Digital Picture Frames

The iPad – The Perfect Cloud-based Photo Frame?

What happens to your iPad for the 96% of time that you are not interacting with it? To Thinking Screen Media the answer is crystal clear. The iPad becomes the ultimate cloud-based photo frame. Thinking Screen Media’s web services platform, FrameChannel, allows for the selection and configuration of content for delivery to connected screens such as the [...]

“Fast and Furious” – iPad Cases and Docks

“Fast and Furious” best describes the introduction of products in the iPad accessories market. Today, Vers introduced a new wooden case for the iPad. Although not a dock for the iPad, the wooden case provides an attractive presentation for the iPad’s use as a photo frame. David Laituri from Vers confirms that the case is designed for [...]

Will you purchase an iPad this year?

WaterField Designs Introduces iPad Case

San Francisco, CA, March 9, 2010—”WaterField Designs, a San Francisco manufacturer renowned for its high-quality, custom notebook sleeves, bags and cases for digital gear, introduces two cases for the Apple iPad: the sophisticated Smart Case and the super-thin iPad Slip Case. Both new cases offer protection for the iPad and come in six colors.” The cases [...]

Will the iPad Kill the Digital Photo Frame Category?

“Will the iPad Kill the Digital Photo Frame Category?” – This was the question asked in a Parks Associates blog entry in late January. Harry Wang’s insightful article suggests that players in today’s photo frame category may have an opportunity to learn from the iPad experience. Much of the success of the iPad as a photo [...]

TiVo’s Big Announcement Includes FrameChannel

Tonight at a gala reception in New York City, TiVo announced the launch of TiVo® Premiere and TiVo® Premiere XL boxes. “TiVo Premiere elegantly combines access to cable programming, movies, web videos, and music all in one box, and all at a truly affordable price.” In addition, TiVo announced a new partnership with FrameChannel: “A new [...]

iGala Wi-Fi Linux based Photo Frame Reviewed

Interesting and well-done review of the iGala photo frame on Indulge Blogger this morning. “Unlike other digital photo frames that just accept memory cards and show photos, the iGala has a brain inside its rectangular head. Use the touchscreen interface to configure the iGala to connect to your wi-fi network, then the iGala can do all [...]

iPad Alarm Clock

The iPad may redefine web browsing on the sofa but what other use cases will it have. With the mass of accessories sure to come out with it, I see an iPad sitting next to my bed in its docking station waking me up to photos, news, weather and other content…powered by FrameChannel? [...]

is iPad the ultimate photo frame?

With the new announcement of the iPad from Apple, do we finally have the ultimate photo frame experience. When we launched FrameChannel we used to call a WiFi photo frame with FrameChannel the “iPhone on the wall” … and now with the iPad and our FrameChannel app, this will be a reality. Sure [...]

Is the Apple Tablet tomorrow’s Photo Frame?

So believes EETimes! Today, the online publication suggested that “Apple is widely anticipated to roll out an iSlate or iPad system that could act as an e-book reader as well as be able to play movies, check email and act as a digital picture frame when not in use.” We await tomorrow’s announcement and remain enthusiastic [...]