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SW-7 Color Weather Station Digital Photo Frame

February 1, 2009 by  
Filed under Home Gadgets

SW 7 Weather Station

 

Digital photo frames are all the rage these days, most home owners will either have one or want one.  However, which digital picture frame do you choose from the hundreds that are available? After all most of them do exactly the same thing but just look slightly different. This is where AMEX Digital have offered an unique digital photo frame called the SW-7 Weather Station Digital Photo Frame that multi-functions as a photo frame, radio, and weather station all-in-one. The SW-7 comes in a sleek black finish and a 7″ TFT LCD screen to display the pictures or weather conditions.

Features and Specifications
- Color Weather Station with Radio Controlled Clock
- 7 inches TFT color LCD
- Default icon weather forecast (sunny, cloudy, slightly cloudy, rainy, stormy, snowy)
- Barometric pressure trend indicator
- RF 433MHz Wireless Thermometer / Hygrometer links up to 5 Remote Sensors with auto scroll
- In / Out temperature and humidity historical date chart
- Radio Controlled clock with quartz backup (12 / 24 HR selectable)
- Input home location to know the sunrise / sunset, moonrise / moonset time and sun moon location display
- Resolution 800 x 480
- Card Reader Type MS/MMC/SD/XD/CF
- File Formats Supported JPG/AVI/Mpeg1,2,4/MP3
- USB Host
- USB Device
- Slide Show
- Speakers
- Music & Video Playback
- Adjustable Brightness
- Remote Control
- Power Adapter

Price: Unknown
Available: AMEX Digital

15″ Gigantor Digital Photo Frame

October 12, 2008 by  
Filed under Home Gadgets

         


If you dont have a digital photo frame by now what are you waiting for. Digital photo frames or as they are also called digital picture frames are an ideal way to present and share digital photos in your home, office, or anywhere else. These days they are packed with features such as slide shows, movie and audio players, coming in a range of screen sizes, and allowing huge memory card storage capacities. One of the best things about them is that they are user friendly, even my gran has one! Simply insert your memory card into the digital photo frame slot and plug it into an electrical outlet.

The Gigantor digital photo frame has a screen size of 15″ and crisp 1024×768 resolutions making it the largest digital photo frame gadgets we have blogged about. What makes this digital picture frame stand out from others is not just the size but its other features such as built in speakers, compatibility with 8 different media types, MPEG video and MP3 playback all included in a very reasonable and affordable price tag. If you think the 15″ frame is too big then the Gigantor digital photo frame also comes in 8″ and 10.4″ at $109.99 and $139.99 respectively.

Product Features

- Displays digital pictures (JPEG or BMP) without a computer
- Cherry Wood Frame
- Simply insert a compatible memory card into the digital frame to show photos, play MP3 music or supported video files
- Display photos on a connected USB Thumb drive or External USB Hard Drive (FAT32 Format Only.
- Compatible memory cards include Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, Multimedia Card, Smart Media and XD.
- Instantly plays MP3 music with the integrated speaker.
- Instantly plays MPEG 1, 2 or 4 Movie files with sound.
- Supports up to 12 Mega Pixel image files
- Bright 15″ TFT active matrix LCD screen
- 1024x 768 Resolutions
- Automatic slide show with multiple transition effects and display times
- Plays slide show with MP3 music in the background
- User-friendly on-screen display lets you access all controls easily
- Included IR Remote controls all frame functions
- Powered by included AC Adapter 110-240V AC 50/60Hz

Available: Thinkgeek
Price: $219.99

Kodak EasyShare P520 Digital Photo Frame

August 23, 2008 by  
Filed under Home Gadgets

Kodak EasyShare P520 Digital Photo Frame         



Its difficult to classify digital photo frames as gadgets or luxury items as these days everyone seems to have one. However, its still nice to write about them and see what new technology and features are being added to them.

Kodak’s latest digital photo frame called the EasyShare P520 offers great value for money. At less than $100, the P520 is packed full of features. Firstly the Quick Touch Border allows navigation of pictures easily without getting fingerprints all over the screen. Utilizing the scrolling feature just slide your finger across the bottom of the Quick Touch border to add, edit, and view pictures.

Pictures can be easily added to the digital photo frame by inserting a memory or USB Flash drive into the SD memory card slot.

Features:

- 5 inch (12.8 cm) digital photo display
- Kodak’s Quick Touch Border
- 4:3 aspect ratio
- SD memory card slot
- USB connectivity
- Timer setting allowing viewing hours to be set

Priced at $80 the Kodak Easyshare P520 will be available in September.