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MIPC Study Finds Women Are Key Camera Phone Users
40% of Users Have Printed Camera Phone Photos
Rates Highest Among Mothers and Grandmothers
Escondido, CA, October 1, 2007: According to a recent camera phone study completed in Japan by MIPC (The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium) over 40% of respondents answered that they have printed out photos taken on their camera phones. Among working women and grandmothers print rates were particularly high, with more than 50% in each group printing photos taken with a camera phone.
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Data for the study
Japanese language version
MIPC will showcase the latest technologies for printing photos from
camera phones at Digital Life in New York
The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC) announces that on Friday and Saturday, September 28-29, 2007, New York’s Digital Life attendees will have the opportunity to pose for camera phone photos with the Knicks City Dancers and walk away with their prints in seconds.
MIPC will showcase how widely available technologies such as Bluetooth and PictBridge can unlock a world of convenience for cell phone users to capture photos on the go and get great results in their hands instantly.
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MIPC Adopts IrSimple and Launches New Website
Escondido, CA, November 27, 2006 - Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC), a leading
industry group developing solutions and implementation guidelines for printing images captured with
mobile devices, released an intermediate guideline 2.1 to adopt IrSimple as the technology protocol of
choice for Infrared communication. Developed by NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Sharp Corporation, ITX EGlobaledge
Corporation, and Waseda University, IrSimple was accepted last year by IrDA (Infrared
Data Association) as a globalstandard.
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Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium Releases its Second Set
of Guidelines Covering More Use Cases and Kiosks
San Diego, CA, April 10th, 2006 - Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC), an
industry group developing solutions and implementation guidelines for printing images
captured with camera phones, announced the release of its second guidelines today. With
the new version, the guidelines now cover significantly more connectivity transports as
well as enhancements to the existing transports. Read more...
Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium Gains Momentum with Six New Strategic Members
Consortium Plans to Release Initial Guidelines for Consumer Printing of Camera Phone Images by Year End
San Diego, Sept. 20, 2004 – The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC), an industry group developing solutions and implementation guidelines for printing images captured with camera phones, today announced that six new companies have joined the Consortium as strategic members. Read more…
Wireless Handset Industry Leaders Join MIPC to Drive New Consumer Printing Solutions
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April. 29, 2004 –The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC), an industry group founded to drive solutions and implementation guidelines for providing consumers with a simple and spontaneous experience when printing images taken with camera phones, today announced that mobile handset makers Nokia, Samsung, and Siemens have become strategic members of the consortium. Read more...
Leading Printer Companies Form Consortium to Drive Mobile Printing Standards for Camera Phone Customers
PALO ALTO, Calif. and TOKYO, Feb. 12, 2004 – Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), Epson and HP, all leaders in home photo printing, today announced the formation of the Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC) to drive standards for providing consumers with a simple and spontaneous experience when printing images taken with camera phones. Read more...