Kodak Announces Next-Gen PULSE Digital Photo Frame
Written on Jan 4, 2011 by cjefferies and filed under Featured, Kodak, News
Kodak has announced the latest iteration of its PULSE Digital Frame. The frame now features social network integration, allowing users to comment on pictures received and connect to pictures on Facebook and Kodak Gallery.
NPR Rails Against Digital Picture Frame Electricity Waste
Written on Feb 26, 2009 by Brian and filed under Knowledge Base, News
NPR aired a report recently about electricity waste with tech products, specifically digital picture frames. They’re right, as we’ve said all along, most digital frames waste an extreme amount of energy since they’re rarely turned off. And while we praise those that offer auto shutoff features, very few include that option.
Digital Foci Photo Book – Portable 8″ Digital Frame – Announced
Written on Feb 25, 2009 by Brian and filed under Digital Foci, News
Digital Foci has announced the Photo Book, an 8″ portable digital picture frame and photo storage device. The 8″ display features a high 800×600 pixel resolution and a 4GB internal storage drive. An internal battery keeps the display running for 2.5 hours.
Kodak to Feature Wireless Frames on Season 2 of “The Celebrity Apprentice”
Written on Feb 23, 2009 by Brian and filed under Kodak, News
Kodak has announced they’ll be sponsoring the second season of “The Celebrity Apprentice” and will be featuring their wireless digital picture frames. Fans of the show will remember that Kodak was featured in an episode of the first season where contestants had to promote their inkjet printer line.
AMEX Digital SP-7 Announced – Digital Picture Frame with Printer
Written on Feb 12, 2009 by Brian and filed under AMEX Digital, News
AMEX Digital just released weather station and alarm clock digital picture frames; this time it’s a digital frame with printer than will be coming out. Photo printers embedded into digital frames are nothing new, we reviewed a Smartparts unit that does such a thing last year. The AMEX effort brings in a 7″ widescreen display that offers multimedia playback.
D-Link Partners With Cellcom to Get Cell Phone Photos on the DSM-210
Written on Feb 10, 2009 by Brian and filed under D-Link, FrameChannel, News
D-Link has paired with mobile service provider Cellcom (Wisconsin) to let Cellcom customers send camera phone pictures straight to the D-Link DSM-210 digital picture frame. This is all accomplished through the FrameChannel service and without fees, something carriers like T-Mobile could learn from.
Meet the Digi-Mug – Insulated Coffee Mug With Digital Frame
Written on Feb 9, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
Every now and again we see digital picture frames embedded into objects that were otherwise okay without the added features. The Christmas ornament with tiny digital frame comes to mind. But this is especially odd, if for no other reason than coffee cups just shouldn’t have to be plugged into a computer for full functionality.
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.
AMEX Digital SR-7 and SW-7 Digital Frames Announced
Written on Feb 1, 2009 by Brian and filed under AMEX Digital, News
AMEX Digital has announced two new 7″ widescreen digital picture frames, the SR-7 and SW-7. Both do more than just display photos; the SR-7 features a dual alarm clock, indoor thermometer and multimedia playback. The SW-7 doubles as a weather station with localized weather data.
bydsign DP-1001DW – Digital Frame with TV Tuner
Written on Jan 24, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
Before you get too excited about a digital picture frame that incorporates digital TV viewing, this bydsign frame is a Japan only release for now. However, beyond being a normal widescreen digital frame, the DP-1001DW also incorporates a 1Seg TV tuner, which is a unique twist.
iMate Shutting Down Momento Live Paid Content Service
Written on Jan 22, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
iMate, who’s better known for their corporate smartphones than their digital picture frames, is shutting down their paid service which enables online services for their frames. Frankly, we didn’t even know iMate was still in the frame business, their current lineup is several years old and was never updated after the initial release.