Home

Photo

Buzz Watch: FlickrBlockrs!

Authored by Jay Baage on April 26, 2007 - 1:14pm.
tags: Internet | Video | Marketing | Photo | Privacy | Publishing | Trends | FlickrBlockr |

Photo, Video Sharing Provider DotPhoto Raises $3.5 Million

Authored by dmw on May 8, 2006 - 6:40pm.
West Trenton, N.J. - DotPhoto, a provider of photo, video and multimedia sharing and storage applications and services, announced that it has raised $3.5 million in a second round of venture capital financing from Edison Venture Fund and Sycamore Ventures. New Jersey-based dotPhoto provides hosting and sharing of user photos and video files, including access from camera phones. The company will use the funds to enhance its business development and marketing programs.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | DotPhoto | Edison Venture | Sycamore Ventures | Photo |

Digital Imaging Firms Team on PC-Free Photo Transfers Between Devices

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 23, 2006 - 3:13am.
Orlando, Fla. - A group of digital camera, camera phone and portable media player makers has announced the development of guidelines aimed at increasing interoperability between the devices. Epson, HP, IDS, Olympus, PortalPlayer and Samsung are backing the PictSync technology, which enables the transfer of digital photos between two portable devices that can capture or store images -- without the need of a computer. "Today, it can be difficult for the average consumer to transfer an image from a camera phone or digital camera to a personal media player without first transferring the image to a PC. Even then, it may not be possible because data structures, transfer protocols and synchronization policies are not followed consistently by all manufacturers," said PictSync facilitator Felix Nemirovsky. "Clearly defined interoperability guidelines using existing industry standards such as MPV, DCF, MSC, PTP and others will enable fast, easy and consistent sharing or archiving of digital photo in portable media players and other non-PC devices."
tags: Photo | PC-Free | Transfer | Digital Imaging Firms | Devices |

Riya Readying Public Beta Test of Photo Search Engine

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2006 - 5:04am.
Phoenix, Ariz. - Riya, a developer of photo search engine technology, announced on Monday that it plans to launch a public beta test of its service in the first quarter of 2005.
The company said the search engine uses proprietary face recognition technology, text recognition technology and other elements to scan a library of photographs and automatically generate tags based on their contents. Riya also lets users search a public collection of photos, and share photo collections with friends. Based in Redwood Shores, Calif., Riya has so far raised $19.5 million in venture capital from a group led by Bay Partners.
tags: Search | Photo | test | Ready | Riya | Beta | Engine |