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To help you stay close to those who matter most, Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI), the world’s leading manufacturer of webcams, today unveiled its first Mac®-compatible webcam with premium autofocus technology and Carl Zeiss® optics: the Logitech® QuickCam® Vision Pro webcam for Mac. The new Logitech webcam delivers image-perfect detail and clarity, and exceptional video [...]

Summer is just here! And that makes me so excited! Since during summer time we can do a lot of things, such as hiking, swimming, hunting, and a lot more. But it is going to be more fun if you have some optic gears to use. I found a site where you can find a wide selection of hobby related products. At Opticsplanet.com, you can find your summer get away more exciting and fun. Since as you can s

This newly updated edition reflects recent changes in fiber optic technology, marketing, and applications, including wider usage of Fiber To The Home (FTTH) applications and LANs (Local Area Networks).A practical guide for designers, installers, and troubleshooters of fiber optic cable plants and networks, this book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of fiber optics as used in commun

280 pages | PDF | 3 MBThis newly updated edition reflects recent changes in fiber optic technology, marketing, and applications, including wider usage of Fiber To The Home (FTTH) applications and LANs (Local Area Networks).A practical guide for designers, installers, and troubleshooters of fiber optic cable plants and networks, this book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of fiber op

VU University Amsterdam Faculty of Sciences Amsterdam, 1081 (Noord-Holland), hours per weekJob descriptionOptical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) are non-invasive medical imaging techniques based on interferometry. Compared to other medical imaging techniques such as magnetic resonances, x-rays or ultrasound, OCT and OFDI can reach much h

DxO Labs announces today that DxO Optics Pro v5.0 now supports the Samsung GX20 DSLR camera body and an initial selection of lenses.DxO Optics Pro is the award-winning digital image enhancement tool for digital SLR cameras incorporating revolutionary optics, noise and exposure corrections in an easy-to-use, feature rich application for Mac and PC users. Simultaneously, 22 additional DxO Correction Modules have been added for a variety of Nikon DSLR camera bodies including the AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, the AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED, and the AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D. Camera Body Camera Lens DxO Optics Pro 5.0 edition Samsung GX20 Samsung or Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Standard or Elite Samsung GX20 Samsung D-XENON 12-2

Nikon Binoculars A Great Choice For Your Sport OpticsBy: Jack HunterFor almost a century, Nikon has been committed in its pursuit for optical durability and excellence. It is not a surprise anymore how they can create intelligent and very functional collections of binoculars. Each of the lineups is equipped with sleek designs to cater to specific applications. So no matter what your interests are nature watching, aquatic adventures, sights seeing, hunting, certainly there is a Nikon Sport Optic binocular just for you.High Grade (HG)The HG collection has advanced optical performance and functionality. It produces sharp and clear images. It uses Nikons multilayer coating technology for outstanding colour reproduction. Its prisms have a high-reflection silver covering that produce brighter im

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We almost thought we would never see it : finally, Dxo announces the beta version of Dxo Optics Pro V5 for Mac OSX which embeds all new technologies of the previously announced V5 like the new RAW conversion engine.

DxO Labs today announced the beginning of a DxO Optics Pro v5 public beta testing period for users running the software on the Apple Macintosh platform. The free public beta -- available in English only at www.dxo.com -- will run for several weeks. Users are invited to provide their feedback at www.dxo.com.The public beta for Mac features the new breakthrough RAW converter and noise removal technology unveiled in the Windows version, support for the Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, Nikon D300 and Nikon D3 camera bodies, and improvements to the existing functionality of the software."Although both the Mac and PC versions are identical in terms of functionalities, Mac users will be especially pleased with the consistency of DxO Optics Pro v5 in the Mac environment," says Cyrille de La

Nike ID has offered a great amount of colors and materials over the years, but one of the most important customizing options may as well be laser etching. Smith Optics has managed to be the first to have their company name laser etched on the mid-panel of this Nike ID Dunk High. Smith Optics is [...]

DxO 5 features significant improvements and new features compared to previous versions. If you are already using DxO you will find that version 5 features new options and is easier to use. If you have not used DxO yet you can download a free trial version from DxO.com and evaluate the software. To me, the new user interface alone is worth updating. Until DxO 5 I kept wondering where some of the options were. Now I find them all easily and my workflow is a lot quicker and more intuitive. I focus on image optimization instead of trying to remember where everything is.The new features of DxO 5 are also a big improvement. The noise reduction tool is a welcome addition that provides better noise removal than was available so far. It is of high interest to me because when I shoot 35mm digit

News From Satellite TV After Verizon claimed last November, that Verizon have completed a live 312-mile network route between Tampa, Fla., and Miami the first test of 100-gigabit-per-second optical transmission, Comcast also announced that they have conducted the same 100-Gps optical networking equipment which will carry live Internet traffic over a production fiber infrastructure, last week Learnt this story from Comcast tests

The size and efficiency of future devices relying on laser optics (like DVD players, computer circuits and laser printers) could be highly improved by a novel high-performance mirror developed by a team at University of California, Berkeley. This mirror has the same 99.9 % reflective punch as high-grade mirrors, named distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs), but [...]

