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PHOTO - IMAGING - VIDEO - AUDIO - TV - PRINT - MOBILE - STATS - PEOPLE - RETAIL - BUSINESS - NEWS

News The Big Interview Nikon’s new Head of Sales Charlotte Paulin speaks to Pixel about exciting news from CES and Nikon’s strategy for success in 2014

Breaking News: T4 to Close Newbury Branch T4 Cameras have announced the impending closure of their Newbury, store. Their lease expires on August 7th 2014, and they’ll be shutting up the shop by then.

T4 owner Tom Dingwall told Pixel: “Developments in Newbury have taken trade across town and new parking restrictions have made life very difficult. Whilst we have weathered the change in the market in our Swindon and Witney stores, this has not been the case in Newbury. This will enable us to put more energy into the other stores and our online presence and to develop the excellent relationships that we have with all our customers and our major suppliers.” We’ll be speaking with Tom in more detail about this decision shortly: watch this space.

It’s Coming!

The Photography Show takes place at the NEC in Birmignham from 1st to 4th March. The hotly anticipated heir to Focus on Imaging’s crown features exhibitors, seminars, workshops and exciting opportunities for the enthusiast photographer. You can read more about what Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and more have planned for the event at pixel.co.uk

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CALLING ALL DEALERS!

Enter your drivers for the second annual Pixel Indie 150 Drivers Challenge: Thursday 3rd April 2014 - Daytona Motorsport Milton Keynes Those of you who attended our Indie 150 Dealer Day last year - or didn’t, and have been kicking yourselves ever since - we are now taking driver entries for the next one!

We’ve engineered this day to be a fun day out for dealers with no entry fees - they’re paid for by imaging brands present on the day. It’s a 2.5 Hour endurance race with a pit stop challenge for teams of 4 drivers. You can field a whole team, or just individuals and we’ll team you up.

It’s not just a ‘jolly’ though... those present on the day will have access to unbeatable ‘event only’ deals that will be strictly limited to the number of drivers attending. Whilst you’re not in the driving seat, there will be networking and exclusive hands-on sessions in the display area on the mezzanine floor overlooking the track.

Just like last year, breakfast and a hot lunch

buffet plus unlimited tea, coffee and soft drinks are included, and of course, bubbly and trophies for the winners.

So, that’s free entry, free food and drink, exclusive deals and the chance to race cars around. What are you waiting for? Spaces are limited, so contact Event Organiser - Simon Skinner - 01323 433700 - simon@lifemediagroup. co.uk - to book your driver(s) in.

£1k High Street Tax Break Is your store one of the 300,000 that will qualify?

High Streets Minister Brandon Lewis has announced that 300,000 retailers will benefit from a two year annual £1k tax discounts, as part of the government’s long-term economic plan.

Guidance on which businesses are entitled to the new discount has been given to local authorities, and councils should now automatically include the discount in the business rate bills they are sending out shortly.

Retail premises will be eligible for a £1,000 discount in 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016.

These businesses must be occupied and have a rateable value below £50,000. This discount can be used on top of other measures announced by the Chancellor that will come into effect in April, which amount to the biggest package of support

in over 20 years which includes capping the annual Retail Price Index increase at 2 per cent in 2014 to 2015 and extending the doubling of the Small Business Rates Relief to April 2015 Small business rate relief has also been extended to including small firms taking on an additional second property, helping helping an estimated 3,000 businesses expand. There’s also a discount of 50% off business rates for 18 months for new occupants of retail premises previously empty for a year or more.

In addition, a new Employment Allowance will mean 450,000 small businesses no longer have to pay employers national insurance contributions.

You can read more about this, including links to the guidance itself, at pixel.co.uk

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THE INSIDER

Saying what you’re thinking and asking the difficult questions. Each week the Insider reports from the front line of our industry Like many in the trade I’m planning for and gearing up to my visit to the inaugural Photography Show. I almost always went to Focus and had generally mixed views about the event, so I’m very excited to see how this successor will stack up. I’m going to refrain from any grand predictions because honestly, I just don’t know. For the trade’s sake, I hope it’s a flying success.

