JONDO opens Georgia print fulfillment facility News 

JONDO opens Georgia print fulfillment facility

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JONDO announced the opening of it fifth U.S. print on demand fulfillment facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Located near Atlanta, JONDO’s new 40,000-square-foot facility complements the existing New York facility. JONDO operates textile production lines in Northern California, Dallas, Texas and is now ready to fulfill JONDO textile and other standardized products at our Atlanta print fulfillment center. The company said,... Read More
Shutterfly CEO talks to Bloomberg about pandemic impact News 

Shutterfly CEO talks to Bloomberg about pandemic impact

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Shutterfly CEO Hilary Schneider spoke with Romaine Bostick from the Milken Global Conference about consumer headwinds and tailwinds during the pandemic. They also discuss how Shutterfly is preparing against global supply chain issues. “Shutterfly is a mixture of businesses so we have Shutterfly which is a consumer business snappish which is a consumer business and then Lifetouch which is a... Read More
GoPro announces high-performance battery for late-model HERO cams News 

GoPro announces high-performance battery for late-model HERO cams

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GoPro announced a high-performance battery for HERO10 and HERO9 Black cameras that significantly increases cold temperature performance and extends video recording times in all conditions, the company said. The Enduro battery will be available for purchase at GoPro.com on Nov. 30 and more information is available here. GoPro also announced a firmware update for HERO10 Black enabling longer video recording times and... Read More
Nikon debuts mirrorless flagship Nikon Z 9, two lenses New Products 

Nikon debuts mirrorless flagship Nikon Z 9, two lenses

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Nikon Corp. announced its long-rumoured professional-class mirrorless camera, the Z 9, which is powered by a completely new, Nikon-developed 45.7 megapixel stacked CMOS sensor and EXPEED 7 image-processing engine. Additionally, the camera is capable of sustained fast continuous shooting bursts, in-camera 8K video recordings for extended periods, truly blackout-free Real-Live visibility in the viewfinder and a sensor scan rate so... Read More
VistaPrint acquires DepositPhotos and Crello, changes name to Vista Acquisitions News 

VistaPrint acquires DepositPhotos and Crello, changes name to Vista

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Fueled by recent acquisitions, personalized printing platform VistaPrint is rebranding as “Vista” to reflect the company’s pivot to becoming a full-range graphics company. This new parent brand encompasses VistaPrint, 99designs by Vista, Vista x Wix and the company’s most recent acquisition, Crello. Crello, a do-it-yourself (DIY) digital design site founded in 2017, is now rebranded under Vista as VistaCreate. As... Read More
Smartphone shipments decline 6.7% in third quarter Market research News 

Smartphone shipments decline 6.7% in third quarter

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The double-digit growth in the smartphone market in the early quarters of 2021 came to an end in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) as worldwide shipments declined 6.7% year over year. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 331.2 million units during the quarter. Although a... Read More
AI-photo editing startup Let’s Enhance raises $3 million seed round Investments 

AI-photo editing startup Let’s Enhance raises $3 million seed round

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Let’s Enhance announces a $3 million seed round to further develop Claid, “an end-to-end automated image processing platform that helps marketplaces automatically edit, optimize and deliver user-generated content with AI,” the company said. The investment round is led by Chamaeleon with Margo Georgiadis, Hype Ventures, and Acrobator amongst other investors. Let’s Enhance launched Claid in 2021 as a technology for e-commerce, real estate,... Read More
Olympus no more: OM Digital Solutions to market products as “OM System” News 

Olympus no more: OM Digital Solutions to market products as “OM System”

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OM Digital Solutions, which was spun out earlier this from Olympus Corp., is replacing the venerable “Olympus” brand name with “OM System” for their digital cameras, lenses, audio products, and other consumer imaging services. In June, 2020, Olympus announced the transfer of its imaging business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. At that time, JIP said it would continue to use... Read More
Vivid-Pix supporting November Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Marketing Promotions 

Vivid-Pix supporting November Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

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Vivid-Pix, creators of photo restoration software RESTORE, announced,  in recognition of November Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Vivid-Pix CEO, Rick Voight will be sharing restored memories on the longevity podcast: “What’s Next: Living Longer Better Smarter”. Halloween, one of the most photographed days of the year, will be featured in the Vivid-Pix sponsored podcast. Halloween memories restored with Vivid-Pix software are reminisced by... Read More
Profoto reports third-quarter sales up 50.4% Earnings reports 

Profoto reports third-quarter sales up 50.4%

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Stockholm-based lighting equipment maker Profoto Holding AB reported third-quarter net sales increased to SEK 189m (126), an increase of 50.4 percent. Adjusted for currency effects, net sales increased by 52.8 percent. For the nine months ending in September, net sales increased to SEK 514m (355), an increase of 44.9 percent. Adjusted for currency effects, net sales increased by 54.3 percent. “The... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Financial basics with Heather Zeitzwolfe, CPA Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Financial basics with Heather Zeitzwolfe, CPA

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Heather Zeitzwolfe, CPA, about the dos and don’ts of small business finance, especially for those in the creative fields. Heather Zeitzwolfe is a CPA certified with the State of Oregon’s Board of Accountancy and a member of the AICPA. She is a Financial Coach trained through the Ramsey Solutions’ Master Financial Coaching program, a Certified Tax Coach through the American Institute of Certified... Read More
HP launches home photo printer with two-sided printing News 

HP launches home photo printer with two-sided printing

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HP Inc. unveiled the HP ENVY Inspire with HP+ printer. The printer is distinguished with new, “first-of-its-kind HP photo printing capabilities” like custom two-sided printing, automatically adding date and location, and sizes like panorama and square. Users can also choose from a wide range of templates available in the HP Smart App to make greeting cards, keepsakes, and more. The... Read More
EyeQ releases Perfectly Clear AI for automatic image editing Updates 

EyeQ releases Perfectly Clear AI for automatic image editing

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EyeQ Imaging Inc. launched Perfectly Clear AI to their automatic image enhancement suite. Perfectly Clear AI uses a powerful balance of four unique technologies including; AI Image enhancement (new), AI Preset Selection (new), AI Skin Tone Accuracy (new) and real science backed by results, the company says. This technology allows businesses to achieve precisely edited photos instantly, regardless of the... Read More
Famous appoints Aaron Day as CEO, Laura Haines as CPO People on the Move 

Famous appoints Aaron Day as CEO, Laura Haines as CPO

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Famous, the company empowering users to create and sell anything online, announced the appointment of industry veteran Aaron Day as CEO. Previously, Day was the global partnership lead at Canva where he focused on integrating its core technology into the world’s leading eCommerce platforms, solidifying Canva as one of the fastest-growing software companies to date. In the past, he also held... Read More