Think Tank Photo has unveiled a new series of sling bags called Sling-O-Matic. Described as "the photo industry's first sling bag that can be easily switched back and forth to either shoulder," the Sling-O-Matic will be available in three sizes when shipping commences next month. The company is also commemorating five years of operation with a photo contest featuring a US$5000 top prize.

In its Framework, The Los Angeles Times features an interesting gallery of Pictures in the News to Sept. 7. 2010

Always a favourite, MSNBC features This Week in Sports Pictures, a selection of the best sports images from around the world.

A six-minute Reuters video offers a look behind the scenes with stories about some of the month's best images.

Nikon has unveiled three new compact digital cameras. Leading the pack is the Coolpix P7000, which is perhaps Nikon's strongest answer to date to the popular Canon PowerShot G series. In a body that's reminiscent of the G11, the P7000 features a 10.1MP sensor, 28-200mm (equivalent) zoom, ISO 100-6400 standard ISO range and a 720p/24fps video mode that can record audio through an external stereo mic connection. The Coolpix S8100, a 12.1MP camera, can capture up to five full-resolution still pictures in succession at 10fps, or at 120fps at a lower resolution, and offers in-camera high dynamic range (HDR) merging as well as 1080p video recording. Rounding out the trio is the S80, a 14.1MP model with an OLED touchscreen.

Eye-Fi, maker of SD memory/wireless combo cards, began life as a company five years ago today, and launched its first commercially-available Eye-Fi card almost three years ago. Earlier this year, the original series was succeeded by the faster Eye-Fi X2. And today, the company has unveiled a program that will enable software developers to more readily build support for Eye-Fi cards into their products.