10 new lenses added to the ever increasing DxO Labs library of lens correction modulesParis, France – February 29, 2007 – DxO Labs announces today the addition of 10 new lenses, including popular zooms and fish-eyes, to its library of lens correction modules for DxO Optics Pro v5. The addition of these lenses, designed specifically for the Nikon D3 and Nikon D300 digital SLR camera bodies, bring the total number of lens correction modules available to DxO Optics Pro users to nearly 700. DxO Optics Pro is the award-winning digital image enhancement tool for digital SLR cameras incorporating revolutionary optics, noise and exposure corrections in an easy-to-use, feature rich application for Mac and PC users.“We are constantly extending our library of DxO Lens Modules to offer photograp

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DIGITAL EDITION :FIBRE LASER MARKET REPORT: Fibre laser developers face tough challenges in 2008 as the lasers move into markets where they have less of a cost or performance advantage. Tom Hausken provides an overview of the fibre laser market.PHOTOVOLTAICS: OLE speaks to Steve Eglash about investment trends and emerging technologies in today's solar market.SILICON PHOTONICS: OLE asks Mario Paniccia of Intel what developments he expects to see in 2008.QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY: Momentum is building in the quantum cryptography market. id Quantique discusses real-world applications and new product releases that will widen the technique's reach.PHOTONICS WEST PREVIEW: OLE provides a sneak preview of some of the new products that will be unveiled at Photonics West.Click here to

If you read my review of , DxO Optics Pro 4.5 you would know that DxO became the first company to have a photographic software application that builds a common work flow with Adobe Lightroom. Pioneers in establishing compatibility with Adobe technologies, they believed that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom would be an important platform for photographers and took advantage of it.With the release of version 5, DxO Labs has completed the cycle of improvement and integration with Adobe Photoshop products and now leads the way on Raw conversion and Noise Reduction utilities.What do you need to run DxO Optics Pro 5? Well Windows XP SP2 or VISTA 32 bit (will not run on 64-bit) or Mac (Mac version will be released later this year); Pentium 4, Dual-Core, 64 bit, AMD, AMD Dual-Core, or AMD 64 bit. 1GB Memory for Standard edition and 2GB for Elite edition. 150 MB hard disk space.So just what is DxO Optics Pro 5? It is an automatic image enhancement program that is intended to be "first in your workflow

This Christmas there are two things on my list that I really want.  The first is the Celestron Personal Planetarium.  I have never used one but it looks awesome.  You point it at a star and it will tell you what you are looking at.  Yo want to find something.  Enter it in the Celestron and it will point you to the celestial body you are looking to see.  Now that I can find the stars I want to see them up close with a telescope.  I don’t need anything expensive.  I would be fine with a beginner model.  When I look at Saturn I would like to see the rings.  Is that too much to ask? If I can’t get those two items maybe I can manage a pair of sunglasses.  Mine are falling apart. 

Looking for quality affordable pelican cases? Pelican cases are durable and designed to protect your equipment at all costs. Buy pelican cases online at Optics Planet. OpticsPlanet.com is the net store where they offer the world's finest brand name products priced so you can investigate the worlds that fascinate you. offers brand name Optics, binoculars, telescopes, spotting scopes, microscopes, 35mm and digital cameras, rifles scopes, night vision, and many more. So if you're still looking for that gift for your special someone, Optics Planet has the biggest bag of goodies for all your holiday gift needs, offer huge selection of the finest quality brand name binoculars, telescopes, sunglasses, goggles, prescription goggles, rifle scopes, range finders, spotting scopes, flashlights, microscopes, and more. They have an easy to use and affordable price. Great prices and fast shipping.

