Westinghouse Teams with Anne Geddes

From CrunchGear comes the news that Westinghouse has announced a major partnership with Anne Geddes (world-famous photographer of babies and children) to “create a new family of digital photo frames that will highlight babies and children.  Under the partnership, the new line of digital photo frames will feature Anne Geddes’ content and images along with the award-winning Westinghouse technology that consumers have come to love and trust.  The Westinghouse Anne Geddes digital photo frames are scheduled to launch for the 2008 Holiday season.”

This is quite possibly the most perfect gift for new parents, or for a baby shower, that I’ve ever seen!  Most parents love Anne Geddes photographs, and to mix her adorable and innovative pictures with their own pictures of their own children would be a dream come true for many parents.

So far, very few tech specs have been released about the Westinghouse Anne Geddes Digital Picture Frame other than that it has an LCD screen and will require special Westinghouse software to power it.

“Kel Geddes, direction of the Geddes Group, says that “We are very pleased to be associated with Westinghouse Digital.  Its dedication to providing the highest quality content and to developing innovative delivery systems will enable individuals worldwide to enjoy and share Anne’s inspiring images in a new medium.”

Westinghouse Digital president Doug Woo states, “Westinghouse Digital is honored to enter into this partnership with Anne Geddes.  As a leader in the digital photo frame market, we are looking to provide a large demographic of product purchasers withi a dedicated piece of artwork that reflects individual style.  For mothers, grandmothers or anyone who loves children, this is an essential collector’s item - something that resonates and relates to their overall lifestyle interest.”

I predict that many nurseries will have an Anne Geddes digital picture frame on the dresser or wall this Christmas season.

Epoq Introduces Wireless ATSC TV’s That Are Also Digital Picture Frames

Our electronics are getting more and more versatile with each passing day!  Now we’ve even got an HDTV that is also a digital picture frame!

From iTechNewsNet comes this information about the Epoq EPT-LC10AT Wireless ATSC TV’s:

“Epoq introduces a new lineup of portable ATSC digital TV’s, including the EPT-LC10AT, EPT-LC7AT and EDP-AT02.

The 10-inch EPT-LC10AT has a 480×800 display and built-in lithium-ion battery. The 7-inch has a 7-inch 480p screen and battery. The EDP-AT02 gets also a 7-inch display but comes with no built-in battery. It can also be a digital photo frame and comes with USB 2.0 port and SD/MS/MMC card slot.

The price of EPT-LC10AT is not yet announced while the EPT-LC7AT and EDP-AT02 are priced at $279 and $249 respectively.”

CrunchGear has this to add:  “Now that the digital transition is just months away, and already happened in some parts, analog, handheld TVs are going to stop working. You know, the type of TVs you used to sneak into church overnighters and ‘hunting trips.’ Epoq is here to make sure that you can continue to see the game even if you’re in the middle of the lake ‘fishing’ with these three new models.”

Item:  Currently, the Epoq tv’s are the only truly portable DTV’s in the USA, for the other companies’ small ATSC sets can receive only SD, not the HD channels.

And in between shows, you can watch all of your favorite digital pictures slideshowing across the screen!