Monday news that has nothing to do with Black Friday

- The one thing that film has had over digital media is the ability to not lose images. If there is one thing that has frustrated more digital photographers it is that moment when they go to download their images, only to find that they have mysteriously disappeared. Especially after having just reviewed them on the camera LCD screen. If this has happened to you, then you know how important it is to have image recovery software. PhotoRestorer 2.2 will allow you to recover jpeg images from any media source and can be downloaded here. Another downloadable solution is DeleteFIX Photo which can recover numerous photo formats from your camera or you memory cards. It is available here. Other software includes: MediaRECOVER, Digital Photo Recovery, and many more. For a larger list, check out this link to c|net Downloads.

- Here's one from the Big Brother files. Researchers at the University of California -San Diego have developed software that will allow a digital camera to TAG a persons facial features in an image, very much like facial recognition. This tagging will allow a person to search image files for all photos of an individual later on. So say you are taking pictures of your child and have identified them as a tagged subject. You could then take numerous photos of other people and be able to search later by your child's tags to find images that contain their face. Say Cheese! Read the whole story over at gadgetell.com.

- The Nikon D300 has begun shipping from Amazon and B&H Photo. Both Amazon and B&H are currently out of stock; however, there are still a few D300’s available through Amazon via third party sellers.

- Nikon has released an update to their Nikon CaptureNX software for both Mac and Windows. The update is only for existing versions of CaptureNX. If you want to test run the software, you will need to download version 1.2. To start your downloads, go here.

- If you are in the market for a larger (over 40") inkjet printer, you might want to consider the following. Epson has rolled out its latest world-class wide format printer, the Epson Stylus Pro 9880 Printer. Continuing the evolution of the Stylus Pro series, the 44-inch printer uses Epson’s proprietary UltraChrome K3™ Ink Technology with Vivid Magenta for astonishing results. Its Eight-Channel MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head with Ink Repelling Coating manages 180 nozzles per channel, produces black density up to 2.55 with an L value of 2.9.

"This latest generation of Epson Stylus Pro printers, represent a level of technology never before seen in this market," said Mark Radogna, group product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America. "By collaborating with the world's greatest creative professionals, we've been able to advance the state of photographic printing to unprecedented levels." The printer was made available in October, with an estimated cost of $4,995 and one special edition of the printer, Epson Stylus Pro 9880 ColorBurst Edition will be launched around December at the cost of $5,995. For more 9880 info, click here.