Review: HANNspree SD7021
Written on Jan 5, 2009 by Adama Brown and filed under Featured, HANNspree, Reviews
The HANNspree SD7021 is a 7″ budget frame that is entirely about being low-cost. You won’t find many features here and the frame cuts costs further by using a low resolution display. But a 7″ frame with a retail of $40 might be appealing enough to some.
HANNspree Releases Value-Oriented 7″ and 8″ Digital Frames
Written on Nov 24, 2008 by Brian and filed under HANNspree, News
HANNspree has released two new digital picture frames, one 7″ model (SD7021) and one 8″ model (SD80M4MB). They’re both very basic, aiming more for price point than fancy feature set, though the SD80M4MB comes with three interchangeable ceramic faceplates.
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.
FrameChannel Adds Celebrity News Content from People.com
Written on Nov 19, 2008 by Brian and filed under FrameChannel, News
FrameChannel has announced a new content partnership with People.com. Now Internet-Connected digital picture frame owners will be able to connect with FrameChannel to get the latest celebrity news.
Review: GiiNii Wedge 7″ Digital Picture Frame
Written on Nov 18, 2008 by Thomas S. and filed under GiiNii, News, Reviews
The 7” GiiNii Wedge is basic digital photo frame with movie and music playing capabilities. With a sleek aluminum-clad body and small footprint it can fit anywhere. It also offers an innovative power saving system to scale back power consumption in off hours. GiiNii isn’t exactly as well known as Sony, Kodak, or HP in the digital photo frame market, but they are starting to gain speed now that retailers s like Wal-Mart and Walgreens starting to carry their products.
Microsoft FrameIt Adds Traffic Data to Digital Picture Frames
Written on Nov 15, 2008 by Brian and filed under FrameIt, News
Microsoft Windows Live FrameIt has launched a real-time traffic channel with data from NAVTEQ. FrameIt users can now select streaming real-time traffic maps to be delivered to their Internet-enabled digital picture frames.
Lite-On IT Memoir Announced - Digital Frame with Built-In Scanner
Written on Nov 14, 2008 by Brian and filed under News
Lite-On IT has announced the Memoir, an 8″ frame that includes a built-in scanner. While there are now several digital frames that offer embedded printers, this is the first frame to include a scanner for sending physical pictures to the frame’s internal memory, or storage card.
Aequitas Technologies iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame Released
Written on Nov 13, 2008 by Brian and filed under Aequitas Technologies, FrameIt, News
Aequitas Technologies has released the iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame, which features an 8″ 800×600 touchscreen display, 1GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi and connections with Gmail, Microsoft Windows Live FrameIt and Flickr.
Review: Samsung SPF-85V
Written on Nov 10, 2008 by MKowalski and filed under News, Reviews, Samsung
When it comes to digital photos and video, internet storage and sharing has changed the way we interact with our media. Instead of prints, the majority of younger picture takers are sending their snaps directly to online destinations these days. Digital photo frames share a fundamental concept with online photo sharing, bypassing prints in favor of direct-to-frame display. Why, then, are so few photo frames equipped to grab images directly from the internet, and why do even fewer do it well? These questions relate directly to the design philosophy behind Samsung’s latest digital picture frame, the Samsung SPF-85V.
ViewSonic Releases Two 8″ Digital Frames with Touch Interface
Written on Nov 10, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, ViewSonic
ViewSonic has released the DPG801BK and DPG807BK digital picture frames. These 8″ frames feature SwifTouch, ViewSonic’s touch-screen technology. This means the frame’s controls are only displayed when needed, and they’re easy to access on the front of the frame. ViewSonic also claims that the buttons are smudge-free, which if true, is a valuable addition.
Royal Releases Four Tiny Digital Picture Frames
Written on Nov 9, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, Royal
Royal has released four new digital frames based on a 1.5″ 128×128 pixel display. They’ve embedded it into a refrigerator magnet clip, pen and pencil cup, key chain and money clip. They’re all priced from $25-30, designed more for impulse gifts than serious photo display.