One of the cooler things about covering CES is the chance to see what smaller electronics companies/manufacturers are up to – especially the no-namers in Asia. Case in point- a company called Utmost Technology Group which was founded in 1987 in Taiwan. We took a couple of pictures of the products that were on display in their CES 2008 booth. Enjoy!

As you can see here, Utmost makes and distributes a number of portable DVD players ranging in sizes from 3.5 inch displays (mini-DVD players) to dual screen DVD players.

Above is the 7 inch portable DVD player (model DV-H105).It’s a slim design DVD player (30 mm thick) with an internal battery and a USB port.

Here’s Utmost’s digital frame collection.

Above we have the 7, 8.5 and 9 inch digital photo frame collection. The left frame uses an acrylic frame while the right frame comes has a rounded plastic frame. Features of these digital picture frames include:

• Plays photos, videos, and music
• Slide out control panel design
• Hot key design for easy access to each mode
• Reads MS, SD, MMC, XD, CF and USB mass storage device
• USB On-The-Go port
• Clock and calendar
• 7 inch comes with a 480 x 234 resolution display
• 8.5inch comes with a 480 x 234 resolution display
• 9 inch comes with a 640 x 220 resolution display
• Supports MP3, JPG, MPEG1, MPEG2, and MPEG4 (DivX)

The middle set of frames are also available in 7 inch, 8.5 inch and 9 inch designs but they are strictly for photo and music playback only. They are always similar to the first set of frames.

Finally, the lower frames are picture only frames which are also available in 7 inch, 8.5 inch and 9 inch models.

The above funky looking device is actually a Digital Photo Viewer/Card Reader device. you simply slide your media card into the device and then connect the viewer to your television set to watch the digital images. The unit supports CompactFlash, SecureDigital, MMC, and Memory Stick cards. It automatically plays slide shows and you can even create effects such as rotation, flips, and zooms. It comes with a credit card sized remote control.

The above collection of digital photo frames include illuminated photo frames and “talking” photo frames. The talking photo frames allow users to record short audio clips which can then be played back by the photo frame.

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