Canon USA (http://www.usa.canon.com) has announced the Canon XF305 and XF300 professional camcorders. Both new models employ an MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps codec — Canon XF Codec — for capturing and recording native 1920 x 1080 video onto Compact Flash (CF) cards.
Read MoreOn the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Jeff Carlson discusses his new book, “Canon PowerShot G10/G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots.”
Joining him are contributing photographers, Jeff Lynch and Justin Van Leeuwen. The team talks about how the project came together, the decision to publicly solicit photographs, and why so many shooters decided to get involved. The conversation ranges from the social networking aspects of digital photography to an explanation of what makes this book different than other
instructional and coffee table books.
Doremisoft has announced Doremisoft Video to Flash converter for Mac 1.0 (http://www.flash-video-soft.com/video-to-flash-converter-mac/), an US$49.95 Flash converter and editor for Mac OS X 10.4 and higher.
Read MoreAbilene Christian University’s (http://www.acu.edu/connected) student journalists, programmers and designers have produced The Optimist, the first student newspaper to publish on the iPad.
Immediately after Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ announcement on Jan. 27, 2010, ACU’s student-run media staff announced its commitment to deliver the first newspaper of its kind for the iPad. The marker was put down 70 days ago, and students accomplished their goal on April 6.
Read MoreHere are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
CBS is offering programming from across its leading content properties for the iPad. Consumers will be able to watch streaming video content from hit CBS television shows and CBS.com technology content from CNET.com; they can also download iPad applications from Simon & Schuster, and a customized audio application from CBS Radio.
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