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For every terrible mockup we see, there’s a few that stand out — and it looks like that Digital Polaroid frame concept we spotted a couple weeks ago caught some eyes over at Polaroid as well, because the company has apparently contacted designer Dave Friedman and is working on making it a real product. That’s a pretty fitting tribute to a classic gone by — but we won’t be appeased unless you can shake this thing to make new photos appear.

Update: Looks like Stuff misconstrued a simple statement made by a Polaroid employee (that he saw and “liked” the concept), and ran the whole thing as fact. Shocking. David Friedman, the concept’s originator, got in touch and let us know that “I wish [it] were the case, but unfortunately the first I heard of this was earlier today in a post on Stuff Magazine’s website. … So I think this still goes in the “rumor” category for now.”

source:engadget.com

For the casual photographer, they would want their photos to be ready for printing at any time of the day. Because of this, the Canon PIXMA iP90 was developed so that it can readily show off your pictures with just the touch of a button.

This compact and sleek printer has a head which has micro nozzles for perfect ultra-fine printing at blazing speeds. The engineering team of Canon has been able to come up with inkjet nozzles which are capable of full-photolithography. This gives people an outstanding resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi. There are precise details in photographs that this printer is able to highlight.

This is a user-friendly printer too as it simply connects to your USB interface on your PictBridge-compatible camera via the Direct Print port and watch your photos come alive on the photo paper. Apart from that connectivity, it is also able to connect wirelessly via a Bluetooth adapter.

The speeds where in it prints at are 51 seconds for borderless 4″ x 6″ photos, 16 pagers per minute in black and white and 12 pages per minute for color prints.

A lot of multifunction printers have surfaced on the market these days. These devices are a combination of your usual printer, a scanner, a photocopier, and a fax machine, making it a vital equipment to one’s home office.

In focus here is the Dell Photo AIO 964, where Dell stands for “All-In-One”, which retails at about $150. At first glance, it appears like a slicker, smaller version of bulky photocopy machines with the insides that are similar to Lexmark P4350. It also comes with an automatic document feeder and color fax capabilities.

The Dell Photo AIO 964 is reliable on simple office operations. It scans images very clearly and would even let you scan or copy documents up to 50 pages long. However, it does a really slow job on photocopying even the simplest of documents.

Navigation is remarkably simple, with a five-way control button and a 2.4-inch color LCD. It also contains a numeric pad for fax dialing, which you can store up to 99 speed dial numbers; as well as four media slots compatible to all major digital camera memory card formats; and a direct-print port for printing straight from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera. You could also plug in a USB flash drive to print any images it contains, a rare feature among all-in-one printer. On the down side, you need to buy a separate USB cable or wireless adapter from Dell.

One major flaw on Dell Photo AIO 964 is, of all things, its print quality. On photo paper, the results yield with a shade lighter than the actual image. On plain paper, the black cartridge produced fuzzy text with narrow banding across the characters, as well as lacking alignment. This problem applies even on papers that are manufactured (and obviously recommended) by Dell. Although you can avoid banding by putting the printer to its highest setting of 4800 dpi, the photos produced are still lacking.

As discussed before, its speed is a concern. Although AIO 964 can print at a notable speed when producing text documents on plain paper, photo printing-as well as scanning and copying-are at a leisurely pace.
Overall, the Dell Photo AIO 964 is a decent home office equipment. However, if you are planning to use this for printing family photos or business presentations, it is best to look elsewhere.

If you are a photographer and you find yourself always needing to delete photographs when your memory cards don’t seem to have enough space in the middle of a shoot, then you should become acquaintances with the Epson P-3000 Photo Viewer. 

This is a media storage device which can store photos and videos as well right there on the spot even without a computer. Equipped with an ultra-fast processor, it is able to easily copy and backup your images on your memory cards. You’ll be able to transfer thousands of photos in no time at all and then proceed to shoot again.

It has an exceptionally-large 4-inch LCD for reviewing of your images. You can immediately view the photos that you took or you could even simply show off your pictures that are in your portfolio if you have one. It has a long battery life, 40 GB of storage space, Adobe RGB color space support and a beautiful LCD. Everything you want in a handy storage device and more!

The Digital Foci Picture Porter Elite can be the ultimate portable storage device for digital camera users. It provides an essential storage space for your precious digital pictures and allows you to keep your digital camera memory always available to snap away new pictures. Storing and downloading the files is as easy as inserting the memory card of your camera on the Picture Porter Elite where the photos can be copied and archived directly to the built-in hard drive from the memory card.

The Digital Foci Picture Porter Elite comes in 40GB, 80GB, 120GB, and 160GB models that provide you with varied choices for your different storage needs. The Picture Porter Elite also works with al popular media card formats including CF I/ II, MD , MMC, SD/HC Card, Memory Stick, MS PRO, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, and xD-Picture Card. It also comes equipped with a large LCD display that allows you to inspect the photos and select which ones you would want to keep and which ones to replace.

The Picture Porter Elite also comes with a bonus. It also is a portable entertainment system where you can also download, store and play your video and audio files. You don’t have to bring around a heavy laptop with you wherever you go. The Picture Porter Elite can be lighter and more convenient alternative that you can bring along with you.

Making your digital photos portable and easy to store are made convenient with these digital photo storage devices, wherein you would be able to download your photos into the device directly from the camera’s memory card so that you can reuse the card as many times as possible. These devices are wonderful, especially if you travel a lot.

However, not all portable digital photo storage devices work the same way. Some store you images on little hard drives and some burn them to disc. If you already have a gadget that can store digital files-like an MP3 player, a thumb drive or a portable hard drive-but don’t have a way to connect it to your camera, you need an inexpensive USB bridge to turn it into a photo storage device.

To give you an idea what is the best digital photo storage device to purchase, here is a Top 5 list of the best in the market (in random order).

Apple iPod Video 5th Generation 60GB Media Player - The fifth-generation iPod has more video capability, and several cool TV programs you can download at iTunes. Its 60GB storage capacity is a godsent for photographers as it can hole thousands of pictures. It is very portable, slender, and weighs only 5.5 ounces. However, if you want to transfer photos directly to your iPod, you will need an iPod camera link connector.

Epson P-3000 40 GB Multimedia Storage Viewer - This device has an option of inserting a Compact Flash or Secure Digital memory car to transfer photos without the need of a bridge. It has a four-inch screen, and plays videos and MP3s to boot. It supports JPEG and select RAW files.

SmartDisk FlashTrax 80GB Portable Media Device - This portable media device can transfer photos from a variety of memory cards with an optional adapator. You can also listen to MP3s or watch videos, and it has a nice flip-up 3.5-inch display. The files stored here can also be seen on a TV, which is a great way of showing your images when visiting relatives.

Sandisk Sansa Pocket Media Player - It has a slim design, a large four-inch viewing screen, and less expensive than other portable media players. It has an 8GB storage capacity, which you can expand with the help of SD cards. Picutres can be viewed in a slideshow with background music. You can also use the device to listen to MP3s or watch videos, and can also be linked on a TV.

Delkin eFilm PicturePad - This compact, lightweight, device lets you view, store, and organize all your digital photos. It also lets you view the images through its 1.8-inch color screen and can even support some RAW files. It also has a video jack so you could show the pics on a TV or monitor.