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D-Link ships DIR-685 all in one router

We’ve posted here several times about the new FrameChannel-compatible D-Link DIR -685, and now Slippery Brick informs us that this fantastic product has shipped!

The DIR-685 was first introduced way back in January at CES and now the company has began shipping them. The DIR-685 features a built-in draft N Wi-Fi module that allows it to communicate with network attached storage devices.

But that isn’t all it does. That 3.2 inch LCD screen will play streaming video or you can use it as a digital photo frame. If you like stats, it will display status information in graphs and gauges too. Like weather, but don’t have any windows to look outside? You can program the screen to display weather forecasts and other live internet content. This router does a lot.

The NAS feature supports UPnP server functions and BitTorrent downloads. Pick up the D-Link Xtreme N DIR-685 $300.

Sungale Releases New Hi-Res 8” WiFi Touch Screen Digital Picture Frame

From PRLog.org comes the news that Sungale has released a new WiFi touchscreen digital picture frame: the Sungale ID800WT!

Here’s the press release:

May 18, 2009 – Chino, CA-During the 2009 Consumer Electronics Trade Show event, Sungale released its second generation of Wi-Fi touch screen digital photo frame—the Sungale ID800WT. Not only does the Sungale ID800WT boast an internal memory of 512 MB to store and display thousands of hi-resolution images on its 8 Inch screen, it is equipped with Wi-Fi Applications such as current weather report by zip code, real-time stock quotes, an RSS feed for news updates, IP radio, Picasa image download, Gmail alerts, local traffic conditions, note pad with soft keyboard and the ability to view popular websites like YouTube the Sungale ID800WT is a definite best buy for 2009.

The unveiling of Sungale’s highly anticipated new product met positive reviews from many OEM representatives and industry leaders. “This is a highly innovative product in all aspects”, says one visitor at the Sungale booth. The touch screen interface makes scrolling through digital images and use of its many features easy and enjoyable.

Along with the many upgraded Wi-Fi features the Sungale ID800WT also retains functionality with its numerous standard features. The Sungale ID800WT has an internal memory of 512 MB allowing users to store and display thousands of hi-resolution digital memories without sacrificing image quality. Having an aspect ratio of 4:3 also helps to reduce image distortion because 99% if digital cameras use a 4:3 aspect lens. Other standard features include digital clock, alarm, calendar, WMA music player and built in speakers. Additionally Sungale offers a support website, www.sungalewifi.com, for downloadable software upgrades and the option to customize user’s channels. The Sungale ID800WT offers more feature content with a user friendly interface, at a more competitive price than any other company in this category.

With years of experience as a premier manufacturer of consumer electronics with production facilities in Shenzhen, China and as a leading OEM supplier of digital photo frames and other digital products, Sungale has continued to provide products using the latest technology. Sungale’s devotion to cutting-edge technology along with a regulated quality control system produces a superior product line with durability and applicability in mind. Recent additions to Sungale’s product line include: Digital Photo Frames, Digital Photo Albums, Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frames, E-Book Reader and IP Radio.

“At Sungale we aim to bring complete customer satisfaction with all of our products.”
For more information about Sungale and its products please visit http://www.sungale.com or contact RSPA Inc. at 909-902-6117. For inquires by mail please address to 13941 Central Avenue Chino, CA 91710.

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With years of experience as a premier manufacturer of consumer electronics with production facilities in Shenzhen, China and as a leading OEM supplier of digital photo frames and other digital products, Sungale has continued to provide products using the latest technology. Sungale’s devotion to cutting-edge technology along with a regulated quality control system produces a superior product line with durability and applicability in mind. Recent additions to Sungale’s product line include: Digital Photo Frames, Digital Photo Albums, Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frames, E-Book Reader and IP Radio.

IPEVO Kaleido R7 Wireless Digital Picture Frame At Amazon NOW!

Last October, I posted about the IPEVO Kaleido R7 Wireless Digital Picture Frame that was going to be showcased in this year’s CES last January, and now that this beautiful wireless frame has been for sale for a while, I wanted to mention it again!

The October post mentioned the outstandingly low price for the IPEVO frame, but didn’t know the EXACT price at that time.  Now I do, and it’s a very good price indeed.

You can buy a wireless digital IPEVO Kaleido frame from Amazon for as low as $199.99.  This is not a small frame, either; for that price you’ll get 7 inches of bright, clear, colorful LCD TFT digital pictures!  With a resolution of 800 x 480 and an aspect ratio of  400:1, even the people sitting on the other side of the room will be able to see your pictures.

Use that wifi to get your pictures directly from your computer’s hard drive, or from a photo-sharing service like Picasa or Flickr. You can also store up to FIVE THOUSAND PICTURES in the frame itself.

The Ipevo Kaleido R7 has a row of touch-responsive buttons that will scroll through your pictures and do pretty much anything you want done with them. You can also program your Ipevo Kaleido with the wireless remote, from the comfort of your easy chair.

This wireless digital picture frame ROTATES! If you have a picture with a vertical orientation, just flip the frame!

The Ipevo Kaleido R7 will ship with its own Mac and PC-compatible software, which will allow you to organize your pictures into playlists and channels (FRAMECHANNEL!) and then you can schedule what pictures are rotated through the display, and when.

When a wireless digital picture frame manufacturer includes Framechannel capability in a product, I know it’s a good product.

D-Link Wireless Photo Frame Wins “SWITCHIE” Award

Endgadget.com has selected D-Link’s Wireless Internet Photo Frame, the DSM-210, as the winner of its annual “SWITCHIE” award, in the category of “Getting the Picture Across.”

Endgadget experts have said, about the DSM-210, that “Most digital photo frames continue to be islands, but not the D-Link Internet Photo Frame.”

This is the fourth annual SWITCHIE awards.  (Saluting Wares Improving Technology’s Contribution to Humanity” And the D-Link DSM-210 Wireless Picture Frame was the only winnter in its category.

D-Link has partnered with FrameChannel; therefore, it is very easy for frame owners to access their pictures on Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, or wherever they might be storing their pictures online.  With FrameChannel, it is als very simple to get RSS feeds on a regular basis.

D-Link also has its own website, where users can access their online photographs, and RSS feeds.

Wireless  picture frames give their owners tons of options, and D-Link is one of the very best.  The D-Link wireless frame can be managed from a distance as well, giving grandmothers and great-uncles the opportunity to keep updated while doing NOTHING, themselves, except watch their frames change as their families grow, before their very eyes.

The DSM-210 has a 10-inch 16:9 screen, slots for almost any memory card, a USB cord, interchangeable black or white frames, and can be networked with either an Ethernet connection or WiFi network.

The new D-Link DSM-210 wireless digital picture frame can be purchased via the D-Link network of retail outlets, or online at the D-Link store.  There, the MSRP is $249.99.  I found this frame on Amazon, also, but at a higher price.  If you’ve got a coupon, etc, it might be a better deal, but if not, you might want to buy it directly.

D-Link is one of my favorite makers of wireless/digital picture frames; if you count up the number of times I’ve posted about them, you would agree.