Top 10 Digital Photo Frames

There are over 30 vendors selling the framed digital wonders, offering standard features like built-in memory, Wi-Fi, and video playback. The good news is that there are a handful of truly innovative digital photo frames out there. Mustek offers one with an integrated iPod dock for music lovers, and Pandigital designed a frame for the kitchen with a digital cookbook and HDTV. Here’s our list of the top 10 digital photo frames to get you in the picture.

1.Kodak EasyShare M1020 Digital Photo Frame

$139.95
This beautiful 10-inch frame lets you change your mind. The included Décor Kit has a Black Shadow Box Faceplate with 2 decorative mattes, so it can look like it belongs in your living room instead of sticking out like a sore thumb. High resolution (800×480-pixels), viewing angle, and contrast ratio (300:1) mean you don’t have to comprise on picture quality for style. You can listen to MP3s with the built-in speakers, and the unique Quick Touch Border lets you edit and organize on-screen without getting it all smudged up.

2.Sony DPF-V1000/B 10.2″ Digital Photo Frame

$199
This stunning frame not only holds a whopping 2,000 photos (1GB), and a displays large 15:9 Aspect Ratio, but it’s also Bluetooth-compatible and has an HDMI Output so you can share your photos in Full HD 1080 quality on your compatible HDTV. Icing on the cake is the Auto Image Correction that makes fixes like auto dodging and auto white balance correction along with Auto Dimmer and Auto Image Rotation.

3. Transcend PF720 7 Digital Photo Frame

$95
The Transcend 720 ($95 as of 5/7/2009) does seem serious about transcending genres. Not only is it a digital photo frame, but it is also an FM radio, a video player, and an MP3 player. The device’s built-in 2GB of memory makes it easy to amass a big collection without using any cards or a PC (although you can do that, too).

4.MediaStreet eMotion, 15-inch Digital Picture Frame

$149.95
Big is beautiful with this affordable 15-inch multi-media frame with a clear 1024×768 4:3 aspect ratio display. In addition to the photo, video, and audio applications, there’s an organizer with a calendar and a clock that lets you turn the frame on and off with a timer. Files can be viewed via memory cards thanks to the multi-card slot , or downloaded via USB and stored in the 512MB of internal memory.

5.Philips 10.2-in Digital Photo Frame

$186.95
This big and beautiful frame is all about image quality. Aside from its impressive resolution (7320×480), aspect ratio (16:9), it also boasts Philip’s unique image Pro that automatically analyzes your photos to correct color accuracy, color depth and smart contrast for the best display. It also enhances skin color and extends the color on the edges of a less-than-full-screen photos to eliminate black bars and aspect ratio distortion.

6. Sony DPF-X1000/B Digital Photo Frame

$244
This super high res frame might make your photos look better than you thought they could. Sony’s “TruBlack” technology gives you more natural and realistic colors, and the advanced image processor scales and displays images up to 48 megapixels on the with an impressive 15:9 aspect ratio on a 10.2-inch, 800×400 resolution screen, making it perfect for compact or DSLR owners. You can store up to 4,000 images and with the CreativeEdit function you can decorate and create themed slideshows—a virtual scrapbook—and customized slides with superimposed messages, frames, and more.

7. Digital Foci “The Executive” Image Moments 6

$59
If want a quality frame and you don’t need a super big screen, this is a great option and an even better price. This 5.7-inch 640×480-pixel screen has 450MB of internal storage, and lots of playback options, including auto-rotate so you never end up looking at sideways pictures.

8.JOBO ScanViewer Digital Photo Frame

(Price to be announced; expected to be around $390)
The first and only digital photo frame that’s also a scanner, this innovative 8-inch frame digitizes up to 4×6-inch printed photos and saves them to the 1GB internal memory (or with a USB connection, transfers them to your computer). This multimedia digital picture frame also plays videos and music, with its on-frame buttons or remote and has many slideshow options. Coming soon!

9.Smartparts 8-inch frame with Built-in Printer

$69.95
Talk about one stop shopping, you can both display your digital images and turn them into tangible 4×6 prints with this frame with a built-in printer. Easy to install ink cartridge and pack of photo paper are included with the wood 800 x 600 resolution frame, that come at a impressively low price.

10.Pandigital PAN1002W02T 10.4-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame

This 10.4-inch digital frame ($185 as of 5/7/2009) does its best to blend in with your retro ones. It even comes with an extra wooden frame, so you can switch between black and espresso, depending on your décor. It has 512MB of built-in memory and supports CompactFlash, MicroDrive,

Orange Power Pump

If you have plans to head off to a place where you know there won’t be a power outlet for miles anywhere, then might we suggest the Orange Power Pump to help your gadgets remain juiced up even when it rains (yeah, solar power can be a pain if it is particularly cloudy all day long). This device will feature a compact generator that has a turbine driven by a standard air bed foot pump. Instead of making sure your inflatable pillow is comfortable enough to sleep on, why not use that time to generate enough juice for your cell phone to make a call to the nearest pizza delivery outlet? After all, the urban geek isn’t exactly well equipped to handle grizzly bears and deer hunting.

BeBook And BeBook 2 Details

BeBook is yet another e-book reader that ough to cater to the entry level market with a price point of €199, while those who want something beefier might consider the BeBook 2 which will see Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity built-in. Unfortunately, it seems to be priced in the same neighborhood as the Kindle 2, which places it between €350 ($476) and €400 ($544), so make sure you have enough dough before taking the plunge into a wireless book environment.

Alien-like Speakers

These all-in-one speakers by Erick Sakal are actually a multifunctional dock-enabled system with modern wireless capabilities.

The concept is extremely mind-boggling to the eyes, introducing multi-functionality without taking up precious space that is very much appreciated in this day and age. A subwoofer is integrated into the center quite discreetly, while a couple of side tweeters and a prime speaker on top rounds off the list of features in addition to Bluetooth connectivity for a truly wireless lifestyle. No final word on pricing has been given yet.

SanDisk slotRadio player launching on March 31st

SanDisk’s slotRadio player, which we’re still struggling to understand, is all set to ship on March 31st after debuting alongside a gazillion other gadgets at CES.

For those who’ve forced themselves to forget, this microSD music player can handle your own jams on your own microSD card, or alternatively, can accept pre-loaded Billboard hits cards which house over 1,000 songs that are nicely categorized by genre. It’ll be available from SanDisk’s own website on March 31st for $99 (which includes a card with over a thousand songs), and it should be ready to ruin Father’s Day when it slips into Radio Shack locations shortly thereafter.

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