Canon reveals finishing solution for Colorado, flatbed printer New Products 

Canon reveals finishing solution for Colorado, flatbed printer

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Canon U.S.A. Inc. unveiled a finishing solution for the Colorado series: FLXfinish+, the unique ability to print a mixed matte and gloss finish in one print. The UVgel technology enables this unique effect without having to use an extra varnish channel or consumables and does it in a one-step, fully automated process, so you can run it unattended and without additional running... Read More
Claranova proposes adding executives to board News 

Claranova proposes adding executives to board

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The Claranova Board of Directors has added new members – Roger S. Bloxberg and Eric Gareau –  the CEOs of PlanetArt and Avanquest, respectively. These appointments which follow the departures of Chahram Becharat and Jean-Yves Quentel are effective immediately, for the remaining terms of the latter’s offices. These latest additions to the board are accompanied by the co-option of Todd... Read More
Photography startup Smiler gets $8 million seed funding Investments News 

Photography startup Smiler gets $8 million seed funding

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Utrecht-based Smiler, a spot photography marketplace connecting photographers and customers in tourist hotspots, announced it has secured $8 million (approximately €7.4M) in a Seed round of funding, according to SiliconCanal. The round was led by Mosaic Ventures with participation from Speedinvest, Dutch Founders Fund, and PROfounders Capital. Speedinvest recently also invested in the privacy-focused camera app Lapse. Founded in 2021, Smiler is an... Read More
Canon debuts the imageFORMULA RS40 photo scanner New Products 

Canon debuts the imageFORMULA RS40 photo scanner

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Canon recently launched the imageFORMULA RS40 dedicated photo scanner for restoring and digitizing old photographs. The scanner can offer batch scanning of up to 40 photos and 60 documents in a single-use either at-home or in-store. The imageFORMULA RS40 photo scanner offers productive batch scanning of photos, with speeds up to 30 photos a minute and a feeder that can... Read More
Gooten, Fujifilm announce strategic partnership News 

Gooten, Fujifilm announce strategic partnership

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Gooten, a leading technology and fulfillment company, announced a partnership with Fujifilm North America, “to bring print-on-demand production excellence at scale to businesses of all sizes.” This strategic collaboration will bridge Fujifilm’s 20-year experience in manufacturing personalized photo products with Gooten’s advanced approach to on-demand fulfillment technology. Gooten and Fujifilm will bring industry-leading print-on-demand solutions to retailers, small businesses, and... Read More
Adweek: Polaroid targets Gen Z audience through Snap AR lenses News Promotions 

Adweek: Polaroid targets Gen Z audience through Snap AR lenses

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Adweek reports Polaroid has turned to social platform Snapchat to reach the Gen Z audience with an AR campaign to promote its Polaroid Go instant camera. The company created AR lenses transporting Snapchat users into exotic locations, from a jungle to the North Pole. The experience began earlier in May and is available to users across the United States, United... Read More
GotPhoto launches service for volume sports photographers News 

GotPhoto launches service for volume sports photographers

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Leading volume photography software maker GotPhoto launched its updated sports photography service designed to meet the needs of this large segment of the volume industry with a new comprehensive suite of features. “As the market leader for high-volume school photographers, we have always served the sports market as well, simply on the strength of our existing features,” said Benedikt Greifenhofer,... Read More
Global smartphone shipments expected to decline 3.5% in 2022 Market research 

Global smartphone shipments expected to decline 3.5% in 2022

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According to an International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast, shipments of smartphones will decline 3.5% to 1.31 billion units in 2022. After three consecutive quarters of decline and increasing challenges in both supply and demand, IDC has significantly reduced its forecast for 2022 from the previous projection of 1.6% growth. IDC expects, however, this to be a... Read More
Sony adds three E-mount lenses News 

Sony adds three E-mount lenses

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Sony Electronics Inc. introduced three E-mount lenses: the power zoom G lens E PZ 10-20mm F4 G (model SELP1020G), versatile G lens E 15mm F1.4 G (model SEL15F14G), and the ultra-wide prime E 11mm F1.8 (model SEL11F18). The three new lenses bring Sony’s E-mount lens family to a total of 70 different models, offering more options than ever for still, video, and hybrid content... Read More
NRF: Economy ‘being rebalanced’ but ‘extreme cooling off’ seems unlikely Market research 

NRF: Economy ‘being rebalanced’ but ‘extreme cooling off’ seems unlikely

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The Federal Reserve faces “a tricky job” in addressing inflation but continuing growth in employment, wages and consumer spending make it unlikely the effort will backfire into a major setback for the economy, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist, National Retail Federation. “With changes underway that focus on taming inflation without splintering the economy, the nation’s economic system is in the... Read More
HP reports second-quarter revenue up News 

HP reports second-quarter revenue up

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HP Inc. announced fiscal 2022 second-quarter net revenue of $16.5 billion, up 3.9% from the prior-year period. Net earnings declined to $1 billion, compared to 1.086 billion for the same period last year. “We delivered a solid quarter of revenue and non-GAAP EPS growth, while returning significant capital to shareholders,” said Enrique Lores, HP President and CEO. “Collectively, our key... Read More
Shutterstock acquires Splash News News 

Shutterstock acquires Splash News

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Shutterstock, Inc. announced the acquisition of Splash News, an entertainment news networks for newsrooms and media companies. A leading source for image and video content across celebrity, red carpet, and live events for over three decades, Splash News is an industry leader with customers including E! News, People, Daily Mail, TMZ, Dow Jones, Reach and News UK. Splash’s comprehensive collection... Read More
Leica Camera AG, Panasonic sign collaboration agreement News 

Leica Camera AG, Panasonic sign collaboration agreement

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Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Corp., Osaka, Japan, and Leica Camera AG, Wetzlar, Germany, reached an agreement for a new comprehensive business alliance. Both companies agreed to increasingly bundle their core competencies and to develop new technologies and solutions resulting from this collaboration under the name of “L² Technology ” (L squared Technology) which symbolically uses the two „L“ of “... Read More