Mintpass Frame Concept Features Two Built-In Digital Cameras

Written on Aug 28, 2009 by Brian and filed under News

We don’t spend a lot of time on this site talking about conceptual designs. There are many interesting digital picture frame concepts out there, but very few of these features ever come to market. There is something interesting though about this concept from Mintpass. While not for everyone, the 7″ frame does the usual stuff, but it also has dual embedded digital cameras from taking pictures on the fly.

According to the Mintpass site, the concept is designed for the older generation, who doesn’t want technology to be difficult, yet they still want some of the benefits, like having all their family photos on a digital frame. But most last the skill required to get a picture from film or even their digital camera onto the internal memory of a frame. Many digital frames try to solve this with online services and whatnot, assuming the kids will maintain the photo feeds. In this concept though, Mintpass has gone with dual digital cameras to give the user total control.

There’s a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front of the frame used for self portraits and a 2 megapixel camera on the back, with flash. Once the shots are taken, they go straight into the photo rotation on the frame. Of course there are the other usual features like a USB drive reader, multi-card reader and internal memory.

While it’s unlikely that we’ll ever see a version of this frame released; there is value in the innovation. While the printer embedded in a frame didn’t really take off, this idea appears more practical and could find a segment of the market where users would appreciate it.

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