<rss version="2.0" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title /><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/</link><description>RSS feeds for </description><ttl>60</ttl><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/28347/PNY-s-My-Big-Green-Idea-Scholarship-Contest#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>PNY’s “My Big Green Idea” Scholarship Contest</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/28347/PNY-s-My-Big-Green-Idea-Scholarship-Contest</link><description>&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;PNY Encourages Students to Focus on Eco-Friendly Technology Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;PNY's "My Big Green Idea" college scholarship contest is officially underway. Our college scholarship contest is challenging high school seniors in both public and private high schools to conceive an eco-friendly solution, product, or idea that will help to save the environment using PNY technology. Students must submit a typed, 1000 word or less, essay describing their project, along with optional pictures and/or video to support their idea. Submissions will be accepted from now until March 15, 2010.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One Grand Prize Winner will be selected to receive a college scholarship of $5,000, as well as $1,000 to execute their idea.  Talk about some great financial aid! Additionally, the winner's high school will receive three brand new computers and monitors.  PNY will also select two honorable mention entrants to receive a PNY prize package valued at $500.00.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Entrants are encouraged to submit their idea online at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a mce_href="http://www.pny.com/education" target="_new" href="http://www.pny.com/education"&gt;www.pny.com/education&lt;/a&gt;.  Details for entering by mail are also available on the entry web page.  The winner will be selected on or about April 20, 2010, and eligibility is limited to current high school seniors who reside in the United States.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:28347</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/27474/National-Geographic-Crittercam-Depends-on-PNY-Flash-Memory-Cards#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>National Geographic Crittercam Depends on PNY Flash Memory Cards</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/27474/National-Geographic-Crittercam-Depends-on-PNY-Flash-Memory-Cards</link><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;PNY Flash Memory Products Used On the Back of a Humpback Whale&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;PNY is proud to announce successful flash memory card use on the back of a humpback whale to capture and store video, audio, and data on National Geographic Crittercam®.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;National Geographic Crittercam is a scientific research tool designed to be worn by wild animals to capture rare views and invaluable animal behavior and habitat information.&amp;nbsp; The Crittercam records measurements such as depth, acceleration, temperature, and time; along with awe-inspiring audio and video imagery.&amp;nbsp; Crittercams enable scientists to study animals in their own environment and without human interference variables.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;As a National Geographic Mission Partner, and the "Flash Memory of Choice" of the Emerging Explorers Program, PNY is dedicated to National Geographic's long-held mission in supporting exploration, education, and conservation.&amp;nbsp; National Geographic's Crittercam team utilized PNY's 16GB Optima&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt; Secure-Digital&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt; High-Capacity (SDHC) flash memory cards in their latest projects.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Designed for serious photographers and videographers who demand fast, durable, and reliable memory cards, PNY's high-performance flash memory products were used on National Geographic's latest underwater expeditions on great white sharks, humpback whales, loggerhead sea turtles and Humboldt squid.&amp;nbsp; The use of PNY's 16GB SDHC flash memory cards expands recording capabilities to 900 minutes of standard video at 18 frames per second on the Crittercam.&amp;nbsp; During recent Crittercam deployments in Hawaii, humpback whales were regularly recorded with PNY flash memory cards at depths of 500 feet and achieved depths of 977 feet below sea level.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;"The large capacity SDHC cards from PNY allow Crittercam to record more video than ever in a very compact size. Using this flash technology also makes the Crittercams tougher and better able to withstand the punishment that they often go through as they are carried by wild animals," said Kyler Abernathy, director of research, Crittercam's Remote Imaging department.&amp;nbsp; "Additionally, PNY's solid-state hard-drives in our field laptops give those devices a better chance to survive the abuse they can endure at the hands of human animals."&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Marine biologist and filmmaker Greg Marshall created the Crittercam in 1986 with hopes of a non-invasive way to track animals in the wild. Today, Marshall heads the Remote Imaging Department at National Geographic, which designs and deploys the Crittercams.&amp;nbsp; The advent of compact video and recording devices, as well as flash memory technology, has enabled the Crittercam to reach new heights of animal exploration.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;To view a brief video on the Crittercam, &lt;A href="http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/specials/in-the-field-specials/crittercam-overview.html" target=_new mce_href="http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/specials/in-the-field-specials/crittercam-overview.html"&gt;click here:&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/EMBED&gt;&lt;/EMBED&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;To adopt a Crittercam and help protect endangered wildlife, &lt;A href="https://%20donate.nationalgeographic.