Eastman Kodak unveiled the Kodak EasyShare-One at last week’s 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show. The digital camera is designed as much for sharing pictures as for taking them. The EasyShare-One camera allows users to share pictures, whether on the LCD screen, online or as prints. The camera has the ability to hold up to 1,500 favorite pictures for instant display on its high-resolution, three-inch touch screen display. The camera also enables direct picture e-mailing and online album viewing via a wireless connection to the Kodak Easyshare Gallery (formerly Ofoto).
“The EasyShare-One redefines what is possible with a digital camera. We’re changing the digital photography experience from point-and-shoot to point-and-share,” said Greg Westbrook, VP, Eastman Kodak. “We have combined the power of digital picture taking, intelligent organization, the freedom of wireless and sophisticated picture sharing into a single innovative product. This is so much more than just another camera introduction. It’s about giving people the ability to instantly share a picture while they’re still in the moment — whether with a person by their side or a person across the globe — simply, quickly and elegantly.”
The EasyShare-One will become available at retailers in June, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $599. The optional Kodak Wi-Fi card will be sold separately.
Additional Open-Access Journals
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) embarks today on a new phase of its ambitious plan to transform scientific publishing, announcing the 2005 launch of three new open-access journals — PLoS Genetics, PLoS Computational Biology and PLoS Pathogens. These PLoS Community Journals answer the increasing calls of scientists, scientific societies, and governments around the world for the free and open sharing of discoveries and data through reputable, high-quality, peer-reviewed journals targeted to specific research communities.
Like all PLoS journals — including the award-winning PLoS Biology and PLoS Medicine — PLoS Community Journals are “open access,” meaning that all papers appearing in these journals are freely available immediately upon publication for anyone to read, download, redistribute and reuse.
PLoS is partnering with the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) to publish PLoS Computational Biology. Submissions are now being accepted at www.ploscompbiol.org with a scheduled launch in June 2005. PLoS Genetics is now accepting submissions at www.plosgenetics.org with a planned July 2005 launch and PLoS Pathogens will begin accepting submissions in March 2005 and commence publishing in Fall 2005.
The authors of each primary scientific article published in PLoS Community Journals are asked to pay a $1,500 open-access publication charge, which is normally covered by their research grants, funding agencies or employing institutions. As is currently the case for existing PLoS journals, that fee is waived for any authors who say they cannot afford it, through a process that does not influence editorial decisions.
Free Download of DiscMaster 2
InterVideo has extended the free download offer of InterVideo DiscMaster 2 until Feb. 28, 2005. InterVideo DiscMaster 2 is an easy way to copy data, music and home videos for sharing, archiving and backup.
DiscMaster 2 is equipped with a simplified interface and a step-by-step wizard that guides users through the three simple steps to burning or creating a disc. In just seconds, the data, audio or home video selected can be set up for recording without having to wade through complicated menus or difficult-to-understand options. With dynamic drive support, users simply select the output format (bit-for-bit DVD, VCD or SVCD), and regardless of the type of drive used, data, music and personal video discs can be easily archived or shared with family and friends.
Experienced users also benefit from features such as fast, disc-to-disc copying; multiple disc copying; mixed-mode and multisession capabilities as well as the bootable CD/DVD features. Offering broad compatibility, DiscMaster 2 supports all media: CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW/-RAM and hard drive recording.
Compatible with Windows 2000 and XP systems, InterVideo DiscMaster 2 is available to new users at no cost by going to InterVideo’s website, www.intervideo.com, and clicking on the DiscMaster 2 promotional banner. After following the instructions, the link for the free software will be sent to the user’s personal e-mail address.