With times getting harder, it is no surprise to see people take up at least two jobs to make ends meet. This sort of multi-tasking is also seen in gadgets like the Memoir digital photo frame from Skyla, for instance. Not only does it show off your favorite photos in its 800 x 600 resolution LCD display, you can also scan your favorite old photos (as long as they’re no larger than 4″ x 6″). 1GB of internal memory ought to be adequate to store up to 200 or so photos at 600dpi. Other features include USB connectivity, MP3 playback and image file support. The Skyla Memoir will be out later this December for $219.99.

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Digital photo frames are dime a dozen, but some of them do come with added functionality such as Wi-Fi connectivity these days. The iGala wireless digital photo frame is one such device, allowing you to not only display your favorite digital memories across its 8″ touchscreen display in 800 x 600 resolution, you will also be able to use it to read your latest Gmail, check out the most recent news, traffic and weather information, while remaining connected to Flickr directly for easy album management thanks to the touchscreen display. Would you be willing to part with $239 for this, or do you think the Wi-Fi connectivity is pretty much redundant since most cell phones these days are already able to access your online photo albums and Gmail?

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Sometimes the concept of a digital photo frame becomes quite vague as they start to have more and more applications become attached to them. Take the Keian Japan P71-A2-JP, a box-like photo frame that can act as a printer, audio player, and even the option of adding an external hard drive.

The printer function is quite interesting. Imagine having a friend over, and he or she looks at your 7-inch screen with a 480 x 234 display. If your guest wants to take one of the photos with him or her, all that is required is to hit a button, and he or she will receive a 100 x 150 mm size photo with 300dpi resolution.

So, it’s a photo frame that prints photos! What will they think of next? MP3 file support, for one, but that has been done on other digital photo frames. One thing that I haven’t seen on other digital photo frames is the option to add on an external hard drive.

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Digital picture frames were one of the hit gifts last Christmas and I’m delighted to say we have 5 to give away to Coolest Gadget readers. We’ve just reviewed the CiBox C107 over on our sister site Coolest Reviews and cool gadget shop Red Save have generously offered to give a CiBox 7 Inch frame to five fortunate CG readers.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply leave a comment sharing what you think will be this Christmas’s must have gadget. We’ll close the contest on November 10th and draw the 5 winners from the Random.org proverbial hat.

Thanks for reading and good luck. Now what do you think will be the coolest gadget this Christmas?

I can’t help but think that Sanyo’s newest digital phone frame, the ALBO, sounds like a major brand of dog food. As far as I know, ALBO isn’t a fancy acronym for something, but it is one of the coolest digital picture frames that I have ever seen. Considering that there is currently a huge market for digital picture frames now, that is saying something.

The seven-inch LCD frame has one of the most interesting designs, straight out of a science-fiction TV show’s prediction of what television would look like in the future. Just look at the design, and that last sentence will make sense.

As you can see from the photo, it is possible to turn the screen on a swivel for various formats. You can see them in slideshow format with a quick turn, and the photo frame has some other features and effects.

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You might take Parrot rather casually when it comes to the various portable gizmos that they roll out, but this time round it looks as though they have a clear cut winner on their hands. The Parrot Specchio was designed by Martin Szekely, and this stylish digital photo frame is not short on innovation and technology, featuring a whole bunch of ways to transfer and share pictures and albums. Just in case the name Martin Szekely fails to ring a bell, he is a contemporary well-known French artist who is widely acknowledged worldwide as a “master of minimalism”, and already has pieces in the permanent collections of the world’s major museums. This latest digital photo frame brings a timeless mirror into the picture (pun intended) that can more or less fit into just about any home and complement the overall ambiance. What makes the Parrot Specchio so special, you ask? Well, read on after the jump to find out.

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How much are you willing to fork out for a regular photo frame – $500, tops? Well, Kodak has upped the ante with a new $1,000 wireless digital photo frame just because it relies on OLED technology for superior and vivid image quality in 7.6″ glory, no matter which angle you view it from. That certainly makes it sound as though this device is worth the price, especially when you can fool people into thinking it is a regular photo frame from yonks. Some of the features and specifications of this offering from Kodak include :-

• 2GB internal memory
• Built-in memory card reader
• Widescreen display with 16:9 aspect ratio and 800 x 480 resolution
• 16 million colors
• 200cd/m2 brightness
• 30,000:1 contrast ratio

Source: OLED Display

We’ve reported on several digital photo frames in the past, but this is the first time we covered one made by Sony Ericsson. This is only because the IDP-100 digital photo frame is the first one from the famed telecommunications company.

The user can download all their images to the IDP-100 via Bluetooth, USB flash memory, as well as memory cards like M2 card, micro SD, SD or MS Duo. This seven inch frame can display your photos in a landscape are portrait format with a very high image quality.

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