Well-funded digital artists take note: Wacom has announced its Cintiq 21UX, a second-generation device that combines a 21.3-inch display with the company’s pen-controlled tablet. The new Cintiq is geared toward artists, designers, and others who benefit from being able to draw or otherwise interact directly with images on the screen rather than through a separate tablet or mouse. It doesn’t come cheap, though, with a price of $1,999 when it ships in late March or early April.
The color LCD, with a resolution 1600×1200, can be laid flat or rotated one way or the other up to 180 degrees in its stand, or dismounted altogether, Wacom said in its Monday announcement. On the back are two “touch strips” that let a finger slide adjust properties such as zoom or drawing brush size. The Cintiq also has 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity; with the new “Tip Sensor” technology, it detects as little pressure as that of 1 gram pushing on the display, Wacom said. In addition to detecting pen pressure and tilt, the Cintiq can detect rotation for drawing applications such as Adobe Systems’ Photoshop and Illustrator and Corel’s Painter 11 that support the feature for tasks such as calligraphy, Wacom said.
Wacom introduced its first 21-inch Cintiq model in 2005. It also offers the $999 Cintiq 12wx, a smaller wide-screen model.

All-new Hardware/Software Solution Also Offers Adobe Imaging Solutions Users Even More Power With Seamless Integration of DNG Profiling & Many Other Passport Features

X-Rite, Incorporated–the world leader in color management and measurement technologies X-Rite announces ColorChecker Passport, an all-new solution for digital photographers working in a Raw workflow to quickly and easily capture accurate color, instantly enhance portraits and landscapes, and maintain color control from capture to edit.

For more info: www.cjcstrategists.com/resources/xrite/X-Rite_Passport_Press_Brief.pdf

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The Fun Begins Oct 1 With Contest For Side-splitting Videos Featuring ColorMunki On YouTube – Up To 500USD Monthly Cash Awards Plus 2,500USD Grand Prize

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–X-Rite (NASDAQ: XRIT), Incorporated, the world leader in color management and measurement technologies, launches a Show Us Your Munki contest, featuring its award-winning ColorMunki, (www.xritephoto.com) a product designed to deliver color perfection in digital imaging.

“X-Rite invites anyone to create a ColorMunki video, make us laugh, and submit it on our YouTube channel. The grand prize is 2,500USD, so the funnier, the better,” says X-Rite Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing Iris Mangelschots.

The Show Us Your Munki contest (www.ShowUsYourMunki.com ), which runs October 1, 2009–March 31, 2010, is simple. Make a side-splitting video with ColorMunki as a prominent “character”, and submit it on the X-Rite YouTube channel. Then the real fun begins. Read the rest of this entry »

Here it is… our first QuarkXPress 8 tip, and it’s actually for QuarkXPress 4/5/6 users! Listen carefully: buy QuarkXPress 7 NOW.

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X-Rite and Pantone Launch ColorMunki Family of Breakthrough Color Products for Photo and Design Markets ColorMunki Photo, ColorMunki Design and ColorMunki Create Empower Users to Create and Control Color from Inspiration to Final Output

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. � March 17, 2008 � X-Rite, Inc., the world leader in color management and measurement technologies, along with recently acquired Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today introduced ColorMunki �, a breakthrough in both price and performance.

Based on X-Rite and Pantone�s deep understanding of the photo and design communities, ColorMunki solutions are the industry�s first easy-to-use, convergent technologies developed specifically to feed the artistic imagination of creative professionals � at an affordable price. Designed to meet the requirements of creatives working in a digital environment across industries, the revolutionary ColorMunki family, (colormunki.com) ensures accurate color from inspiration to final output in ways never before possible,

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A GelSprinter Product Designed with the Small Office in Mind
Ricoh Americas Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the GX2500, a new color printer for the small office utilizing Ricoh’s GelSprinter™ technology.

The GX2500 is the first in the line of Ricoh GelSprinter products that is specifically designed for workgroups of up to three users. The GX2500 produces documents at 28 pages per minute (ppm) in both color and black and white using an enhanced viscous ink formulation. Vivid color documents are made possible by GelSprinter technology, which is not only waterproof and fade resistant, it also averts any smearing and bleed-through.

“Ricoh is excited to now provide a GelSprinter product to users in the small office environment,” said Ron Potesky, vice president of Corporate Product Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “No matter the size, every business has a need to produce high quality documents. The GX2500 will give small businesses the opportunity to reap the benefits of a high-end printer at an affordable, entry-level cost.”

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Wacom’s new Cintiq 12WX and Cintiq 20WSX join the flagship 21UX to deliver pen-on-screen choices that fit virtually any professional content creator’s digital workflow and budget.