What I do know is that I’ll be lurking and “overhearing” as many consumers as I can.

After all, it was Focus at which we first became

mass-aware of people asking prices on stands and them standing in the aisles looking up the eBay and Amazon prices on their iPhones. I’m not expecting we’ll see the deluge of product launches that we used to around this time, because most of the key releases came out around CES but it’ll be an ideal opportunity for UK consumers to get a first hands-on look at many of these products.

I’m intrigued to see whether the new show will mean a whole new approach from the exhibitors, or if we’re looking at Focus 2.0... we’ll soon see, and I’ll see you there.

Dixons Boss Shares the Secrets of their Christmas Growth

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News Ambassadors for Imaging A new global initiative sees Sony working closely with some of the world’s top photographers and industry leaders to celebrate the beauty of photography.

Inaugural participants in the Global Imaging Ambassadors programme include William Klein and photographers from the leading international photo agency, Panos Pictures.

The symbiotic partnership will see Sony lending its technical expertise and groundbreaking products, whilst benefitting from participating photographers’ exceptional imagery, professional feedback and brand support. Klein says: “With the Sony a99, photography has been a pleasure. The camera has been a partner, rather than a burden. And the quality of the photos have proven to be an unexpected revelation.”

Keep Cool(pix)

Sebastian James says Booxing Day was the biggest they’ve had Dixons Retail posted results for a second year of strong growth over the Christmas period. Like-for-like sales in UK were up 5% with internet-led sales (including click and collect) growing by 23%. Group gross margins were down 0.5%.

Sebastian James, Group Chief Executive, said: “This has been a lively Christmas with plenty of ups and downs and I we have turned in a good performance. In the UK & Ireland, the “Black Friday” weekend was remarkably busy, but was followed by a

Nikon has launched the COOLPIX S3600 a stylish compact with 20-megapixels packed into a slim body full of features that include an 8x optical zoom (25200mm) with up to 16x Dynamic Fine Zoom* and Glamour Retouch. The camera also features a dedicated movie-record button.

Also new is the COOLPIX S6700: a highzoom camera with great performance and a slim, lightweight body, and 10x optical zoom is extendable to 20x Dynamic Fine Zoom*.

The 20-megapixel S6700 will be available in black and red.

somewhat quieter couple of weeks. From Boxing Day, the business took off like a rocket – in fact, Boxing Day itself was the biggest in Dixons’ UK history with more than £100,000 flowing through our tills every minute.

This is especially encouraging as we have already passed the anniversary of Comet’s departure from the market. These are good numbers, but I am mindful that recovery in the UK is still fledgling. I expect performance in the remainder of our financial year to be more modest than the year to date.”

Can Colour Save Compact Cameras?

GfK explores whether colour options can halt the decline of compact cameras As 2013 registered the most important decline ever for digital cameras with - 32% in volume and - 28 in value compare to 2012, manufacturers try to secure their sales improving the image quality increasing megapixel, sensor size…. launching new products such as lens-based cameras (Sony QX10 and QX100). Another aspect could be the cameras colour with the number of colours available for a camera increasing year on year. A good example would be the Pentax K-50 customisable in 120 different colour combinations.

Looking at the enthusiast photographer market composed of SLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) and bridge could also be known as the black market as 98% of SLR and 91% of

bridge sold in the last quarter of 2013 were black. The CSC market with respectively 64%, 27% and 7% of the CSC sold in Q4 2013 in black, white and silver could be seen as a grey market.

Compact cameras would be the rainbow of the photo market as black represents only half of their sales. In Q4 2013 it was composed of red (12%), white (10%), purple (9%), silver (5%), pink (5%), blue (4%) and orange (2%).

Despite being colorful, the compact market suffered the most over Christmas 2013 with -39% volume decline compare to Q4 2012.

Looking ahead, the digital cameras market is likely to keep declining year on year but at a lower rate than in 2013.

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News OM-3!

Olympus’ OM-D family has a new member: the E-M10. The striking newcomer combines the fine image quality, classic styling and focusing speed of the E-M5 with the sheer power of the flagship E-M1, albeit in an extremely compact all-metal casing.

