Join Parrot Puts its Best Foot Forward at CES
Parrot always puts out some decent products, so it was natural that they had them on display at CES Unveiled. I found two that are worth talking about, as they were designed by some primo designers.
The first is a set of wireless speakers designed by Philippe Starck, or “S+ARCK”. These horn-shaped guys are designed for the iPod and iPhone, and can connect to a PC via Wi-Fi or by Bluetooth to the Mac or cellular phone. Sync connectors allow connectivity to any audio device for full immersive 360 degree sound and 100W RMS power output.
The second is one that we have reported on before, the Speechio. This is a reflective photo frame designed by Martin Szekely. This mirror really caught me by surprise as the screen just appeared in the middle of it. Parrot had me on the product right there.
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Virus in your digital photo frame?
Don’t we all love receiving gifts and presents? After all, it makes us feel loved, and there is that indescribable feeling of tearing open the wrapping paper to discover what we’ve been hankering after all this while sitting there, right in front of us. Unfortunately in this day and age, there are some presents that we receive which could come with a pretty serious defect – imaging getting a new digital photo frame that upon plugging into your computer, results in an attempt infecting the said PC with a virus. Yes, that is actually happening for folks who have received several different models of digital photo frames from retailers like Wal-Mart, Amazon and others. Talk about a blue holiday season!
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iGala – Wi-Fi Touch Screen Digital Photo Frame
I reckon this is the coolest digital picture frame I’ve seen. It has all the usual things you’d expect from a digital frame, clock and alarm function, accepts multiple media card formats, MP3 player, etc. etc..
It is also Wi-Fi enabled so can pull pictures from GMail, Flicker or you can email them directly to the frame. You can use Windows Live to display News, Weather and traffic info and something that I’ve not seen on a digital frame before is it’s touch screen so setting up and entering your wireless information should be a lot less fiddly (though you may see the odd thumbprint on your pics).
You can buy the iGala Wi-Fi Linux Based Photo Frame from Think Geek for $239.99.
eStarling ImpactV: A digital photo frame that supports video
Yesterday, eStarling announced their newest digital photo frame, the ImpactV. The ImpactV has every feature of its predecessors, but what makes this one unique is that it supports video. Hence the name ImpactV (the V is for video and not the Roman Numeral five).
The ImpactV allows a user to take any video that he or she has recorded and upload it wirelessly to the frame. Since the ImpactV is Wi-Fi enabled, the video will automatically appear with DVD quality video and clear sound anywhere, provided there is a wireless connection. The user can also send still photos.
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Skyla Memoir digital photo frame scans, too
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.
Source: OhGizmo!
iGala wireless digital picture frame
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?
Source: Engadget
Keian Digital Photo Frame comes with built-in printer and audio player
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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Competition Time – Win one of 5 Digital Picture Frames
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?
