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Kodak Gets Out Of The Digital Camera Business
By Chris Morran on February 9, 2012 3:30 PM   34 Comments
Kodak, the company whose name was once synonymous with photography, announced today that it will phase out its digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames during the first half of this year, as it fights to crawl out from under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. More »

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Kodak Wants To Wipe Its Name Off Of Academy Awards Venue
By Phil Villarreal on February 2, 2012 8:15 AM   20 Comments
It's generally seen as bad form for a bankrupt company like Kodak to have its name plastered on a theater as a title sponsor. Kodak, which filed for Chapter 11 protection last month, has realized it would have a lot more cash to burn if it could wriggle out of a $75 million, 20-year commitment to slap its name on the Kodak Theatre, which hosts the Academy awards. More »

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Kodak Files For Bankruptcy Protection
By Chris Morran on January 19, 2012 10:19 AM   31 Comments
As predicted earlier this month, struggling photography pioneer Eastman Kodak has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it attempts to raise cash by selling off some of its more than 1,000 patents. More »

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Report: Kodak Prepping To File For Chapter 11
By Chris Morran on January 4, 2012 2:52 PM   54 Comments
The new year isn't getting off to a good start for the photo folks at Eastman Kodak Co., which is reportedly preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if it can't unload a pile of its patents on buyers in the next few weeks. More »

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Kodak Uses Creative Shipping To Solve Printer Problem In Mexico
By Ben Popken on August 11, 2011 3:00 PM   57 Comments
Joe got Kodak to agree to send him a replacement printer when his kept showing "replace the cartridge" error messages, even after installing several completely new cartridges. There was just one problem. Joe lives in Mexico. Kodak, based in the US, doesn't ship internationally. How to get around this cartridge conundrum? Deb in Kodak's executive customer service had an ingenious idea... More »

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If I Hadn't Checked, CVS Would Have Charged $228 For A $28 Generic
By Ben Popken on June 22, 2011 4:00 PM   92 Comments
Had David's wife not probed closely, she could have ended up paying $228 for generic Fosamax that could have been easily gotten for $24. He's sharing the story as a cautionary tale so that other people who are getting their maintenance prescriptions covered by their employer's insurance don't end up overpaying for generics. More »

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Kodak Wants Your Old Cameras, Electronics
By Phil Villarreal on June 5, 2011 10:30 AM   61 Comments
If you've got a drawer full of old camera equipment, you can turn it into money by selling it to Kodak, which has introduced a trade-in program in which it's seeking digital and film cameras and accessories, digital video cameras, digital picture frames and printers. More »

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10 Companies That Were Once Great But Now Kinda Suck
By Chris Morran on August 19, 2010 2:30 PM   239 Comments
There was a time when many of us got our videos at Blockbuster after shopping for a Sony Discman at Sears, all while talking on our Motorola phone. All of these companies have had their glory days, but now they're on the U.S. News & World Report's list of 10 Companies That Have Lost Their Edge. More »

Kodak Demonstrates Its Awesome Camera Technology With Stock Photo
By Chris Walters on July 14, 2010 10:41 AM   40 Comments
It's common practice for companies to license stock photography to use in promotional materials, but one of our readers thinks it's somewhat strange that a camera company would go this route, when the one thing you're trying to sell to consumers is the ability to capture great images. More »

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Without Proof Of Purchase, Your Warranty Options May Be Limited
By Chris Walters on February 10, 2010 8:37 PM   43 Comments
Rob's digital photo frame stopped working a few days ago, so he contacted Kodak to see whether they could help him. He writes that he knew it was at least one month out of warranty because the warranty is for one year, and he'd been given it as a gift a year ago on Christmas. Still, he was hoping Kodak would cut him a deal or do some sort of above-and-beyond thing.
 