Despite the compact dimensions and potent components, the E-M10 makes room for a large, high-speed electronic viewfinder, 1.440.000-dot, 3-inch tiltable LCD, 3-axis image stabilisation, ultrafast autofocus FAST AF – and one simple addition that practical-thinking owners will love: a pop-up flash. The E-M10 is available from the end of February.

Meet Bergamo Ideally suited for galleries and photographic studios as well as quality retailers, the 6 multi-picture wall frames are supplied with double picture mats allowing two sizes of photos to be used.

The series is manufactured in wood with a high gloss lacquer finish in either brilliant white or black and use high quality clear plastic instead of glass fronts, helping to keep them lightweight.

Managing Director of Kenro, Paul Kench said: “The versatile and ultra-smart series are a must have for retailers, galleries and studios.”

Stocks are available now and the series has an SRP between £27.60 and £67.68.

New Westcott at JP There are new problemsolving Wescott accessories available from JP Distribution right now!

• The versatile Speedlite ProGrip is designed to mount speedlites and radio triggers onto one handheld custom molded hand grip.

• The Tilter Bracket is compact, durable and can be affixed to almost any light stand, complete with attachments for Ice Lights.

• The new Westcott Grey Background (140) is heavy-duty, wrinkle resistant.easy to hang and comes with a free carry case.

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Taking Stock

Tiffen’s Dan Waite on Christmas in the international trade “It’s no surprise that 2013 had its challenges for our trade and as an accessory manufacturer we shared some of this internationally, due to the economic downturn. However, the UK has managed to keep offers competitive and stock available.

Christmas showed that the “want & need” to stock certain products is quite far apart, so what may have appeared on the shelves in 2012 hasn’t necessarily made it this year, thereby raising the profile of certain brands.

Accessories make up a key part within any retail business today and with this category growing all the time, choice on what to stock becomes more difficult but for branded products like our Tiffen filters we have seen exponential growth in the UK & International markets. Steadicam overall

has been a strong category for Tiffen worldwide, especially in the DSLR & Action Cameras sector with the likes of Sony, Canon, GoPro, Drift Innovations & Garmin continuing to lead the way with cameras that Steadicam can attach to.

For 2014, Tiffen are strongly committed to bringing new products to market and will adapt to trends giving the retail sector a much stronger profile of accessories to choose from such as the eagerly awaited Steadicam Curve exclusively for GoPro, Steadicam SOLO for DSLR cameras weighing up to 4.5kg and Next Generation Domke bags. We wish every success to all in the trade and hope 2014 will be as successful as we all want it to be.

New Frontiers

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Phase One has introduced the new 50-megapixel IQ250, which brings image capture flexibility to the IQ2 family of wireless-enabled high-end camera systems. With a sensor size of 44x33mm, the IQ250 offers 68 percent more image-capture real estate than any full-frame 35mm DSLR camera and the widest usable ISO range of any medium format camera system.

The IQ250 is designed for capture versatility; it has an ISO range from 100 to 6400, delivering world class image quality at any ISO speed.

Nikon calls its new FX-format prime lens the one “that street photography enthusiasts have been waiting for”. The AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G offers a fast maximum aperture and optics designed for high-megapixel D-SLRs. Lighter, more compact, and more affordable than its professional counterpart, the NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G is aimed at keen photographers who want to work with a 35 mm focal length.

Also available from 6th Feb is the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6G VR II, an incredibly portable zoom lens that launches together with the new Nikon D3300 D-SLR.

World’s first CMOS-based medium format back.

New Prime lenses from Nikon

Moving On Up

Canon UK has appointed Guido Jacobs as the new Consumer Imaging Group (CIG) Country Sales Director, reporting to Hasse Iwarsson, Managing Director for Canon UK & Ireland.

Jacobs has been with Canon since 1995 when he joined in a product marketing role. During his time with the company he has held a number of senior marketing and sales positions in the UK, Germany and at Canon’s European headquarters.

Guido commented: “I am proud to be leading Canon’s consumer arm at a very exciting time for the company. I look forward to working with a team full of people passionate

Guido Jacobs, becomes CIG Country Sales Director, Canon UK & Ireland

about the power of image to maintain Canon’s leading position in the camera market, as well as driving further growth in our other key consumer sectors.”

