It has been a while since we have written about the eStarling Digital Photo Frame, but they have made some recent advancements that are worth talking about all over again.

The latest 8-inch digital photo frame from eStarling’s is Wi-fi capable, but that really isn’t anything new. What is new is that the frame is made for Facebook support. All a user has to do is provide his or her username and password, and when his or her friends upload their pictures, they will be automatically downloaded directly into the frame with a resolution of 800×600 pixels.

All this will insure that the content on the frame is constantly changing, without having to hook it up to the computer and do the constant downloading and erasing that usually occurs when updating digital picture frames. You can download through a memory card slot that supports MMC, SD, MS, and CF formats.

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Are you sick and tired of purchasing the umpteenth tie for dad this Father’s Day? Well, why not bring the gift level up a notch by picking up something more technologically inclined. Nextar is offering their N3-505 digital photo frame for sale for this Father’s Day, set in a jet black wood frame that will look elegant whether at home or at the office. It is perfect to remind dad of what a lovely family he has, scrolling through the JPEG photos stored within in a slideshow or manually controlled manner. Features include a 3.5″ 262k color TFT LCD QVGA display at 320 x 240 resolution, memory card support (SD, MMC and Memory Stick), and 32MB of internal memory .

Source: Connected Photographer

If you happen to fall under the category of a “Japanese Geek Teen”, then the Sega Toys DigiPod is just the thing for you. It comes with a 1.5″ LCD display housed within a body that measures 78mm x 57mm x 29mm, making it perfect to tote around in your pocket, secretly sharing all your most private photos with a trusted friend, away from the peering eyes of the world. Photos can be transferred using a mini USB connection located at the side of the DigiPod. At $30 a pop, I don’t really see the importance of such a device as most cell phones these days already come with a screen size larger than 1.5″ and do a pretty bang up job displaying photos captured via a high resolution digital camera.

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Kodak Gallery, an online photo service with more than 70 million members worldwide, has released an announcement that the purchase of Kodak digital picture frames will come pre-loaded with up to a hundred of their favorite Gallery photos. All it takes are a few clicks online and you will be able to pick the frame of your choice. Once done, choose your favorite pictures and Gallery will then load the picture on the frame, shipping it directly to you or your target recipient.

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Digital Photo Frames seem to be all the rage these days, but their design is far too similar. It was about time somebody put some sort of different twist on the construction.

This is what Kenko did when they created the KDF-07, a digital photo frame that allows the user to hide the remote. When I say “hide the remote”, this has nothing to do with a practical joke or any kind of sexual innuendo.

You see, the KDF-07 has a little pocket that slides out of the seven inch frame to hold the remote, and then retracts when not in use. Considering that most Digital Photo Frames have a superfluous remote that does nothing but get lost, it is about time someone designed something such as this.

Another useful feature of this frame is its ability to read various memory cards including SD cards, MMC cards, Memory stick and CF cards. As for file formats, it supports JPEG, MP3, AVI, and various MPEG formats. The Kendo KDF-07 can also be connected to the PC via USB for photo and music file format transfers.

The Kenko KDF-07 is available in silver, black matte, and wood grain finishes for about $160.

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Here’s an excerpt of the product description for the A-Data Theme Series T703 Disney flash drive – grammatically corrected, warts and all.

The super light and handy Mickey flash drive weighs only 15 grams, and has a gorgeous Mickey hanging ornament. You can either wear it or use it to decorate your cell phone or bag. No matter how you use it, you will always attract people’s attention. The T703, authorized by Disney, not only provides you with a classic Mickey Mouse image, but also presents a creative design for the flash drive. After removing Mickey’s ear, you can easily save your files to the flash drive. In addition to being a useful office tool, its unique mirror design can help you check your appearance anytime your want. It can also be used as a mini photo frame. Let Mickey Mouse’s lovely smile accompany you around the marvelous digital world!

The 2GB model will come in white, red and purple colors, while the 4GB model has only white and purple, retailing for $33 and $49, respectively.

The Pantouch digital photo frame from Pandigital takes some pages out of a standard book (pardon the pun), featuring slide motion and touch controls that enable users to go through the photos using a patent pending ‘page turn’ effect, which effectively simulates a photo album courtesy of a simple forward/backward motion swipe. In addition, there are icons available for your fingers to tap when accessing digital photos, MP3 tunes and video clips. Depending on the size of the photo frame, you will have to fork out anywhere from $120 to $250 when they hit retail shelves this May.

Source: Digitimes

Considering that Mother’s Day is about a month away, it might be a good idea to at least think about what to give that woman who bore you for nine months. You could give her the latest gadget, but if you’re mother is anything like mine, she is not too familiar with the latest in technology.

Yet I can’t think of a better gift to give your mother than the Digital Foci Pocket Album. What better gift for any mother but pictures of her children, or perhaps grandchildren?

The Digital Foci Pocket Album allows you to download up to 74 photos on 8MB of internal memory. It works by using a user-friendly Photo Viewer Software that can convert JPEG to BMP images from the computer to the Pocket Album.

In other words, you can go ahead and set up the Pocket Album with all the pictures that mom would want on her keychain, or you can let her do it. If it were me, I would put the pictures on Pocket Album, and then show her how to change them if she wanted to. You should also show her how to charge it, considering it only has 9 hours of battery life.

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