My Telus TV review has been read and commented upon like crazy—it’s my most popular post by far! To update that post, Telus has recently been working on installing fibre optic connections around my neighbourhood. My townhouse complex is currently being retro-fitted for their new 25Mbps service! It should be up and running by late December. I can’t wait for this insane bandwidth to run through my house. Not only will this rawk my Internet speed, but it brings with it a free HDTV trial period. I’ll share more details after it’s up and running. My understanding is that I’ll receive new gateway hardware as well as a new set top box for my TV. However, the HD signal will only be available for one TV initially (crap!). But I’ll now be able to surf the InterWeb while watching two TVs without any slowdown or synchronization issues (sweet!). Bring on the multi-lane Information Superhighway! bandwidth, fibre, hdtv, high def, internet, optic, telusShar

Paris, France – November 20, 2007 – DxO Labs today announced the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v5 for Windows, the latest version of its award-winning flagship automatic image quality enhancement software application for Digital SLR camera users. DxO Optics Pro v5 can be purchased via download on the company’s e-store (www.dxo.com) as well as from several well known retailers (a full list of resellers is available at http://www.dxo.com/intl/photo/Resellers). DxO Optics Pro v5 for Macintosh is scheduled to be available towards the end the year. All purchasers of DxO Optics Pro v4.5 on or after August 1, 2007 are eligible for a free upgrade to DxO Optics Pro v5.DxO Optics Pro v5 RAW conversion delivers a breakthrough in image qualityHeadlining the new features in DxO Optics Pro v5 is a brand new RAW conversion engine including a breakthrough demosaicing algorithm which produces images with much more detail and fewer unwanted artifacts. In a second major breakthrough, DxO

PhD position Biophysics / Optics Firma/Institution: Saarland University Land: Germany Position: PhD Position eingegangen am:07/11/2007 Beschreibung: Assignment: Design, build and operation of Set-ups for optical imaging, such as 2-photon-microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging or fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Requests:Master or diploma in physics or similar degree, experience in experimental optics, willingness to work with biological objects (cells). Description:The Institute for Molecular Cell Biology is an interdisciplinary working institution at the Medical Faculty of Saarland University. Our group consist of biologists, physicists, bioinformatics and medical scientists working on biomedical relevant questions, mainly but not exclusively related to cardiac diseases. In order to achieve these goals we are developing and adapting optical imaging techniques. We search for a dedicated PhD student, who is willing to enter new horizons working in a dynamic and ambiguous te

Chystal Optics 55mm Digital Hi Resolution Multi Coated Filter ordered PL, UV, FLD (Electronics)By Sakar Click to wager price First tagged “digital camera” by Tom Kitta “tom K” Customer tags: dslr, digital camera, camera (more…) Technorati Tags: dslr, digital camera, camera

By: Deon Melchior For those that are looking into fiber optics technology technology, they may also be noticing that there are several routes to take. You can get a security certification in fiber optics technology. There are several training programs that can allow you to get IT Certification in fiber optics, all which will increase your ability to work in a specified career field or understand the details of how fiber optics works. Fiber optics is based around understanding the role that technology has when light has to move through the fibers. This allows the fibers to become transparent and allow for a display. If you are dealing with fiber optics, it will usually include understanding how to transmit this light through glass or plastic. Telecommunications, medicine, industrial areas and other types of areas will all use fiber optics in order to enable their technology to create the right display. After you know what fiber optics is, you can decide if it is a field that you would b

By: Deon Melchior For those that are looking into information technology, they may also be noticing that there are several routes to take. You can get a security certification in fiber optics technology. There are several training programs that can allow you to get IT Certification in fiber optics, all which will increase your ability to work in a specified career field or understand the details of how fiber optics works. Fiber optics is based around understanding the role that technology has when light has to move through the fibers. This allows the fibers to become transparent and allow for a display. If you are dealing with fiber optics, it will usually include understanding how to transmit this light through glass or plastic. Telecommunications, medicine, industrial areas and other types of areas will all use fiber optics in order to enable their technology to create the right display. Abilities With a Fiber Optics CertificationAfter you know what fiber optics is, you can decide if

DxO Labs has announced DxO Optics Pro v5, the latest version of its software for automatic image quality enhancement for Digital SLR camera users.Due to be released later this year, DxO Optics Pro v5 includes a new RAW conversion engine. All purchasers of DxO Optics Pro v4.5 on or after August 1st, 2007 are eligible for a free upgrade to DxO Optics Pro v5.DxO Optics Pro v5’s RAW conversion engine includes a completely new demosaicing algorithm which produces images with much more detail and fewer artifacts.Demosaicing is the crucial step of RAW conversion during which the camera’s image sensor pattern is reconstructed as a visible image for the human eye. Inherently, demosaicing involves trade-offs between image sharpness, details, noise, processing time and conversion artifacts.The quality of demosaicing determines the amount of detail and artifacts in the final image. These artifacts, particularly visible and unsightly, are compounded at high ISO settings and are in large part re

Intel, along with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments and several other technology giants plan the release of USB 3.0 specifications as early as mid 2008. With a lag time of 1.5 to 2 years, it may be 2009 or later before we might see the 10X increase in data transfer promised by the new technology.A more detailed NewsBlog article written by Stephen Shankland is just a click away!

