Review: GiiNii Artforme 7 inch Digital Picture Frame
Written on Jan 18, 2010 by Malcolm Reynolds and filed under Featured, GiiNii, Reviews
One of the side effects to reviewing many different digital picture frames is that I start to expect more and more from a typical picture frame. The latest digital media frames handle photos, video, music, and stream content via Wi-Fi. That’s why I was amazed to see the affordable GiiNii ArtForme Digital Picture Frame (model GN-705W) keeps things surprisingly simple. This picture frame is just a picture frame … nothing more and nothing less.
JOBO Nano 7 Announced – .35″ Thick 7″ Digital Frame
Written on May 11, 2009 by Brian and filed under Jobo, News
JOBO has announced a new ultra-thin 7″ digital frame dubbed the Nano 7. It’s the first of a series of skinny frames they intend to release this year. This model actually comes in three different flavors, Basic, Pro and Media. The specs vary a little with each, but they’re all just .35″ thick and will ship in June starting at $74.90.
CompoBank Working on 3D Digital Picture Frame
Written on Apr 20, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
Last year Fujifilm announced a digital camera and digital photo frame pairing that would create 3D images for viewing on the frame, without the need for specialized glasses. Korean compyan CompoBank has made a similar announcement, with plans for release in Japan this year.
eBay Catalog Update Includes Digital Picture Frames
Written on Apr 10, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
eBay has just made it much easier to sell digital picture frames through their marketplace. In an update to their catalog database, they’ve added roughly a few hundred digital frames to their database which will make it much easier to list these products for sale.
Samsung SPF-87H & SPF-107H Digital Picture Frames Announced
Written on Apr 9, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Samsung
After starting to look like they were re-thinking being in the digital picture frame business, Samsung has announced the new SPF-87H. The 8″ frame offers an 800×480 widescreen resolution and Samsung’s high-end design treatment called “Touch of Color.” The SPF-107H will likely follow in the same mold at a 10″ frame size.
Motorola Femtocell Digital Picture Frame Picks up Industry Award
Written on Apr 6, 2009 by Brian and filed under Motorola, News
Last September Motorola showed off a concept digital picture frame that included a femtocell, which is used to relay your cell phone signal to the carrier via broadband Internet connection. Motorola figured the digital frame form factor would be an easy way for people to integrate the femtocell technology into their lives. At CTIA this year, Motorola was again showing off this technology and took home an innovation award for their efforts.
FrameChannel Adds Content Syndication Platform
Written on Mar 31, 2009 by Brian and filed under FrameChannel, News
In the back and forth race between digital picture frame content services, FrameChannel has launched an innovative first. Their new service dubbed +FrameChannel lets content publishers easily syndicate their content on the FrameChannel platform. Digital Frame owners who currently pull from a list of content sources will have many more options if publishers adopt this system.
Smartparts Shutting Down
Written on Mar 30, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Smartparts
In a somewhat sad move, Smartparts is ceasing operations. Smartparts was definitely a second tier manufacturer of digital picture frames, but they had a lot going for them. We liked their latest wireless offering and thought their large-screen digital frames at CES looked good. But in a statement from the company, “the economy” has taken another victim.
Kodak in Talks with Sprint – Digital Frame with Wireless Data Plan Coming?
Written on Mar 24, 2009 by Brian and filed under Kodak, News
Barely a week after we vented again about the T-Mobile Cameo digital picture frame and the concept in general of charging a monthly service fee to get data delivery to a digital frame over cell phone network, a new report indicates Sprint and Kodak are in talks to do something with wireless data. If that means Kodak is considering a digital frame with Sprint data modem, I sure hope they shelve the idea or figure out a way to make it more affordable and less onerous than the plan that T-Mobile levies with the Cameo.
CEIVA Announces CEIVA Sender Facebook Application
Written on Mar 23, 2009 by Brian and filed under Ceiva, News
CEIVA has launched a new Facebook application to make it easy to share your online Facebook photos with your CEIVA digital picture frame. The CEIVA Sender application lets Facebook users select images to send directly to their frames.
DIY Digital Frame Mod with IKEA Style
Written on Mar 21, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to many digital picture frames, we can often agree that few are really great looking frames. Whether it’s cheap black plastic or fake wood, frame design often leaves a lot to be desired. That’s where a cheap IKEA frame and a little DIY effort come in.