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=861" target=_new mce_href="https:// donate.nationalgeographic.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=861"&gt;click here:&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:27474</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/25452/Photographer-Chris-Usher-One-of-Us-Book-Documents-Hurricane-Katrina-s-Aftermath#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>Photographer Chris Usher: One of Us Book Documents Hurricane Katrina’s Aftermath:</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/25452/Photographer-Chris-Usher-One-of-Us-Book-Documents-Hurricane-Katrina-s-Aftermath</link><description>&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;When most people hear that a Category 5 hurricane is bearing down to make landfall they'll want to head in the opposite direction. When you're a photojournalist like Chris Usher, you head into the eye of the storm. On August 28&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt;, 2005 Usher set out on this journey from Washington D.C. on assignment for TIME Magazine outfitted with an assortment of cameras, a digital audio recorder, and his trusted "War Wagon", a 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser. What he thought would be a 3 or 4 day assignment, turned into a three week experience that would leave a long lasting impression on him. &lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;© Chris Usher&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;"Everyone was covering the story--no one was documenting it," says Usher. "No matter where you looked, there was a picture of destruction. It felt hollow to just shoot it and leave. You were walking on people's lives."&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;This was the sentiment that Usher felt while covering this assignment, and would resonate with him during his subsequent visits to the city of New Orleans; especially during the follow-up trips to document the rebuilding (or lack there of). &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;When the first Mardi Gras post-Katrina came around, an editor told Usher, "We're so over that story." Hearing that response Usher took it upon himself to finance his own effort to document this story, and took out a $75,000 home-equity loan and began the project &lt;I&gt;One of Us&lt;/I&gt;. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region had become an island of lost and displaced souls, and that was the story he wanted to tell through his photographs. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&lt;IMG title="" border=0 alt="Photo by Chris Usher © " align=left src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//1235425877760_tw1_4.jpg" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//1235425877760_tw1_4.jpg"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=left mce_keep="true"&gt;© Chris Usher&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Chris knew this was a story that needed to be documented, not just covered. And so, &lt;I&gt;One of Us&lt;/I&gt; was born. Published with the help of Eastman Kodak Company in partnership with ColorCentric, &lt;I&gt;One of Us&lt;/I&gt; tells the three-year Post-Katrina story. The book is available &lt;U&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.four51.com/UI/Customer.aspx?p=catalog&amp;amp;catid=45yfgmewVYeV8sL3a93XRWIZgyFCesp9WPu6Eg-squ5gx2EoIgEJyiw-e-e&amp;amp;autologonid=19a50b42-1a31-42e0-912c-609043e09775&amp;amp;CEI=0cdb699f-c40c-490e-a6c8-fc7e29ff4567" target=_new mce_href="http://www.four51.com/UI/Customer.aspx?p=catalog&amp;amp;catid=45yfgmewVYeV8sL3a93XRWIZgyFCesp9WPu6Eg-squ5gx2EoIgEJyiw-e-e&amp;amp;autologonid=19a50b42-1a31-42e0-912c-609043e09775&amp;amp;CEI=0cdb699f-c40c-490e-a6c8-fc7e29ff4567"&gt;online&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/U&gt; for $40.00 US. Through the support of Kodak, Usher will donate 100 percent of the $40 sales price from &lt;I&gt;One of Us&lt;/I&gt; to the Gulf Coast Fund and the Southern Animal Foundation, relief organizations that continue to provide post-Katrina aid and assistance in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Usher graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington with a degree in Journalism. Usher spent several years as a newspaper photographer, (&lt;I&gt;Troy Daily News; Richmond Palladium Item; Louisville Courier Journal; Miami Herald; Orlando Sentinel)&lt;/I&gt; before going freelance and moving to Washington, DC in 1990. Currently living in Alexandria, Virginia, Usher's work appears regularly in domestic and international monthly and weekly publications. In between assignments, Usher is teaching workshops and experimenting with wet-plate processes. When he isn't working on assignments or projects, Chris would rather be fly-fishing in Montana.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;To view photos and read more about Chris Usher's work, please visit: &lt;A href="http://www.chrisusher.com/"&gt;http://www.chrisusher.com/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:25452</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/25005/PNY-Entertains-Consumers-with-a-Movie-from-BLOCKBUSTER#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>PNY Entertains Consumers with a Movie from BLOCKBUSTER®</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/25005/PNY-Entertains-Consumers-with-a-Movie-from-BLOCKBUSTER</link><description>&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;We've recently launched a new national promotion featuring the BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt; rental service. With every new purchase of specially marked PNY 4GB and 8GB Attaché Flash Drives, consumers will receive a promotional code for 50% off a movie rental download from blockbuster.com. Users have their choice of thousands of movie titles to choose from, plus the convenience of downloading movies directly to their pc, laptop, or even USB flash drive and watching the movies within minutes. