Photoshop World featured the debut of SnapilyPro.com, a rapid-ship 3D print service for any number of prints and one-off proofs, launched by Snapily. Russell Brown, 3D evangelist and senior creative director at Adobe Systems, spearheaded testing and feedback of SnapilyPro.com for compatibility with Adobe Photoshop software and its 3D tools. “Designers, photographers and printers who want ‘in’ on the burgeoning entertainment and advertising boom in 3D have all the tools they need to do the job, now that SnapilyPro.com is available,” Brown said. “SnapilyPro allows Photoshop users to realize 3D projects quickly and cost-effectively.” Snapily’s personalized 3D products are designed to...

Speaking of Lightroom, here's a video from X-Rite showing you how to color-manage RAW files in Lightroom:

Adobe announced today that it is making available the third version of its Lightroom photo workflow software to the public free for beta testing. Get it here: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom3/ if you want to kick the tires and give Adobe feedback for making the full release as good as it can be. According to Adobe, new features in this release include tethered shooting support for select Nikon and Canon cameras, the ability to import and manage video files from DSLR cameras for a streamlined workflow and additional behind-the-scenes architecture enhancements for faster importing and loading of images. They...

With the growing popularity of flash-memory based camcorders, not to mention the soaring popularity of digital SLRs, higher capacity and faster flash memory cards have never been more in demand. This week Delkin Devices introduced new SDHC Cards with a Class 10 (or 24MBps) speed rating. While they're dubbing them "video-ready" the truth is no camcorder owner needs a Class 10 card (a Class 6 will handle even the highest bit-rate video from an HD camcorder). D-SLR owners, however, are another story. They definitely have the need for the speed these new cards can deliver. The cards will be available...

Could this be the coolest coffee cup ever? [Hat tip: Dan]

Joining the just-announced G-2 and G-10 cameras is a new compact zoom lens from Panasonic.  The Lumix G Vario 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 offers a 35mm equivalent focal length of 28mm-84mm. It will be bundled with both of the new G-series Lumix cameras. It packs the company's Mega Optical Image Stabilization, seven aperture blades and multi-coated lens elements which help minimize blur.

The Greener Gadgets 2010 Conference, produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), held last week in New York City, highlighted the latest green designs and innovations in consumer technology. Featuring green innovators, thought-leaders and environmental stewards, key themes at the conference included sustainable product design, green technology in the home and environmental issues affecting the industry. Yves Behar, founder of the integrated design agency fuse project, kicked off Greener Gadgets with a challenge to designers to “put the sexy back into green.” Behar said this is the most exciting challenge that designers have had in the last 20 or 30 years...

The most important thing consumers don't do is back up their images. Hard drive crashes can strike at any minute (trust me on this) and when they do, you'll be glad you've made back-up copies of your pics. To that end, external hard drive maker Western Digital just announced a new set of My Passport Studio drives. You'll find capacities from 320GB to 640GB with prices from $149 to $199. They offer Mac/Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 connections, on-board software for syncing with desktop folders and an "e-label" which displays data about the drive even when it's powered down. See...