Hasse Iwarsson, Managing Director of Canon UK & Ireland, commented: “Guido is taking on a critical role as we seek to maximise the potential of our consumer imaging business. We are confident that his strong commercial skills and extensive Canon knowledge will ensure his continuing success in his new role.”

Jacobs replaces Lee Bonniface, who has moved to Canon Europe as Director Corporate & International after almost eight years with Canon UK.

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ANALOGUE

Local Darkrooms Light Up the World Free service unites enthusiasts In 2013 Ilford Photo found that there are many photographers using film that have no access to a darkroom. It also highlighted that there are hundreds of private darkrooms worldwide where the owners may be willing to share their facilities, and many more little-known facilities at local shops.

Public and Community darkrooms are encouraged to make a free listing of their location and facilities at localdarkroom.com Professionals teching darkroom techniques are also able to make an entry. Darkroom owners can register, and if a photographer is looking for a darkroom and there is none listed in the area they can place a ‘marker’ to indicate interest.

Breathing New Life into a Cultral Icon Impossible releases three new Special Edition films for Polaroid’s classic SX-70 format instant camera Impossible have released a Special Edition Color SX-70 Gold Frame, Color SX-70 Silver Frame and Color SX-70 Color Frames film.

As Impossible’s Berlin-based CEO, Creed O’Hanlon, notes: “Even in this digital age, there is still a thriving community of photographers around the world shooting with the SX-70 and we are excited to be able to support them with an ever-evolving family of new instant film products. This new series of special edition

Shrinking the Obscura New Smaller Pack Now Available from ILFORD PHOTO The Obscure by Ilford Pinhole Photography Kit, introduced in mid 2013, continues to be available and comes complete with starter packs of black and white film and paper, together with a simple Exposure Calculator and Instruction Book.

Following worldwide customer feedback Ilford Photo has responded by making the simple to use camera available to buy as a single item without the film and paper included.

The smaller pack still contains the Exposure Calculator, an empty film box to store exposed materials, Instruction Book, and a set of stickers.

Back to Basics Second year Photojournalism students at Leeds Met University have exceeded all expectations with the work they produced for their ‘Technology of Cameras’ module. They completed a portrait project that found them not only building a 10” x 8” camera from scratch, shooting and developing film in the traditional way, After shooting the images on ILFORD FP4 Plus 10x8” film, the final 60 x 80cm prints were made on HARMAN by Hahnemühle Gloss Baryta inkjet paper supplied by HARMAN technology Ltd., which in the

instant films is our way of ensuring this culture lives on.”

In 2008, Polaroid announced they would cease production of all instant film – including film for the SX-70 camera.

Just three years later, in 2011, Impossible announced the release of their own, newly-developed instant film for use with Polaroid SX-70 cameras, saving millions of cameras from obsolescence.

Since then, Impossible has been committed to improving the performance and chemistry of a new generation of instant films.

Kenro Expands its Range of Slide Projectors Kenro, now has five new high quality slide projectors: the Braun range has a model suitable for most budgets and requirements.

The Novamat range feature an Infrared Autofocus system, a large setting wheel for exact focusing of the first slide and a precise lens guide. SRP is between £264 and £342.

The Paximat series, the 250AF and 250AFi, automatically accepts 6 magazine systems and features quick, precise image adjustment via the infrared focus system. SRP is £372.60.

Students still get stuck in to traditional processing

absence of 10x8” enlargers seemed the obvious choice on which to print the portraits due to the appearance being so similar in finish to a classic darkroom gloss FB photo paper.

Tutor Peter Defty, said: “I have known Steven Brierley at HARMAN for quite a while, and when he heard about the project, he was very enthusiastic for ILFORD PHOTO and HARMAN technology be involved, which ensured the quality of the materials that the students would be using, and ultimately resulted in prints of astounding quality.”

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SPECIAL REPORT PRINT

REAL Digital Invests in Press

Investment to drive growth by cross media company as it aims to achieve £19 million turnover

REAL Digital International has invested in two highspeed 1Screen Truepress Jet520 colour inkjet lines to service its expanding personalised digital print business.

