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-Brad
Epson wins multiple prestigious iF Design Awards 2022
Epson wins multiple prestigious iF Design Awards 2022
SYDNEY, 9 June 2022 – Four Epson product models including printers and projectors were named winners of an iF Design Award 2022. This is one of the world’s most celebrated design awards and is organized by iF Industry Forum Design GmbH of Hannover, Germany.
Founded in 1953, the iF Design Award showcases particularly innovative industrial product designs. The selection criteria range from consideration of practicality and workmanship to innovativeness, sustainability, functionality, usability, safety, aesthetics, and universal design. This year, a jury panel made up of 132 design experts from around the world examined some 11,000 entries from 57 countries and regions.
Award-Winning Designs
■ SD-10 Spectrophotometer
The SD-10 is a highly accurate, compact, and affordable spectrophotometer equipped with a MEMS Fabry-Perot tuneable filter developed by Epson. You can use it to digitize colour matching, a conventionally time-consuming part of printing done manually, and link it with a smartphone or cloud service to centrally manage colour information for smoother printing process. Pocket-sized and portable, it allows you to measure colours anytime, anywhere.
SD-10
SD-10 Spectrophotometer
Key design features
The form is simple, with all unnecessary elements eliminated, to maximize portability and operability. Great attention was paid to the finishing of details, and the colour and texture lend an aura of quality as an optical instrument.
■ EH-LS12000B Home Projector
EH-LS12000B
This high-end home projector is equipped with a new laser light source. It delivers real 4K image quality so that users who don’t have a home theatre environment can enjoy a sharp, bright, compelling home cinema experience even in a well-lit living room.
Key design features
The design, well-balanced and symmetrical, is exceptionally simple and clean in appearance. This allows the projector to blend beautifully into the living environment. Whereas the form has a solid feel, the area around the lens has a sculpted form, giving an impression of power as a high-performance model. To give customers a feeling of satisfaction at owning a high-end model, a metallic finish was deposited on the ring encircling the lens, and the finish of the housing was improved by giving it a slightly grainy texture.
■ ELPWP10
ELPWP10
This wireless presentation device system makes it easier than ever to share your screen. You can easily send video to your display device by connecting a transmitter to your PC and clicking an icon on the screen. In addition, you can display the screen from up to four devices simultaneously, enhancing communication, creativity, and collaboration during meetings and workshops.
ELPWP10
Key design features
The rounded form invites touching and a gradated LED suggests the spread of radio waves. This design was adopted to lower the psychological barriers for first-time users.
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iF Design Award logo
SD-10 Spectrophotometer
EH-LS12000B
ELPWP10
Follow Epson on social media:
LinkedIn: @Epson-Australia
Facebook: @EpsonAustralia
Twitter: @EpsonAust
-Brad
Pro-Cam chooses high-end FUJINON HK lenses from FUJIFILM Australia
Pro-Cam chooses high-end FUJINON HK lenses from FUJIFILM Australia
SYDNEY, 27 May 2022 – With over 30 years of experience in the industry, the team at Pro-Cam are experts when it comes to professional video hire and production for all budgets. They have one of Brisbane’s biggest ranges of professional and broadcast cameras, lenses, audio and lighting, plus a comprehensive range of props and editing services. As well as running a broadcast rental business they also do their own productions servicing the legal profession and filming natural history productions. Recently the company had a requirement for some high-end performance cine zoom lenses and for that they turned to FUJIFILM and their FUNINON HK Premier Series.
l-r) FUJIFILM Australia’s Simon Murphy with Pro-Cam rental manager, Renee Bailey and owner, Ian Bates and Pro-Cam’s new FUNINON HK Premier Series lenses
Pro-Cam owner, Ian Bates, explained, “We have used FUJINON lenses for over 30 years so when the opportunity to purchase an HK 75-400mm T2.8 and an HK18-85mm T2.0 came up, we jumped at it. The HK Premier Series are the ultimate in high performance cine zoom lenses and we began using them immediately.”
Randall Wood and assistant using a Varicam 35 with FUJINON HK 75-400
One of Pro-Cam’s clients, Randall Wood, is currently using one of the new the HK Premier 75-400 lenses to shoot Flyaways. The untold story.
Bates continued, “Randall took one of the new the HK Premier 75-400 lenses to the Great Sandy Straight in Queensland to film the migration. Many of the shots are dawn and dusk so a fast, premium, long lens was required and the HK Premier 75-400 was the ideal choice.”
Pro-Cam have also serviced the legal profession with corporate video for over 30 years.
They shoot CLE training at the Queensland Law Society with Panasonic box cameras and FUJINON lenses.
Bates added, “We have a similar setup with the Queensland Bar Association. As part of this arrangement deGroots Wills and Estates lawyers recently approached us to produce a high-end production on succession law in our studio. This was filmed on two Varicams, one with the FUJINON 18-55 F2. The second camera used a 19-90 FUJINON Cabrio lens. We then edited the programme and played it out delayed with a live Q&A.”