Instead, he found out that as far as Kodak was concerned, it had been out of warranty for over two years More »

Kodak: Your Camera Has A Beach Mode, So Don't Take It To The Beach
By Laura Northrup on November 21, 2009 3:00 PM   107 Comments

—>Brandy's Kodak digital camera comes with several pre-set modes, one of which is "beach." However, when her camera stopped working after a trip to the beach, she reports that Kodak's mystifying response to her service request was that just because a digital camera has a setting for taking photos at the beach, that doesn't mean that you should actually take it to the beach.  More »

Kodak Gallery Holds Photos Hostage, Then Deletes Them
By Laura Northrup on June 2, 2009 3:03 AM   64 Comments

—>A lot of people out there on the Interwebs apparently didn't read our article about Kodak Gallery, and their photos were deleted from Gallery starting two weeks ago if they didn't either pay up or make a photo print purchase. Many customers were fully aware of the deadline, but since Kodak provided no easy way to export full-size photos from the galleries, they were forced to download thousands of files one. at. a. time.  More »

We're not sure if this will work for brand new customers, but KodakGallery is offering free Mother's Day photo cards through 5/16 with coupon code FREECARD. To ensure delivery by Mother's Day, you have to order the card by midnight tonight. Note that you'll still have to pay 99 cents shipping and handling. [KodakGallery]  More »

Kodak Gallery Improves Its Photo Storage Policies, Becomes A Valid Option Again
By Chris Walters on April 18, 2009 3:24 PM   23 Comments

—>We recently trashed Kodak Gallery, and rightly so, for providing the least value of any online photo storage/printing service. Now we take that back, because with a simple change to their terms, they've suddenly become a viable choice again—provided you meet a couple of conditions.  More »

Contact Info For Eastman Kodak Company
By Chris Walters on April 3, 2009 11:36 PM   2 Comments

—>An anonymous tipster provides the following contact info for the Kodak executive team.  More »

Kodak's Overpriced Photo Site Will Delete Your Photos If You Don't Spend Money
By Chris Walters on March 23, 2009 10:16 PM   55 Comments

—>Kodak Gallery is a poor choice for online photo storage. As of this month, they've changed their storage policy so that now you must spend a minimum amount—$4.99 or $19.99, depending on whether you're under or over 2GB of storage—every 12 months or your pics will be deleted. By comparison, Shutterfly has no minimum spending requirement and unlimited storage.  More »

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By Ben Popken on August 28, 2008 12:28 PM   15 Comments

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Kodak To End Flash Photography?
By Meg Marco on June 15, 2007 12:11 AM   18 Comments
Kodak's new proprietary technology adds "clear" pixels to the red, green, and blue elements that form the image sensor array, collecting a higher proportion of the light striking the sensor.  More »

Kodak Moments: Kodak Quits Council of Better Business Bureaus Rather Than Face Expulsion
By Carey Alexander on April 7, 2007 5:20 PM   19 Comments

—>Kodak resigned from the Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB,) rather than face expulsion for their refusal to respond to complaints lodged by spurned customers.

Kodak was advised it could contest the termination but chose instead to resign its national membership in early March. The photography company allowed its membership in the Buffalo-based branch to lapse about five years ago.  More »

Kodak's Trade-In Program Pays For Your Old Camera
By Carey Alexander on March 3, 2007 3:12 PM   10 Comments

—>Kodak will pay for your old camera if you buy a new Kodak EasyShare. It's like trading in your old car, except there are no shady dealers.

Step 1 — Register for a Trade-In account and log in to the Trade-In Center.
Step 2 — Select the appropriate trade-in estimator and receive an instant estimate.
Step 3 — Buy your new camera at kodak.com.
Step 4 — Ship a copy of your kodak.com receipt & your old camera using the prepaid shipping label.
Step 5 — 7 to 14 days after receipt of the item, we send payment to you by check.
The program, which has been active since last October, evaluates several factors, including camera condition, zoom level, and external media included. The trade-in value is determined primarily by megapixel count.  More »