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.
Review: IPEVO Kaleido R7
Written on May 7, 2009 by Thomas S. and filed under Ipevo, Reviews
The IPEVO Kaleido R7 is a 7” Wi-Fi enabled digital photo frame that supports online image channels, RSS feeds, and local image playing capabilities. It offers a pivoting screen assembly to view images in vertical or horizontal modes and touch-sensitive user controls for quick access without needing to hunt for any remote. The Kaleido also supports being controlled in real-time through a software interface on your computer, so you can keep a constant eye on content served up on the frame, with the ability to pause or jump ahead as needed. In this review we take a look at this new picture frame from IPEVO, and find out if it is worth checking out.
Review: GiiNii Slope 8″ Digital Picture Frame
Written on Feb 24, 2009 by Thomas S. and filed under GiiNii, Reviews
The 8” Slope digital picture frame from GiiNii offers high-end features like an 8” 800×600 display, remote control, and multiple memory readers at a low MSRP of $99.99. This model is targeted towards users who don’t demand a lot of features and just want something simple to use.
Review: Aequitas Technologies iGala
Written on Jan 26, 2009 by MKowalski and filed under Aequitas Technologies, Reviews
Never heard of Aequitas Technologies? Until my review sample of the iGala – a brand new 8″ digital picture frame with Wi-Fi, a touch screen, and a few other unique widgets and gizmos – showed up a few weeks back, I hadn’t either. “Aequitas,” name of the Virginia-based parent company behind the iGala, comes from the Latin word for “justice.” We’re not sure what that means in the context of digital picture frames, but Aequitas’s ability to get noticed in a crowded market full of manufacturers you’ve never heard of by offering features like a touch screen and slick internet integrations makes them seem like a company worth checking out.
Review: Impact eStarling7
Written on Jan 17, 2009 by Thomas S. and filed under Reviews, eStarling
The eStarling Impact7 is a 7” digital picture frame that is Wi-Fi enabled to view pictures from online sources, including email, RSS feeds, and social networking sites. For old-timers it still includes internal memory and a card slot for viewing pictures of your own. eStarling is a relatively new company, launching their first product in 2006, but they are here to stay with many new innovative products coming to the market.
Review: HANNspree SD7021
Written on Jan 5, 2009 by Adama Brown and filed under 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.
Review: HANNspree SD80M4MB
Written on Dec 31, 2008 by Adama Brown and filed under HANNspree, Reviews
The inartfully named HANNspree SD80M4MB (referred to hereinafter as the SD80) is an 8″ widescreen frame features 800×480 resolution and high-end 500:1 contrast ratio. The unit also comes with seasonal frames and other accessories but stays under the $100 price point.
Review: SmartParts SPX8WF
Written on Dec 23, 2008 by Thomas S. and filed under Reviews, Smartparts
The SmartParts SPX8WF is an 8” digital picture frame with a wireless connection for receiving Windows Live Photo Gallery images, RSS feeds, and pictures via email. Offering an 800×600 resolution display in a 4:3 format this frame lets you enjoy pictures sent from friends and relatives without even having to plug in a memory card or attach it to a computer (if you don’t want to that is).
Review: Sony DPF-D80
Written on Dec 5, 2008 by MKowalski and filed under Reviews, Sony
Stop in at your nearest electronics store this holiday season, browse through their selection of digital picture frames, and you may notice something interesting. Nearly every frame manufacturer wants to talk up all the stuff their latest frames can do besides display images. From video playback to web content on the latest devices, it’s almost as if the idea of a digital picture frame as a place to centralize your snapshots has become a secondary concern.
Review: HP df1000
Written on Dec 3, 2008 by Thomas S. and filed under HP, Reviews
The 10.4” df1000 digital picture frame comes from HP, a company we think of making stylish desktops and laptops. HP strives to make some of the best looking and innovative computers on the market, so when they started producing photo frames, we took notice. With a beautiful 800×600 display and mahogany frame, HP really wants this frame to be a hit with consumers who want something extra over the bland picture frames saturating the market.
Review: Kodak EasyShare W820 Digital Picture Frame
Written on Nov 24, 2008 by MKowalski and filed under Kodak, Reviews
Until not so long ago, if you had asked most people what Kodak made they probably would have told you “film.” In a market as full of newcomers as imaging is, Kodak is an old hand. They’ve been making stuff for picture taking for more than a century now, but they’ve also led the way into digital pictures with a large collection of feature-rich digital photo frames.