Digital Photo Frames

The Softbank Mobile’s 3G Digital photo Frame (a picture frame equipped with a 3G connection that makes it mobile) comes with the promise to instantly transfer digital photos to the frame via email and MMS. With the useful ability to transfer photos to other frames as well as email them, it appears to be a handy gadget.

It is equipped with many interesting features. A summary is listed below:

Features:

• Slide shows with 13 patterns
• Preview, hide, delete, rotate, enlarge, thumbnail, display effect
• Calendar
• Clock
• Email support to send and receive pictures.
• WiFi connection allowing you to receive pictures round the clock.
• Bluetooth support for exchanging pictures with PC’s and other phone.
• Access to your pictures stored online in your preferred photos album.
• Ability to post photos online on places like Flickr.

Specifications:

• Weight (approx.) : 510 g
• Dimensions (approx.) : 213.0 (W) × 151.0 (H) × 32.0 (D) mm
• Internal memory (approx.) : 384 MB
• Package contents : AC Adapter (HWCAA1)
• Display format : JPEG, BMP, GIF
• Pixels :  Up to 16 M pixels

Some limitations that Softbank Mobile specifies are:

• Messaging functions limited to incoming message reception only.
• Frames will only accept messages sent from SoftBank Mobile or Disney Mobile handset numbers.
• White Plan or Gold Plan unlimited free messaging service does not cover messages sent to PhotoVision.
• Mail reception limited to messages with attached image files. The following types of messages will not appear and are automatically deleted upon reception:
• Messages with no attached image files
• HTML Mail (including Graphic Mail or My Emoji messages).

Being wireless opens up many possibilities. You can put the 3G Digital photo frame up on the table, on the wall, vertical, horizontal. Moreover, you can take it with you anywhere you like. With a slideshow, it enables you to constantly keep on changing the feel of your room. It can be great for setting the mood, while also holding out occasional pleasant surprises for you.

But, the vital question is, is it worth the price? By the looks of T-Mobile’s failed experiment, the Softbank Mobile’s product is also doomed to the same limbo of forgetfulness. The cost is pretty high and you would not get your money’s worth unless you are a picture fanatic. However, it does turn your room into a mini art gallery at an incomparably smaller price.

Sungale ID800WT Digital Picture Frame is a feature rich photo frame with touch screen display and Wi-Fi connectivity. It allows you to download photos from the internet directly to the frame, or transfer them from your computer through USB port. It also has audio and video playback features that let you set your picture slideshow to music. You can play videos from YouTube and view news and stock information.

Specifications:

• 8-inch LCD screen with 800×600 resolution.
• 512MB of internal storage space.
• Slots for Compact Flash (CF), MemoryStick, SD, MMC and xD memory cards.

Features:

• Touch-sensitive display which allows you to access menus by merely pressing the screen
• Dedicated keys on the rear panel which let you access the menu quickly
• Wi-Fi wireless LAN connectivity to Internet in hotspots
• Loudspeaker for audio playback
• Videos from YouTube or memory card can be played directly
• Photos can be copied directly from USB via USB port
• Photos can be downloaded online from Picasa album into the internal memory of the frame
• View your Gmail inbox’s email headers
• Read news headers from internet through Yahoo or Google
• View calendar
• Listen to Internet radio (IP radio) stations.
• Weather information (currently, for the U.S. only)
• View stock price information
• View clock

On the plus side, the Sungale ID800WT Digital Picture Frame has many features. It has nice viewing angles and the colors appear smooth and vibrant. The touchscreen responds quickly and there are buttons on the back for quick access. Compared to many other picture frames that have keypads and joysticks that are full of glitches, this digital picture frame has fairly smooth and responsive buttons.

On the down side, the WiFi connection is shaky and slow, thus it can be frustrating. Only a part of the emails, news and weather reports is displayed because of the slow connection. The menus are not arranged insightfully, but rather appear to be a confused jumble and should have been better. The interfaces for some applications are also not as satisfying. For video playback, it only supports one format (AVI), and the playback is jittery.

The product is promising, but at this stage, you should only buy it if you only want a picture frame. For better online connectivity, it would be better to wait for another version.

Sony is one of the leading companies which are making digital products in not only Asia but also in Middle East and Europe. Digital products manufacturing industry has got so much boom that every electronic or digital product making companies are focusing on the manufacturing of digital photo frames. Sony also manufacturing digital photo frames for many years and have launched many models of digital photo frames. They are providing every facility in these frames which can help them to beat their competitors is giving in photo frames and to give full satisfaction to customers. Sony knows that what their customers want in their products. They have launched photo frames which can be operated with remote and also having touch screen facility.  They know well that photos which user wants to see on the screen are the memories which a user wants to share with family and friends.

In previous models Sony gave many functions in digital frames like auto rotation, touch screen and also remote control facility. Sony is now launching new digital photo frame with such features that Sony want to be market leader in the digital market. The new digital frame by Sony has been named as Sony ICF-CL75ip. This is a new invention which is going to be launched by Sony. It had all the features of a digital frame, which will help user to enjoy sweet memories on the slid show mode. Slide show mode with zoom is one of the features of the digital frame.

Sony new digital photo frame is a multifunction device. This one device has all those things for which a person has to spend lot of money. While enjoying old memories, a user can also listen to songs on it, as it has FM radio facility in it.  New Sony picture frame has 7” display screen with 800 x 480 resolution. This resolution with 7-inch display makes pictures more attractive to viewer. This multifunctional digital frame has 1GB internal memory which means it can store more than 3000 pictures in it. Its not only limits to display of pictures, it also has support media files and can show video files with formats like AVI, MPEG. For images it supports only JPEG format. Along with all these features there is another feature for music lovers, it can play songs of format like mp3, WMA.

It also have sound recording facility which can help a user to record special event voices up to 10 sec. there is alarm clock facility, so it looks good if it is placed at bed side, showing memorable picture. New Sony digital frame also have a deck for Iphone or IPod’s. This fantastic device is going be launch in the market at only $150, which is really affordable price for this amazing product.