It seems that digital photo frames are following a course similar to USB flash drives. As more vendors enter into this space, the more varied the products become. Just like a USB flash drive is more than just a simple USB flash drive these days, chances are a new digital photo frame will do more than just displaying pictures. Case in point - the Hammacher Schlemmer Digital Weather Station and Photo Frame. While it’s not the Swiss Army knife of digital photo frames, this display certainly adds a unique feature not commonly found on frames - your local weather report - and we do mean local!

The unit comes with an wireless remote outdoor sensor which you attach outside of your home. It then sends weather data directly to your display (with a wireless reach of around 100 feet) so you’ll know what’s going on directly outside of your home. Measurements include indoor and outdoor temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, phase of the moon, times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset, etc.

Other specs include:

• 7 inch TFT display
• 480 x 234 resolution
• 300:1 contrast ratio
• 128MB internal memory
• Support for CF, SD, MMC, MS, and xD memory cards
• Built-in alarm clock which syncs with atomic clock
• Measures 7.5 x 8.75 x 4 inches

The frame has an MSRP of $199.95 - a bit expensive for a low res display.

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Here’s perhaps a perfect gift for the Mickey Mouse/Disney lover out there - it’s the A-Data D701D Digital Photo Frame which features an illustrated frame made up of a collage of Mickey Mouse images.

Features of the D701D include a Disney graphical user interface, automatic slideshow functionality, a high resolution (800 x 480) 7 inch 16:9 TFT panel, touch sensor buttons, picture rotation functionality (90, 180, 270 degrees), an internal battery, and USB support. There’s 1GB of memory on the frame which also comes with a memory card reader with support for CF, SD, MMC, xD, and Memory Stick card formats.

M-I-C.. K-E-Y… M-O-U-S-E! (sorry.. I just had to type that out!

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Kodak added two new digital photo frames to their product line with the introduction of the new EASYSHARE W1020 and W820. Both models offer 800 x 480 resolutions and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The W1020 is a 10 inch display while the W820 has an 8 inch panel. Just like current Kodak digital photo frame models, the new W series models come with the Quick Touch Border which allows a user to control operations through touch or a slide of a finger.  Other features include:

• 512MB internal memory
• Two memory card slots
• Wi-Fi connectivity

Oh yeah - the Wi-Fi support also allows these frames to connect to photo sharing sites such as Kodak Gallery and Flickr. Nice touch.

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Transcend Information, better known for their flash products, has introduced a new digital photo frame called the T.photo 720. The frame features a 7 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 but more importantly, the T.photo 720 comes with a whopping 2GB of internal memory.

On the picture front, the T.photo 720 features:

• Supports JPG and BMP file formats
• Pictures can be displayed one at a time, in a slideshow view, or in a thumbnails view
• Supports MyShow which allows users to select multiple photos for their own custom slideshows
• Automatic Orientation Sensor (AOS) which detects when the frame is rotated horizontally or vertically and automatically adjusts image placement on the screen for optimal viewing
• NaturaTone intelligent skin color processing

Aside from pictures, the T.photo 720 also features extensive multimedia support including:

• Supports playback of movies and videos including AVI, MOV, MPG, MP4, 3GP, and Motion JPEG file formats
• Full featured MP3 player
• FM Radio with up to 20 presets
• front-firing internal speakers
• 3.5mm jack

Finally, other specs include:

• Supports USB flash drives and microSD/SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/M2/CF cards
• Clock and calendar functions
• Remote control

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ASUS has launched the 7 inch UFOTO UF735 digital photo frame which also doubles as a secondary display for your computer system. From a photo perspective, the UFOTO UF735 supports content stored on memory cards, USB flash drives, or syncing with a PC. You can create a slideshow and merry it with a number of transition effects.

Meanwhile, the UFOTO UF735 can also act as a secondary display for your system thanks to its “sub-display” feature. The display can show messenger windows, gadget information, and pictures alongside the main monitor.

