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: HP DreamScreen
Written on Sep 17, 2009 by Brian and filed under HP, Reviews
HP has launched a new platform in the digital display space. I hesitate to call the DreamScreen just a digital picture frame, although it does do that. It also has a Pandora application, plays video, streams content from a networked computer, connects to thousands of Internet radio stations, interfaces with Snapfish and Facebook and has both wired and wireless Internet connections. So it’s more than a frame – it truly is a new platform.
Sony ICF-CL75iP Digital Picture Frame-Clock-iPod Dock Revealed
Written on Sep 3, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Sony
Sony has really created an interesting mash-up here of tech toys. The ICF-CL75iP is a combination unit that features an iPod dock with speakers, digital photo frame, alarm clock and FM radio. Sony as not issued an official press release on the unit yet, but a cached Sony Style page shows it being listed for $150 and coming soon.
Sony DPF-D72NBQ Announced – Complete with Swarovski Crystals
Written on Aug 28, 2009 by Brian and filed under Sony
In preparation for the Holiday shopping season, Sony has announced an updated version of their 7″ digital frame complete with Swarovski Elements, loose cut crystal glass. Aside from the unique design, the Sony DPF-D72NBQ features a 7″ widescreen display with 800×480 resolution and 1GB of internal memory, good for 2,000 photos.
Mintpass Frame Concept Features Two Built-In Digital Cameras
Written on Aug 28, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
We don’t spend a lot of time on this site talking about conceptual designs. There aremany interesting digital picture frame concepts out there, but very few of these features ever come to market. There is something interesting though about this concept from Mintpass. While not for everyone, the 7″ frame does the usual stuff, but it also has dual embedded digital cameras from taking pictures on the fly.
Sungale Desk Lamp Digital Frame Combo Announced
Written on Aug 11, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Sungale
So you want a desk lamp and a digital picture frame on your desk but don’t have room for both. Enter the Sungale CD358LD desk lamp. In addition to an energy efficient LED lamp, you also get a 3.5″ digital picture frame with built-in audio/video playback and clock/calendar/alarm functions. The frame even comes with 512MB of internal memory and SD, MMC, and MS multi-card reader.
Kodak Announces EasyShare D830 and D1030 Digital Frames
Written on Jul 29, 2009 by Brian and filed under Kodak
Kodak is updating their digital frame line with two more models in what they’re calling their Décor Series of digital picture frames. The 8″ EasyShare D830 and 10″ EasyShare D1030 come with 512MB of internal storage, Quick Touch Border for easy menu navigation and standard aspect 800×600 pixel displays.
Toshiba Announces 10″ & 8″ WiFi Digital Picture Frames
Written on Jul 20, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Toshiba
Toshiba is well-known in Europe for their digital frames, but in the US they’ve been quiet, until now. Toshiba has just announced two new digital picture frames for the US market and the good news is, they’re full-featured and look pretty sharp too. The two models are 10″ and 8″ varieties, the latter coming in white or black. Both offer WiFi and access to content via FrameChannel.
Review: Kodak EasyShare S730
Written on Jul 17, 2009 by MKowalski and filed under Kodak, Reviews
Considering the features found on your typical digital photo frame, there’s certainly a fine line between useful and useless. First and foremost, everyone seems to agree that a frame should display still images–and do so without unnecessary complication. Beyond this, though, just how much additional technology photo frame users will actually use and appreciate is a point of some debate.
Review: ViewSonic TrueView VFD820 (VFD720, VFD1020)
Written on Jul 11, 2009 by MKowalski and filed under Reviews, ViewSonic
In the process of reviewing digital photo frames, it feels like I spend a lot of time these days fighting with the latest features. Over the past year, I’ve reviewed some great frames with innovative features: the ability to read news feeds, display shared images, even check weather and traffic for you. But there have been a lot of growing pains associated with bringing web technologies to photo frames, and even the most well-designed and well-integrated devices all too often to lose sight of the fact that photo frames should, first and foremost, display photos without complications or headaches.
Kodak EasyShare S730 with Rechargeable Battery Announced
Written on Jun 22, 2009 by Brian and filed under Kodak, News
Kodak has announced their first new digital picture frame in some time. The Kodak EasyShare S730 is a semi-portable frame that’s designed to be used plugged in, or out on its own with an internal rechargeable battery. With 1GB of internal storage, there’s plenty of room for thousands of images to share.