Giant’s InTouch: Versatility in a Wireless Digital Picture Frame

The International CES isn’t until January 8, 2009, but already the electronics companies are giving us glimpses of what to expect there!  Giant’s booth is one you won’t want to miss.

Jacqueline Emigh, of BetaNews, gives us several peeks into some new gadgets, including Giant International’s InTouch wi-fi-capable web access and audio-enabled photo frame.

Emigh tells us that “. . . priced at $349.99, the gadget contains a 7-inch touch TFT LCD display with 800 - by - 480 resolution, along with 128 MB of internal memory, built-in stereo speakers, and a USB port.  It also accommodates SD, CF, MS, MMC, and XD-Picture cards.  A power adapter is included, but the frame will also run on rechargeable batteries for about 90 minutes.”

The main menu contains icons for photo, media, tools, and RSS news feeds.  The feeds can be set up with the use on an on-screen QWERTY keyboard.  Giant also holds deals with vTuner for Internet radio and Web video access, and with FrameChannel for end user tools for managing content from Picasa, Flickr, Webshots, Facebook, and other Web sites.”

I’m always excited to hear about a wireless digital frame that is compatible with FrameChannel!

Giant’s sales director for new products, Thomas W. Silveria, tells Emigh in the article that one of Giant’s upcoming products is a system which adds phone functionality to the existing frame.

Kodak Introduces The New OLED Wireless Digital Picture Frame

The brand-new ultra-thin 7.6-inch diagonal Kodak OLED Wireless Picture Frame debuted yesterday and took the digital world by storm.

Unlike most wireless/digital picture frames, the new Kodak OLED screen is not an LED; it has an ambient light sensor that adjusts the picture brightness based on the light in the room.

OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), a Kodak invention, makes your digital pictures look more colorful, more dynamic, and gives them greater depth and saturation than other kinds of displays.  The 180 degree viewing angle lets you see a bright clear picture from any angle and any spot in the room, and with a resolution of 800 x 460 and a white to black ratio of greater than 30,000:1, those pictures are going to be exceptional!

This new Kodak OLED frame will be on display at the Kodak booth (Hall 5.2) during Photokina, the world’s largest photo and imaging trade fair, running September 23-28 in Cologne, Germany.

Pete Jameson, general manager, Digital Devices Group, Eastman Kodak Company, says that “Kodak is a worldwide market and technology leader in digital picture frames, and OLED technology was created by Kodak, making uniquely positioned to bring the benefits of OLED to consumers.  We’re tremendously proud to introduce this exciting new picture frame.  In addition to spectacular image quality, the new frame’s Wi-Fi connectivity delivers a richer experience to the consumer, enabling them to connect to their favorite social sites and view their personalized content online.”

The built-in WiFi in the new Kodak OLED lets the frame access picture, videos, and music files stored on your computer, wherever in your house it might be.  You can also upload images and videos from your digital camera’s memory cards or USB drives.  The frame has 2 full GB of internal memory, also, and comes with Kodak software for editing and moving content from your PC to the frame.

The Kodak OLED’s wireless capabilities allow access to all kinds of exciting internet content, including the Kodak gallery and Kodak partners Flickr and FrameChannel.

The Kodak OLED wireless digital picture frame will retail for $999.00 and will be available at kodak.com this November 2008, with additional online and retail distribution to be announced later in the year.

In other words, it’s the PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT for 2008!

Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, Webshots, Photobucket, MSN: FrameChannel Can Manage Them All!

If you have pictures on Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, webshots, Photobucket, MSN, or almost any other website, you can manage them with FrameChannel!

You can create your own channels, subscribe to dozens of cool channels, get the news, weather, sports, and pretty much anything else, with Framechannel, too.  Plus, your family and friends can email pictures to your Framechannel account!

You can manage your FrameChannel account from any computer, anywhere. It just has to be connected to the internet!

If you have an Eye-Fi memory card in your digital camera, you can send your pictures directly to your Framechannel account, which means that FrameChannel will put them immediately on your wireless digital picture frame!

I have a Digital Spectrum MF 8104, and an Eye-Fi card, and a FrameChannel account, and they all work together like a well-honed machine.

Before I got my wireless digital photo frame, I wasn’t really all that “into” electronics.  That’s all completely changed now.  My wireless digital MF 8104 has improved my life.  Seriously, it has.

ChinaVision Introduces New WiFi Digital Photo Frame

ChinaVision introduces a new WiFi digital picture frame!

It’s got a big 10.2-inch TFT LCD screen, with an incredible 800 x 600 resolution. Pretty nice for watching your slideshows or your movies!

You can look at your pictures via your camera’s memory card or almost any flash drive, too.

To get WiFi access, you will have to plug in the WiFi dongle (included), but once you do, you can browse for pictures, movies, and music all over the internet! You can connect to your Flickr account, or check out images from pretty much anywhere on the ’net. You’ll have RSS capability, too.

Put this frame on your desk or tabletop, or hang it on the wall! Full dimensions are 299 X 239 x 43mm.

You’ll also enjoy the calendar functions and the clock/alarm.