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;The promotion is available nationally through select PNY retail and online partners; each specially marked package contains a one-time use discount code for use at time of rental from blockbuster.com. Full terms and conditions of the rental download offer are available at &lt;A href="http://www.blockbuster.com/promo"&gt;www.blockbuster.com/promo&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;PNY's flash drives offer an easily accessible storage solution, a perfect complement to store, transport and share everything from movies, music, pictures, documents and more; all in a portable device that fits in the palm of your hand. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&lt;IMG title="" border=0 alt="" align=none src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//TN-553406_Blockbusterpromo-resized-600.jpg" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//TN-553406_Blockbusterpromo-resized-600.jpg"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:25005</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/24579/USB-Mobile-Applications-Plug-it-in-And-go#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>USB Mobile Applications: Plug it in… And go!</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/24579/USB-Mobile-Applications-Plug-it-in-And-go</link><description>&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;You're in the boardroom. You're in classroom. You're in the dorm. You're on the go! There's no getting around it; we're increasingly becoming a more mobile society; all of the while staying tethered to technology in some capacity. According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the ratio of laptop PC sales to desktop PC sales is expected to continue to widen this year with 63 percent of the computers sold in 2009 expected to be laptops. Whether you are carrying a laptop or a netbook the running theme is "mobile technology". &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;One key gadget to help you stay connected is the ubiquitous USB drive. How can the USB help you out? Well, the easiest thing to do is load one up with some mobile applications. There are literally dozens of free applications available, but I'd like to focus on two all inclusive options that I think could benefit anyone with a PC or Mac. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;The great thing about portable apps is that they run directly from the USB drive, and don't need to be installed on the computer you wish to run them from. This is ideal if you're in a computer lab, hotel business center, internet café, library, or on any shared computer. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In addition, most portable apps are designed to have "no trace left behind" so the next person to use the "host" system has no access to your data, cookies shortcuts, favorites, and can't tell what applications you ran when using the system... this makes it a more secure solution.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Let's take a look: &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&lt;IMG title="" border=0 alt="" align=none src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//portable_apps_logo-resized-600.png" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//portable_apps_logo-resized-600.png"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H1&gt;PortableApps.com Suite and PortableApps.com Platform&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;P&gt;PortableApps.com Suite&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt; is a complete collection of &lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/about/what_is_a_portable_app"&gt;portable apps&lt;/A&gt; including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, audio player, Sudoku game, password manager, PDF reader, minesweeper clone, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you're ready to go. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Included Applications:&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;All versions of the PortableApps.com Suite include the integrated PortableApps.com Menu and the PortableApps.com Backup utility along with a set of custom icons, an Auto-play configuration, folders and a quick start shortcut. In addition, the packages include: &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL type=disc&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable"&gt;Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition&lt;/A&gt; (web browser)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable"&gt;Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition&lt;/A&gt; (email)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/office/sunbird_portable"&gt;Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition&lt;/A&gt; (calendar/tasks)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable"&gt;ClamWin Portable&lt;/A&gt; (antivirus)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/pidgin_portable"&gt;Pidgin Portable&lt;/A&gt; (instant messaging)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/office/sumatra_pdf_portable"&gt;Sumatra PDF Portable&lt;/A&gt; (PDF reader&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/keepass_portable"&gt;KeePass Password Safe Portable&lt;/A&gt; (password manager)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/games/sudoku_portable"&gt;Sudoku Portable&lt;/A&gt; (game)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/games/mines-perfect_portable"&gt;Mines-Perfect Portable&lt;/A&gt; (game)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/coolplayerp_portable"&gt;CoolPlayer+ Portable&lt;/A&gt; (audio