Reviews
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Tunepics – New Photography & Music Social Network – Tantamount to Instagram with Beats
Now this looks good, Tunepics is a brand new app and is the brainchild of Justin Cooke, founder innovate7 – an innovation agency based in London – it has been build by AKQA – a London interactive agency. This app has signed up some major support with the likes of Airbnb, AllSaints, Jamie Oliver, Paul Smith, will.i.am, Paul Smith, Tracy Anderson, All Saints, Starbucks, Beyonce and more. So, what’s all the fuss about? Tunepics is a new social network that allows users to feature a song with each image they share within it. The songs originate from the Apple music store and are initially previews. If listeners decide they want…
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Steadicam Smoothee Bonus Pack for iPhone 5 and GoPro Now Available
The Steadicam division of The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning digital imaging accessories, is offering Steadicam fans an exciting new Steadicam Smoothee bonus pack. The introduction of Steadicam in 1976 revolutionized the world of film and video. Over the past three decades, Steadicam has been an invaluable, dynamic production tool in the industry. New generations of Steadicam camera stabilizing systems have been comprehensively redesigned to unleash endless creative possibilities. When purchasing a Steadicam Smoothee, users can now enjoy two mounts for the price of one. The new bonus pack features a mount for iPhone(R) 5/5s and a mount for GoPro(R) HERO(R) cameras – a $24.95 USD bonus value,…
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Nokia Lumia 630 Available In The UK
Microsoft Devices today announced that the new Lumia 630 will become available in the UK on 29th May 2014. The most affordable Lumia smartphone to date delivers an unrivaled smartphone experience, boasting a quad-core processor and large screen at an exceptional price point of only £89.95. The Lumia 630 also features the award-winning design and experiences found on high-end Lumia smartphones and is the first device to launch with Windows Phone 8.1, it also features crucially for us a 5 MP camera sensor. The Lumia 630 goes on sale in the UK with Carphone Warehouse, EE, O2, Tesco and Amazon. It will be available in a range of colours including…
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“SWAROVSKI FOR SAMSUNG” COLLECTION LAUNCHES ON SAMSUNG ONLINE STORE
Do we need crystals for our devices? Samsung seems to think so. I seem to remember receiving some for a very old LG camera phone (before they got smart), many moons ago. The “Swarovski for Samsung” collaboration follows a successful accessories partnership between the two brands at the recent Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. The collection marks the first time in over 100 years that Swarovski has partnered in a collaboration of this scale, fully integrating its branding into the Samsung collection. Here’s what they say: “With technology and fashion so deeply intertwined, we at Samsung want to support our customers in expressing themselves through technological innovation and great…
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Kickstarter – COVR Photo – An iPhone Case with a Built In Camera Lens – An Interview
This is a cool little project with support and backing from both our Columnists Richard Koci Hernadez and Kevin Kuster among 986 others- $65,966 has actually been pledged so far to get this product into production. COVR Photo is a protective iPhone case with a lens built into it. Simply press the case onto your iPhone, download the app from the App Store, and you’re ready to shoot pictures and video. If you want to use your regular iPhone camera just slide the COVR lens back and shoot away. One of the great assets of COVR Photo is that it’s always on your iPhone ready and waiting—you’ll never have to…
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Control Samsung’s NX Camera-Bot From Home
Samsung is calling for ideas on where to send its user-controlled camera-bot, the NX Rover, next. Inspired by Mars exploration rovers, the space-like NX Rover has so far travelled over 10,000 miles and taken over 3,000 pictures, all with ordinary people behind the lens, controlling it online. Up to now, people have had the chance to control the photos the robot takes – now they also have the chance to choose where it goes by suggesting their location using hashtag #NXRover. So far Samsung’s NX Camera-Bot has been training with Bayern Munich; been on a fashion shoot in Iceland and hung out with super-heroes at Comic Con. Where the…
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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, Wi-Fi variant – Available In The US
The Sony Xperia® Z2 Tablet Wi-Fi is now available for pre-sale starting at $499.99 for 16GB and $599.99 for 32GB online at Sony Store, and will be available for purchase at participating Sony Stores on May 4, 2014. Featuring the world’s first 10.1” tablet display with Full HD TRILUMINOS™ and Live Color LED technology2 and X-Reality™ for mobile, the Xperia Z2 Tablet provides bright, true to life colors and sharp images, thanks to Sony’s latest BRAVIA TV technology. Equipped with Sony’s Front Surround™ audio technology, the Xperia Z2 Tablet brings together the most dynamic sound experience with Sony TV technology in a waterproof tablet. For those who want to…
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Eyefi Connects Digital Cameras to the Power of the Cloud
Today, Eyefi, the global leader in digital camera connectivity, announced a brand new service that finally gives cameras smartphone-like convenience, and will change the way people interact with and manage their photos. The new Eyefi offering is the easiest and only way to automatically synchronize photos to all your mobile devices so that you can view, edit, and manipulate them both on and offline. Once your photo is taken, eyefi does the rest of the work – transferring, organizing, syncing, and sharing – so you can instantly enjoy high quality photos anytime, anywhere. Click here to find our more or to order Quote “Photo lovers know that life’s most…
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Sony Xperia Z2 overview: Revised model takes first place in Mobile rankings – Kevin Carter
Kevin Carter our Head of Technical Hardware as well as the Lead Technical Editor for DxOMark and the British Journal of Photography among others, recently tested Sony’s Xperia Z2 smartphone. DPReview use Kevin’s scientific data in their reviews, as they quote Kevin here, ‘The DxOMark team reports the Xperia Z2 images show “impressive detail preservation outdoors” and “in low light, a lot of detail is still visible, even if a loss of details is noticeable compared to outdoors.” Noise levels are reasonable at all light levels, with small grain size and no chroma noise. The autofocus works in a fast and responsive manner, with only very few focus errors. The…
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Adorama’s iPhone Toolshed Offers New Accessories for Spring Vacationers/Holiday Makers
Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, imaging, video and electronics retailers, and a leading destination for iPhone photo specialty accessories, recently added a collection of vacation/holiday-ready smartphone photography accessories to its iPhone Toolshed – a carefully curated collection of unique, useful and fun iPhoneography gear. Whether you’re exploring a whole new city, taking a road trip to the beach or camping far from civilization (and a power outlet), smartphone users want their fully charged phones nearby so they can capture every spring vacation memory. From the ambitious amateur photographer to the tech obsessed and nature loving thrill-seekers, users with all kinds of interests and hobbies can find the perfect…
