MediaStreet adds Bluetooth to eMotion digital photo frame

Nah, MediaStreet can't be considered a pioneer by throwing in Bluetooth functionality with its eMotion digiframe, but considering that only a few others have made such a gesture thus far, you won't find us bellyaching. The firm is upping the ante on its seven-inch widescreen digital photo frame by adding in the ability to instantly transfer photos snapped on your cameraphone or BT-enabled device onto the frame, but didn't forget about the traditional loading methods in the process; users can still import media onto its 256MB of internal memory via SD, CF, SDHC, MMC, MS / MSPro, xD, or USB 2.0. The device plays nice with JPEG / BMP photos, MP3 and WMA on the audio front, and AVI / MPEG1/2/4 when looking at video, and while this may not be the biggest buck on the block, it manages to support a variety of interchangeable wood frames and a wireless remote while ringing up at just $149.

[Via Slashgear]

[LordFarkward @ Jun 6th 2007 4:54AM]

i never knew that the BB pearl's earpiece turns into a BT logo when the BT function is on :O

[Hannes @ Jun 6th 2007 5:08AM]

What's the resolution of the frame?

What do you think, how many users of digital picture frames use Bluetooth?

http://www.digital-photo-frame-market.info

[Kamalot @ Jun 6th 2007 9:07AM]

Can someone at Engadget set up a category for Digital Frames? I'd like to read all the other articles on digital frames, but there's no keyword category assigned to them.

[Brad @ Jun 6th 2007 3:24PM]

Not pioneers in the Digital Frame space? We are not sure why the Author mentions this, but our only interest is to continue to develope and release new Digital Photo Frames that offer the design and functionality that our customers are craving;
- Low Cost Digital Frames that play photos, music and movies
- Variety of sizes to choose from 1.5", 3.5", 7", 8", 9.2", 10.4" and 15"
- Bluetooth Connectivity
- WiFi Connectivity (avalailable July)
- FREE Professional Photographic Images, Music and Videos to download and Play on your eMotion http://MyDigitalContent.com (gives you a break from watching the family pet and kids every now and then:-)

Feel free to email me any suggestions/feedback for new features, design or functionalities for future eMotion Digital Frames [e-mail]

best wishes
Brad Baxter
eMotion Product Development Team

Media Street, Inc
http://MediaStreet.com

[Hannes @ Jun 6th 2007 7:53PM]

Great that someone of the developement team found the way to this site. Could you please answer the readers these questions:

What is the resolution?
Is the panel digital or analog?
What is the solution?

Thank you.

http://www.digital-photo-frame-market.info

[johnlaverda @ Jun 18th 2007 11:07AM]

The Customer support is extremely unhelpful. I am currently unable to pair this frame with my phone, and the only answer I have received to date is thare are no instructions available. This is not an intergrated Bluetooth device. It is an ordinary picture frame that ships with a Bluetooth "Thumbdrive" that is inserted in the only available USB slot. This means it needs to be disconected from your Pc, and the thumbdrive needs to be inserted before you can connect via Bluetooth. All said, I am still unable to connect and I think the frame that was sent is running on outdated software. There is no Bluetooth option in the frames set-up menu. This is a terrible product from a very unprofessional company. Do not buy from Mediastreet.

[Brad @ Jun 21st 2007 11:36AM]

The final version of the eMotion Bluetooth Frame has a built-in USB bluetooth dongle. The pre-mass manufactured (pre-release) units offer an external bluetooth dongle. Either way, the functionality is the same and the Frame can be paired with a bluetooth device. Please be sure to check that your camera-phone has the cability to "send" photos to a PC via bluetooth. If it can "send" to a PC, it can send to the eMotion Bluetooth Frame.

Contrary to the above post, you can not plug in a bluetooth USB dongle to *any* digital frame unless the frame has been designed and developed to work with the bluetooth protocol.

We only have pre-mass manufactured (pre-release) units in inventory which means they have an external usb bluetooth dongle (it is not built-in) and the instruction manual is not complete yet as we are adding new functionality to the remote control. These pre-release units are typically for the Press and for Retailer demonstrations. The mass-produced, Final product will be in stores soon.

Anybody who received a pre-release unit is made fully aware of this, and if not completely satisfied, or needs tech support, please let me know at [e-mail]. Supporting a pre-release product is my speciality:-) John, please email or call me 888-633-4295 press 0 and ask for Brad. One way or another, John, we would appreciate the opportunity to satisfy you! if you are not pairing the frame to the phone, maybe the dongle is broken or defective and I am sure I can help.

[Henry @ Jul 18th 2007 12:29AM]

You have to congratulate Brad for helping a customer out on a third party website's comment forum! Well done - maybe add that info to your MediaStreet website too?

Cheers,

Henry
http://www.digivista.com.au/