PhotoZoom Pro 2 has been reviewed by ThinkCamera where they rate the software 6/10 and continue to write;

“If you regularly increase file size and are unhappy with the job that Photoshop does then check out Photo Zoom Pro 2. I would strongly advise you to download the trial and come to your own conclusions. After a day’s testing I am convinced that this is better than any method found in Photoshop and this was true on every single image I tried - I could always produce a better image in Photo Zoom Pro 2 than Photoshop. However, the difference was only huge in a small number of cases - particularly ones where there was high contrast text. If you have high contrast sharp edged objects in your pictures then Photo Zoom Pro 2 will kill Photoshop every time. “

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The HP Photosmart 8750 produces 9-ink colour prints, provides colour management controls and remarkable printer flexibility to produce realistic colour and true black-and-white photos.

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Features including: Print true-to-life photos at home, Long-lasting colour photos with the look of traditional photographs, Print in sizes as large as 13 x 19″, with or without borders, Print on different paper types and sizes using multi-size tray and media sensor, Produce rich colours compatible with Adobe® RGB and sRGB with HP’s colour-management tools, Use on a small network of PCs and Macs, plus enable wireless printing, Print directly from PictBridge-enabled digital cameras, Index photo proofing from memory card for quick and convenient photo referencing.

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Adobe has recently released the latest Lightroom. Minor updates to the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom beta 4.1:

- Resolves external editor conflict
- Corrects export orientation for constrained portrait images
- Resolves missing image error with large web galleries
- Provides Photo Binder platform compatibility on optical media

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PCWorld have recently published their latest version of the best 5 photo printers. Here are the Top 3:

[1] HP Photosmart 8250 - Rating: 88
Bottom Line: Fast at printing photos, the 8250 offers extensive software, but photo print quality was lower than on the other models.

[2] HP Photosmart 8050 - Rating: 86
Bottom Line: Includes impressive software and plenty of buttons. But it employs multi-ink cartridges and the LCD is small.

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ThinkCamera have recently reviewed the Lastolite CubeLight, a portable studio which the photographer to control the lighting of products, minimizing shadows and isolating the subject from the background.

They rate the cubelight 7/10 and write;

“It does the job very well - but that’s all it does. If you want to build a mini studio that allows you to use soft beautiful lighting then this is almost a no brainer. There are plenty of home brew sites on the web that will show you how to make your own light tent but they won’t give you anything like the flexibility of the Cubelite. The E-Photomaker is a little easier to get on with if you have a compact camera but if you want to take softly lit pictures of big things then a Cubelite should do you nicely. “

iView Multimedia has released a free update to its flagship digital asset management program iView MediaPro. The first comprehensive update since iView’s acquisition by Microsoft this summer, iView MediaPro 3.1.2 delivers significantly more robust performance, including clearer error reporting and improved memory handling for both Mac and Windows customers, as well as a number of minor feature enhancements.

New changes and enhancements include:

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PCMag have recently reviewed the Epson PictureMate Flash, a personal photo lab featuring built-in combination CD-RW burner and DVD reader make it easy to print from optical discs or to copy your photos from a memory card to a CD.

They rate the Epson PictureMate Flash 4.5/5 and write;

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ThinkCamera have recently reviewed the Pelican 1600 Case where they rate the case 8/10 and write;

“If you want to fly with a lot of gear or take cameras into the great outdoors then just get a Peli. It’s that simple - there’s nothing that will give your gear more protection whether you are putting it in an aircraft hold or throwing it in the back of a 4X4 or taking it out in wind rain and storms. However, these cases are not for casual use - they are tough and tough means heavy. I really wouldn’t want to carry a 1600 full of gear more than a dozen yards to a waiting 4X4…”

Kingston Technology, the world’s leading independent memory manufacturer, today announced the launch of its new Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Class 2 card.

Although identical in size to the standard SD card, the new SDHC cards will be able to handle the huge levels of images and data that today’s digital cameras and MP3 players are capable of delivering. Moreover they are designed to work with the latest SDHC compatible devices that support MPEG-4 and high quality video compression, commonly found in consumer HD and DVD videos, super VCD, box top DVRs and digital television.

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Transcend Information, Inc., a world leader in flash memory cards, is very proud to announce its 8GB high-capacity SDHC. The SD card is the most popular flash memory standard in the world now, and the SDHC (SD High-Capacity) is the new generation of SD cards (Version 2.0). Formatted in FAT32, SDHC cards reach a maximum capacity of 32GB and can fulfill the high-capacity demand of the new SDHC devices such as Casio Exilim Z1000/Z600/S600 cameras, Panasonic DMC-L1 camera, and HP printer A/B. Now you can enjoy a high-quality digital life and store all of your MP3 music files, high-resolution pictures, and video clips in your SDHC card.

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