player)&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable"&gt;OpenOffice.org Portable&lt;/A&gt;* (office suite)&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;- Writer (word processor)&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;- Calc (spreadsheet)&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;- Impress (presentations)&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;- Base (database utility)&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;- Draw (drawing)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Click here to download: &lt;A href="http://portableapps.com/download"&gt;http://portableapps.com/download&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG title="" border=0 alt="" align=none src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//images-resized-600.jpg" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//images-resized-600.jpg"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;For you Mac OSX users, there is the OpenOffice solution. OpenOffice.org 3 contains all the office software you need in one single package. You don't have to worry about which version to install: one installation program provides everything. The installation also includes features which some expensive rivals do not. For example, the ability to create .pdf files when you want to guarantee what the recipient sees on their computer. There is also a growing range of extensions: additional features that any developer can provide. word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package and database - packaged as a portable app, so you can take all your documents and everything you need with you.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Portable OpenOffice.org OS X is the complete &lt;A href="http://www.openoffice.org/"&gt;OpenOffice.org&lt;/A&gt; office suite - word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package and database - packaged as portable application so you can carry it around with you on any portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card, other portable device (also on your internal hard disk) as long as it has 430 MB of free space and use on any Mac OS X computer, taking all your documents and everything you need with you.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-US" target=_new mce_href="http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-US"&gt;Click here to download a version of OpenOffice:&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;ADDRESS&gt;PNY currently offers a wide range of USB options in capacities up to 32GB. &lt;U&gt;&lt;A href="http://www3.pny.com/Categories/UsbFlashDrives.aspx?Category_ID=12" target=_new mce_href="http://www3.pny.com/Categories/UsbFlashDrives.aspx?Category_ID=12"&gt;Click here to read more: &lt;/A&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/ADDRESS&gt;
&lt;ADDRESS&gt;&amp;nbsp; 
&lt;P&gt;&lt;I class=ItemInfo&gt;PNY does not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites, and we provide these links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the PNY website. PNY does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from PNY's'. The PNY Privacy Statement does not cover the personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties. We strongly recommend that you review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/ADDRESS&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:24579</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/23774/PNY-SUPPORTS-NATIONAL-GEOGRAPHIC-PHOTO-CAMP#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>PNY SUPPORTS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CAMP</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/23774/PNY-SUPPORTS-NATIONAL-GEOGRAPHIC-PHOTO-CAMP</link><description>&amp;nbsp; 
&lt;P&gt;Our partnership with the National Geographic Society has opened our eyes to a number of amazing projects that they have spearheaded and National Geographic's Photo Camp ranks highly among those. Photo Camp is a series of photography workshops for youth from underserved communities that operates in the United States and abroad.&amp;nbsp; Photo Camp is sponsored by the National Geographic &lt;A href="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/foundation" mce_href="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/foundation"&gt;Education Foundation&lt;/A&gt; (through funding from the Ferguson-Judge Fund), Special Projects, and Mission Programs, in partnership with &lt;A href="http://visionworkshops.org/" mce_href="http://visionworkshops.org/"&gt;VisionWorkshops&lt;/A&gt;, of Annapolis, MD. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;PNY is proud to support this initiative by providing memory cards for the cameras utilized during the camps, and open the world of photography to groups of children who may not have had any previous experience in digital photography. With over 40 domestic and international camps since 2003, Photo Camp has worked with young people in such locations as Uganda, Mexico, India, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Pine Ridge Native American Reservation in South Dakota, Hawaii, Houston, and Washington D.C. Not only do the participants get to show their community from their perspective behind the lens, they are led by a host of world renowned National Geographic Photographers. These luminaries of the photography world have included such names as: Sam Abell, Annie Griffiths-Belt, Reza, Chris Rainier, David Burnett &amp;amp; Ed Kashi. This is truly a life changing program and we encourage you to explore more with the links below.