FrameChannel Is Now A Standard Service For Many Wireless Digital Photo Frames!

There are a lot of big, well-known names in electronics these days.  We associate these names with good products, innovation, intelligent people, and fair prices.  All of these qualities together mean excellent customer service and excellent products.

That being said, what would you say the following names have in common?

Samsung

EdgeTech

Giant

D-Link

Kodak

Digital Spectrum

PhotoVu

Momento

Yes, they’re all big, reputable names.  Yes, they all make electronics.  Yes, they all have several wireless/digital picture frames.  Yes, they’ve all been featured at least once right here on this blog.

Yes, they are names to be trusted.  Yes, their wireless digital picture frames are not only versatile and reliable; they are beautiful to behold, and are a wonderful addition to any home’s decor.

All of these things are absolutely true and VERY important.  However, what thrills me - and remember, I’m an electronics geek and the world’s biggest wireless picture frame fan - is that EVERY.  ONE.  OF.  THESE.  BIG.  NAMES.  IN.  ELECTRONICS.  has included FrameChannel - as a given- in the makeup of their wireless frames.

Paul Miller of Endgadget says it well; he refers to this practice as  “. . . the increasingly standard FrameChannel service.”

Here’s how I would put it:  “The very best wireless digital picture frames will, naturally, be FrameChannel-compatible.  That would be a major reason they would be the very best!”  You may quote me.

Seriously, FrameChannel is such a wonderful thing!  How else, and where else, can we find and use such amazing content - Facebook, Webshots, Flickr, Picasa, along with over 400 channels of weather, news (national and local!) traffic reports, sports, quotations, NASA, Discover, National Geographic. . . . really, anything anyone would possibly want displayed on a wireless picture frame is available on FrameChannel.

And it’s all FREE.

FrameChannel Told Me About The Lunar Eclipse Last Night

I had never seen a complete lunar eclipse before. I’ve seen partial eclipses, but never a complete eclipse. Somehow, I always got the news that there was going to be one AFTER it was already over.

Last night, however, I watched a complete and total lunar eclipse, from start to finish, and it was AWESOME.

Yes, of course I took pictures. They’re already dancing across my wireless digital picture frame.

Why was this year different? How did I find out there was going to be a complete lunar eclipse last night, in time to be there and see it?

This year, I have a wireless digital picture frame.

But how can a picture frame tip a person off as to an eclipse?

I use FrameChannel with my wireless digital picture frame, that’s how. FrameChannel lets me subscribe to pretty much any web content with a feed, and I get all kinds of things, PLUS hundreds of pictures, slideshowing across my wireless frame.

That’s how I found out about the eclipse, you see. I don’t listen to the radio, and by the time I sit down to read a newspaper, it’s three days old, but every single time I walk through my living room, I stop in front of my wireless digital frame and watch the content, and when you multiply those little “stops and watches” by a dozen times daily, and when each little “stop and watch” includes pictures, quotations, weather, and NEWS, there’s not much that slips past me these days.

That’s how I made it out to the back yard last night, bundled in my warm coat and a blanket, stationed myself in a lawn chair, and watched the sky give forth one of its many, many miraculous sights. It was a little cloudy, but it wasn’t too bad.

The eclipse was a marvel, and I’ll remember it for the rest of my life. Plus, I’ll get to relive it, because I took possibly a hundred pictures of it, the best of which are part of my ever-moving slideshow.

So, to sum up: Wireless digital picture frame = your pictures, my pictures, friends’ and relatives’ pictures, professional pictures, news, weather, quotations, inspiration, and whatever else you subscribe to.

FrameChannel ROCKS. Check out this lunar eclipse video the FrameChannel NASA channel sent my frame!

A Digital Picture Frame In The Classroom or Foyer? Perfection!

There are so many fantastic things about a digital picture frame. . . so many wonders, so many uses. . . .

It’s not just that you can see your family growing up before your eyes, in one frame, on your desk or living room wall.

It’s not just that you can showcase your entire business or office or portfolio or practice, there on the receptionist’s desk for customers to see while they wait.

It’s not just that you can feature your clients’ products and services in prominent places in the foyer.

Wireless and digital picture frames have a definite place in the hallways and classrooms of our schools, too.!  Think of it!   A powerpoint or other presentation of assignments, photographs of field trips, menus, etc, behind the glassed-in display cases in the halls and cafeteria and office!  Curricular powerpoints, maps, assignments, pictures of proud students with good papers and projects, etc, on the teacher’s desk or wall of each classroom!

If your school is wireless, the possibilities are even greater!  Down in the office, the principal could change every frame in every classroom with the touch of a button or two!  The coaches could put scores and pictures of game highlights on them!  The secretaries could put the announcements on them!

Sure, many of these things already come through on the teacher’s computer, but most of the time, the students don’t have access to that.  A wireless or digital picture frame in the classroom could connect the teachers and students with the office personnel instantly!

Teachers are already sharing how they are using wireless or digital picture frames; here is just one (of many) discussions.

PTO’s:  Don’t you think these frames would make excellent gifts for your school’s classrooms?

CEO’s:  Ditto for your reception areas and foyers?

Think about it, schools and businesses.  The world is changing faster than we are able to comprehend, and the more ways we can keep in touch and connected, the better.

You can even put the weather reports on your wireless or digital picture frame!

And each classroom or department with its own channel. . . .      FANTASTIC!

BigeFrame Plus: A HUGE Wireless Digital Picture Frame That Does Sooooo Much More!

The high resolution WiFi wireless photo frame is the most powerful digital picture frame currently availabale anywhere. It now uses Windows Vista as the operating system.

Customers can choose between a 19 or 20-inch viewable screen, and enough internal storage for over 100,000 pictures. It can handle pictures, movies, and Mp3’s with ease. It’s made for the wall, but would also look great sitting on any big desk or table.

Bigeframe Plus has the capability to wirelessly connect to your media. All your pictures and home movie files stored on your home or business network can be played with ease. It can also be updated and controlled from any PC connected to the internet. You could be across town, or across the country, and update and change your digital picture frame via the internet.

In addition to showing all your pictures and video, the BigeFrame Plus also has an online news ticker with the ability to receive news, sports, and weather from all over the world. You can even use the frame as an electronic sign and show important messages to your audience or customers.

Frames can be set to auto-start slideshows when the power is turned on. BigeFrame packages will play PowerPoint and Flash media files as well. If you don’t have a wireless network, they accept an ethernet cable or you can run them stand alone.

This is a big one, folks, and probably most people wouldn’t need something this powerful. But for businesses, professional photographers, schools, colleges, or someone with a large-than-usual picture collection, this large wireless digital picture frame is FANTASTIC.