ZOOMCREATOR`s Developers Blog

Website Upgrade

2013-06-09T17:48:00.001-07:00

An upgrade of existing scripts , affiliate program and website performance is currently underway.

21st 3D Virtual Reality Expo

2013-01-20T02:09:00.000-08:00

The 21st 3D Virtual Reality Expo is on this year in Japan between June 19th and June 21st. For more information about this expo please refer here.

Server Migration Underway

2012-10-13T00:30:00.000-07:00

Zoom Server 1 (demo gallery server) is currently offline for server migration. Other servers are not affected. In addition back end work is currently been undertaken to data bases,etc.

CREATEC, JAPAN 2012

2012-08-25T21:56:00.000-07:00

For all the latest in technology the CREATEC, JAPAN exhibition is on between October 2nd until October 6th, 2012. You can find out more information about this exhibition here.

Job board Widget

2012-05-14T09:25:00.001-07:00

For those of you who want to embed the job board widget into your blog or website you can either grab the raw code here (and stylize it yourself to suit your website) or you can grab the widget here. Further updates to the job board coming shortly (i.e a help video for the job board). Remember you can find information on how to post a job to the job board here. Any problems or suggestions on how we can improve this service further you can always contact us via our online contact form .

20th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo

2012-03-09T19:36:00.001-08:00

The 20th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo is on this year between Jun 20-22, 2012 in Tokyo (Japan). For more information about this expo please refer to here.

A Mobile Phone With A 41-Megapixel Sensor

2012-02-27T18:11:00.006-08:00

Demonstrated at this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona the Nokia PureView 808 reportedly boasts a 41-megapixel sensor , runs on a Symbian OS and uses Carl Zeiss optics and Nokia-developed pixel over-sampling technology. Other specs include a single core 1.3 GHz CPU, a 4-inch, 360 x 640 pixel screen, 512 MB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. Read more about this here and here.

Eye-controlled Computer Technology

2012-01-05T22:17:00.000-08:00

A Swedish company has developed an eye-controlled computer technology called the "Tobii Gaze" which could spell the end of the traditional mouse and could have applications for digital imaging. The technology will be demonstrated on windows 8 at this years International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. You can read more about this here.

ZOOMCREATOR's Job Board

2011-12-25T04:48:00.000-08:00

An update has been done to the job board so that advertisers who wish to directly target the sites job board can do so through Google Ad-sense.

Digital Recording Binoculars

2011-11-25T18:05:00.000-08:00

In an interesting development Sony has recently come out with the DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars which allows one to zoom 20x in High Definition and record in either 2D or 3D with GPS tagging. More specs can be found here and here.

Purchase the Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars, Black by clicking here

Tilt Shift Photography

2011-10-27T17:46:00.000-07:00

Also known as fake miniature photography is the art of turning photographs of real life objects/landscapes into miniature scale models. A couple of video examples can be found here and here. There are various tutorials you can find online. If you can't do it yourself in imaging software you might like to try this online service for photographs and this one for videos.

Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

2011-10-17T20:00:00.000-07:00

Recently I was looking for a rugged and compact digital camera and came across the Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS. It boasts the ability to be water proof down to 33 feet/10 meters, shock proof to falls of five feet/1.5 meters, cold proof down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit/-9.5 degrees Celsius and crush proof up to 220 pounds/100 kg. In addition there's GPS tagging ability for photos. A couple of independent product reviews can be found here and here.

Purchase the Pentax Optio WG-1 14 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with GPS and 5xOptical Zoom - Yellow/Green by clicking here !

Bioluminescence And San Diego's Red Tide

2011-10-02T03:02:00.000-07:00

A stunning example of natures own lighting, Bioluminescence. A recent Red Tide along San Diego's coast line provided a great video image opportunity.

AURORAS Seen Via The International Space Station

2011-09-23T23:10:00.000-07:00

A spectacular video image of the Auroras underneath the ISS (International Space Station). The Auroras where created through recent solar storm activity.

Ceatec Japan, 2011

2011-09-02T21:00:00.000-07:00

Ceatec Japan is on again this year between October 4th-8th, 2011. If your planning on coming you can pre-register at the following link.

ZOOMCREATOR.COM's Job Board Update

2011-08-12T01:29:00.000-07:00

An update to the job board has been made. Jobs are now appearing daily. In addition, you can now post directly to the job board. Paypal buttons have been included so you can pay more easily. Jobs will be posted once we have received your payment. Any problems or suggestions on how we can improve this service further you can always contact us via our online contact form.

OLYMPUS SZ-30MR

2011-07-14T23:38:00.000-07:00

The Olympus SZ-30MR recently caught my eye. It's a great little point and shoot camera for the average camera enthusiast and seems like the perfect travel companion. It boasts a slick design, nice grip, 16Mp CMOS Sensor, Wi-Fi Compatibility and weighs comfortably in your hand. Further features include the ability to take panorama, 3D photos and 1080p HD Video. Read more about this camera here and here . The Olympus official promo can be found here and an independant video review can be found here.

Purchase the Olympus 228825 16 MP Digital Camera with CMOS Sensor and 24x Optical Zoom by clicking here !

Virtual Reality Interior Design

2011-07-01T01:31:00.000-07:00

Four students at the University of Queensland have created a promising virtual interactive interior design technology which allows users to visualize objects in an area with the help of the latest Kinect hack.

Virtual Interior Design from Ankith Konda on Vimeo.

Read more about this here.

Purchase the Kinect Sensor by clicking here !

Time lapse Photography

2011-05-21T01:04:00.000-07:00

What is time lapse photography ? Well a good explanation can be found here. Recently the internet has been a buzz with examples of time lapse photography and here is one such example and another good one can be found here. From a completely different perspective here is one from the International Space Station. For those of you who want to create your own time lapse video this tutorial is a good place to start.

ZOOMCREATOR.COM's Industry Job Board

2011-05-05T01:24:00.000-07:00

Our sites job board has been updated. Displaying jobs from around the web in relation to Web Development and Photography. Currently I am working on a few extra features to add to this service as well as trouble shooting a few other issues.

19th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo (IVR) Japan

2011-04-23T09:11:00.000-07:00

The 19th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo is on again this year from June 22nd until June 24th at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. For more information click here.

Japanese Earthquake - Photos Of The Quake

2011-03-18T09:35:00.000-07:00

Anyone needing photo shoots please contact me. Please give generously to aid agencies here to support relief work. Thank-you China and others which have given generously.

Astrophotography - Large Moon Rising

2011-03-05T00:11:00.000-08:00

March 19th, 2011 a super moon is forecast to appear. Its a great opportunity for those who have a telescope camera to take some close up photo's of the moon. The last opportunity this occurred was in 1993. Feel free to inquire about us hosting your images.

LG 3D Smart Phone

2011-02-20T06:47:00.000-08:00

The first serious 3D smart phone is here. The technology has been around since the early 2000's but for a variety of reasons never caught on. This however, looks to change with the launch of LG 3D Smart Phone at the MWC 2011 in Barcelona. The phone is expected to be available to consumers in April this year.

World Photography Awards 2011

2011-02-12T04:28:00.000-08:00

The World Photography Awards are on again this year. Entries are now closed. The winners will be announced at the awards presentation in London on the 27th April 2011. Here is a short list of entrants photo's.