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;If you want to see what the Photo Camps are all about please take a look at a recent video, produced by VisionWorkshops Jim Webb. &lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;The next Photo Camp takes place July 17-22 in the Florida Keys. To learn more about Photo Camp and explore photo galleries from previous camps, click here: &lt;A href="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photocamp" mce_href="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photocamp"&gt;http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photocamp&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;To make an online donation and help keep the kids behind the cameras, please &lt;U&gt;click here&lt;/U&gt;. &lt;A href="https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=776" mce_href="https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=776"&gt;https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=776&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Teens from the 2008 Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Photo Camp - &lt;B&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:23774</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/23213/PNY-Presents-Political-Photo-of-the-Year#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>PNY: Presents Political Photo of the Year</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/23213/PNY-Presents-Political-Photo-of-the-Year</link><description>&amp;nbsp; 
&lt;P&gt;For 88 years the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) has been hosting "The Eyes of History" awards gala: a black-tie dinner for nearly 1000 members, guests, industry executives, and Washington personalities. The event honors outstanding photojournalists who are at the frontlines of major news events in Washington and all across the world. "The Eyes of History" contest brings the best images of the President, political leaders, and major domestic and international news stories of the year to be judged by the finest photographers and directors of photography in the business. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;PNY was chosen to present the "Political Photo of the Year" award, for the 2nd year in a row. Tony Gomez, VP of sales and marketing at PNY, presented the award to Charles Ommanney who captured an image of President-elect Barack Obama in a crowded hallway backstage at the Capitol moments before walking out to be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. In addition to being given his award, Ommanney was presented with a PNY flash memory product assortment.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;IMG title="" border=0 alt="Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty Images" align=none src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//GettyImages_85576998BW-resized-600.jpg" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//GettyImages_85576998BW-resized-600.jpg"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty Images&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;This year's gala was emceed by CBS Chief Washington Correspondent, Bob Schieffer, who also performed with his country-band Honky Tonk Confidential. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&lt;IMG title="" border=0 alt="Photo by Marc Ziccardi" align=none src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//Picture%20037-resized-600.jpg" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//Picture 037-resized-600.jpg"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;To read more and to see all the 2009 Eyes of History winning photos, please visit the &lt;B&gt;&lt;U&gt;WHNPA website&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/B&gt;. Link to: &lt;A href="http://www.whnpa.org/contest/eyes2009/stills/"&gt;http://www.whnpa.org/contest/eyes2009/stills/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:23213</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/22600/iPhone-Photography#Comments</comments><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><title>iPhone Photography</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/22600/iPhone-Photography</link><description>&amp;nbsp; 
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" title="" border=0 alt="Photo by Matthew Barrick" align=none src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//iEd-resized-600.JPG" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//iEd-resized-600.JPG"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Aside from my career as a professional photographer, I have been teaching photography at The Catholic University of America for the past 14 years. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Each semester I try new and different teaching techniques and assignments to keep my classes fresh. This past semester I ventured into the world of self-publishing. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;Each of my classes had to produce a finished printed product that constituted 25% - 50% of their overall grade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;My intro to digital photography class had to create a portfolio in the form of a book. And for my advanced class, they needed to produce a finished book based upon a theme (project) of their choosing.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;Each class seemed to be enjoying the project so much that I decided to get in on the fun. So I produced my own book of portraits entitled "iShots".&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;The catch that I gave myself was one week in which to get the project photographed and uploaded for printing. And... I shot the entire project using my iPhone.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When you have no camera adjustments at your disposal, you go back to the basics. Compose, point and pray!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I&amp;nbsp;was amazed at the quality I got from the iPhone. As well, the printing quality from Blurb.com was right on the money.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;From this one project has sprung more book projects and many more opportunities to explore. Stay tuned!