Man these digital picture frames are coming fast and furious. After making its
debut at WinHec back in May, the Vista certified,
SideShow-capable Momento photo frame from the awkwardly named A Living Picture, is now up for pre-order on Amazon and others. So whatcha get? Starting with a choice of either a 7-inch (model 70) or 10.2-inch (model 100) TFT display throwing a 800x480 resolution, each frame delivers built-in 802.11b/g WiFi, a multi-format memory card reader, USB jack, RF remote control, an audio output with support for WMA and MP3 (and presumably video) formats, and appears to be Windows Media Connect / UPnP capable to stream content off your PC or other compatible device. You can even pickup a frame for befuddled relatives and update it with your snaps over the 'net via a subscription to Momento Live. What's more, and perhaps the most interesting feature is support for Windows SideShow allowing the frame to run all kinds of XML-driven "gadgets" making the frame capable of displaying your auto-refreshed stock portfolio, current weather, TV schedule, event calendar, etc. That makes for an interesting choice between the $300 Momento model 100 or the $380 RSS-enabled
DigitalSpectrum MF8104Premium with similar specs but 0.2-inches more screen and 96,000 more pixels.
[Via
I Think Therefore I Thought, Thanks Long Z.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kaizen Maven @ Oct 23rd 2006 11:11AM
I like this idea alot, but I think everybody will wait until the price drops WAYYYY DOWN before picking up this puppy @ ur local Wally World
consumer_q @ Oct 23rd 2006 11:44AM
This is the frame I have been waiting to be restocked: http://estarling.com/
Wifi and flickr rss feed.
Any other with similar characteristics?
jan tanjo @ Oct 23rd 2006 2:56PM
I've been waiting for something like this for a very long time. Can you imagine the hacks that this thing will be subjected to??????
The first thing I would like to see added is touch screen, a wireless server monitor to keep track of your server stats, a super wireless remote for your HTPC, a wireless VNC viewer, the list for me is just endless.
summer boy @ Oct 25th 2006 9:55AM
Good product, elegent.
However, too expensive. I think $50 is a reasonable price.
steve clayton @ Dec 7th 2006 6:19PM
Now on sale in the UK at Curry's and Dixons
http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2006/11/29/vista-digital-photo-frame-in-the-uk.aspx
Greenster @ Jan 22nd 2007 1:59AM
I have a 10.4" model from Australian outfit DigiVista and beleive the 4:3 ratio (640x480) is much more preferable to these ones by Momento which are all 16:9 or 16:10 widescreen...
http://www.digivista.com.au/product_digivista_clearview_10.html
For photos especially, mostly they are taken at 4:3 ratio such as 1600x1200 or something.
Philip Seyfi @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:40PM
I'm personally photographing only in the 16:10 aspect ratio and many people around me as well...
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