Hardware

Leap Motion Promises Revolutionary Gesture Control

A new device may soon provide an amazingly precise means of controlling your computer via gesture—for just $70.

A New Stylus for the iPad

Sensu's brush bristles mimics painting

Hands-on: The Lytro "Shoot-Now, Focus-Later" Camera

There's been a lot of buzz about the Lytro digital camera that promises you can shoot an image and focus it afterward. But how does it work? What are the images like? And can you really focus after the fact? Here's a hands-on look at the Lytro.

Review: Photoshop Touch 1.0 on the iPad 2

Adobe's flagship software comes to the Apple tablet. Given the Photoshop name, expectations are high, but the app seems to be searching for its identity.

D.I.Y. DTP: Analog Drill Bits and Digital Color Chips

When an expert in color management wants to find the right paint for a project, he doesn't browse the paint aisle at Home Depot. He pulls out the same instruments and software he uses to match colors on printing presses and computer screens. Read how Brian Lawler put two trades together when making a custom-color picture frame.

Is Samsung Aiming for Wacom?

New tablet computer comes with pressure-sensitive stylus and Photoshop Touch

Kodak Tosses Digital Cameras in the Dustbin

Legendary camera company decides to focus on online and retail imaging service.

Olympus Releases Another Micro Four-Thirds with Retro Look

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a 16MP camera that accepts interchangeable lenses and is based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. It will sell for $1,299 when it's released at the end of March 2012.

Wide-Format Printers from Epson Aimed at Small Businesses

The Epson WF-7520, WF-7510, and WF-7010 can print documents up to 13" x 19". The 7520 and 7510 can also scan documents that are as large as 11" x 17".

Three New Sony Cyber-shot Digital Cameras

The new DSC-WX50, WX70, and TX200V are point-and-shoot cameras that range from $200 to $500. The high-end TX200V has impressive specs, including a super-thin profile that can nevertheless handle water, dust, and cold.

The Nikon D4 Is Your New Dream Camera

Yeah, the new Nikon D4 is $6,000, but it comes with a full-frame sensor, even better low-light image capture, and great video features. It deserves the title of "flagship".

Three New Fujifilm Cameras All Shoot Raw

These new compact digital cameras range from $380 to $800 with a wide range of functions and features. Is one of them what you're looking for?

Consumer Digicam Builds In Wi-Fi

The Samsung DualView DV300F has a few features you won't see in most lower-priced digital cameras, including a small LCD on the front of the camera and built-in wireless access to the Internet and your PC.

New Compact Camera from Leica

The digital Leica V-Lux 3 boasts a lens that has the 35 mm equivalent of 25 to 600 mm focal lengths. You can buy it starting in January 2012 for about $950.

Trip the iPhone's Camera Remotely

You probably already own a cable release for an iPhone and don't even know it. Exploit its ability to remotely trigger the iPhone camera and take shake-free photos.

2011 Holiday Gift Guide

Flummoxed by what to buy for the creative professional on your gift list? Perhaps one of the items in the 2011 CreativePro.com Holiday Gift Guide will do the trick.

New High-End Speedlight from Nikon

The SB-900 i-TTL, which retails for almost $500, is intended to be a top-of-the-line addition to Nikon's Speedlight system.

New Micro Four-Thirds Camera Boasts Very High ISO

Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-GX1 is a compact digital camera with interchangeable lenses. The company says that the camera excels in low-light conditions thanks to its ability to shoot at ISOs as high as 12800. Depending on kit options, it will cost between $700 and $950.

New Printer Promises Accurate Color, Fast Output, Media Flexibility

Graphic design agencies in the market for a new printer may want to investigate the $4,599 Xerox Phaser 7800. Its 1200 x 2400 dpi output can include high-quality comps, small-run projects, and more.

Best of the Blogs: November 4, 2011

This circumnavigation of the blogosphere includes posts about fonts (best, worst, and missing), color correction (Photoshop curves and/or levels), paper (handmade and mill run), printers (desktop and press), color calibration (monitor and printer), and an impressive if controversial demo of photo-deblurring technology. Plus, job hunting tips and product how-tos.