for its member companies. The downward trend of the last few years continued through 2020, with 8.78 million units shipped, down from 15 million in 2019 and 20 million in 2018. Clearly, the COVID-19 global pandemic did not improve the trend, which was already in decline. Read More
Google updates video editing in mobile app News 

Google updates video editing in mobile app

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Google has updated its Google Photos app to enhance video editing. Last year, the company added “granular adjustments” and “smart suggestions” to its photo editor. This year, those enhancements are brought to video. Enhancements include trimming, stabilizing, and rotating videos, as well as cropping, changing perspective, adding filters, applying granular edits (including brightness, contrast, saturation, and warmth), and more. The... Read More
Printful to open 115,000-square-foot plant in Coppell, Texas News 

Printful to open 115,000-square-foot plant in Coppell, Texas

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Personalized product maker Printful is opening a new 115,200-square-foot U.S. fulfillment center in Coppell, TX, adding around 100 new jobs during its first year of operations. Printful has 8 facilities around the world, and three of them are located in the United States: two in Charlotte, NC, and one in Los Angeles, CA. “In 2020, we fulfilled and shipped more... Read More