Kodak to unveil photo compact disks that show images on television screens

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Eastman Kodak Co plans an electronic photography system that transfers photographic images onto compact disks (CDs) and displays those images on television screens. The system is an example of 'hybrid imaging,' which combines traditional silver halide photography with electronic technology. The planned photo CDs will hold 100 images, and photofinishers will be able to transfer 35-mm negatives to the disks at a cost of about $20 for 24 images. The equipment needed to transfer negatives to disks will cost photofinishers about $100,000. To view the disks, customers will need a photo-CD player, which is being jointly developed by Kodak and NV Philips. The player, which will also play audio disks, will cost less than $500. Customers will also be able to use the digitized images with microcomputers.

Prerecorded records and tapes, Televisions, Equipment and supplies, Compact disc players, Image processing, Photographic equipment, Photographic supplies, CD-ROM disks, Compact disc players and recorders, Television Sets, Video Systems, New Technique, CD-ROM Technology

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Kodak to introduce two new copiers, desktop printer

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Eastman Kodak Co introduces two new copiers and a desktop printer. Kodak's 1500 Series is a digital copier that uses scanning technology rather than traditional optical copying techniques. The copier will retail for between $34,000 and $47,000, and it will feature a range of finishing capabilities including inserting, folding, stapling, booklet making and saddle stitching. The 2100 Series features 110-image-per-minute optical copying combined with digital features and color capabilities. The 2100 Series will retail for between $85,000 and $95,000. A new desktop computer printer, the Ektaplus 7016, is also introduced with a price of $5,500. The Ektaplus supports up to four microcomputer users with a printing speed of 16 pages-per-minute.

Office equipment and supplies industry, Office equipment industry, Computer peripherals industry, Office Equipment, Product Introduction, product announcement, Photocopiers, Printers, Kodak 1500 (Copying equipment), Kodak 2100 (Copying equipment), Kodak Ektaplus 7016 (Computer printer)

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Kodak hopes electronic imaging clicks, as company faces fuzzy photo future

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Eastman Kodak Co is spending one-quarter of its $1.3 annual research and development budget on electronic imaging, hoping the new technology will provide an impetus for growth for the company. Electronic imaging uses filmless cameras to record pictures on computerized disks, playing images on display screens. The company is hoping to protect the long-range viability of its photography business, which is experiencing a decrease in growth. Kodak will be competing with companies that have considerable knowledge about electronics. Some analysts doubt whether Kodak can win in this market.

Photographic industry, Imaging systems, Cameras (Photography), Strategic Planning, Cameras, Imaging Technology

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