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Epson's new multimedia storage viewer lightens your load

If you're an avid photographer when you go on vacation, you've probably faced the problem of what to do when your memory cards fill up. Do you lug along a laptop or do you buy a potentially expensive handful of memory cards to swap out? Epson presents a different solution today: the P-5000 Multimedia Storage Viewer. This device features an 80GB hard drive, two media card slots, and a 4-inch LCD screen for viewing. To free up space on your camera's memory cards, simply slip the card into one of the P-5000's slots and offload the … Read more

Two new snapshot printers from Epson

Epson announced today two new members of its PictureMate family of portable, standalone snapshot printers: the Dash and Zoom. Both are dedicated 4x6 printers that can produce borderless photos in as little as 37 seconds, according to Epson. Both models offer 3.6-inch preview LCDs on which you can edit photos or watch a slide show. You can resize photos, edit them, or change the color treatment without touching your PC. Built-in memory card slots and a PictBridge-enabled USB port let you print from memory cards, digital cameras, and USB flash drives; if you want to print wireless via Bluetooth, … Read more

Epson's new photo scanner for photo hobbyists

Epson today announced its new V500 Photo color scanner. It's geared for advanced photo hobbyists at a price of $250. It uses Epson's ReadyScan LED technology, which cuts out warm-up time entirely and cuts scanning time. The 6400dpi scanner allows users to make enlargements of up to 17x22 inches, from film or prints. The scanner also lets you scan negatives--35mm, slides, and medium format--using the included guides.

The V500 Photo scanner comes with two photo restoration programs--Digital ICE and Epson Easy Photo Fix. The former removes dust and scratches from film, while the latter restores faded photos and … Read more

Three new photo printers from Epson

Epson announced three additional printers to its fall lineup today, all photo-oriented, consumer-grade printers. The Stylus Photo R280 is a single-function printer that's housed in a slim, low-profile body. Epson claims it can produce 4x6 photo prints in as little as 11 seconds. The Stylus Photo RX595 is a $150 multifunction that prints, scans, and copies. It features built-in memory card slots, a PictBridge-enabled USB port, and the ability to print directly on inkjet-printable CDs and DVDs. The Stylus Photo RX680 features everything that the RX595 provides, plus an auto duplexer and additional paper input, for $200. All three … Read more

Epson announces new inkjet printers

Epson announced today four new members of its inkjet printer lineup, ranging in price from $70 to $150. Three of the four are multifunctions. The $90 Stylus C120 is a single-function printer that offers print speeds of up to 25 pages per minute (ppm). It also has a "quiet mode" that slows down printing, but minimizes noise levels for quiet environments.

The $70 Stylus CX7400 is the bottom tier of the three multifunctions. It offers print, scan, copy, and PC-free photo print functions. Features include built-in memory card slots; 28 ppm black and color printing; auto photo correction; … Read more

3D scanning for every office party

We always assumed that the price of 3D scanning equipment was a bit out of reach for commoners like us, but maybe there's hope after all.

Epson's immodestly named "Perfection V200" not only handles the usual flat images, but its lid lifts 180 degrees to scan 3D objects as well in 4800-dpi resolution, according to CrunchGear. And at just $99, it won't break the budget when these machines are inevitably crushed at holiday office parties.

Epson PictureMate Pal

What's smaller than a breadbox? A PictureMate photo printer from Epson. Take the handy PictureMate to parties, picnics or your friends' houses and print your 4x6 photos of your partygoers on the spot. My sister has one, and it is the greatest way to print pictures and not have to wait. Now's a good time to shop because there are a bunch of Certified Stores stocking this product now, starting as low as $99.