From Greg Scoblete of Twice comes this article about the rising numbers of wireless/digital picture frames in homes today:
“Eleven percent of all U.S. households own a digital photo frame, according to PMA’s 2008 U.S. Digital Imaging Survey.
That figure is roughly double the number of households owning a digital frame in 2006.
According to PMA, 15 percent of digital camera households reported owning a digital photo frame in 2007 vs. 9 percent in 2006. Its rapid growth as a digital camera accessory owes to falling prices and improved performance, the association observed. Frames are also benefiting from the large install base of digital cameras, as consumers look for means of viewing their images, the association said.”
I’ve got mine; that’s it right up there. And that’s my little son, twenty years ago, smiling at everyone with the same smile he still uses today. When I look at the slideshow on my Digital Spectrum MF8104, time goes backwards, and sometimes it stands still.
According to Digitimes, Asustek is getting ready to launch its own wireless digital picture frame line this summer, perhaps as early as June 2008, joining Sony as an already-established electronics company deciding to join the ever-growing, ever-popular wireless digital picture.market.
Some of the new Asustek wireless/digital picture frames will be compatible with Bluetooth devices, most of the digital frames will have wireless internet access, and some will be able to receive DVB-T and DVB-11 signals to display television programs.
Asutek’s decision to enter the wireless digital picture frame market is another indication of the massive wireless photo frame growth predicted for 2008: there were 12-13 million units sold in 2007, and 20 million units are expected to be sold this year. It is also predicted that consumers will be purchasing wireless digital picture frames with larger viewing screens; last year, 7-inch frames were the most popular, but this year, it’s predicted that 8 and 10-inch frames will be the most popular. (Thank you, Digitimes, for the stats!)
I hope the new Asustek wireless digital frames are FrameChannel-compatible! 
