Cnet: Paul Anderson, an inventor based in Oregon, has created an iPhone accessory called the Daylight Viewfinder, which blocks out stray sunlight and improves your ability to see images on the screen when framing your shots. The device is made up of two components: an eyepiece attachment and a dedicated camera app. Users first need […]
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The Commercial Appeal: Entrepreneur magazine recently named Lil’ Angels among its Top 500 Franchises in the country. It was the sixth time in a row the business was identified in the listing. The business, which partners with 78 of its franchises across the country to provide photography of children in day care and similar settings,
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According to the BBC, police in the UK will soon use laser scanners at crash sites to make 3D images of the scene, instead of having to painstakingly log everything at the scene. The 3D laser technology uses a special scanner mounted on a tripod to take a 360-degree image of the crash site recording
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I just found another great startup on Kickstarter. This one is a panoramic video lens for your iPhone: The GoPano micro is a lens for the iPhone 4 to make 360º panoramic videos! Just snap the lens to your iPhone 4 and press record to make cool interactive 360º videos. Use it to record all
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It is often said that pictures can say a thousand words. For a social network that is replacing words with pictures, it has never been more true. Color has been called the Twitter for photos and video. However, it couldn’t be more different reports Forbes. Color is unlike any [other photo app]. It’s simple yet
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Have you ever wondered who took the photos that you see of beautiful homes up for sale? It is said that a photo can speak a thousand words, and it has never been more true than when we look at a home listing. A bad photo will do nothing for the sale. However, a beautiful
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The brainchild of Steven Lockhardt, this unique website helps prove that there IS a Santa. According to The Columbus Examiner, iCaughtSanta.com helps visitors create a unique keepsake photo of Santa inside the child’s home by combining site provided digital images of Santa Claus with a user’s uploaded digital photo as the background. Want a photo
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Trendspotter Springwise reports PhotoBoxi is a sleek, portable and interactive digital photo booth that dispenses free photos while capturing consumer data, generating leads and facilitating social network marketing. How it works? Consumers pose for free digital photos using the rented self-serve booth at a venue or event. Those photos then get instantly delivered to their
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According to the Chicago ABC7 News website, 89-year-old Al Roth was inspired to invent the Clumsee after finding it increasingly difficult to hold onto his digital camera. The Clumsee is a handle extension for small digital cameras. The device screws into bottom of any point-and-shoot digital camera, allowing the camera user an easier grip than
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Louis Daguerre was a successful commercial artist hoping to increase the realism of his giant diorama paintings, some of them 70 feet long by 45 feet high. When using a camera obscura to sketch the outlines (or cartoons) for his paintings, he thought it would be better to create images directly with the camera. He
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