Queensland Symphony Orchestra shoot using FUJINON HK Premier and Cabrio lenses
Pro-Cam have also recently used four Varicam 35s and FUJINON lenses to shoot a piano competition at the Queensland Concert of music with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Bates said, “Two cameras had the new HK Premier lenses and the other two had FUJINON Cabrios. We iso recorded in 4K and live streamed the switch in HD to judges all over the world.”
It’s clear that Ian Bates and the Pro-Cam team are big fans of FUJIFILM Australia, FUJINON lenses and in particular their new HK Premier lenses.
Bates concluded, “As a long time FUJIFILM client we can trust FUJINON to deliver exceptional lenses that will meet the expectations of our clients. These lenses are very fast, of exceptional quality and are really one of a kind in the marketplace. We do a lot of live work, so prime lenses are not an option, however we need the quality of primes. We have 10 Panasonic Varicams so we need a lot of matching glass for talk shows, low light stage plays and concerts and the FUJINON lenses are ideal for these types of productions. We also appreciate the excellent support and service Simon Murphy and FUJIFILM Australia team give us – they are second to none.”
ro-Cam’s Amy Lightbody with FUJINON HK 70-400 lens on a Varicam
Picture credit
(l-r) FUJIFILM Australia’s national business development manager, Simon Murphy, with Pro-Cam rental manager, Renee Bailey and owner, Ian Bates and Pro-Cam’s new FUNINON HK Premier Series lenses
Randall Wood and assistant using a Varicam 35 with FUJINON HK 75-400
Queensland Symphony Orchestra shoot using FUJINON HK Premier and Cabrio lenses
Pro-Cam’s Amy Lightbody with FUJINON HK 70-400 lens on a Varicam
-Brad
Epson Celebrates 80 Years in business by opening Epson Museum Suwa Includes special website to trace the company’s philosophy and history
Epson Celebrates 80 Years in business by opening Epson Museum Suwa
Includes special website to trace the company’s philosophy and history
SYDNEY, 18 May 2022 – Epson, who is today celebrating its 80th year in business, has opened the new Epson Museum Suwa at its corporate Head Office in Suwa, Nagano, in Japan. The two-part museum, which consists of a renovated Monozukuri Museum and a new Memorial Hall, gives visitors a chance to learn about Epson’s history and products from the past. Memorial Hall is housed in what was the original administrative building, construction of which was completed in October 1945 and this recently renovated historic building is open to the public from today.
n Museum Suwa, Memorial Hall
Epson’s predecessor, Daiwa Kogyo, Ltd., was founded in May 1942. Over the ensuing eight decades, the company evolved while passing on its DNA as an innovator and manufacturer. Refining the micromachining and precision processing technologies Epson developed for watches and deploying them in other areas are what fueled the company’s growth.
he administrative office for Factory 1 of Daiwa Kogyo was completed in 1945 (the picture was taken in 1949)
The company have renovated the original administrative building from the founding era and reopened it as Memorial Hall to allow visitors to step back in time to experience the history and stories of products from a bygone era.
Exhibits in Memorial Hall cover the period to the 1970s, the time during which the building was actually used. From the technology and skills that go into mechanical watches, to the world’s first quartz watch, to the compact EP-101 digital printer from which the Epson brand name is derived, visitors will be given a retrospective look at the efficient, compact, and precision technologies that Epson has developed since its founding.
Visitors to Epson Museum Suwa can tour both the Monozukuri Museum and Memorial Hall.
Epson has also launched an 80th anniversary website to trace the company’s philosophy and history since its founding. To visit the website go to: https://80th.epson.com/en
Epson has ticked off eight decades by ceaselessly pursuing creativity and challenge. The company is committed to solving societal issues by working to achieve sustainability and enrich communities.
Epson Museum Suwa Profile
Facility name
Memorial Hall
Monozukuri Museum
Main exhibits
Ÿ Scenes of production at the time of founding
Ÿ Advances in mechanical watches and the technology and skills surrounding them
Ÿ The story of the development of the quartz watch
Ÿ The advent and development of a compact digital printer
Ÿ Products and technology lineage
Ÿ An introduction to the Epson 25 Renewed corporate vision
Ÿ Epson’s five areas of innovation
Ÿ Hands-on printing experience
Location
3-3-5 Owa, Suwa, Nagano, Japan
Open
18 May 2022
Picture credits
Epson Museum Suwa Memorial Hall
Construction of the administrative office for Factory 1 of Daiwa Kogyo was completed in 1945 (The picture was taken in 1949)
Follow Epson on social media:
Facebook: @EpsonAustralia
Twitter: @EpsonAust
Instagram: @EpsonAust
-Brad
PNY launches XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz desktop memory in Australia and New Zealand
PNY launches XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz desktop memory in Australia and New Zealand
SYDNEY, 17 May 2022 – PNY has launched its XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz memory products in Australia and New Zealand.
XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ Silver DDR4 Memory is designed for gamers and enthusiasts and offers a brilliant RGB design combined with extreme overclocked performance, taking any PC that uses it to the extreme.
