Ceiva Releases CEIVAlife and CEIVAshare 8″ Connected Digital Frames

Written on Oct 15, 2008 by Brian and filed under Ceiva, News

Ceiva has released two new digital picture frames that are geared toward easily sharing photos with friends and family. Ceiva’s interactive frames feature PicturePlan, a subscription service that allows images to be automatically delivered to the CEIVAlife and CEIVAshare frames.

Both frames connect to Ceiva’s PicturePlan service, the main selling point for either frame. While they’re similar frames, CEIVAlife uses a phone line or Wi-Fi to connect while CEIVAshare only uses a phone line. The pitch is that with the PicturePlan service new digital photos are automatically delivered to the frame. Subscribers can invite their friends and family to send photos online or directly from a camera phone to the frame. While both frames get 3-months free, the service isn’t cheap to maintain. The one-year plan is $99.95 and the 3-year is $249.95. At least Ceiva includes a lifetime warranty with the PicturePlan service.

CEIVAlife

CEIVAlife features multiple connectivity options including traditional phone line or Wi-Fi and an 8″ 640×480 pixel display. Ceiva has also included a multi-card reader that handles CF, SD, MMC and MS cards and an on-frame software for image enhancement. To help it blend in, CEIVAlife ships with two faceplates, black and wood grain. CEIVAlife retails for $159.99.

CEIVAshare

CEIVAshare connects to online services via traditional phone line and features an 8″ 800×600 pixel display. Like CEIVAlife, CEIVAshare includes a built-in card reader and the image enhancement software. CEIVAshare retails for $129.99.