Motorola and Kodak Redefine the Mobile Imaging Experience with MOTOZINE™ ZN5

Motorola (NYSE: MOT), a leader in wireless communications, and Kodak (NYSE: EK), the world’s foremost imaging innovator, today announced MOTOZINE™ ZN5, the first product combining world-class innovation from both companies. The MOTOZINE ZN5 combines a high-quality phone and camera experience to help content-craving consumers seize inspiration and share the content they create and love with the world.
Unveiled today in Beijing at a gallery-inspired event, ZINE ZN5 delivers an easy and immersive mobile imaging experience. ZN5 is the first mobile phone to combine Motorola’s ModeShift Technology and KODAK Imaging Technology. Together, they redefine the quality, convenience and connectivity of mobile imaging devices. With KODAK EASYSHARE Software and easy access to KODAK Gallery1 or other web sharing sites,2 pictures are easily moved off the device, allowing consumers to print, share and enjoy their favorite photos whenever they want.
“Today’s creative consumers not only want to be the photographer, but also the retoucher, the exhibitor and the critic,” said Jeremy Dale, corporate vice president, mobile devices marketing, Motorola, Inc. “The MOTOZINE ZN5 lets them be all the things they want to be.”
Built to ShootZN5 puts image capture first, with a high-resolution landscape screen and one of the fastest click-to-click times available. To launch the camera, simply slide open the Kodak lens cover to transform the phone into an ultra-fast 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus, a Xenon flash, 4GB of optional external memory3 and optimized settings for low-light environments.
Built-in KODAK Imaging Technology ensures that every picture taken with ZN5 looks its best. When KODAK Imaging Technology is combined with KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology, images become brighter and more vivid on the spot. Multiple capture modes, like multi-shot and panorama, which automatically stitches together continuous shots taken on the horizon line into a single, extended image1, makes taking photos fun.
“KODAK Imaging Technology combines Kodak’s unparalleled experience in imaging science with easy connectivity to the company’s vast portfolio of products and services,” said John Blake, general manager digital capture and imaging devices group, vice president Eastman Kodak Company. “We have redefined the quality, convenience and connectivity of mobile imaging devices. We have worked closely with Motorola to create a device that not only delivers Kodak-quality pictures, but allows consumers to explore a wide range of options for sharing their photos with friends and family around the world.”
Built to ShareWith one touch, photos can be viewed right from the home screen; no menus, no searching. This multimedia device provides a fun, quick and easy way to share favorite photos. Pictures can be uploaded via Gallery Link in one simple click and instantly shared to the KODAK Gallery (www.kodakgallery.com)1 to be viewed, stored and shared with friends and family. ShoZu can be used to upload photos to a variety of social networking sites1. ZN5 comes with KODAK EASYSHARE Software, the world’s most used photo software, making it easy to organize, edit, share, store and find mobile pictures1. Consumers can transfer pictures to a computer via USB, Wi-Fi1 or Bluetooth® wireless technology4 and print wirelessly on Bluetooth-compatible KODAK All-in-One Printers and at KODAK Picture Kiosks.
Built to TalkIn phone mode, ZN5 features Motorola’s patented CrystalTalkTM technology to help callers hear and be heard, even in noisy environments. With dual compatibility for GSM and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), users can connect in more areas around the world2 and enjoy high-speed wireless connections to surf the Web via a full HTML browser2. To complete the communications experience, ZN5 also supports SMS, MMS, IM and personal e-mail2.
The MOTOZINE Multimedia ExperienceMOTOZINE ZN5 is the first device to carry the MOTOZINE franchise name, Motorola’s new label for its multimedia-optimized devices. For the consumer who thrives on content consumption and creation, products in the ZINE portfolio give them the freedom to shape pop culture, on their terms.
MOTOZINE ZN5 will be first available in China in July 2008 and is expected to roll out around the globe throughout the remainder of the year. For more information regarding pricing and product availability in your region, please contact your local Motorola representative.
About KodakAs the world’s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.
To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com/, and these blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.
About MotorolaMotorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.

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Bad Tölz, Germany around Christmas Time

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Kodak's first digicam

Did you know that way back in 1975 -- when Kodachrome color slides and Kodak Instamatics were all the rage -- Kodak researcher Steve Sasson built the first digicam, cobbled together from spare parts and bleeding edge digital technology?

The lens was from a used parts bin on Kodak's Super 8 camera assembly line, it used a futuristic CCD image sensor (now commonplace) and took 23 seconds to record a crude 100 line black and white image onto cassette tape.

Sasson explains, "On the side of our portable contraption, we shoehorned in a portable digital cassette instrumentation recorder. Add to that 16 nickel cadmium batteries, a highly temperamental new type of CCD imaging area array, an a/d converter implementation stolen from a digital voltmeter application, several dozen digital and analog circuits all wired together on approximately half a dozen circuit boards, and you have our interpretation of what a portable all electronic still camera might look like."

