Xias loads up for CES, launches a DRM-free content portal

by Nilay Patel posted Jan 4th 2008 at 8:50PM

We haven't heard a ton from Xias, but the company is looking to change all that with a smattering of new gear at CES. In addition to dressing up the 8 megapixel DCS-860 cam in four new colors, we'll be seeing the new 12 megapixel DCS-1260 with a 3-inch viewfinder, 3X optical and 4X digital zoom, and face tracking, as well as two new WiFi-enabled photo frames to view your shots on. The 8-inch PF-821 and 10-inch PF-1021 (pictured) both rock 800x600 resolutions, but it's not clear how the WiFi is implemented -- we'd assume it's for pulling down RSS, but the spec sheets aren't exactly forthcoming with the info. It'd be interesting if these interfaced with the new DRM-free XiasLive.com content portal that's also launching, but from what we can tell, that's mostly designed to interface with the new PV-4022 PMP, which'll do the 2.2-inch, 4GB media player trick for just $109. It's not clear what labels have signed up for XiasLive, but with promo copy like "includes English-speaking titles," we're guessing it's probably not the Big 5. Check pics of the camera and the PMP after the break.

Read - PF-821 and PF-1021 digital photo frames
Read - DCS-1260 camera
Read - XiasLive content portal and PV-4022 PMP