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Chinese company Weeview, maker of the Eye-Plug camera dongle for Android phones, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a 3D camera. The new SID model features a pair of stereoscopic cameras that, when used together, produce 3D videos suitable for VR applications and headsets. Weeview says its new camera produces 'shake-free' footage, and that the stereoscopic effects... more

Big news in the photo industry today: Polaroid’s brand and intellectual property has been acquired by the largest shareholder of The Impossible Project, Polaroid announced. Now a single family has control of both the Polaroid brand and The Impossible Project.

The company that owns the Polaroid brand and IP, PLR IP Holdings, LLC, was just sold by an ownership group led by the Pohlad family to an ownership group led by the Smolokowski family. The Pohlad family, which owns... more

Photo by Martin Martinsson licensed under Creative Commons

PLR IP Holdings, LLC, the company that owns the Polaroid brand, is under new ownership. Wiaczeslaw (Slava) Smolokowski is a Polish investor and businessman who owns a majority share in the Impossible Project, the company that continues to produce Polaroid's... more

StarTech.com has released two new card reader/writers for CFast 2.0 and 1.0 memory cards with data transfer speeds up to 5Gbps over USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1). The new readers feature a compact and portable design and come in either USB-C or USB-A versions. They connect to laptops, desktops or compatible mobile devices via an integrated cable. 

Both readers support hot-swap and plug-and-play and are backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.x standards. They will retail in the US for $... more

The White House was criticized by the media this week for allowing a Russian press photographer into the Oval Office for President Trump’s meeting with Russias foreign minister while the U.S. media was shut out. Now the White House is reportedly “furious” about being “trolled” with the photos by Russia, and the... more

It’s kind of a crazy thing: I believe you can stay true to your roots, values, and ethics, and also get rich. In this post, I’ll share some of the secrets of how I earn over $200,000 a year as a “photographer.”

1. To become rich, charge more money

I earn the bulk of my income through teaching workshops. The secret is to charge more money for workshops. I think workshops are great for photographers because nowadays people want to spend money on experiences... more

Thanks to cheap secondhand cameras and a general 'retro trend' film photography is experiencing a true revival. However, most photographers who shoot film still need digital versions of their images to show them off online or send to friends and family, which is why film-scanning hardware and software is a necessary part of the equipment.

Software developer Abe Fettig has found current solutions too expensive and slow and has therefore used his spare time to start working on the... more

The Creative Cloud team at Adobe has launched a new weekly interview series title Make It. The show runs at around 10 minutes, and features members of the Adobe team... more

Few things are as unshakable as the bond between humanity and our canine companions, except, perhaps, the bond between those canine companions and some good old tennis balls. Of course, the Sony X3000 action camera has optical stabilization, so it should be pretty unshakable too, but you'll just have to watch the video to find out how it does. 

The video is part of an action camera roundup The... more

If you’re flying with pricey camera gear, it’s often advised that you bring it with you in a carry-on bag instead of risking all the handling issues that could happen behind-the-scenes with checked-in luggage. But your carry-on isn’t necessarily safe either, as photographer... more

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