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Cameras

Interesting Technology at the New York Meeting: Digital Doc Glo

November 29, 2010

This is so new it isn’t even on the web page yet. However it is a clever idea that will add significant value to your intra oral camera. It is a removable ring light called Glo that fits over a Digital Doc intra oral camera essentially turning it into an extra oral camera.
Digital Doc.

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Best Products of 2010

November 28, 2010

Now, as the holidays quickly approach and your precious shopping time runs short, the time has come to quantify our picks. It all boils down to this: A list of the very best products from 2010. We’ve narrowed it down to 80 top products—well, 79
via Best Products of 2010 | PCMag.com.

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Dental Sharing

November 8, 2010

One of the new companies I am helping is called Dental Sharing. They provide a secure online service for dentists to share digital images, mostly radiographs and photos. For example if you refer a patient to an oral surgeon for an extraction and have an x-ray that the surgeon can use you you can share it [...]

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How to Detect a Photoshopped Image

September 28, 2010

Are those “after” photos just too good to be true? Well maybe they had a little digital enhancement. Follow the link for some simple Photoshop detection tips. 
Photoshop is an amazing tool for altering reality, but it’s only really great when you’re aware of its effects. Here are several tips for detecting a Photoshopped images and [...]

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Photography Challenge – Unusual Lighting

September 22, 2010

Follow the link to the dentalvision newsletter written by Dennis Braunston. He has a lot of good tips and suggested camera setting to get great photos.
I was recently giving a photography course at Dr. Ernie Casares, San Diego, California. When we were finished he showed me a very cool gadget called a MicroLux TransIlluminator. He [...]

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PCMag Readers’ Choice Awards

September 9, 2010

Our yearly survey reveals just who PCMag readers love—and who they don’t—in the world of technology products. Almost 20,000 of you told us your choices for the best across 13 categories, from phones and computers to ISPs and media players.
via PCMag Readers’ Choice Awards.

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September 6, 2010
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Amazon Top Ten Deals in Electronics

August 23, 2010

Today’s Deals in Electronics

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High-Resolution Video Recording Sunglasses

August 14, 2010

 Very Cool…very James Bondish. So is there a dental application. But of course.
Imagine the same technology built into your clinical glasses or loupes. You could record procedures, record your examination, record your case presentation for case planning, diagnosis and documentation, not to mention medical / legal protection. Great for teaching and training. No hand held [...]

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Intra Oral Positioning Survey

July 26, 2010

Imaging Sciences (i-cat) is doing some market research and running a survey on intraoral positioning and portable x-ray. As a thank you to those who take the survey, they will enter your name in a drawing for a FREE GXC-300 intraoral camera.
 
Click here to take the survey.

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Digital Imaging Camera Wand

July 14, 2010

My wife noticed this little gem in the SkyMall catalog. You know that glossy gadget and novelty catalog you find in the seat back pocket on airplanes. It is a consumer intra oral camera. Amazing! Sells for $119.99 Here it is. Remember when intra oral dental cameras were selling for $6,000 to $10,000. (Wait…they still are:-)?)
With [...]

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Eye-Fi Pro X2

May 28, 2010

This is an ideal gadget for use in the dental office.
Like all Eye-Fi cards, the companys latest, the Pro X2 $149.99 direct, works with any digital camera that supports SDHC cards to let you wirelessly upload your photos and videos to your PC and popular sharing sites.
via Eye-Fi Pro X2 – At A Glance – [...]

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Who Owns the Data?

May 11, 2010

Hmmm, does that mean a dentist is in violation if he/she uses the video camera to record a patient testimonial and puts it on a dental practice website?
…something very important, that the vast majority of both consumers and video professionals don’t know: ALL modern video cameras and camcorders that shoot in h.264 or mpeg2, come with [...]

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Bridge to Somewhere

March 19, 2010

Ideally the image storage feature (patient photos) should be linked to the patient chart. This can be accomplished in two ways; integration or bridging.
Bridging is usually done in order to link applications made by different companies. The images are not visible as part of the chart but can be accessed with a single click.
Integration and [...]

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Calibrate for True Color

March 16, 2010

The link below is to a PC Magazine article that discusses a simple method of assuring accurate color from your monitor. True color is important in clinical dental images. The tooth shade, the color of the tissue or even the contrast in the radiograph are important. If the colors change from one monitor to another the image [...]

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20 Years of Photoshop

March 7, 2010

Hmmmm.
Such is the nature of how we see photographs in the age of Photoshop. Thanks to Adobe and the four employees who created the piece of software, we are able to become digital artists in almost no time flat; because of this amazing democratization of technology, though, almost nothing we see on the internet is [...]

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Snap Cosmetic Imaging

February 23, 2010

Follow the link below to see a video demonstration of Snap. It does look pretty quick and easy. I have long been a fan of imaging but have not tried this product.
SNAP DENTAL COSMETIC IMAGING – BETTER SMILE DESIGN SOFTWARE.

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ImageCentrik

February 22, 2010

I just saw a demo for a new photo management program called ImageCentrik. It is linked below.
ImageCentrik combines some powerful and unique editing tools with an easy to use software program that makes creating customized patient presentations absurdly easy.
For example there is a unique built in alignment editing tool which allows users to properly align [...]

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Sale on SLR Accessories

January 4, 2010

Amazon has a 25% off sale on SLR Camera acessories here: Including some Canon lenses. Look to the right.

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How to Buy a Digital Photo Frame – Reviews by PC Magazine

December 12, 2009

Digital photo frames are a great tool for use in the dental office. They can be used to show before and after cases, to introduce team members with a photo and to present treatment options like whitening or Invisalign. The following links to  PC Magazine piece designed to help you make a good choice.
Old school [...]

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