Press Release: Intouch IT3500 Wireless Internet Radio Cube is the Ultimate Alarm Clock Radio & Photo Frame for Digital Lifestyles

Give students the gift of time management this holiday season; the Intouch Wireless Internet Radio Cube delivers the Digital World in a Compact and Hip Form Factor with Internet Radio, Personalized News and Photo Sharing

Atlanta (September 1, 2009) — Just in time for the holiday season, Giant International has released the Intouch IT3500 wireless Internet radio cube. At just four inches a side, the Intouch IT3500 is perfect for the nightstand, desk, kitchen counter or anywhere access to photos, music, and news is desired. This unique alarm clock and calendar enhances today’s active digital lifestyles. It’s the perfect gift for college students.

“We are excited to add the Internet and digital media into the familiar fixture of the clock radio,” said Marjon de Groot, Business Director for Giant International. “With the Intouch IT3500 wireless Internet radio cube it’s even easier for families to integrate their favorite photos, news content and entertainment into their daily lives without sacrificing space.”

Enjoy Nightly Lullabies from Around the World

With access to over 6,500 Internet radio stations from around the world, any musical taste can be satisfied with the Intouch IT3500 wireless Internet radio cube. From hip hop, rock and adult contemporary, to the newest music coming out of the Caribbean and Netherlands, the Intouch cube makes it easy and fun to listen to long-time favorites, as well as new music from the recent family vacation to Europe. Take a snooze and wake-up in style. After being lulled to sleep by the smooth voice of their favorite country crooner, country-western music fans can select to wake up to rousing western swing tunes on the Intouch. Favorite stations can be easily saved. In addition, music content can also be added from memory cards.

Time Management Simplified with instant, Personalized News and Entertainment

With the Intouch IT3500 wireless Internet radio cube on the nightstand, sleepers awake to see chosen pictures of their loved ones and can automatically get the current weather forecast, traffic up-dates, and other relevant news to help start their day and manage their world. Over 1000 channels of content such as news,
weather, sports and financial data are available through FrameChannel, a free web-based content provider. Up-dates from social networks, news and photo-sharing sites make it convenient for users to stay in touch with family and friends, hobbies and events they care about. Without having to even get out of bed.

Touch sensor controls make it easy for any sleepy-head to access the multimedia features with just a gentle tap of any icon. When rapid action is required touch sensor controls allow for a faster response time compared to conventional input devices such as keypads. Users are able to quickly and smoothly navigate through a range of multimedia feature options.

View Digital Photo Albums in a Cool, Compact Cube

The Intouch IT3500 lets users view and share photos via their favorite photosharing sites such as Facebook®, Flickr™, Webshots® and Picasa®, so its convenient and fun to stay connected with friends and family back home. Students also have the flexibility to download photos directly into the frame from memory cards. Ideal for the dorm room, students can keep family photos handy and visible, while mom can send new pictures of siblings to keep the family close. Office workers can keep any number of photos on their desks to show-off without the space issue and clutter of multiple frames.

Intouch IT3500 Key Features:
• 3.5” (320 x 240) color digital display screen
• Wi-Fi connectivity (embedded WiFi 802.11b/g standard)
• Digital photo frame with FrameChannel partnership providing easy photo sharing and 1000 channels of dynamic content to customize frame with news, weather, sports and more
• Touch sensor control
• Live Internet radio with included vTuner service providing over 6,500 internet radio stations (no subscription fee)
• Audio/photo playback function
• Stereo speakers (1W x 2)
• Memory formats supported: Secure Digital (SD) Card, Multimedia (MMC) Card
• 128MB of internal memory
• Audio jack for headphones or external speaker connection
• Clock, calendar and alarm

Pricing and Availability

The Intouch IT3500 wireless Internet radio cube has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $119.99 and is available through Intouch’s network of retail outlets and at the company’s online store at www.in-touchproducts.com.

About Intouch

Intouch consumer electronics offer innovative technology that delivers communications, information and entertainment to sophisticated, active consumers when, where and how they desire. With its Intouch brand, Giant International is leveraging its marketing and distribution expertise in the consumer electronics market.

About Giant International

Atlanta-based Giant International Ltd. is the global marketer and distributor for Giant Wireless Technology (GWT), an international leader in the development and production of wireless telecommunications products for the consumer market. With manufacturing capabilities in China, GWT provides superior quality products that are also technology market leaders. A diversified, multi-national research and development team helps GWT bring to market products that reflect an international range of product advancements and innovations based on consumer insights. Through OEM and ODM arrangements, Giant International markets wireless communications solutions that deliver entertainment and information for active lifestyles. Currently, products are brought to market under the Intouch, Olympia and licensed Motorola brand.

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FrameChannel for the Holidays: Giinii International Wireless Digital Picture Frames

From TechShowWire.com comes the press release about Giinii International’s newest electronics, some of which are wireless picture frames that are FrameChannel-compatible!  This, of course, puts Ginii International wireless frames in the category of “superior wireless picture frames.”

“We are giving retailers a broad range of exciting new GiiNii products that will build traffic and reignite sales this year,” said GiiNii President Scott Reeves.