Other features of the ASUS UFOTO UF735 include:

• Reminiscence function - search photos according to a specific date
• Rotatable stand for vertical, horizontal, or wall-mounted placement
• Auto-rotation sensor enables photo display for landscape or portrait positions
• 7 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution
• Supports CF/SD/MMC/MS/xD memory cards
• Supports USB drives
• USB 2.0
• Earphone jack
• 128MB memory
• Built-in speakers
• Supports JPG, BMP, GIF, and MP3 file formats
• Built-in rechargeable battery

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Just like their Mother’s Day promotions, CEIVA is now offering Father’s Day promotions in the form of special digital frame packages that include a free custom design and free six month membership service. Prices start at $179.99 and features include:

• Free memberships - anyone in the family can send digital photos to dad’s CEIVA frame
• CEIVA frame will be able to receive automatic news and sports updates etc
• Choice of a variety of gallery designs and greetings for CEIVA to send to your father

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With Mother’s Day around the corner, CEIVA is hoping that you’ll want to pick up a digital photo frame for your mom - and specifically from them of course. To spruce things up a bit, CEIVA will be letting users customize the look and feel of their connected CEIVA digital photo frame with fully customizable graphics. Personalize that frame to whatever you think your mom will appreciate. The company is currently running a special Mother’s Day pricing of $199.95 and custom designs at $29.95. For $199.95 you get:

• Automatic daily photo updates from others thanks to CEIVA’s connected service
• Create a custom design by uploading an image, adding some text and decorating it with some decorations
• Removable adhesive
• 8 inch digital photo frame

You can check out some of the customizable options here.

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Those of you interested in digital photo frames might be interested in this news tidbit. According to the folks at the DigiTimes, China-based Huawei Technologies is planning to launch SIM-card enabled digital photo frames. The company is currently in talks with several telecom carriers in Taiwan and plans on introducing frames in Taiwan during the third quarter of this year. With mobile phones fast replacing home phones, it’s only natural to see more and more convergence among different consumer electronics. Combining a digital photo frame with mobile phone technology is similar to caller ID photos appearing on mobile phones themselves - except with much higher resolutions.

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Digital Picture/Photo Frame market, meet Sony. Sony - meet the Digital Picture Frame market! Yup - Sony is now in market with the introduction of their new S-Frame product line which consists of the DPF-V900, DPF-V700, and DPF-D70.  These digital photo frames all have WVGA resolution (800 x 480) and come with 15:9 aspect ratios. These thin black frames come with an advanced image processor that scales and displays images up to 48 megapixels.  According to Ted Okada, Senior Vice President of Digital Imaging for Sony Electronics, the new S-Frame products get style and feature inspirations from “Cyber-shot cameras and BRAVIA LCD televisions.”

Common features for the three frames include:

• 10 slide show variations
• Clock view
• Calendar view
• Two index modes which allow you to preview several photos at once
• Programmable auto power on/off
• Manage remotely using an included controller
• Supports Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SD, MMC, CF, Microdrive, and xD
• USB connection
• Supports JPEG and RAW (SRF, SR2, ARW)

The DPF-V700 features:

• 512MB of internal storage
• Auto-resizing option
• Bluetooth enabled
• Connect to Sony BRAVIA and other HDTV sets via HDMI cable sold separately
• Supports TIFF and BMP
• Features Sony’s Bionz processor with face detection technology for faster processing speeds and in-frame correction like focus enhancement, red eye corrections, and exposure adjustment
• MSRP of $190

The DPF-V900 features:

• 512MB of internal storage
• Auto-resizing option
• Bluetooth enabled
• Connect to Sony BRAVIA and other HDTV sets via HDMI cable sold separately
• Supports TIFF and BMP
• Features Sony’s Bionz processor with face detection technology for faster processing speeds and in-frame correction like focus enhancement, red eye corrections, and exposure adjustment
• MSRP of $250

The DPF-V70 features:

• 256MB of internal storage
• Auto-resizing option
• MSRP of $140

All three models will be coming out in March and will be available at SonyStyle.com

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JOBO has a new 15 inch digital picture frame on display at the PMA ‘08 called the Photo Display PDJ151. Features of this frame include the following:

• High intensity luminous resolution and vibrant TFT-Color-LCD display
• Massive 1GB of internal memory
• 1024 x 768 resolution
• 400:1 contrast ratio
• 4:3 aspect ratio
• Slots for CD, SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
• USB 2.0 support
• USB OTG support
• Removable clear glass acrylic control unit
• Wall Display Holder

The frame is capable of:

• displaying JPEGs in full screen, thumbnail, or slideshow mode
• Slideshow comes with zoom functions and various transition effects
• Copy, delete, and rotate functions
• Automatic image folder structure for easy sorting and retrieval
• Optional display of time and calendar
• Alarm option
• Automatic switching on/off

The JOBO Photo Display PDJ151 is available for $359 MSRP. It also comes with a wall mount option and remote control unit.

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