GiiNii Slope Released

Written on Feb 2, 2009 by Brian and filed under GiiNii, News

GiiNii has started shipping a new model in their value-line of digital picture frames, the 8″ Slope. Thankfully their definition of value still includes reasonable specs. The Slope comes with a high resolution 800×600 pixel standard aspect ratio display, power save mode,  multi-card reader and multimedia playback support.

The outer frame offers a clean black matte finish that will blend with most interiors. On the bottom of the frame you’ll notice a sensor in the middle, this measures light and tells the frame to go into power save mode when the room is dark, something we wish every frame offered.

The Slope will ship with various memory configurations, but all will have at least 128 MB of internal storage and  all include a multi-card reader that supports SD, MS, MMC, xD and CF. There’s also a USB drive port and a mini-USB connection for loading photos straight from a computer. 

From the software side GiiNii is including SmartCopy, which promises quick and easy image transfers. The frame will also auto rotate and supports slideshows, collage presentation of photos and will play back WMA and MP3 files for music and AVI and MOV for video. For good measure there’s also a remote control and brightness and contrast adjustments for the display. 

We’re not entirely sure that the GiiNii Slope belongs in their Value Line, since it offers more features than most other frames of this size, but we won’t complain. The Slope is finding its way into retail now at a price of $99.

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