Wacom Technology Corp. announced today the introduction of two new members to the Cintiq family — the Cintiq 12WX and Cintiq 20WSX. The Cintiq 12WX combines all the advantages and power of direct pen-on-screen input with a new low-profile, lightweight and flexible design. The new Cintiq 12WX is aimed at professional creators of digital content looking to improve and streamline their workflow. Storyboarding for 2D or 3D animations, compositing for post production, designing graphics, as well as retouching photos are just a few of the many creative applications where the Cintiq 12WX will excel.

Also joining Wacom’s Cintiq lineup is the Cintiq 20WSX, the world’s first wide-format desktop pen display. Combining the the same design elements and ergonomic enhancements as the Cintiq 21UX, Wacom’s latest wide-format pen display is ideal for those who prefer to work with a 16:10 aspect ratio and may not require the increased resolution of the 21UX.

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PANTONE® COLOR CUE®2 EXPANDS COLOR MATCHING CAPABILITIES WITH 4,000 NEW PANTONE COLORS

Now Includes PANTONE Goe™ and PANTONE FASHION + HOME SMART System Libraries for Greater Flexibility Across Multiple Design Industries

CARLSTADT, N.J., Oct. 22, 2007 – Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced that its award-winning handheld color identification device, PANTONE Color Cue 2, now includes nearly 4,000 new colors for significantly increased color matching capabilities to empower designers across the graphic arts, fashion, home, architecture and interior design industries. A portable, affordable, single device, Color Cue 2 allows users to toggle across multiple PANTONE Libraries to identify color inspirations and match them to PANTONE Colors wherever they go.

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 New 100% color pigment formula can use the same ICC profiles as OEM inks, and users can enjoy the same color workflow they have been using with OEM inks and save 65% or more in costs.

East Topsham, VT (PRWEB) November 4, 2007 — Vermont PhotoInkjet, LLC announced today the immediate availability of their proprietary color ink formulation which replicates the color space of EPSON’s Ultrachrome K3 ink technology. The ConeColor inks for EPSON Ultrachrome K3 printers do not require any color management, and can be used with existing ICC profiles. Users can simply plug this new ink set into their existing color workflow and make prints with acceptable color results. ConeColor ink shares the same pigment technology as Piezography® K7 inks and that makes them extremely fade resistant and non-damaging to EPSON print heads.

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Review by Eric Berkow

Oh, for the days when we didn’t need all this gadgetry! Way back in the day type was set by professional typesetters using giant machines, and color artwork was actually separated by taking several filtered pictures of the artwork to create actual film separations! Here in the digital age, accurate color reproduction is available to almost anyone with a computer! All you need are a few tools to make sure that your equipment is accurate.

If you are trying for accurate color reproduction, you need a good set of color management tools. The i1Photo XT is a good place to start for most photographers/designers. 

This color management package will calibrate and profile monitors, projectors, scanners, printers and digital cameras. Basically it can do everything a designer/photographer will need.

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Eye-Fi Inc., a company dedicated to helping people navigate, nurture and share their digital memories, today unveiled the Eye-Fi Card — the world’s first wireless SD memory card for digital cameras. The Eye-Fi Card uses home Wi-Fi networks to create an effortless and convenient way for users to send photographs directly from digital cameras to PCs, Macs and online photo and social networking sites. See release entitled “Eye-Fi Announces Support from Seventeen Online Photo Destinations.” Priced at $99.99 with 2GB of storage, the Eye-Fi Card is available now from major online retailers.

“Digital cameras have made it extremely easy to take pictures, but the rest of the process is a hassle,” said Jef Holove, chief executive officer of Eye-Fi. “The Eye-Fi Card removes the barriers and lets users get to the fun part of sharing and printing their memories. We’re putting the magic back into photography.”

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Apple Introduces New iPod classic
New 160GB Model Holds Up to 40,000 Songs

SAN FRANCISCO—September 5, 2007—Apple® today introduced the new iPod® classic, featuring 80GB or 160GB of storage that holds your entire collection of music, photos, video, podcasts and games—up to 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video. Now in its sixth generation, the new iPod classic delivers all the features customers love about their iPods, plus an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow™ and a new all-metal enclosure. iPod classic is priced at just $249 for the 80GB model and $349 for the 160GB model.

“The first iPod put 1,000 songs in your pocket—this new iPod classic can put 40,000 songs in your pocket,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With a thinner, all-metal enclosure and an enhanced user interface, the iPod classic is ideal for people who want to hold everything on their iPod.”

