ATP Announces Geo-Tagging Device That Works with Any Digital Photo Camera

Some photographers seem to be quite keen on being able to precisely identify the geographical position where they've taken a certain photo, and this is the reason why several GPS-based solutions that allow them to do exactly that have been released over the past year or so. The latest announcement regarding such an item comes from ATP (a well-known DRAM memory manufacturer), who has introed the Photo Finder, a geo-tagging device whose main selling point is, by far, its extended level of versatility.

Thus, one of the main pluses of the ATP Photo Finder is that, unlike other solutions of this type available on the market, it supposed to be universally compatible with just about any digital camera taking jpeg image files, allowing users the convenience of a single device to geotag pictures from multiple camera brands and models.

Like most other devices of this type, the Photo Finder can also be used on the go without the need for a computer. Thus, all the users have to do is simply plug in their camera's memory card into the Photo Finder's built-in card reader or USB port, and it automatically finds and tags the images without any additional software or hardware. Pictures can currently be viewed using software such as Picasa and Google Earth, which support geotagging.

"The ATP GPS Photo Finder allows users to seamlessly tag their photos with GPS coordinates and find the locations at which the pictures were taken" said Michael Plaksin, ATP Vice President of Sales. "Imagine tracking your trip across Europe or your cruise around the Caribbean, and to be able to visually and geographically organize your photos afterwards. With new applications such as photo-enabled GPS navigation around the corner, this technology will see significant growth in the next few years. We are pleased to be able to offer this advanced technology to our customers today"

According to ATP, its GPS Photo Finder is scheduled for mass production starting with Q1 of 2008, which means that it will probably arrive in stores at some point during next year's second half, at an as-yet undisclosed price tag.


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