Headed by David Laybourne, Managing Director, Barry Stephens, Production Director and Chris Tagg, Sales and Marketing Director, the company has grown steadily since it began in 2004.

RDI has a reputation for handling complex campaigns which generate significant value for their blue chip financial, retail and telecoms clients. Today the company employs 137 people and is

forecast to achieve over £19 million turnover this year as a result of its investment in the Screen presses.

“These innovative presses will generate growth for us,” says David Laybourne. “The market for shortrun campaigns is increasing. We needed faster presses to enable us to meet deadlines and add more print capacity to the business.

Screen delivers the best all round performance coupled with ease of use, maximum production uptime and optimum price. We also wanted a partner that will listen to us, work closely with us and has a long term technology development strategy.

Flexible Solutions GMG secures major new customer

National Flexible, the UK’s largest distributor of polypropylene, laminates and special films, has invested in GMG FlexoProof.

“Prior to using GMG we were reliant on the individual repro companies producing the proofs, which we would then forward to the client,” says Andy Smith, National Flexible’s Marketing Manager. “We were looking at ways of reducing the lead time to produce a contract proof, centralising our proofing requirements

across all the various substrates and print types that we provide, as well as looking into how we can reduce production costs.”

GMG FlexoProof is a digital proofing and calibration solution specifically designed for the packaging and label printing industry. Featuring halftone digital proofing of flexographic and packaging print jobs, FlexoProof ensures accurate and consistent proofing output regardless of print device, colour space or substrate.

FESPA adds Feature Hubs New format for print expertise exhibition FESPA Digital 2014 will incorporate four feature hubs, offering a themed blend of presentations, debates, networking and Quarter Page Ad.pdf 15/5/13 09:30:40 demonstrations.

The Digital, Textile, Wrap and Signage hubs will each offer tailored learning and networking addressing key growth opportunities for digital

News Extra warranty for the SureColor SC-S Until the end of March, Epson is offering a two year commercial warranty, worth up to £2,000, including replacement printhead cover, to companies investing in any SureColor SC-S Series wide-format printer. The range of has been designed to offer efficient and environmentallyfriendly production at the lowest total cost of ownership and enables print firms, signmakers, digital copy shops and repro centres to expand their service offering.

‘Attainable extravagance’ One Vision Imaging has launched a range of matted albums. The ‘Allura’ range will come in two leather finishes and a range of sizes from A4 to 16 x 12”, each supplied in a luxury presentation box Each album even gets its own pair of white cotton gloves.

One Vision Imaging’s Managing Director, Derek Poulston said: “We have been working on this project for some time.

We wanted a high end luxury album that we could manufacture 100% here in Coventry so we could control quality, pricing and delivery times. We can halve the production times of many of our competitors and also cut costs on many.” printers, during the world’s largest focused exhibition for digital print in 2014. The new FESPA hub concept will offer visitors a focused learning environment combining inspiration and insight from the presentation theatres, the opportunity to network in the VIP lounge as well as attend new technology demonstrations.

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SPECIAL REPORT

MOBILE DEVICES

Samsung Tablets go Pro

News

Samsung continues to innovate tablet series

Another camera-lead iPhone?

Samsung has added the Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO line of tablets.

They feature the world’s first 12.2-inch WQXGA Widescreen (16:10) display, offering crystal clear resolution (2560x1600) with more than 4 million pixels, making it the ideal platform to create and view imaging content.

The Samsung S Pen, which is included with the Galaxy NotePRO, delivers a more responsive, productive and efficient tablet experience. In addition, Pen Window lets people simply draw a window of any size

Chinese rumour sources reckon the iPhone 6 will boast a 10MP camera on release - a significant step up from the current models. As we all know, megapixels aren’t everything and the iPhone 6 will also have an f/1.8 aperture lens – an improvement over the iPhone 5s’ current f/2.2 lens, and there to offer shallower depth of field for attractive background blurring. There are also rumours of a new resin lens filter, created by Japanese manufacturer JSR, similar to the type currently found in digital cameras with CMOS image sensors.