The new iPod classic holds up to 160GB of storage in an all-metal anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel enclosure. iPod classic works seamlessly with iTunes® so you can import, manage and then easily sync your favorite content. You can buy music, video and games for your iPod classic from the iTunes Store with more than six million songs available for preview and one-click purchase.
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Apple Unveils iPod touch
Revolutionary Multi-touch Interface & Built-in Wi-Fi Wireless Networking

SAN FRANCISCO—September 5, 2007—Apple® today introduced the new iPod® touch featuring Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch user interface that enables users to find and enjoy all of their music, videos and more on its gorgeous widescreen display with just the touch of a finger. First introduced on iPhone™, the multi-touch interface uses pioneering new software to present the perfect user interface for each application. The iPod touch also includes Wi-Fi wireless networking, the first on any iPod, and three amazing applications that use it—Safari™, the most advanced browser on any mobile device, lets users wirelessly view web pages just as they look on their computer, and features Google Search or Yahoo! oneSearch; Apple’s YouTube application lets users wirelessly watch over 10 million free videos from the Internet’s most popular video website; and the new iTunes® Wi-Fi Music Store lets users wirelessly browse, preview and buy songs and albums from the most popular online music store in the world. The iPod touch is an unbelievable 8 mm thin, and is priced starting at just $299.

“The iPod touch is a landmark iPod, ushering in a whole new generation of features based on its revolutionary multi-touch interface and built-in Wi-Fi wireless networking,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “People are going to be amazed at how thin it is and how much it does.”
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Apple Sets iPhone Price at $399 for this Holiday Season

SAN FRANCISCO—September 5, 2007—Apple® today announced that it is on track to sell its one millionth iPhone™ before the end of September, and to make iPhone affordable for even more customers this holiday season, it is lowering the price of the most popular iPhone model with 8GB of storage from $599 to just $399.

“The surveys are in and iPhone customer satisfaction scores are higher than we’ve ever seen for any Apple product,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve clearly got a breakthrough product and we want to make it affordable for even more customers as we enter this holiday season.”

The 8GB iPhone is available immediately for $399 in the US through Apple’s retail and online stores and AT&T retail stores. The iPhone 4GB model will be sold while supplies last.
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Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — If you feel a pang of guilt whenever you see one of those public-service commercials urging you to replace your prehistoric incandescent light bulbs with fluorescents, your idling computer should make you downright remorseful.

A desktop PC with its cooling fans and whirring disk drives uses enough power to light up to three 100-watt bulbs, more if you count the monitor.

With North American homes averaging two or more computers each, that adds up to a lot of electricity, a lot of greenhouse gas-producing power generation even when they’re not being used.

The information-technology sector has started waking up to the fact it gobbles energy at prodigious rates, says Jeff Omelchuk, managing director of the Portland, Ore.-based Green Electronics Council.

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NASPerform is ideal for:
• multimedia central storage (MP3s, digital photos, digital video).
• personal computer and home networking storage (storing and sharing files, backup / archiving).
• cost-effective, secondary network storage for small business.
• data archives, disclosed data, backups, and data conservation storage for public institutions/facilities.
• multi-platform network (simultaneous Macintosh and Windows® use) storage.

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Strategic Test, one of the world’s leading suppliers of PC-based instrument boards, has announced the industry’s fastest Digital Input/Output boards for PCI Express.

With up to 32 channels, recording or replay rates to 125 MHz and the possibility to synchronize up to 127 boards, including Digitizers and Arbitrary Waveform Generators, large mixed-mode Automated Test Systems for electronic sub-assemblies and digital semiconductor components can be created.

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XMicro designs, develops, manufactures and markets also storage card products used in a variety of electronic systems. Micro card products help drive the market for sales of digital cameras, multimedia mobile phones and PDA devices.XM Micro manufactures Gaming Devices,USB flash drives and other digital consumer devices including computer memories, MP3 portable players, digital cameras, digital video recorders, digital audio-video compact disk recorders, telephones, Internet telephones, wireless Internet equipment, WiFi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth USB, PCMCIA cards, MP3 players, Memory Cards,LCD TFT Displays and Wireless Bluetooth headsets.XM is compatible with all brands including Microsoft, Sony, Toshiba, Apple, HP, Canon, Nikon, Nokia, Minolta, Konica, Olympus, Creative, Kodak, Sharp, Agfa, Panasonic, Ricoh, Cisco, Erricson, Bushnell, Dell, Casio, Epson, Fuji, IBM, Nextel, Philips, Sun, Sandisk, Audiovox, Nike, Motorola, Sirius,XM and many more.

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Ambir Technology, Inc., www.ambir.com , a manufacturer of scanners, signature pads and digital imaging software solutions, today announces the general availability of its DS685 duplex ID card scanner. Previously, the only option available to customers requiring duplex ID card scanning capability was a larger and more costly duplex card and document scanner. Because of its diminutive size, robust duplex functionality and competitive price point, the DS685 is a first of its kind in the duplex scanner product category.

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Explore your new media universe with a state-of-the-art mouse that’s effortless to use—on your desk or in the air.

On your desk, advanced laser technology gives you precise tracking and instant response.

In the air, innovative Freespace™ motion sensing transforms hand motions into natural, responsive cursor controls. Sit back and listen to music, browse photos, or surf the Web—from your desk or across the room.

The MX Air™ mouse is the perfect complement to your PC-based entertainment experience.

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