Great slideshows for great images has been a problem long addressed by photographers. As a member of the Calgary and Toronto camera clubs the slideshow command performances were a show in themselves with dual projector setups, music [or narration] and fantastic slide transitions. So it is not surprising to find some great Web slideshow apps. […]
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This blog has argued before that Samsung has a superior product development cycle that allows it to deliver better cameras, smartphone and other electronic devices on a timely basis. The whole idea is to draw from Agile software development – and quickly produce designs that meet consumer feature needs through live products every 6-12
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This summer, two smartphone manufacturers have issued very different but challenging visions to their competitors [and each other] of what a smartphone camera should be able to do. Hold on to your money and reins and take a look what will be coming likely this Fall. Samsung’s Galaxy NX – a full state of the
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For the next few months, thePhotoFinishes will be featuring some of the best,often free, photo display software and sliders in our Slider Series of reviews. The Animated Responsive Image Grid is another Codrops production which features Responsive slider, grid layout, links on each grid image and full screen operation. This is another solution to the
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Nintendo and then Microsoft pioneered the use of 3D gestures primarily in gaming. Recently LeapMotion has worked long and hard to bring 3D Gestures in with its Leap small brick devices which Asus and HP are now adopting for their laptops and PCs. Users will get to try out the Leap Motion device on July
ThePhotoFinishes has been an admirer of Xara’s photo finishing software like Xara Photo Designer Pro. And why not?. Xara software is super fast particularly when dealing with large bitmap images [30MB or larger] and vector graphic files[20K graphic point or more]; many of its operations are drag and drop simple to do or just a
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Since its emergence as the premier smartphone player, I pay attention to how Samsung approaches a consumer market. In cameras, Samsung started in 2005 with an aliiance with Pentax for joint development of high end Digital SLRs dominated by Nikon and Canon. The strategy provided an entree for Samsung into the digital camera world. Since
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Pelican has an array of 16 lens in 4 by 4 rows that will give smartphone cameras another leg up in their contest with compact camera vendors for consumers loyalties. Compact cameras have the advantage of much bigger and better optical zoom lenses; generally better flash units, slightly better battery life and generally better controls
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