The device was semi-portable, and a massive VCR-sized microcomputer was used to display the images on a TV screen using a primitive frame store, but I doubt that the Kodak executives saw digital technology as a credible threat to their existing product line.



The Kodak Apparatus Division Research Laboratory team demonstrated the technology to a number of people within Kodak in 1976 as "Film-less Photography." I can't imagine the title went over well, considering Kodak's position as the world's leading producer of photochemical film. Still, 32 years later it turns out to be prophetic as Kodak struggles to reinvent itself as a digital company.

A patent was issued for the technology, but it was decades ahead of its time. Sasson kept the prototype as he moved around the company, but Kodak didn't publicly acknowledge the creation of the world's first digicam until 2001.

Kodak: A thousand nerds - We had no idea

You have to go over to Retro Thing to read all about Kodak's First Digital Camera and see the pictures. It is hilarious!

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Kodak's ESP 5 Printer

Kodak's ESP 3 Printer + LCD = ESP 5
The ESP 5 is currently available to preorder for $169.99, a $40 premium over the screenless-but-similar ESP3.
Kodak expects orders to ship out on May 5.


Watch the demo

The ESP 5 multifunction printer gets an LCD screen for on-the-fly modifications, cutting out the need for a PC.

Kodak continued to build its extensive all-in-one printer line on Thursday with the release of the ESP 5, another multifunction machine built to use its low-cost inks. Like its predecessor the ESP 3, the ESP 5 rolls a flatbed scanner and printer into an attractive black case, but adds a LCD screen for viewing, editing and printing photos without a computer.

The ESP 5 accepts media cards in a wide range of formats, including SD, MMC, MemoryStick, xD, and CF, plus USB thumb drives. Once inserted, pictures can be pulled up and manipulated on its three-inch color LCD screen before printing. For those who would prefer to do the work on a computer instead, Kodak also bundles the machine with more powerful retouching software.

In terms of print specs, the ESP 5 pushes out about 30 pages per minute (PPM) in both color and black and white modes, when used with the lowest quality print settings. It can handle borderless papers down to 4 x 6 inches, and print a photo-quality picture of that size in about 30 seconds.

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Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh- Nightshot

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Dream Job Anyone?

Kodak Appoints Chief Blogger

While many corporations have blogs, most of them are run by either passionate employees or the marketing departments trying to score some SEO points.
Kodak on the other hand has decided to place its two blogs (A Thousand Words and A Thousand Nerds) into the hands of Jennifer Cisney, who will be its first “Chief Blogger.”

(Fox
Business) Eastman Kodak Company […] today announced that it has named
Jennifer Cisney as the company’s first Chief Blogger. Cisney will provide daily
oversight and creative guidance for Kodak’s two blogs - “A Thousand Words” and
“A Thousand Nerds” - and will boost the company’s social media presence. In
addition, Cisney will serve as the company’s eyes and ears online, listening to
customer feedback and sharing ideas and tips related to Kodak’s products and
services.
“Just over ten percent of Fortune 500 companies have public blogs.
Fewer still have Chief Bloggers, and Kodak is among the first to name a female
Chief Blogger,” said Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chief Business Development Officer and
Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “As Kodak continues to break new ground
in the imaging industry with our innovative products and services, we are
committed to staying on the cutting-edge of social media by utilizing the
talents of our people.”

Before any bloggers go out scouring the net for “Chief Blogger” vacancies, this article does mention that Jennifer was an employee with Kodak for well over a decade before she was recently promoted. She had also very active in posting her thoughts on “A Thousands Words,” which may have aided the blogs success.
Whether or not more jobs in the corporate world will appoint a “Chief Blogger” are yet to be seen, although if one is already blogging part time at a medium sized company, it may not hurt to ask the boss to start a corporate weblog (if they do not have one already) and work your way into the position a few years later.

Credits: Darnell Clayton at blogherald.com

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Kodak Announces Two New Cameras

Kodak Announces the V1073 with a Touch-Screen
The Kodak Easyshare V1073 is a 10-megapixel digital camera with a 3x Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lens. It is designed to be a high resolution point-and-shoot camera that is compact with useful features. The V1073 features a large 3.0" touch-screen LCD, a multimedia slideshow, face detection, and HD photo viewing options. It is available now for $249.
Initial Review

Kodak also Announces the Z1012 IS with 12x Zoom
The Kodak Easyshare Z1012 IS is a 10-megapixel camera with an impressive 12x Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon optical zoom lens. It is designed to be a smart camera that makes taking family photos an easy process. The Z1012 IS features optical image stabilization, 0.23-second click-to-capture speed, face detection, and smart capture technology. The Kodak Easyshare Z1012 is available for $299.
Initial Review

See images and read more reviews at picturecorrect.com/

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Shadow Play on what once was the prison wall of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

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