Kodak Archive

  • Gadgets of days gone by: Kodak DC50, my first digital camera

    Gadgets of days gone by: Kodak DC50, my first digital camera

    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. In 1999, I was into photography, but not seriously. I’d had [...]

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  • Review: Kodak 7250 All-in-One Printer

    Review: Kodak 7250 All-in-One Printer

    Scrapbookin’ and it feels so good Short Version: Kodak knows how to make low-cost printers with plenty of great features. The 7250 is no exception. Features: 802.11n wireless and Ethernet LCD display 32ppm black and wite, 30ppm color Wireless printing from iPhone, Blackberry MSRP: $199 Pros: Great networking features Compact Duplexing Cons: UI a bit hard to follow Low-resolution LCD Small paper trays There are few things are boring as printers. [...]

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  • What could be better than a box of Kodak stuff?

    What could be better than a box of Kodak stuff?

    Guess what the gadget fairy just brought? A box full of Kodak stuff! In there I found these items: Kodak Slice Kodak PlaySport Kodak M530 Kodak M580 Kodak Pulse digital frame I’ve played with the PlaySport and the Slice before but the Pulse was quite cool – it grabs your Facebook pictures and you can email photos directly to the frame [...]

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  • Kodak, RIM file International Trade Commission complaint against Apple re: image preview patents

    Kodak, RIM file International Trade Commission complaint against Apple re: image preview patents

    The International Trade Commission must have a pile of Apple-related complaints so high it can... reach some high place. A few months ago Nokia accused Apple of patent infringement, and now there's word that Kodak and Research in Motion, or RIM as the cool kids say, have also filed a complaint. Kodak says parts of the iPhone's interface infringe on Kodak patents relating to previewing images.

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  • Hands-on with Kodak’s Playsport and Slice Cameras

    Hands-on with Kodak’s Playsport and Slice Cameras

    Kodak showed us their clever little Slice and Playsport cameras. The Slice is a touchscreen point and shoot and the SportPlay is a completely waterproof mini-camcorder. Both aren’t quite ready and will be available in the Spring of this year but both are pretty cool. The Slice has a large rear screen with touch controls. [...]

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  • Kodak launches Slice touchscreen camera

    Kodak launches Slice touchscreen camera

    Kodak pretty much started the point and shoot camera market, but they've been behind for a while as far as innovation goes. In fact, this is pretty much an attempt to catch up with Nikon, Canon, and the other manufacturers who are using a touchscreen interface.

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  • Cage Match! HP versus Kodak

    Cage Match! HP versus Kodak

    Kodak: We’re the cheapest cost-per-page photo printers on the market! Look, here’s a whole bunch of independent research proving it! Nya-nya! Hewlett-Packard: NUH-UH! You’re a big fat liar, Kodak! We’re the cheapest cost-per-page. Kodak: Pfffft! Hewlett-Packard: Stop it! I’m telling! Hey CrunchGear! Kodak is being mean!! CrunchGear: What? Huh? Don’t make me stop this car! Full disclosure: Hewlett Packard’s PR [...]

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  • CrunchDeals: Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera

    CrunchDeals: Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera

    Pocket video cameras might eventually be killed off by the iPod horde, but that doesn't mean that the current crop aren't worth your time. The Kodak Zi6 HD is a nice little camera and Woot has a nice deal one 'em today.

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  • Kodak outs the 1080p Zi8 pocket camcorder

    Kodak outs the 1080p Zi8 pocket camcorder

    Oh man, we nailed it. Remember that dumb Kodak viral video we posted where a marketing dude was showing off the latest Kodak product but it was blurred out Japanese porn-style? Well, we said it would be an updated pocket camcorder and it’s a new, 1080p-recording pocket camcorder. The Kodak Zi8 packs a lot into the [...]

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  • Video: Look! An unannounced Kodak thingamajig

    Video: Look! An unannounced Kodak thingamajig

    Yes, this is a viral video and yes, I’m posting it. But according to the YouTube discription, Kodak is announcing the product blurred in the video on July 29. I’m guessing it’s a new pocket camcorder along the same lines as the Zi6. Any other guesses?

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