Canon interview at PMA : Despite a very busy schedule Bas de Meijer has interviewed some of the exhibitors during the PMA 2008 show in Las Vegas. One of the interviewees was Richard Trestain, Digital camera product specialist of Canon. Before the Photo Marketing Association 2008 kicked off, Canon introduced a number of new digital compact camera models and one new digital SLR camera for the upcoming season. Canon have been a leading brand for years in relation to worldwide sales of digital cameras. This is not something to take for granted. To apply high technical innovations or to integrate novelties into a product at the right moment is the key to successfully sell products. Richard Trestain answers a number of questions.

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Untitled 2008 : Untitled 2008 by Daniel Buren displayed at an art exhibition in Hong Kong.

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Our cable clutter and interface problems will soon be a thing of the past. In the living room of the future, all devices are connected wirelessly and can be easily operated via the television set. Fraunhofer researchers and their partners will be presenting the first solutions at CeBIT in Hanover in March. At the heart of the system is a novel TV set which unites several functions in one device. It serves as a digital media archive that can store music, videos and photos and make them available together with live TV programs in the home network…

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The New York Philharmonic Orchestra played a historic concert in North Korea. A look at some of the highlights of the momentous trip to Kim Jong Il’s hermit kingdom

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The launch date of the new Phase One medium-format camera has been confirmed as March 19th 2008. In an interview with Phase One Product Manager Bo Abildgren at Focus On Imaging, Abildgren revealed that the camera will be unveiled at the WPPI show in Las Vegas, which takes place from March 17th-19th. Phase One’s medium format camera has been developed in conjunction with Mamiya as an open-source platform. Abildgren commented that the new camera “is all about providing choice for the professional photographer” and represents a move by Phase One to “get back to craftmanship”.

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