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Matthew Barrick &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Barrick Photography&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.barrickphotography.com/"&gt;http://www.barrickphotography.com/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" title="" border=0 alt="" align=none src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//iBeatty_2.JPG" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//iBeatty_2.JPG"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:22600</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/21889/Vanishing-Gems-by-Joel-Sartore#Comments</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><title>Vanishing Gems by Joel Sartore</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/21889/Vanishing-Gems-by-Joel-Sartore</link><description>&lt;P&gt;For nearly 20 years now, I've traveled the world for National Geographic Magazine. I've photographed everywhere from the jungles of Bolivia to the wolves of Yellowstone. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Of all the things I've seen, however, none has gotten my attention like the plight of endangered species.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As humans expand out, wildlife has less room. This has been a problem for hundreds of years, but with climate change, things have gotten a whole lot worse lately.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We all know about global ice melting, and how it affects animals like the polar bear and the walrus, creatures that are totally dependent on sea ice to survive.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;But did you know about the frogs?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Amphibians are in serious trouble right this minute. Though they've been around for millions of years, they take in toxins through their skin, making them very susceptible to pollution. They're also water-dependent, meaning they can't survive if we drain the wetlands or muddy up the streams where they go to breed. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;On top of all this, there's a new threat in town; a killer fungus. It's call chytrid, and it's spreading around the world at alarming rates. Nobody knows how it spreads exactly, or whether climate change encourages it. What we do know, however, is that it's often totally fatal to many species of frog, toad, newt or salamander that it comes across. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I've spent the past couple of years documenting not only the decline of amphibians, from the cloud forests of Ecuador to the High Sierras of California, but I've also been doing studio-style portraits of as many different amphibian species as I can in order to show readers the diversity and beauty of these amazing animals. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I hope you agree that they're all worth saving.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Joel Sartore&lt;BR&gt;Lincoln, NE&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://pny.web4.hubspot.com/%20www.joelsartore.com" mce_href=" www.joelsartore.com"&gt;www.joelsartore.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The learn about fight against chytrid, check out the Vanishing Gems story in the April issue of National Geographic Magazine. &lt;A href="http://%28ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/amphibian/species-photography" target=_new mce_href="http://(ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/amphibian/species-photography"&gt;(http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/amphibian/species-photography&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:21889</guid></item><item><comments>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/21877/PNY-Technologies-We-re-blogging#Comments</comments><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><title>PNY Technologies: We're blogging!</title><link>http://blog.pny.com/blogpnycom/bid/21877/PNY-Technologies-We-re-blogging</link><description>&amp;nbsp; &lt;p&gt;Welcome to the &lt;a target="_new" mce_href="http://www.pny.com" href="http://www.pny.com"&gt;PNY Technologies&lt;/a&gt; blog.&amp;nbsp; Here you can stay informed on our latest products, and keep up to date on all specials and promotions we are running throughout the year. Additionally, we'll be having guest bloggers contribute from time to time. In fact, National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore will be posting our first photography-related article about a recent assignment that had Joel photographing amphibians for the April issue of &lt;i&gt;National Geographic Magazine&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please bookmark this page and be sure to follow us on &lt;a target="_new" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PNY-Technologies/151996402369" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PNY-Technologies/151996402369"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_new" mce_href="http://twitter.com/PNY_Tech" href="http://twitter.com/PNY_Tech"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;. Stay connected and we'll see you in a flash...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a target="_new" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PNY-Technologies/151996402369" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PNY-Technologies/151996402369"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" title="" border="0" alt="Facebook" align="none" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//FaceBook_64x64.png" src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//FaceBook_64x64.png"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a target="_new" mce_href="http://twitter.com/PNY_Tech" href="http://twitter.com/PNY_Tech"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" title="" border="0" alt="Twitter" align="none" mce_src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//twitter button.png" src="http://blog.pny.com/Portals/40268/images//twitter button.png"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator>Marc Ziccardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:21877</guid></item></channel></rss>