GoPro goes fashion with sunglasses, backpack and t-shirts New Products 

GoPro goes fashion with sunglasses, backpack and t-shirts

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GoPro announced new additions to its lifestyle gear collection. The new products include: Mezcal, floating sunglasses that include three sets of interchangeable polarized amber, blue and gray lenses. The Mezcal sunglasses retail for $79.99 ($55.99 for GoPro Subscribers) Weekender, a 30L backpack designed for function and style on short trips. The versatile, weather-resistant backpack features customizable padded storage sectionals, a side-loading... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of April 17 People on the Move 

Industry Notes for the week of April 17

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      Polaroid brings back round film Polaroid announced it is making its 600 Film Round Frame Edition available after ceasing production back in 2015. The 600 Series film had previously been offered in 2014 for about year.   Taopix virtual user conference is April 28-29, May 5-6  Taopix is hosting its first virtual user conference; the two conferences feature identical content,... Read More
Photo Imaging Trends conference announces leading speakers Events 

Photo Imaging Trends conference announces leading speakers

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The Dead Pixels Society announces the Pro Imaging CONNECT: Worldwide Photo Imaging Market Trends virtual conference May 4-6, for a global look at the photo/imaging markets featuring some of the top industry research firms. Each of these sessions, starting at 11 a.m. EST, is designed to be information-packed in a less-than-two-hour program format. Registration is free at this link. The free... Read More
London Camera Exchange becomes employee-owned company News 

London Camera Exchange becomes employee-owned company

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London Camera Exchange is now an employee-owned company. The six-decade-old used and new camera retailer made the change earlier this year, passing ownership to the management team and employees. According to a statement on the website: The people working in the business have not changed and they are totally committed to retaining those traditional family business values while building on... Read More
Zenfolio launches scalable sites for photographers News 

Zenfolio launches scalable sites for photographers

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Zenfolio launched a new, reimagined SaaS solution built from the ground up drawing on 15 years of experience, extensive customer research, and multi-million-dollar technology investment. This new Zenfolio offering provides tools to run all aspects of a photographer’s business with an easy-to-use, responsive interface to show, share, market, and sell photography via mobile, desktop, or tablet. “The strategic decision to... Read More
Xencelabs names Alexa Matteri marketing manager for the Americas People on the Move 

Xencelabs names Alexa Matteri marketing manager for the Americas

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Pen-technology company Xencelabs Technologies named Alexa Matteri as marketing manager for the Americas, responsible for several key business initiatives to establish the new brand as the leading developer of professional digital design tools. The company launched in early 2021 with a new Pen Tablet. Matteri will be instrumental in strengthening Xencelabs’ market position, guiding the brand’s strategy and direction through... Read More
Reunions magazine offers new reunion ideas News 

Reunions magazine offers new reunion ideas

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Vivid-Pix announced the inaugural issue of Reunions magazine, which provides education, resources, event planning and sharing information for family, class, and military reunions, since its acquisition by Vivid-Pix. The issue includes new stories and ideas provided by our readers and experts for planning reunions during and after the pandemic. “Reunions will take many forms this year,” describes Rick Voight, CEO,... Read More
Rise Above Research: Aspiring photographers driving the future News 

Rise Above Research: Aspiring photographers driving the future

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With the photo industry maturing, the gap between those who take photos and those who consider themselves to be photographers is growing, according to Rise Above Research. Today’s “aspiring photographers” will be tomorrow’s photo enthusiasts and professionals. Rise Above Research believes aspiring photographers as a group deserves much more attention from vendors in the photography market, from camera makers to... Read More
Noritsu Koki Co. acquires audio company JLab for $370 million Acquisitions News 

Noritsu Koki Co. acquires audio company JLab for $370 million

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Photofinishing equipment pioneer Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd. continued its diversification into the audio market with the acquisition of San Diego, Calif.-based JLab for $370 million; the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter. As a part of this new ownership, JLab will continue to operate as an independent company under the JLab name, with its sales, marketing, product... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Web to print to printing photo books, with Jeff Alexander, Alexander’s Opinion Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Web to print to printing photo books, with Jeff Alexander, Alexander’s

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talk with Jeff Alexander,  president of Alexander’s, the Lindon, Utah-based digital printer. Starting as a retail copy shop, Alexander’s has grown into a large-scale variable data printer. The company has expanded into full-color digital printing, making photo books for high-profile clients like Chatbooks.  In this interview, Alexander talks about the challenges of keeping pace with technology and the marketplace... Read More