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Reports on the re-entry of electronics company Motorola Corp. in the U.S. home phone market. Opening of a customer products division in Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Launch of a series of 2.4 gigahertz analog chordless phones by the company; Shipment of seven models of the product line; Features of these models; Suggested retail prices for the models; Retail outlets where the products would initially be available.

Reports on the plans of electronics company Vialta Inc. to introduce a product category, the phone video station to the retail market. Details and technological features of the product; Suggested retail price for the product; Availability of the product in different packages; Functionalities of the product available to the user.

Asserts that digital imaging will become a mass-market phenomena only when vendors look beyond the devices themselves to a broader horizon of home networks and imaging services. Application areas requiring the focus of vendors; Projected market representation of digital cameras after the convergence of information technology and digital imaging; Companies that could enjoy a favorable market as a result of the convergence.

Reports on the launch of two photo printers by technology company Epson as of September 2002. Interface used by the printers for connecting to the personal computer; Technological features of these printers; Estimated price of the printers; Printing speeds of the printers; Introduction of two general purpose printers by Epson.

Highlights the need for vendors to recognize the consumers' time constraints in buying digital cameras in order to achieve greater sales of cameras using the digital imaging technology. Waning of customer enthusiasm in these products after their initial interest in the same; Need for the development of more user-friendly digital cameras; Necessity of uncoupling digital cameras from personal computers.

Reports that the camera manufacturing company Kodak Co. has added two cameras to its EasyShare product line. Technological features of the products; Compatibility of the cameras with the EasyShare universal service board dock for picture transfers to the personal computer desktop and for battery recharging; Shipment to several retail outlets; Suggested price for the products.