Giant International Releases Intouch IT7150 Digital Frame with Wi-Fi and Web TV

Written on Nov 19, 2008 by Brian and filed under News

Giant International has launched the Intouch IT7150 digital photo frame featuring Wi-Fi, RSS reader and content partnerships with vTuner, which provides radio and television broadcasts, and FrameChannel. The IT7150 also includes an 800×480 pixel 7″ touchscreen display.

The most compelling feature is the partnership with vTuner, which gives the the Intouch IT7150 access to over 11,000 radio and TV stations on the Internet without a subscription fee. Users are also able to add their own individual station favorites. The vTuner software is available as a stand-alone package for $30. We’re not familiar with vTuner and their website doesn’t exactly inspire confidence, but if they can deliver, this type of content on a digital picture frame is certainly a first.

Aside from the radio and television content, the Intouch IT7150 features built-in stereo speakers, headphone jack, touchscreen with soft keyboard interface, rechargeable battery, multi-card reader and a somewhat limited 128MB of internal memory.

The biggest issue we have this frame is the price of $350. Even with the vTuner service and W-Fi, it’s a 7″ frame that’s largely unremarkable. Giant is also releasing  the Intouch IT7100 that comes without the vTuner package for $50 less. In this market, it’s hard to imagine Giant selling many of these units when 8″ Wi-Fi frames with similar specs can be had for under $200. Even so, we look forward to seeing more frames integrate new features and at least give Giant a nod for their effort.

Intouch IT7150 Specs

• 7″ display – 800×480 pixels, 16:9 widescreen
• Wi-Fi connectivity (Wi-Fi 802.11b/g)
• Video/audio/photo playback function
• Stereo speakers (1W x 2)
• Headphone jack
• Memory formats supported: Secure Digital (SD) Card, Compact Flash (CF), Memory Stick (MS), MultiMedia (MMC) Card, XD-Picture card 
• 128MB of internal memory
• Rechargeable battery with estimated 1.5 hours battery life
• FrameChannel and vTuner integration

Pricing and Availability

The Intouch IT7150 has an MSRP of $349, the Intouch IT7100 $299. Both can be purchased now direct from Giant.