Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award winning innovator in consumer electronics, today extended its popular SL-Series of digital cameras with the introduction of the SL630. This 12.2 megapixel point-and-shoot offers unprecedented value for the casual shooter with a versatile 28mm wide-angle, 5x optical zoom lens, Dual Image Stabilization, and Samsung’s full range of smart features packed in a slim, compact frame.

“Samsung is elevating the stature of its SL-Series with models such as the new SL630,” said Mr. SJ Park, CEO of Samsung Digital Imaging Company. “With Samsung’s SL-Series, consumers can now enjoy features such as wider-angle lenses with longer zooms, as well as technologies such as Smart Auto, which brings incredible value to the consumer while at the same time, giving them the ability to take their creativity to new levels and take great photos.”

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Worldclass flash memory manufacturer Silicon Power today announces the world’s first 400X Compact Flash (CF) card with 128GB of storage capacity. Announcing their 600X CF card not long ago for the ultimate performance, the 400X CF card is designed to offer the ultimate storage capacity while not compromising on performance, featuring a write speed of up to 90MB/sec. It is the largest storage capacity CF card to date.

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Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world’s most widely used scanning software, has released its latest version 8.6 - with more than 65 improvements and features added, 110 problems fixes and 80 additional scanners supported in the last 12 months,

“With the release of Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 (Leopard) our business has grown significantly. Many customers realize they don’t need to buy a new scanner, and can use their existing scanners with VueScan. It is nice to see VueScan meeting new needs, since many scanner manufacturers haven’t supported their older scanners on Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.6 (Leopard).” says Ed Hamrick, President of Hamrick Software.

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Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced two new ultra-slim digital cameras, perfect for consumers who want a stylish, on-the-go camera for parties, family gatherings and other special moments. At just 0.65 inches thin, the 14.2 megapixel TL110 and 12.2 megapixel TL105 are each equipped with a 2.7-inch LCD and feature a 5x optical zoom and a 4x optical zoom respectively.
“Consumers want portability in a point and shoot, and we think our ultra-slim TL110 and TL105 address that desire,” said Mr. SJ Park, CEO of Samsung Digital Imaging Company. “Despite their size, both the TL110 and TL105 are feature-packed and ideal for beginner and advanced photographers who want a well-equipped but easy to use, compact camera.”

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BenQ debuted today their latest digital lifestyle device – the pocket-thin (18.4mm), 28mm wide-angle lens W1220 12 mega-pixel digital camera with 5X optical zoom focused on capturing more of what brings enjoyment and quality to life. Perfect pictures – from panoramic scenery to spontaneous smiles to “Love-Portrait” – are foolproof with point-and-shoot simplicity made possible by class-leading SONY 1/2.3 inch CCD, high-sensitivity ISO 6400, and professional-style P/Av/Tv/M aperture and shutter control modes. The W1220 is also graced with numerous picture-enhancing BenQ technologies such as Smart Scene, Smart Focus, Face Tracking, Smile Catch, Blink Detector and Love-Portrait Auto Capture that make picture-taking fun, effortless, and as candid as the moment.

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Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, has announced the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive – promising an affordable way to boost the performance of your desktop computer.

The SSDNow V Series is the latest addition to Kingston’s V (Value) family of solid-state drives (SSD). Priced under 90GBP, the Kingston® SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive is a lightning-fast and cost-effective way to bolster any desktop’s boot, shutdown and application load times.

With the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive on board, users will notice an instant improvement on their desktop’s program load times. Users will see an instant speed increase with their software, such as Photoshop, iTunes or Firefox, loading almost 6 times faster than regular desk top hard-disk drive (HDD)* standards

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WD today introduced its fastest My Book® external hard drive ever—the new My Book 3.0 desktop external drives are among the first devices certified with the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. With an interface that’s up to 10 times faster than the previous-generation USB 2.0 interface, the high-performance My Book 3.0 drive significantly reduces the time it takes to open and save large files.

Offered standalone, or in a kit that includes a USB 3.0 PCIe (gen2) adapter card, the 1 TB My Book 3.0 drive is available now at select retailers and shopwd.com. The 2 TB model is expected later this week.

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PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 23rd edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. The PhotographyBB Online Magazine is a leading resource in the future of free information distribution, offering readers: Digital Photography tips and techniques, DSLR camera function training, and image post processing tutorials in Adobe® Photoshop™, and RAW processing in Photoshop Lightroom™. PhotographyBB Magazine can be downloaded free at: http://www.photographybb.com/magazine

The December 2009 edition theme is Happy Holiday How-to’s, providing the readers with tips and techniques for shooting in Winter weather such as keeping your gear safe from the elements while still allowing you to get those stunning Winter shots. Readers will also learn how to shoot abstract bokeh shots, where the name of the game is shooting creatively, out of focus. PhotographyBB’s in-depth look at the new Lightroom 3 Beta release covers the differences in the new and improved Develop Module.

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Some problems are always the same, despite the progress of technology. Even those who use digital single-lens reflex cameras know what it’s like when you have to use a flash when taking pictures of people when lighting is bad, for example. Even state-of-the-art external flash units produce frontal light that is much too hard as well as dark, hard shadows, often leaving much to be desired. In such situations, experts and connoisseurs use the light indirectly by channelling the it to the person via a reflector, so that the person is illuminated softly.

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Beautifully designed and packed with high-end features, Panasonic is pleased to marry the new DMC-FS33 and DMC-FS30 to the award winning Lumix line of cameras. The FS series, a sister line of the Lumix’s popular FX series pursues easy and simple operation with its high-grade profile for users at every stage to enjoy beautiful pictures. The new FS models are equipped with a 28mm wide angle lens and an impressive 8x optical zoom in a sleek and compact body.

The two models differ by the LCD screen only – the FS33 features a 3” LCD with touch panel for effortless operation, while the FS30 includes a 2.7” wide LCD.

The Fun of Photography in the High Definition Era
All Lumix cameras can take 16:9 HD (high-definition) quality photos that perfectly fit a wide-screen HDTV for full-screen viewing. You can enjoy slideshow of photos taken with the camera in stunning HD quality by inserting an SDHD/SD memory card in to the SDHC/SD card slot with the VIErA HDTV (VIErA Image Viewer).

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Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, is proud to announce the launch of its Ultimate Class 10 SDHC™ cards. Part of Transcend’s “Ultimate” line of powerful high-speed memory cards, the new Class 10 SDHC ™cards easily outperform current Class 6 cards, with enhanced transfer speeds of 20MB/s and massive storage capacity of up to 16GB.

Ultra-fast Write Speed
As high-tech gadgets become increasingly advanced with ever-improving video and audio quality, memory card write speed plays an important role in taking high-megapixel pictures and shooting high-definition videos. Featuring the top-of-the-line Class 10 speed rating introduced by the SD™ Card Association this year as part of its new SD™ 3.0 specification, Transcend’s new Ultimate series SDHC™ cards provide blazing fast performance tailored specifically for high-speed consecutive shooting as well as smooth HD video recording.

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