Fujifilm is looking to cut down on the cost of touch screen technology by harnessing materials and manufacturing expertise used in creating film emulsions. Touch screens are now the standard interface of nearly every piece of mobile technology. Currently these screens utilise the fairly rare metal, indium. Due to its rarity, indium is responsible for a significant portion in … [Read more...]

Nissin Japan has launched a new model in its Power Pack series. The Power Pack PS8 for Canon and Nikon is priced 19,800 yen (US$220) on www.nissindigital.com. Power is provided through a dedicated Ni-HM cassette battery, that allows about 700 flashes per full charge. Since it is a cassette battery, it can be exchanged swiftly when the power drains out with an extra battery … [Read more...]

The worldwide demand for camera accessories including lenses, bags, cases, supports and flashes, has reportedly reached a trade market value of $5.1bn in 2012. “Although the worldwide demand for fixed lens cameras is declining, we can see the interchangeable lens camera sales bucking the trend and posting solid growth in excess of 16% year-on-year”, said Arun Gill, Market … [Read more...]

Noritsu Koki Co. announced its April-December 2012 period financial results with a 20.7% gain in sales to 17.03 billion yen (US$189.2 M), but operational profit declined 42.7%, down to 348 million yen (US$3.8 M) due to the sluggish performance of the imaging business. The segment posted a net loss of 52 million yen (US$577.7 K ) on sales of 9.34 billion yen (US$103.7 M).For … [Read more...]

QNAP, Inc. has announced that its flagship NAS TS-EC1279U-RP has been honoured with the 2013 Technology of the Year Award from InfoWorld.com, one of USA’s most visited and popular tech media websites. The TS-EC1279U-RP boasts dual 10G Ethernet interfaces alongside 1G copper interfaces, redundant power supplies, and 36TB raw capacity with 3TB SATA drives, and is available at … [Read more...]