Companies and products we watch
Below is a list of interesting companies and products we are following. We’d welcome additions to the list so if you manufacturer, market or somehow are involved in the multimedia appliance space including digital picture frames, wireless frames and other information appliciances for the home, we’d love to talk to you, please contact us
Company Name: eStarling
Location: McLean, VA
Products: eStarling 802.11 wireless picture frame
Web Site: http://www.estarling.com
About: eStarling, Inc. is an emerging leader in promoting a complete social networking experience in the comfort of your home and away from PC. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the company’s first product is a RSS enabled Wi-Fi photo framethat supports both upstream and downstream photo sharing.
Company Name: PhotoVu
Location: Boulder, CO
Products: pv1040, pv1750, PV1960 WIFI enabled picture frames
Web Site: http://www.photovu.com
About: PhotoVu is a custom manufacturer of electronic digital picture frames. PhotoVu’s digital picture frames provide unlimited possibilities in digital photography by allowing consumers and business users to view their digital photo archive or digital business content in practically any location throughout the home or business. PhotoVu turns a lifelong investment in photos into a never ending stream of smiles.
Company Name: emtrace technologies
Location: Seoul, Korea
Products: Widget Station
Web Site: http://www.emtrace.com
About: Emtrace Technologies, Inc. is a smartphone solution development company based on embeded OS in Korea
Company Name: Bigeframe
Location: Nashville, TN
Products: 19 inch bigeframe plus wireless
Website: http://www.bigeframe.com
About: Bigeframe is a small company dedicated to manufacturing large digital picture frames. Bigeframe was started in April of 2002. We handle the assembly and production of large aluminum digital frames. You may have seen our frames popping up as advertising displays around the country. We also have hundreds of happy families that show off their favorite pictures in their homes. The company is mainly operated from our home located in Hermitage, TN a suburb of Nashville, TN.
Company Name: KoolVu
Location: San Mateo, CA
Products: 8 inch digital picture frame in oak, pine and cherry
Web Site: http://www.koolvu.com
About: KoolVu.com is an e-marketer. We identify and carry products that offer the best possible value essential to its end-users. We also cater to enterprise customers, offering customization and outsourced services for Digital Signage related activities and undertakings, such as advertising content upload, scheduling and distribution. Our services are handled by experienced engineers; the quality and reliability of our products are backed by close collaboration between KoolVu and its manufacturing partners. Founded in 2004, KoolVu.com is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
Company Name: Magpix
Location: Amesbury, MA
Products: MAGPIX Pocket Photo Album
Web Site: http://www.magpix.com
About: MAGPIX produces innovative and easy to use products to enhance the digital lifestyle. MAGPIX offers a complete family of powerful digital camera binoculars, elegant digital cameras, and its ultra-stylish and groundbreaking mini-sized Pocket Photo Album. MAGPIX is highly regarded for its pioneering, proprietary optical lenses as well as inventive digital imaging designs. MAGPIX is headquartered in Amesbury, Massachusetts and has operations in the US and Asia.
Company Name: Smart Parts
Location: Englewood, NJ
Products: 5 inch, 8 inch and 10 inch digital picture frames
Web Site: http://www.smartpartsproducts.com
About: Smartparts carries a complete line of products in the fast growing category of digital photo frames. These stunning displays fit perfectly with today’s digital lifestyle, allowing consumers to enjoy their photos anywhere, without a computer. Models range from small, value priced desktop frames to large, versatile multimedia units. These easy-to-use products are backed by our U.S.-based technical support team.
Company Name: Edge Tech Corp
Location: Ada, OK
Products: High Res digital picture frame with MP3 player
Web Site: http://www.edgetechcorp.com
About: EDGE Tech Corp, an ISO 9001:2000 certified company founded in 1986, is a leading supplier of DRAM and Flash memory upgrades, portable computing products, storage devices, and other experience-enhancing technology solutions.
Company Name: Vialta
Location: Freemont, CA
Products: Vialta Vista Frame
Web Site: http://www.vialta.com
About: Vialta, Inc. develops, designs and markets unique and innovative home entertainment and personal communications products that are changing the way people communicate and share their experiences.
Company Name: Pacific Digital
Location: Irvine, CA
Products: MV800 Digital Photo Frame
Web Site: http://www.pacificdigital.com
About: Established in 1996, Pacific Digital Corporation is a leading supplier of complete storage and multimedia solutions.
Company Name: Media Street
Location: Deer Park, NJ
Products: eMotion 7 inch multimedia digital picture frame
Web Site: http://www.mediastreet.com
About: MediaStreet is a spin-off of Nation-Wide Plastics Company. Inc., a manufacturer, distributor and converter to the commercial printing industry for 38 years, with 5 strategically located facilities throughout the United States. As pre-press became automated, and proofing devices began imaging digitally, the need for high quality, hi-resolution digital imaging consumables began.
Company Name: Chumby Industries
Location: CA
Products: The Chumby
Web Site: http://www.chumby.com
About: Chumby is different. The chumby was not created in the design department of some big consumer electronics company. Market analysis and focus groups were not performed. Frankly, there wasn’t very much traditional consumer electronics experience brought to bear at all. We made it all up. Chumby Industries was formed by hackers who wanted to create something interesting, useful and different. The starting point was the humble clock radio.
Company Name: Pandigital
Location: Lafayette, CA
Products: 5, 7, 8 and 9 inch digital photo frames
Web Site: http://www.pandigital.net
About: Privately held, Pandigital® develops and markets digital entertainment products.
