Insta360 debuts Insta360 Flow smartphone gimbal New Products 

Insta360 debuts Insta360 Flow smartphone gimbal

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Insta360 debuted the Insta360 Flow, the company’s first smartphone gimbal, which also includes a built-in selfie stick, tripod, built-in cold shoe, and charging bank. The device includes an AI-tracking smartphone stabilizer. Insta360 Flow is available to purchase now for US$159.99 and includes a magnetic phone clamp, charge cable, grip cover, and protective pouch. Flow comes in two colors, Summit White... Read More
Zhong Yi Optics debuts Zhong Yi Creator 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M New Products 

Zhong Yi Optics debuts Zhong Yi Creator 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M

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Zhong Yi Optics, a manufacturer of wide-aperture lenses in China, has recreated the Leica Summaron M 28mm f/5.6 lens with faithful adherence to the original lens characteristics, all while keeping the price point affordable. The $299 Zhong Yi Creator 28mm f/5.6 lens boasts a compact and lightweight design that is ideal for daily photography, the company says. The 28mm and... Read More
EQT Growth to acquire GotPhoto Acquisitions Investments 

EQT Growth to acquire GotPhoto

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Stockholm-based EQT Growth fund has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake of GotPhoto Company from its founders, existing angel investors, and management team, who will remain minority owners. GotPhoto’s management team, including its CEO, Benedikt Greifenhofer, will continue to lead the company, building on its strong track record of growth, the announcement stated. As part of the transaction,... Read More
PRO holds successful Spring Convention Events 

PRO holds successful Spring Convention

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The Photographic Research Organization (PRO) held its PRO Spring Convention and Trade Show on March 21-23 at the Lincolnshire Marriott, Lincolnshire, Ill. The event featured attendance from photo dealers from around the globe and a trade show with more than 40 vendors. The educational opportunities featured an excellent general session on the topic of physical store security and numerous breakout... Read More
Manager magazin looks at CEWE board turmoil News People on the Move 

Manager magazin looks at CEWE board turmoil

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Germany’s Manager Magazin did a long retrospective on the years-long boardroom drama at CEWE Color that lead to the departure of two top executives, Christian Friege and Rolf Hollander. The German-language article is available here (subscription required). Writer Dietmar Palan does a comprehensive history of the company’s unusual ownership structure – where the publicly held CEWE is primarily governed by... Read More
ip.labs introduces end-to-end photo commerce solution New Products News 

ip.labs introduces end-to-end photo commerce solution

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ip.labs, a leading photo service software provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Europe GmbH, launched its new white-label end-to-end photo commerce solution. This platform is designed to help businesses generate more revenue and build stronger relationships with their customers by offering a seamless and user-friendly personalized photo product shopping platform, the company said. The solution comprises a mobile... Read More
Growing the digital printing community, with Peter van Teeseling, Dscoop Events Podcasts 

Growing the digital printing community, with Peter van Teeseling, Dscoop

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with Peter van Teeseling, executive director, Dscoop. In this interview, van Teeseling talks about the history of the Dscoop organization, the value of community and highlights from the upcoming Dscoop Edge World Expo St. Louis. The Dead Pixels Society is returning to the annual DScoop global conference. The society is once again hosting a Photo Imaging CONNECT mini-conference... Read More
Video editor FlexClip updated with AI captions News Updates 

Video editor FlexClip updated with AI captions

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Web-based video editor FlexClip was updated to version 4.7, adding features like AI auto subtitle generator, text-to-speech, GIF maker, image background remover, screen recorder, and video converter supported. A FlexClip subscription also includes royalty-free stock media including photos, videos, and music, 4,000+ templates in diverse categories, a cloud-stored function for trans-devices editing, anywhere and anytime, and storyboard and timeline mode for... Read More
Snap unveils AR enterprise services for online fashion shopping New Products 

Snap unveils AR enterprise services for online fashion shopping

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Snap Inc. unveiled AR Enterprise Services (ARES), an enterprise solution to enable businesses to integrate Snap’s Augmented Reality (AR) into their owned and operated channels. Through this offering, consumers will enjoy immersive and personalized experiences with their favorite brands, with a suite of advanced tools designed to increase confidence in their purchases. ARES’ inaugural offering is for retail, and among the first... Read More
Leading camera site DPReview to shut down News 

Leading camera site DPReview to shut down

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DPreview, the go-to site for camera hardware news, views, and information, was unceremoniously shutdown this week by parent company Amazon after a review of operating plans put the 25-year-old site on the chopping block. The move continues an on-going trend of Big Tech companies retrenching in the face of a slowing economy, including Google abandoning Google Glass and Microsoft shuttering... Read More
Viesus Cloud partners with Fiery News 

Viesus Cloud partners with Fiery

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Viesus Cloud, the provider of an image enhancement and upscaling tools, announced its partnership with Fiery, LLC, providing seamless integration with Fiery JobFlow. Fiery is a leading Digital Front End (DFE) technology for production and industrial printing. The integration will provide users with access to advanced image enhancement and upscaling capabilities directly within Fiery JobFlow, a print automation software solution... Read More
NRF: Easter spending expected to reach record $24 billion News 

NRF: Easter spending expected to reach record $24 billion

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Consumers plan to spend a collective $24 billion on Easter this year, up from $20.8 billion in 2022 and the previous record high of $21.7 billion in 2020, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Eighty-one percent of Americans will celebrate the holiday and spend an average of $192.01, the... Read More
U.K. personalized product startup Merchr gains £350,000 investment Investments 

U.K. personalized product startup Merchr gains £350,000 investment

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A new print-on-demand U.K.-based merchandise platform named Merchr has swung into production at a Greater Manchester facility after securing £350,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed fundraising round, according to several news reports. The latest investment in Merchr exceeded its initial target of raising £250,000. Merchr was set up by an experienced team backed by Martin Varley, a senior executive in the... Read More