HP Back in the Mobile Game?

Samsung Expands Galaxy Tab 3 Line

New models indicate a return after a few years’ absence

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 Lite (7”) packs the intuitive experience of the Galaxy Tab 3 series with a slimmer, more portable design

After a silence on the mobile device front since 2011, HP has announced a pair of new Android models, the Slate 6 and Slate 7 VoiceTab. As they support phonecall functions, the new models fall under the ‘phablet’ caregory. They feature Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, quad-core processing, 16GB of storage, 5MP

The Galaxy Tab 3 Lite’s 7-inch display comes with optimal resolution designed to bring a better viewing experience. The menu bar is situated on the device’s bezel, rather than on the screen, in order to maximise the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite’s wide screen experience, which is predicted to make it a favourite for image viewing.

The device also hosts a two megapixel rear-facing camera with features including Smile Shot, which enables the camera to automatically shoot when a smile is detected, Shoot & Share that allows images to be shared right after they are captured, and Panorama Shot.

Availability in the UK market is yet to be confirmed.

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3rd Generation iPad Folio (for new iPad and iPad2) - This ultra-fitted folio accessorizes your newest iPad with subtle elements of design and exciting colours, including black, blue, pink, white and tannin. A sleek and sophisticated cover, it incorporates soft scratch-resistant material on the inside cover to

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SureFit™ UFOL208 - The Surefit folio is fully customisable via coated steel springs and elasticised clips that can stretch and lock a variety of tablets securely in place.

Incorporating a slim and textured design, the case has unobstructed access to all ports for charging, volume control and taking pictures.

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The Samsung Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO line will come in various connectivity options: WiFi Only, WiFi and 3G, or WiFi and LTE. Users can choose between the 12.2-inch Galaxy NotePRO that comes with an included S Pen, and the 12.2-inch Galaxy TabPRO, Galaxy TabPRO 10.1-inch and 8.4-inch without the S Pen. The Samsung Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO tablet line will be offered globally and will be available in early 2014.

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3RD APRIL 2014

The Pixel Indie 150 has been organised by Pixel and InPrint magazines to bring together independent dealers, manufacturers & suppliers for a single day of racing & networking. The incredible, event only deals are the icing on the cake!

THE PIXEL INDIE 150 2014 • 2.5 Hour endurance race with pit stop challenge. Teams of 4 drivers (37.5 mins + test laps per driver).

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News Leading company Open UK Branch... meet DI! di support GmbH, a market leading software company in the field of photo finishing in Germany, have expanded their business to the UK market by forming di support ltd. They offer a complete portfolio of white label in-store kiosk, web and mobile photo retailing solutions. Last year, over 400 million image files were processed for German high street retailers.

The company is seeking to replicate the success achieved in their domestic market by delivering profitable digital imaging solutions for UK retailers.

“It is a great time for di support to be entering the UK market. The UK economy is growing, retailers are gaining confidence and di support is experiencing very impressive year-on-year growth. Although largely unknown in the UK, di support are a big player in Germany. The German photo retailing segment is buoyant and di support are a key driving force via their white label solutions and FotoToGo consumer brand.

I’m convinced UK retailers can benefit from di support’s experience in the largest photo retailing market in Europe. I’m excited to be joining the company and the team at di support UK look forward to growing the FotoToGo brand and establishing strong relationships with UK retailers.” di support began trading from their Nottingham office on the 3rd February.

Better Together

Tech giants call ceasefire, to focus on innovation instead of litigation

Samsung and Google have cemented their long-term cooperative partnership with a global patent cross-license agreement covering a broad range of technologies, essentially agreeing to share particular developments and resources rather than continue to lock into endless patent disputes.

This mutually beneficial agreement covers the two companies’ existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years.

“We’re pleased to enter into a cross-license with our partner Samsung,” said Allen Lo, Deputy General Counsel for Patents at Google.

“By working together on agreements like this, companies can reduce the potential for litigation and focus instead on innovation.”

“This agreement with Google is highly

significant for the technology industry,” said Dr. Seungho Ahn, the Head of Samsung’s Intellectual Property Center. “Samsung and Google are showing the rest of the industry that there is more to gain from cooperating than engaging in unnecessary patent disputes.”

