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A tale of two dinosaurs: Polaroid and Technicolor struggle to stay relevant

Adrianne Jeffries January 18, 2013 01:06 pm
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Polaroid and Technicolor are known as trailblazers that grew into iconic American brands. However, both companies have gone through so much trauma over the last decade — bankruptcy, new ownership, and general identity crisis — that their modern incarnations bear little resemblance to the originals.

This was evident last week in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, where the two...

Kodak previews the S1, its first Micro Four Thirds camera slated for later this year

Vlad Savov January 18, 2013 05:58 am
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JK Imaging, the opportunist upstart that recently licensed Kodak's brand name for a new line of cameras, is wasting little time in exploiting its newfound brand cachet. In a press conference over in China, reps for the company have given the first glimpse of its S1 mirrorless camera — offering the tantalizing prospect of it joining the Micro Four Thirds ranks led by Olympus and Panasonic.

It'll be heartwarming to see Kodak's storied brand continued with a modern slice of photographic technology, but let's not forget that it will be the veneer applied to the work of an otherwise unknown and unproven company. JK Imaging has promised Wi-Fi connectivity, a release in the third quarter of this year, and a cryptic "Best Designed for Smartphone" message on one of its presentation slides. Whether that will all come together in the Kodak S1...

It may say 'Kodak' on the box, but it'll certainly not be Kodak in the box

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China's record-level air pollution, as seen from space

Amar Toor January 16, 2013 05:32 am
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NASA's Earth Observatory this week released startling before-and-after photos of northeastern China, where residents in Beijing and other cities have been suffering from suffocating levels of smog and air pollution. The satellite images, embedded below, were taken from the...

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How Steve McCurry chose the final 36 photos taken with Kodak's legendary Kodachrome film

January 14, 2013 09:25 am
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Photographer Steve McCurry built a career shooting with Kodak's fabled Kodachrome film, capturing thousands of mesmerizing images during his tenure at National Geographic with "Afghan Girl" at the top of that list. So when McCurry asked Kodak for the last roll of Kodachrome that would ever come off the line in 2009, the company was quick to grant his request. Despite having shot with the film — which he describes as "the best rendition of reality" thanks to its punchy colors — for 30...

UK's biggest photography retailer closing down all stores tonight

January 11, 2013 01:20 pm
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Jessops, the UK’s largest and most prominent high street camera retailer, will be closing down all 187 of its stores today. The chain went into administration several days ago, with PriceWaterhouseCoopers taking up duties to try and find a buyer...

This fantastic aerial photo of NYC turns Manhattan into 'Sim City'

January 9, 2013 11:07 pm
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It'd take many words to describe Manhattan, and one of them is certainly "photogenic." The shot above (taken by Sergey Semonov) has just won an Epson's Pano Award, and we must admit, it's a truly fantastic photograph. It is worth noting that this isn't a true photograph, depending on your definition: it's a 3D panorama that's been made by stitching together multiple shots from a helicopter ride. The panorama was then flattened into the product...

Here's what Sony's planned 4K Handycam for consumers might look like

January 9, 2013 08:08 pm
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Sony is displaying a curiosity at its CES booth this year: a 4K Handycam for consumer use. Kept in a glass cage, the Handycam is a non-functioning prototype that no one at Sony USA seems to know anything about. We were told that Sony's American engineers were shown the prototype three days ago and told to put it out on display. Although the vast majority of the buttons are unlabeled, the prototype has space for a pair of XLR ports, an onboard...