September 2007 digital issue of Optics & Laser Europe is now available for download.Simply click here to begin reading, and make sure you don’t miss the following highlights:1.) BACK CHAT: Having closed the Melles Griot in July, CVI's CEO gives OLE a behind-the-scenes look at what the acquisition process involved. 2.) MARKET REPORT: How is Europe placed in the image sensor market? Analyst Tom Hausken of Strategies Unlimited discusses regional revenue shares. 3.)BIOMEDICINE: Supercontinuum sources are being adopted by an increasing number of biomedical applications. OLE finds out what performance improvements have made this possible. 4.) VCSELs: Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers have long been associated with the datacom market but the laser's emission properties are now proving useful in applications such as optical mice and atomic clocks. If you prefer, you can move the issue to your computer for off-line reading in PDF format. Click here to download the entire issue as a PD

New Lenses Feature Remarkable Optics, Vibration Reduction (VR II) and Rugged Construction MELVILLE, N.Y. (AUGUST 23, 2007) – Nikon (www.nikonusa.com) today introduced three new super-telephoto NIKKOR lenses that offer professional photographers the latest innovations in lens technology and optical design. The new AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR, AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR, and AF-S NIKKOR

Eagle Optics has the widest online selection of binoculars around. They carry all the major brands of high quality optics like Audubon, Bushnell, Eagle Optics, Leupold Binoculars, Minox, Nikon, Pentax, Steiner, Swarovski, Vortex,Zeiss and also leica binoculars. If you can't find the binoculars that you are looking for then you must not be looking at Eagle Optics. They have an Excellent selection of binoculars and other products.The Leica binoculars range from use for sightseeing and concert going to recreational birding all the way up to serious birdwatching. One of the models the Leica Ultravid 10x25 BCL Leather Binocular is perfect for the outdoor enthusiast because is it rugged. The Leica Ultravid 10x25 BCL Leather Binocular is both waterproof and fogproof and they are ready for any hike, bike or kayak trip. I should look into a pair of these to review for my Wired Kayaker blog.When you make a purchase with Eagle Optics you can rest assured that you are finding Great Low Prices fro

As you know, my main business web site is all about the Oregon Coast and the great places to stay and things to do there. Bird watching is a popular leisure activity on the coast. You'd be amazed at the number of species of birds that make up the Pacific Northwest. There are almost as many bird watching organizations to watch them in their natural surroundings (well, an over-statement, but there are a lot!). One of the keys to enjoying a hobby in bird watching is good equipment, including high-quality bird watching binoculars. The products put out by the Eagle Optics company is just want you need.Eagle Optics has been in business since 1986 and has been manufacturing some of the best binoculars on the market today. From standard binoculars to state-of-the-art digital models, they know what they're doing. Along with the great selection available to the hobbiest, they provide top-notch customer service, great prices, utilize Google Checkout for customer convenience and even go as far a

These accessories are made of Fiber Optics producing a colored light along the full length of the fibers, producing a surprising luminous effect. Nice to light up your nights with great style.Source & Image:lumigram

I thought this was interesting...Improved Endoscope? WOW Diagnosis, treatment of cancersIn its first laboratory tests on human tissue, a light-based probe built by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering almost instantly detected the earliest signs of cancer in cells that line internal organs.If the preliminary success of the "optical biopsy" is confirmed through clinical

Summertime is coming and you may want to trade in your cheap sunglasses from the Mobil Station for some sweet new ones. Let's face it cheap sunglasses not only look bad they don't do anything to protect your peepers. You need some UV protection in your Eye glasses and sunglasses. And eyewear is important in all of your activities. For example you may enjoy riding a motorcycle and instead of a full helmet you might want a skull cap. You are going to need some motorcycle goggles to protect your eyes from the wind and the bugs. Optics Planet.net is the place where you can find the best optics for your every need. They have a huge selection of sunglasses and other eyewear for you to choose from. Optics Planet.net not only has sunglasses and eyeglasses for those with perfect vision. They have prescription sunglasses, goggles and eye glasses for people like me who wear a prescription lens. And I have to tell you when skiing I would rather have a prescription set of ski goggles than have t

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DxO announced today that the DxO Optics Pro V4.1 supports the Nikon D40. Plus the new upgraded software supports 11 new lens correction modules. This brings the total number of lens correction modules to 450. DxO 4.1 is a feature rich application for Mac and PC users. It improves on the [...]

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Nike ID has offered a great amount of colors and materials over the years, but one of the most important customizing options may as well be laser etching. Smith Optics has managed to be the first to have their company name laser etched on the mid-panel of this Nike ID ...

 Updated June 2, 2008    Production of "aspheric optical elements on a machine using nano-positioners" became the first investment project of Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RCNT; Rusnanotekh). NCP Nanotekh company receives €8,66 from RUR 130 billion allotted by the government to nanotechnologies development. . In RCNT assure they had ...