With this agreement, Samsung and Google gain access to each other’s industryleading patent portfolios, paving the way for deeper collaboration on research and for the development of current and future products and technologies.

Screens to Watch 4K and Ultra HD monitors take centre stage

In conjunction with 4K being cited at CES and by industry experts as a trend to watch in 2014, the potential for UltraHD goes beyond just televisions. As a prime example, the NEC MultiSync EA244UHD boasts advancements not limited to the consumer, but ideal for professionals.

With an impressive 3,840 x 2,160 ultra high-definition resolution, the monitor offers an improved clarity of image, perfecting the intimate granular details for the

viewer. At 24-inches, the sheer size of the wide format screen allows for a generous workspace, which can be applied and utilised within a variety of industries.

This makes it an essential upgrade for a variety of sectors including Industry, Aviation and Scientific. Other examples include geographic information systems, design, control rooms and surveillance, as well as simulators, photography and broadcasting.

LEXAR Steps up for FIA Rally

New tie-up proves memory’s extreme sports credentials

Bye bye Viao?

There have been more rumours from Japan of the possibility of Sony selling off its Vaio PC arm.

The thought is that the focus will switch to smartphones, and that the Vaio brand itself will be retained when the business is sold, and that many of Sony’s 1,000-strong Vaio team will be kept in place, or found new positions elsewhere within the company. It’s possible that whoever buys the computer business will even continue to use Sony’s established R&D facility. Earlier claims that Lenovo may buy the business have, however, been denied by Sony.

Lexar will become an official supplier for the international motorsport series FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2014.

The multi-year agreement will see Lexar provide a range of memory solutions to the championship promoter and its audio-visual production team to enable broadcast of the rallies to a global audience of 600 million viewers. High-speed Lexar cards will capture on-board video from each World Rally car, whilst Lexar USB drives will be used to transfer stored data between locations.

Oliver Ciesla, Co-Managing Director of WRC promoter GmbH added: “Instant capture and

storage of images is crucial and having access to Lexar’s memory solutions is a real asset to our production team. The WRC environment is challenging and varied, as our cameras have to record the action from the stages, from the air and from on-board the car – during cold winters, hot summers and wet autumn days.

We are tremendously excited to be working with Lexar.”

Wes Brewer, VP and General Manager, Lexar said of the partnership: “Rallying is at the pinnacle of technology and will allow us to showcase the high-performance capabilities of the latest Lexar products in the most demanding environments. ”

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High Tech and Affordable 10-Point Touch Screen!

HannsG has announced a new 27” in its touch screen monitor portfolio. The new HT271HPB which boasts advanced 10-Point touch control and Full HD credentials is certified to work with Windows 8, includes HannsG’s industry leading 3 year warranty and boasts an affordable RRP of £269.00 inc. VAT. The new large display touch screen solution is available to order now.

The perfect host for demanding HD multimedia content, this new HannsG touch screen monitor boasts Full HD credentials with a 1920 x 1080 resolution and HDMI. It also features HannsG’s proprietary active contrast technology delivering clarity and

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true colour with an 80,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Completing the connectivity line up are DVI and VGA inputs whilst built in stereo speakers are included as standard to wrap up the total AV package.

To compliment the user friendly interface provided by the Windows 8 operating system, HannsG’s HT271HPB includes an easy to use settings menu that offers intuitive preset picture modes to ensure the perfect picture delivery for imaging applications. The new HT271HPB along with the previously announced 23” HT231HPB model is available from Ingram Micro, Micro-P, and Midwich. RRP: £269 and £199 inc. VAT respectively.

ISE marked the European launch of two new products from 3M: the new plug-and –play 42 inch screen C4267PW and the 3M Multi-Touch System PCT2420PX - both of which use the company’s patented PCAP multi-touch screen technology, with features such as 60 simultaneous touches, fast response times (giving users the kind of experience already found on smartphones and tablets) and bezel-free idesign. 3M has also introduced the 3M Multi-Touch System PCT2420PX, able to support displays from 32-46 inches.