EPIC-X RGBTM – Synchronise with mainstream motherboards and control your colour experience
Extreme Performance – Pushes the limit with aggressive speed, low latency, and extreme overclocking capabilities
XMP 2.0 Support – Super easy overlocking and runs at top speed
Cool Under Pressure – Overclocking made simple for top speed performance
The ethos behind XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ Silver DDR4 Memory is for its users to destroy the competition on the outside whilst looking good on the inside
PNY has covered every base with its elite DDR4 RGB Silver 3200MHz CL16 and 3600MHz CL18 desktop memory upgrades. Using the company’s most advanced RGB with aluminium heat spreaders of brushed silver and a simplistic design, PNY’s premium XLR8 modules combine top-tier components and select ICs for aggressive speed, low latency, bullet-proof reliability and the extreme overclocking capabilities that serious gamers demand.
Overclocking is made even easier with Intel® XMP compatibility.
PNY has been rigorously sourcing and manufacturing memory upgrades for thousands of the most popular PC platforms for over 30 years and it shows in the new XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ Silver DDR4 Memory.
PNY’s premium XLR8 memory features their most aggressive speeds, highest bandwidth, lowest latency and power consumption, and most advanced thermal performance for maximum PC stability and responsiveness during memory-intensive gaming and application use.
PNY XLR8 DDR4 memory modules are also rigorously engineered and tested to ensure peak performance in even the most challenging gaming environments.
Specifications
EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz
• Memory Type – Desktop DDR4
• Channel Type – Dual Channel, Single Channel
• Form Factor – DIMM (Desktop)
• Capacity – 16GB (2x8GB), 8GB (1x8GB)
• Frequency Speed 3200MHz
• CAS Latency – CL16
• Timing – 16-18-18
• tRas – 42
• Voltage – 1.35V
• ECC – No
• Buffered/ Registered – Unbuffered
• XMP Support – Yes
• Speed Compatibility – 2133MHz-3200MHz
• Module Dimension – 133 x 43 x 8mm
• OS Compatibility – Windows 11 and older versions
• Warranty – Lifetime Limited Warranty
Specification
EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3600MHz
• Memory Type – Desktop DDR4
• Channel Type – Dual Channel, Single Channel
• Form Factor – DIMM (Desktop)
• Capacity – 16GB (2x8GB), 8GB (1x8GB)
• Frequency Speed – 3600MHz
• CAS Latency – CL18
• Timing – 18-20-20
• tRas – 40
• Voltage – 1.35V
• ECC – No
• Buffered/ Registered – Unbuffered
• XMP Support – Yes
• Speed Compatibility – 2133MHz-3600MHz
• Module Dimension – 133 x 43 x 8mm
• OS Compatibility – Windows 11 and older versions
• Warranty – Lifetime Limited Warranty
Pricing and availability
The EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz is available throughout Australia and New Zealand now for the following RRP:
EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3600MHz – 8GB – AU$59.00 and NZ$69.00
EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3600MHz – 16GB (2 x 8GB) – AU$109.00 and NZ$129.00
EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz – AU$69.00 and NZ$89.00
EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz – 16GB (2 x 8GB) – AU$119.00 and NZ$139.00
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The new PNY EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz desktop memory
-Brad
Epson wins DataMaster Lab’s GREEN Award 2022 for its PrecisionCore inkjet printers and MFPs Award brings further affirmation of sustainability efforts
Epson wins DataMaster Lab’s GREEN Award 2022 for its PrecisionCore inkjet printers and MFPs
Award brings further affirmation of sustainability efforts
SYDNEY, 16 May 2022 – Epson has won this year’s DataMaster Lab GREEN Award in recognition of the environmental benefits afforded by its Heat-free PrecisionCore inkjet printers and MFPs and the sustainability measures employed as part of their development, production and distribution. DataMaster is an independent laboratory, expert in professional document imaging solutions.
DataMaster acknowledges that one of the primary environmental impacts of printing is energy use and has recognised the reduction that can be achieved by Epson’s Heat-free PrecisionCore inkjets. When compared to laser printers, this averages up to 83% less power consumed[1], which across a fleet can amount to a very significant saving.
That said, this award is not just about electrical consumption. Edward Bilson, Technical Director of DataMaster Lab said, “We take into account accreditations for manufacturing facilities, levels of noxious emissions – and the nature and lifetime of a machine’s consumables. When you consider the carbon footprint of a consumable item’s manufacture, transportation, distribution and its final resting place in a landfill site, you realise that all consumables need to be designed with the environment in mind and have the longest lifetime possible. The winners of DataMaster Lab’s GREEN Award have the least impact on our precious environment.”
Since 2018 Epson has invested considerably into the development of their PrecisionCore printhead, and last year the company committed to investing 100 billion Yen into further developing sustainable technologies, decarbonisation and resource recycling. They also committed to becoming underground resource free by 2050.
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Epson’s DataMaster Lab GREEN Award
Follow Epson on social media:
Facebook: @EpsonAustralia
Twitter: @EpsonAust
Instagram: @EpsonAust
-Brad