Underscoring its commitment to the development of a new generation of environmentally responsible mobile lifestyle and power solutions, at PMA 2010 Mizco International’s DigiPower division introduced a series of eco-friendly cases for digital cameras and smartphones, eco-friendly AC adapters for laptop/netbooks, and power cases and power packs for iPhones and iPods. “As a leading supplier of power generating solutions for imaging and mobile phone products, we have a responsibility to design products that are as environmentally friendly as they are user and dealer friendly,” said Maurice Mizrahi, president of the DigiPower division. Now available at suggested retail price points ranging...

The Pana-Vue Pana-Scan picture and business card scanner enables users to quickly convert pictures up to 4x6 inches into 5 megapixel digital images without a computer. Business cards can also be read by OCR software and saved to a database, converted to vCard, imported into an Outlook address book, saved in Excel format or saved as a JPEG. The device, distributed by Argraph, allows consumers to turn shoeboxes of photos into digital images they can print, share, e-mail, archive and use to create photo products. Users can store all of their images and contacts on an SD card or USB flash...

Lowepro launched its top-loading holster-style series, Toploader Zoom AW, for amateur and prosumer photographers out for a day of outdoor activities, travel or sports. Designed for introductory and mid-level DSLRs and standard zoom lenses, the series offers multiple carrying styles. “We filled it with the type of pro-style details that an advanced or casual shooter will appreciate—like all weather protection, a shape that aligns with the body and handy access and storage functions,” said Tim Grimmer, Lowepro product manager. The holster-style profile allows the Toploader Zoom AW to be worn as a shoulder bag or on a belt, and its lid opens...

I'm still not sure why digital photo frames haven't caught on yet.  Seems that it would be better to switch framed pictures out every once in a while, versus having the same picture sit on your piano for years.  But I think loading digital images into digital frames just seems to be too complicated for most. Not any more.  At CES, I saw two frames, the Kodak Pulse and the Pandigital Photo Mail LED Digital Photo frame, which now allows you to e-mail photos right to the frame - either in your house, or to Mom's house in Florida! The Pulse is...

The just introduced Sony DPP-F700 Digital Frame with Built-in Printer is another cool technology advancement that makes you wonder... what will they think of next. In the spirit of creating more all-in-one devices, Sony has introduced a new multitasking digital photo frame, the Sony DPP-F700, in its S-Frame lineup that features a built-in printer. The sleek, all-in-one device allows you to view photos as well as print photos. Sony DPP-F700 digital frame has a 7-inch,16:10 LCD display with WVGA (800x480) resolution, and it prints 4x6-inch 300x300-dpi photos in just 45 seconds. This new Sony digital frame has about one gigabyte of internal storage...