Productivity Performance for Pros Samsung’s new connected Book models offer imaging prowess

Samsung Electronics is introducing the new ATIV Book 9 and ATIV One 7 2014 Editions to European markets at its 2014 Samsung European Forum. Both devices have high-quality displays and premium sound

maximise productivity.

In addition to its enhanced display, the ATIV Book 9 2014 Edition has a 14-hour battery life for an all day computing experience without the need for an adapter.

ideal for still images and video. The device’s 15.6” display offers a 20 percent brighter, 125 percent higher definition display than the previous generation Book 9 with wide-angle viewing perfect for professionals looking to

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The Di700 has an enhanced auto zoom coverage of 24-200mm with an output of GN54 at 200mm. The head features new rotating lock release buttons and rotates 180° to the right and left, upwards to 90° and 7° downward tilt, making it ideal for close-up photography.

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THE BIG INTERVIEW Pixel got acquainted with Charlotte Paulin, new Head of Sales at Nikon, right after CES 2014

“We have high hopes for the new entry-level model... and we expect it to be a key sales level for photographers looking to embrace D-SLR photography.” to changing product lifecycles from bringing a new product to market through to exit, which will be useful when working on our consumer camera activities.

It’s good to meet you, Chrlotte, and to introduce you to the trade. What’s your background, what roles have you held in the past ?

I started my career in sales in New Zealand, before moving to the UK in 2008, and have since worked with a range of customers, from specialist high street, to mass merchandise and online retailers, across a number of industry sectors. Prior to joining Nikon UK I worked in the FMCG industry as a Business Controller at Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands running the Tesco account. I’ve also worked in the home entertainment sector, in Senior Account Management roles at 20th Century Fox, working with specialist customer HMV, Amazon, ASDA, and wholesalers.

How will the experience of these help with your aims at Nikon?

I’m confident that my experience of working with diverse retail accounts in different, often tough markets will help enormously in setting the sales strategy at Nikon. I’ll be working with the senior team to shape the strategy to reflect the changing imaging market and will maintain our position as the leading imaging specialist. I’m also familiar with adapting sales

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Is the way Nikon gets products out there to consumers changing with imaging becoming more accessible?

Nikon’s sales and marketing activities will be focussed towards cultivating enthusiast photographers who are keen to develop their skills and turn a hobby into a passion. In turn, we will be looking to build relationships with retailers who are serious about imaging and can help us meet this objective. Nikon successfully introduced Selective Distribution for retailers with specialised advice and service, and we’re actively looking to expand on the success of this programme.

Lots of exciting new products from you guys at CES! Which audiences and markets are the most exciting for you at the moment?

We launched an exciting range of products at CES, including the Nikon D3300 and a selection of COOLPIX cameras, along with the news that the D4S, our new flagship camera, is currently in development. It was great to see so many people eager to get a first look at the D4S and the D3300 generated a lot of interest too. We have high hopes for the new entry-level model, particularly following the success of the Nikon D3200 and D3100 models, and we expect it to be a key sales lever for photographers looking to embrace

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D-SLR Photography. The high performance and super-zoom COOLPIX cameras were also received well and will continue to be the sales focus in this category. It’s an exciting line up that indicates our long term aspirations of being the leading imaging specialist.

What about as an organisation. Anybody new other than you, anybody on the move?

I’m the newest addition to the sales team and I’m extremely proud to be working for a brand that is recognised and respected so widely as a result of its heritage and reputation.

I’m keen to develop a holistic view, so in addition to meeting the wider Nikon team and our retail customers, I’m also keen to get a greater understanding of what our end-users are looking for, which is why I spent my first week at Nikon working in-store with the field sales team to get an insight into the customer purchase journey.

We’ve got a strong sales force, who together have a fantastic level of industry experience and many of whom are passionate photographers themselves.

What are the major plans and ambitions for 2014? What do you hope to have achieved by next CES CES was a great platform on which to meet key customers, to see the latest developments in technology and to launch some innovative new products. Going forward, we will be looking to secure longevity and profitability in a rapidly changing market by harnessing our position as a specialist in the imaging industry.

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