Chinavision’s “Guitarman” Is The Perfect Gift

Guitarman is a digital picture frame for your desk-top, and Chinavision has not only presented the digital world with a work of art; it has also given us a a wireless digital picture frame with internet capacities! Put it wherever you don’t already have regular access to a computer, and power it up with your laptop whenever needed.

The 2.4-inch TFT LCD photo frame is a great addition to any home or office. Simply plug it into your computer for an instant slide show from your computer or the internet. This frame does much more than just browse your computer for pictures, however. You can use this wireless frame to check the weather from up to five cities, and to peruse the headlines to keep up with what’s happening in the world today. Do you have a Flickr account, full of pictures you’ve not actually seen for months? Now you can! The Guitarman digital frame can access your Flickr account and those awesome pictures will become part of the pictorial slideshow on your digital frame.

The Guitarman is powered by a built-in rechargeable battery, and can also run if it’s plugged into your computer or laptop, in which case the memory is unlimited. With a resolution of 320 x 240, the picture is bright and clear.

Embedded Wi-Fi Chips Approaching a Billion Electronics Devices

Market researcher In-Stat tells us that “Because of its large installed base in mobile PC’s and home networks, flexibility, and mature ecosystem, Wi-Fi is a valued. . . technology for the consumer electronic (CE) market.”  In-Stat analyst Victoria Fodale says that “The sheer volume of digital TV shipments will make it a strong market. . . . “  In-Stat predicts that the compound annual growth rate for CE Wi-Fi devices through 2012 will be 26%.

That means that embedded Wi-Fi chips could end up in almost a billion consumer electronics devices by 2012, according to a recent Cnet news article.   In-Stat states that “. . . more than 294 million consumer electronics devices with Wi-Fi shipped in 2007.  But that number is quickly growing and will likely reach 1 billion by 2012.”

In-Stat also reports that because mobile handsets are the fastest-growing embedded Wi-Fi device right now, dual-mode cell phones will become the largest category of Wi-Fi devices by 2011, surpassing PC’s.  There are several reasons so many electronic devices are opting for Wi-Fi connections; for one, prices are coming down, WAY down.  Another factor is increased battery life.  Apple’s iPhone, among others, comes with Wi-Fi.

Right now, most televisions use ethernet for their internet connections, but in the future, digital TV’s “. . . are expected to use Wi-Fi. . . wireless technology could be used to connect TV’s to various devices like set-top boxes and DVD players in an effort to eliminate cords.  The only cord needed would be the power cord.”

David Katzmaier reviews TV’s for CNET, and he can “. . . see (Bluetooth) being used for things like wireless surround speakers and remote controls . . . even to integrate cell phones into the TV experience. . . .”

I am wondering, personally, if wireless technology can make it easy for people like me, with a wireless digital picture frame, to access internet content such as Hulu, Netflix, and YouTube, to name just a few.  We’re already watching videos on our wireless frames; if these bigger sites featured RSS, FrameChannel could pick them up and wireless picture frame owners could watch their favorite videos and movies on our wireless frames, bypassing the television set altogether.

Pure Digital’s Flip Video Ultra Uploads Directly To Computer, Television, and Wireless/Digital Picture Frame!

This is a Flip Video Ultra by Pure Digital, and I have one!

It’s the simplest and coolest video camera ever, and one of the MANY reasons I adore it is that I can upload videos directly to my wireless digital picture frame.

That’s right.  Directly.  See that usb flash drive coming out of the side of the camera?  That plugs directly into my wireless picture frame, and transfers video just as a regular USB flash drive would upload pictures.

I can also upload the videos directly to my computer, or even to my television!  If you’re a person who utilizes YouTube, or any of the social media networks such as FaceBook or MySpace, this is the video camera you’ve been waiting for!

This ultra-cool Ultra Flip camera is about the size of a cell phone and is as light as a feather.  I keep mine in my purse.  It’s the perfect gift for people who aren’t very tech-savvy because there is really only one main button to push, and it’s very large and smack in the middle of the back of the camera.  Push it once to start filming; push it again to stop. Your grandmother could learn to use this camera in less than a minute!

It comes it your choice of five cool colors.  Mine is orange.

The video quality is quite good, and the audio is good, too.   The Pure Digital Flip Video Ultra camera was never intended to replace your handheld video camera, but for those small things that come up suddenly, this little camera is IDEAL.  It will hold about an hour’s worth of videos.

I LOVE IT that I can shoot a little film, flick the switch on the side of the camera with my fingernail, and immediately plug the USB flash drive into my wireless/digital picture frame.  This would, of course, work with both wireless AND digital frames.

It’s more electronic magic, and more ways to use your wireless/digital photo frame.  It’s AWESOME.

WalMart has the Flip Video Ultra for $160.00, but you can order it directly from the Flip Video Store for $149.99.  However, the best deal on this camera that I’ve found, so far, is WalMart.com, where you can order the Flip Ultra for only $129.84, with 97-cent delivery!

This camera is cute.  It’s tiny.  It’s light-weight.  It’s reliable.  It’s tough.  It takes clear, bright videos with clear, bright sound.  It fits in a purse or pocket.

And, it’s inexpensive and easy to use.  What more could you ask?

Oh, did I mention that it uses standard AA batteries?  And that those batteries last a long time?

Photoblitz By Matsunichi: PF7e 7-Inch Digital Picture Frame

The new 7-inch Photoblitz Digital Picture Frame by Matsunichi combines all the tasteful features of a traditional picture frame with the latest digital age innovations. A full color, 7-inch widescreen LCD screen displays your photographs in a fluid, distinct way you’ve never seen before. Showcase manual or random slideshows of vacations, cherished portraits of family and loved ones, even preserve a photographic record of a successful fishing trip. The Photoblitz PF7e 7-inch digital frame is designed with a black border finish that nicely encloses the LCD display. The Photoblitz frame is compatible with up to 4 different flash memory cards, so you can keep hundreds of pictures or select your favorite few.

The Photoblitz can be displayed on a table or desktop, or hung on the wall.  The clean clear screen displays ALL of your picture, not just the middle, and the frame automatically formats every picture so it fills the screen without becoming ’stretched’ or ’squinched.’  In other words, your pictures will be perfect.  Why isn’t there a picture of this frame here on this post?  We’re giving you a video, instead.  A really informative video.

Check out the Photoblitz video.  This will give you all the information you could possibly want or need to know about the Matsunichi Photoblitz: the 7-inch digital photo frame that does it all!