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Photography

GIROPTIC’s 360Cam Named CES 2015 Innovation Awards Honoree

GIROPTIC is a company that is based in Lille, France. They have a versatile line of robust 360-degrees cameras and accessories that enables people to self-capture full HD, 360-immersive footage of themselves enjoying their favorite activities. GIROPTIC has been named a CES 2015 Innovation Awards Honoree for its 360Cam. The 360Cam is the world's first 360 palm-sized camera that allows

Kodak Returns to CES 2015 with Consumer Showcase

After an absence of three years, Kodak is returning to CES in January 2015 with a range of innovative consumer products including action cams and baby monitors. Building on a history of digital and video cameras, Kodak will be introducing a line of PixPro cameras, including the PixPro SP360 action cam which provides a 360-degree view. In addition, Kodak will

Twitpic and Twitter Agreement Keeps Links Alive

Recently, Twitpic announced that it would be shutting down on October 25, 2014. That's not exactly what happened, though. Instead, it appears that Twitpic and Twitter have managed to form an agreement that will keep the links to Twitpic photos active. That being said, Twitpic isn't accepting any new users. Twitpic posted a blog on October 25, 2014, called “Twitpic's

Olloclip 4-in-1 Lens for Samsung Galaxy Review

For the "point'n'shoot" photographer, smartphones and their built-in cameras have almost completely replaced the compact camera which has seen a huge drop in sales over the past few years. Despite the handiness of the smartphone camera and the myriad of post-processing effects beloved by Instagram, there are times where the problem is getting the right image in the first place. Smartphones with

Twitpic is Shutting Down

It turns out that Twitpic really is shutting down. You may have heard this before, but that time it was a “false alarm”. This time, it seems certain that Twitpic will soon be gone. Not long ago, Twitpic posted on its own blog that it would be shutting down by September 25, 2014. Obviously, that didn't end up happening. When

Turn Photos of Your Lunch Into Real Meals

Have you ever taken a photo of your lunch, or dinner, and posted it to your favorite form of social media? Some of your friends might like your photo, but that's about all that can happen with it. Virgin Mobile is giving people in Australia a way to turn their food pics into real meals. This may influence people to

Apple Discontinues Aperture

Apple has announced that it is ceasing development of its Aperture and iPhoto apps. Instead, Apple will be replacing them with its new Photos app (that was announced during its Worldwide Developers Conference). Jim Dalrymple, at The Loop was given the following statement from Apple: With the introduction of the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library, enabling you to