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KodachroooomeThey give us those nice bright colorsThey give us the greens of summersMakes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeahI got a Nikon cameraI love to take a photographSo mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Kodak estimates supplies of existing stock will run out sometime in early fall. Don’t forget to hum that cool acoustic guitar riff in between the verses. You’re welcome.
Continue reading Kodak ending KODACHROME run after 74 years, still can’t get that Paul Simon song out of its head
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Kodak ending KODACHROME run after 74 years, still can’t get that Paul Simon song out of its head originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Paul Miller

HP just announced their new HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web, which has a web-connected touchpanel on the front, allowing you to print out content such as maps and coupons, straight from your printer.
The TouchSmart Web UI has a widescreen panel about 4″ in size which has a series of thumbnails that you flick through to access web content. In addition, the printer will come with an open API, letting any web content developer create widgets for the printer.
Showing off content demos from partners such as Google, Snapfish, Fandango and USA Today, HP is convinced this will “revolutionize” and “change the way people think about printing.” While that remains to be seen, we do know the printer itself is wi-fi enabled, can copy/scan/fax and will cost $399.

Original post by Adrian Covert

HP just announced their new HP Photosmart Premium with Touchsmart Web, which has a web-connected touchpanel on the front, allowing you to print out content such as maps and coupons, straight from your printer.
The Touchsmart Web UI has a widescreen panel about 4″ in size which has a series of thumbnails that you flick through to access web content. In addition, the printer will come with an open API, letting any web content developer create widgets for the printer.
Showing off content demos from partners such as Google, Snapfish, Fandango and USA Today, HP is convinced this will “revolutionize” and “change the way people think about printing.” While that remains to be seen, we do know the printer itself is wi-fi enabled, can copy/scan/fax and will cost $399.

Original post by Adrian Covert

HP just announced their new HP Photosmart Premium with Touchsmart Web, which has a web-connected touchpanel on the front, allowing you to print out content such as maps and coupons, straight from your printer.
The Touchsmart Web UI has a widescreen panel about 4″ in size which has a series of thumbnails that you flick through to access web content. In addition, the printer will come with an open API, letting any web content developer create widgets for the printer.
Showing off content demos from partners such as Google, Snapfish and USA Today, HP is convinced this will “revolutionize” and “change the way people think about printing.” While that remains to be seen, we do know the printer itself is wi-fi enabled, can copy/scan/fax and will cost $99.

Original post by Adrian Covert

We couldn’t get a word out of Sony regarding their motion controller other than it tracked light in 3D space and would not unseat the Dual Shock as the primary PS3 controller. But Sony recently told developers a bit more.
Broken by Kotaku, Sony met with developers to better explain their motion controller follow E3. Here’s what was passed along:
• Spring 2010 release schedule (still no price) • Four motion controllers can be tracked at one time • The PlayStation Eye will support voice input/recognition, face/head tracking • Sony would like to combine motion controller and Dual Shock gameplay • Motion control sucks some PS3 horsepower, so developers will need to accommodate it
While Sony has been developing all the aforementioned technologies for some time, we can’t help but see a few capabilities pointed out here—voice/facial recognition/tracking—that were neglected in Sony’s E3 presentation. Is it possible that the positive response to Natal […]

Original post by Mark Wilson

Sony’s finally throwing US consumers a bone by offering its VAIO P with a faster “1.6GHz Atom” processor we presume to be the Z530. Model VGN-P698E also adds a 128GB SSD to the mix along with a Verizon WWAN module and GPS radio. Problem is, the US Version doesn’t have an XP option like the VAIO P in Japan let alone the 1.86GHz Atom Z540 option. That means you’ll be stuck watching Vista Home Premium overwhelm that Atom processor and integrated GMA500 graphics when Windows 7 and those new Tegra-based smartbooks (running CE or Android) arrive in October. Come on, don’t you want a glorified $1,500 netbook?
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Vaio P with updated 1.6GHz Atom and 128GB SSD is still weak-sauce originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Thomas Ricker

According to Bloomberg, TiVo is preparing to make a push into more living rooms, including Time Warner Cable subscribers, now that a federal court ruling backs the company’s digital-recording patent.
Because Dish was ordered to pay royalties to TiVo for violating their patent on technology that allows viewers to record and play back video at the same time, TiVo now has major leverage that all but forces other cable providers to do business. Naturally TWC, the nation’s second largest cable provider, is top on their target list—and they are said to be in the midst of discussions. Because getting around the patent is no easy task, it seems likely that TiVo will see its market share grow by leaps and bounds in the years to come. [Bloomberg / Image via Jake Ludington]

Original post by Sean Fallon

Network-over-powerline solutions have never been bad—their convenience just came at a cost of speed. That’s no longer the case with Belkin’s Gigabit Powerline HD.
Reaching data rates of 1000Mbps (over the former speed of 200Mbps), Belkin’s new $150 Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit includes one Powerline router and two Powerline adapters, allowing you to stream multiple uncompressed HD data feeds through your home with little issue.
Of course, these are best case scenario numbers. If your old home has lousy electrical, that theoretical spec speed could drop a lot lower. Then again, at the overkill bandwidth of 1000Mbps, it can afford to. [Belkin]

Original post by Mark Wilson

Have you guys heard of this “Will It Blend?” thing? Apparently it’s all the rage on the internet! That’s why the cutting-edge minds at Olympus jumped on this new fad to make a viral video of their own.
To be fair, it’s a clever appropriation of the Will It Blend meme, and it does deliver a whole lot of blending, but it just feels like they may have missed the boat on this being timely by a good year or so.
And yes, we’ll still ban you for making a “But will it blend?” comment, even on this post. You’ve been warned. [Gadget Lab]

Original post by Adam Frucci

We can’t fault ‘em for trying, but at the end of the day Kodak’s EasyShare S730 is just another vanilla digital photo frame. Oh sure, it sports an updated Quick Touch border, a collage mode for displaying several shots at once, video and music support, a rechargeable battery for cord-free operation and 1GB of memory, but there’s no WiFi, OLED or pixie dust to speak of. We will say, however, that the included Picture Finder feature — which enables users to select a photo that pops up in order to find more from the same era — is fairly nifty, but it’s not spectacular enough in and of itself to justify the $139 price tag. If you disagree, you can pick one up in the US and Canada this September, while Europeans can snag one this month for €149.
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays
Kodak tries to make digiframes fun again with […]

Original post by Darren Murph