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Mimo’s iMo Foto Frame Printer

Look what’s on Endgadget!

Mimo’s made quite the name for itself with its delightful array of USB-powered secondary monitors, but now it seems the company is spreading its proverbial wings and introducing something strikingly out of character. The iMo Foto Frame Printer most certainly isn’t the first (or second) of its kind, but it just might be the cutest. The digiframe / printer hybrid boasts an 8-inch panel, a memory card slot, bundled remote and an inbuilt photo printer that shoots out 4- x 6-inch images with a 300 x 300dpi print resolution. $229.99 gets you the unit itself, a few cables and a paper cartridge for 36 prints — after that, you’re on your own. Godspeed, young one.

Sony Unveils Digital Frame/Printer Combo

Greg Tarr of TWICE has the scoop on the new Sony digital picture frame/printer combo:

Sony Electronics is launching Thursday a multitasking digital photo frame and printer combination.

The S-Frame DPP-F700 is an all-in-one device that allows photo lovers to display their favorite photos and make an instant print copy for interested friends and family.

The DPP-F700, which will ship in January at a $200 estimated selling price, has a 7-inch 16:10 LCD display with WVGA (800-by-480) resolution.

The device prints 4-by-6 inch professional quality 300-by-300 dpi photos instantly in just 45 seconds.

The frame will also enable users to edit images before making prints. Editing options include enlarging, reducing, cropping, date stamping, adding borders or omitting, and adjusting brightness, contrast, hue, and sharpness.

A Creative Print mode will enable making photo calendar using more than 30 templates, print an ID photo, and create a “layout print” with multiple images on one sheet.

The S-frame includes 1GB of internal storage capacity with an auto-resizing adjustment that downsizes photos to let you store up to 2,000 photos.

The new S-Frame model supports JPEG, TIFF and BMP image file formats.

Images can be transferred to the frame via a USB connection or via most Flash memory cards, including Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Secure Digital (SD), SDHC, Multi-Media Card (MMC), CompactFlash and xD-Picture Card media.

An Auto Orientation sensor automatically rotates photos to adjust for horizontal of vertical frame placement.

Supplied accessories include a paper tray, AC adaptor, CD-ROM (print driver, PMB), operation manual, cleaning kit and stand.

Optional print packs include compatible SVM-F series: SVM-F40P (40 sheets of photo paper and cartridge), and SVM-F120P (120 sheets of photo paper and cartridges).

MediaChef Digital Cookbook Doubles As Digital Photo Frame

From CoGadget.com, we learn about the upcoming new Mediachef, the versatile kitchen helper that doubles as a digital picture frame!

Want to be able to cook well without having to follow detailed lists of ingredients? Don’t want to get lost in the confusing instructions on print? Help is at hand!

Enter MediaChef – a digital cookbook from Belling that beats all stereotype cookbooks. Frankly, its no new feat. Its just digitizing of cook books, but not a lot of us saw this coming, did we?

Sitting pretty with an 8-inch screen, it boasts of 48 preloaded video cooking lessons and exclusive content featuring British celebrity chef Brian Turner. It comes with a remote that lets you pause, rewind, and play with ease.

Fortunately, you won’t have to stash it away when you’re not using the assisted cooking lessons. It doubles up as a digital photo frame, a music player or a Calender too!

No date of release has, yet, been announced but it is estimated to be priced in the range of $270.

[via engadget]

Digital Photo Frame Among Top Honors at Global Sources Electronics Design Awards

ITNewsOnline has an excellent post about the Global Sources Electronics Design Awards.

People all over the world love their electronics, you know!

Eight electronics products designed and manufactured in Asia were named winners of the third Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) Electronics Design Awards at a press conference in Hong Kong.

The Design of the Year Award went to Shenzhen Vogue Industries’ Pierre Cardin Ultra-mobile PC. It comes with a 7-inch touch screen display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a host of other features usually only found in full-sized notebook computers. It also features a stylish brushed metal exterior and a leather case for convenient portability.

The other seven product category winners of the third annual Global Sources Electronics Design Awards are:

– CCTV Products: EE Electronics — Touchpad controlled DVR
– Digital Photo Frames: Simon Trading — 10.4-inch Digital Photo Frame with music and video functions
– GPS: YF International — 4.3-inch Ultra-slim Portable GPS Navigation Device
– In-car Entertainment: Longhorn Technology — Bluetooth hands-free car kit
– Mobile Phones: Power Idea Technology — Water proof/Shock proof Tough Phone
– Portable Media Players: Shenzhen Songer Technology — 64GB TFT MP4 player with remote control
– Portable PCs: China Great-wall Computer — 12″ laptop with one-key recovery function

“Asia’s exporters continue to drive electronics innovation through a combination of design and product functionality. This is highlighted by the latest winners of the Electronics Design Awards,” said Spenser Au, Global Sources’ President of Asian Sales.

“Today, buyers no longer come to trade shows in Hong Kong just to find great suppliers. They come to find great ideas and great products they can bring to market right away.”

Winning products set to be showcased at Global Sources’ China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components and Security Products

Winning products and finalists are set to be showcased at the Design Awards Gallery during the China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components and Security Products, Oct. 12 – 15 at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo.

Au said: “Now in its third year, the Awards have become recognized by international buyers for spotlighting the newest, most innovative electronic designs coming out of Asia.

“Tens of thousands of buyers from around the world will see these innovative products first-hand and this could help boost the chances of market success for the winners. Many of the products you see here today have real potential to be the hottest electronics products on store shelves in the coming months.”

Eight winners were selected out of 200 entries from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea based on technical design; features and functionality; visual appeal; and sales, marketing and export success.

The judging panel was made up of top industry experts and executives, including Cindy Li, Woolworth’s (HK) Procurement Sourcing Manager for Consumer Electronics/Accessories; Coles Group Asia (Target) Regional Merchandise Manager, Clement Lam and The Source Deputy General Manager, Kenneth Tse.

For more information about the Global Sources Electronics Design Awards and winning product profiles, visit http://www.globalsources.com/elecawards . For more information about the China Sourcing Fairs, visit http://www.chinasourcingfair.com .

About Global Sources

Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business uses English-language media to facilitate trade from Greater China to the world. The other business segment utilizes Chinese-language media to enable companies to sell to, and within Greater China.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 829,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over
240 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 4.3 million products and more than 196,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and 12 specialized trade shows which run 29 times a year across 10 cities.

Suppliers receive more than 81 million sales leads annually from buyers through
Global Sources Online alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 38 years. Global Sources’ network covers more than 60 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has over 2,500 team members in more than 40 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for its Chinese-language media.

Global Sources Press Contact in Asia
Camellia So
Tel: +852-2555-5021
Email: cso@globalsources.com

Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.
James W.W. Strachan
Tel: +1-480-664-8309
Email: strachan@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia
Investor Relations Department
Tel: +852-2555-4777
Email: investor@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.
Kirsten Chapman & Timothy Dien
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Tel: +1-415-433-3777
Email: tdien@lhai.com

SOURCE Global Sources