CES is always awesome, and next month Giinii International will be in Booth No. 21244, South Hall 1.

Here’s the press release:

CES 2009: GiiNii International to Introduce Variety of Exciting New Products at CES Jan. 8 – 12, 2009, Booth No. 21244, South Hall 1

GiiNii International (www.giinii.com), developer of The Next New innovations in consumer electronics for everyone, at CES will introduce the following new products:

* PixPlus – A new line of 10-inch Wi-Fi–enabled digital picture frames that also are powerful information and entertainment companions, delivering location-relevant online content to any room unlike any other digital frames on the market.
o PixPlus Featuring FrameChannel – Streams content from more than 500 FrameChannel.com channels
o PixPlus Source – Streams content from HowStuffWorks.com.
* C-U-C-Me digital camera feature – Patent-pending technology lets everyone in the picture see how the photo will look as it’s being taken. With GiiNii’s new reflective image feature, people in the picture can see what the lens sees. This innovative feature is on most of GiiNii’s new line of Clicka digital cameras.
* Clearview HDTVs For The Other Room – A line of innovative high-definition televisions that perform double duty as super-sized digital picture frames.
* Movit Mini – A portable social networking and communications device that features the Skype application, so it’s ready to use with any Wi-Fi network. Wireless carrier- independent, it sports a huge, 4.3-inch touch-screen and plays music and videos.

“We are giving retailers a broad range of exciting new GiiNii products that will build traffic and reignite sales this year,” said GiiNii President Scott Reeves.

GiiNii International (www.giinii.com), developer of The Next New innovations in consumer electronics for everyone, designs, engineers, procures components and oversees assembly of digital picture frames, digital cameras, high-definition TVs and other lifestyle products that address consumers’ needs. Affordably priced and conveniently available at popular retailers and online stores, GiiNii products are easy to buy. The San Ramon, Calif.-based company’s best-in-class customer service – including online video tutorials and telephone support – means GiiNii products also are easy to own.

- Via TechShowWIRE.com [Inbox MM] [BUSINESS WIRE]

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Tonight is New Year’s Eve.  Let’s all be sensible and responsible!

iGala Introduces New Wireless Digital Picture Frame!

PR Web Press Release Newswire brings us word that Aequitas Technologies announced, on Nov. 13, that it has released the iGala Wireless Digital PIcture Frame.  I’m always happy to hear of yet another electronics company savvy enough to have a WIRELESS digital picture frame in its inventory!

Here is the Press Release:

” ‘By leveraging the content service provided by Microsoft, iGala is able to bring great images and informational content to its customers.  Meanwhile, iGala’s powerful touch screen interface and networking features provide a great platform to distribute Windows Live FrameIt contents to end users,’ said Yorick Zhyang, Vice President of Aequitas Technologies LLC.

The iGala Wireless Digital PIcture  Frame comes with a top of the line 800 X 600 4:3 Digital LCD 8″ screen.  The touch screen interface lets customers complete frame setup without a connected PC.  Customers can also select on-demand content including News, Traffic, and Weather information proved by Windows Live FrameIt.

The iGala DPF automatically syncs with online photo sharing services including Flickr and FrameIt.  Customers will no longer need to use email to share digital images with their families and friends.    Images uploaded to an online photo account, will automatically be displayed on every iGala Frame subscribed to that account.

Customers will also be able to associate a Gmail account with their iGala DPF and then email photos direction to the frame from anywhere in the world.

‘IGala’s unique Touch Screen User Interface makes it easy for Windows Live and iGala’s shared customers to sync their online photos with iGala’s digital frame and retrieve online content from Windows Live FrameIt,’ said Brian Hall, general manager of Windows Live at Micxrosoft Corp.  ‘The two products integrate seamlessly together to provide our customers with great value and convenience.’

This collaberation between Aequitas and Microsoft has arrived just in time for the holiday season.  Families can utilize the convenience of Windows Live FrameIt and iGala Digital Picture Frame to share their new memories throughout the rest of the year.”

I wonder if the new iGala wireless digital picture frame will become FrameChannel-compatible.  I hope so!

Cea Predicts Consumer Electronics Will Hit the $700 Billion Mark by 2009

According to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CED) and the GfK Group, consumer electronics revenue will grow nearly ten percent in 2008, hitting the $700 billion mark by 2009.  As long as people try to improve their lives, they will continue to embrace technology.

CEA’s senior director of market research Tim Herbert says, “No matter where consumers are, whether it’s on the coast of Turkey or the mountains of Peru, they crave access to information, entertainment and two-way communication.  Many regions of the world face high population densities or underdeveloped infrastructure.  Mobile products help consumers overcome these hurdles.”

You may click this link to read the press release about this topic.

This is not an exaggeration, either.  I fully believe that more and more, people are relying on electronic devices for many things, chief among them entertainment.  In the area of wireless/digital picture frames, for example, one doesn’t even require a computer to use some of them; however, WITH a computer, and particularly with a wireless connection, one can utilize a wireless picture frame to its full capacity.