Wireless and digital frames flew off the shelves this holiday season. With the dramatic increase in sales and advancements in technology since only one year ago, people are already wondering what 2008 will bring for the wireless frame market.
An article on photography website, Adorama, makes some predictions for the next year. One of those predictions-digital frames will surpass digital cameras as the biggest holiday gift of 2008. The article also predicted increased use of the Eye-Fi Wireless SD memory card, which we’ve written about before. With more frames on the market, and more wireless cards, it will be easier than ever to send your photos to your wireless frame in real time.
Commercial use of digital frames is growing as well. Yesterday, AirMedia Group announced the completion of outfitting two terminals in Beijing International Airport with digital frames. One terminal at the airport has been using digital frames since early December. When the newest terminal opens, 120 70-inch frames will display paid advertisements to travelers.
These exciting developments, along with past announcements like Ality’s new frame, Digital Spectrum’s partnership with FrameChannel, and Smart Parts’ coming developments will only add to the many exciting developments that will undoubtedly be announced at this year’s CES next week.
Ality introduces its newest frame, the WIRELESS PIXXA 8-inch frame. Be looking for it at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in January from the 7 - 10, and at Pepcom’s Digital Experience media showcase at Caesar’s Palace on Jan.6. With a low asking price of only $299.00, the Ality Wireless PIXXA frame looks like a winner!
Read the press release right HERE.ÂÂ
See a demo and learn how to set up the Alixy PIXXA right HERE.ÂÂ
I think that the invention of the wireless digital picture frame rates right up there with the light bulb; to be able to sit at my computer and send pictures of my children, my home, my cats, my garden, my Christmas tree, etc, to my living room wall and, more magical still, to my sister’s living room wall a thousand miles away with the click of a keyboard. . . well, it’s like like living at Hogwarts and sending things through the air with a flick and a swish.
Yes, these are magical times we live in.
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The growth of the wireless frame market and the addition of new features has continued to impress, surprise, and excite us all. In an article posted today on gizmag.com, the plans for the upcoming release of the new Wireless PIXXA frame from Ality were announced. This sleek frame with an eight-inch screen will support instant messaging and includes a calendar feature, allowing users to synchronize calendars from online calendar websites along with their personal images. If only this frame worked with FrameChannel! The full article is below.
Wifi Digital photo frame offers instant messaging (from gizmag.com)
December 21, 20007 The functionality and versatility of the digital photo frame platform continues to expand with this latest example - the new Wireless PIXXA frame from Ality - incorporating Wi-Fi connectivity, instant messaging, automatic news flash and weather reports plus multiple user accounts allowing each member of the family to set-up their own multi-media libraries and personalize display preferences.
The slim-line, 8-inch digital LCD photo frame enables photos to be sent directly via the web - either direct from a computer or from PIXXA to PIXXA frame - using the instant messenger application which also supports a chat function.
The Live Calendar feature enables users to synchronize their schedules with online calendar websites without the need for a computer and photos can be attached to special dates.
Live NewsTM facilitates a customized wireless feed direct to the PIXXA digital photo frame for news, sports, weather, traffic, entertainment, horoscopes and stock quote updates.
The frame also makes it possible to send greeting cards and invitations digitally and Ality offer an online account for photo-sharing services that includes 50MB of photo storage and the ability to automatically resize photos to suit a variety of digital photo frame settings.
Ality will showcase the Internet connected Wireless PIXXA digital photo frame at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show next month. Market release is slated for the first half of 2008 with pricing expected to be around USD$299.
