Smartparts Announces Their First Wi-Fi Digital Frames - 32″ SP3200WF and 8″ SPX8WF
Written on Sep 23, 2008 by Brian and filed under Smartparts
Smartparts has announced two new digital picture frames that essentially add wireless connections to their monstrous 32″ and more commonplace 8″ frames. The two frames mark the first time Smartparts has released a digital frame with Wi-Fi built in.
Smartparts SPX8WF - 8″ Wireless Digital Picture Frame
Smartparts SPX8WF
The Smartparts SPX8WF is an 8″ frame with Wi-Fi that boasts a pre-assigned email address, one-touch Internet setup, automatic image correction, and on-frame photo album organization. The 800×600 4:3 aspect ratio display is surrounded by an “espresso” colored wood frame.
The SPX8WF features photo email capability, enabling users to automatically receive photos on their frame from friends and family. Each frame is assigned a unique email address which is hosted on Smartparts servers. Upon receipt of an image, Smartparts applies its image correction technology, which automatically resizes, enhances and crops photos to maximize appearance and storage capacity on the frame. The best part is Smartparts wisely offers this service at no charge, something that’s not as common as it should be in this industry.
In addition to the email capabilities, the SPX8WF takes advantage of the Internet connection by integrating with Windows Live Photo Gallery, a photo sharing service.
The SPX8WF also features support for SD, MS, xD, MMC and Compact Flash memory cards, and offers a USB port and 512MB of internal memory, enough for 5,000 photos when the image enhancement features are applied.
The SPX8WF will be available in November for an MSRP of $149.99.
Smartparts SP3200WF - 32″ Wireless Digital Picture Frame
Smartparts SP3200WF
The Smartparts SP3200WF is essentially the same as their current 32″ frame, with the addition of Wi-Fi. Like the SPX8WF, this model also works with Windows Live Photo Gallery, but it does not get the ability to receive photos via email.
The SP3200WF features a 16:9 widescreen with a resolution of 1366×768. The LCD is surrounded by a beige mat and natural wood frame with an “espresso” finish. The frame can also playback video with sound, including Motion JPEG AVI and WMA files.
The SP3200WF will be available soon through specialty retailers. No price was announced, but the current non-wireless version retails for $900, so expect as much or more for this new version.