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Trends & Innovations - Monday (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Scientists have developed a software program that can duplicate a key from just a photograph of the key. They say this should teach people to think of keys as sensitive visual information, especially given that cheap image sensors have made digital cameras pervasive. The researchers at Univ. of Calif., San Diego, used just a cell phone camera photo of a key in one demonstration. In another demonstration, they used a photo taken from 200 feet away with a telephoto lens.more
Motorola's ZN5 Is a Camera with Phone Functions (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Motorola has launched a new mobile-imaging handset that combines imaging, software and online storage technology from Kodak with a Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone. Designed to let users click and instantly share photos in several ways, the Motozine ZN5 was to become available Monday from U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile.more
Kodak 3Q profit spikes, but full year seen weaker (AP)
AP - Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday its third-quarter profit more than doubled, driven by sales of digital cameras and inkjet printers, but warned of a shortfall in full-year operating earnings and revenue that will likely result in targeted job cuts.
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Trends & Innovations - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - A new service called My Mobile Witness lets users turn their camera phones into personal protection tools. The service is designed to help users when they are in a situation that has them on edge, such as letting strangers into their homes. Users take a photo of that person with their phone and send it to My Mobile Witness. The free service gives the message a time stamp and stores it in its digital vault. If a user ends up getting into trouble, the service gives police access to the message. Owners of a real estate firm developed the service after they got worried about their agents' safety.more
Analysis: Solving Noise in High-Res Images (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The PhotoPlus show in New York is around the corner, and Michael Miller is looking forward to checking out the new higher-resolution cameras. But more megapixels can also mean images can include a lot more visual noise. How do the professionals solve the problem? Miller explains.more
Sony halves profit forecast on yen, electronics (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) slashed its annual operating profit forecast by 57 percent to far below market expectations, citing a firmer yen and tough price competition in the flat TV and digital camera markets.
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