http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/ Engadget Comments for HP's new DreamScreens pack Pandora and Facebook into a wireless photo frame http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
rock on, fellow music lovers.]]>Sep 17th 2009 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/-Probably less power consumption. (Pure speculation on my part.)
-Looks better sitting around the living room or kitchen.
-Easier to configure for these specific functions than a netbook. (For the average technology user.)
And I'm not sure you can buy a 13.3 inch netbook for 300 bones. (of course at that size it's hardly a netbook)]]>Sep 17th 2009 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
it is called a "niche product", just like all other electronic photoframes. You upload 200+ pictures and mount it on a wall, then it cycles through them. That way you don't need hundreds of frames to display your entire trip to wherever you went last. This new generation is just improving on that concept by offering multiple input methods and increased functionality.]]>Sep 17th 2009 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/14/hps-dreamscreen-digiframe-puts-on-a-facebook-and-pandora-show-f/
It's clear to me that it doesn't come with an internal battery.

I would like to point out the fact that most of the media is forgetting this little puppy runs on linux (at least according to this guys at pocket-lint: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/27192/hp-dreamscreen-digital-photo-frame

Not to say it's engadget's fault though (as they might have already talked about it in another post), it's not on the press release.]]>Sep 17th 2009 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
So basically yes, it's my fault for not explaining it well enough.

Now my link to the other site is to prove how other sites might have had more info on the DreamScreen and because of that they were able to report that it runs Linux (and as you can plainly see, that part was totally unrelated to what you said). I apologize for the inconvenience that this might have caused you on your daily reading, as I considered more polite to state all I wanted to say in just one comment post instead of trolling for a second one.

Now, and this is meant to be read as it is, when one is quick to say something that might/may/will be proven wrong... One should take a step back, reconsider, research, and then comment, because in the end one ends up looking like if one didn't took the time to read the whole piece. On this subject though I can honestly say that I cannot help you any further.

And because it's 3 A.M. and since English is not my mother tongue, if any of what I just wrote sounds wrong to you, then I go to bed thinking did a great job!

All the best.]]>Sep 17th 2009 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
I do stand by my original comments though - good journalism asks the questions that a knowledgeable person would have asked and answers them within the article.

For example, does this have a touch screen? Answer appears to be no - it's got touch controls on the frame edge - this could have simply been mentioned in the article in a few words. And what is the power consumption for a device that's on all the time? There is no answer in the PR and therefore this is a question that could/should be flagged up as having no answer, which might imply that the device uses more power than would be ideal.

It's somewhat lazy to rely on links to other information rather than addressing these sorts of details in the article, and that is the crux of my point. I don't want this to become a witch hunt, rather for it to be seen as constructive criticism.

All the best in return... ]]>Sep 17th 2009 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/$50. There is a market for everything and a buyer wanting what is offered.]]>Sep 17th 2009 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
So video game consoles are overpriced huh? Let's compare
playstation 3 $299=Video game console, blue-ray player, dvd player, CD player.

HPdreamscreen $249=digital picture frame w/facebook and internet radio, that you will never use because where ever you put this frame there is a better music option 8 feet away.

As Spyker mentioned in his comment, if this where a touchscreen with flickr support that would make more sense to me. Or cooliris.]]>Sep 17th 2009 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/]]>Sep 17th 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
I've been waiting for a photo frame that can display Google Calendar and even better if it can input too! This way our family can have a group calendar that is in one public place (the kitchen) where we can manage our schedules.

Is it pricey? Yes, but it would make life a bit simplier...]]>Sep 17th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/]]>Sep 17th 2009 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/

http://www.digitalpictureframereview.com/2009/09/review-hp-dreamscreen]]>Sep 17th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/Sep 17th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
What I think, more than anything actually, is that manufacturers that have the capacity and the product portfolio to integrate absolutely should. It's quite simple. Make everything work with everything else and people will buy your stuff. Love it or hate it, the seamless/homogenous formula has been a hit with consumers as well as the business side. Bottom line, I suppose, expensive or not, it should just work, and last at least a while. The worst thing a company can do with their products is to have people buy them and "live digitally," only to find out that the next latest and greatest gadget has an entirely new structure or operating environment. This photo frame has great potential, so long as it's further developed and built upon with future generations and isn't abandoned for some new design down the road.]]>Sep 17th 2009 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/17/hps-new-dreamscreens-pack-pandora-and-facebook-into-a-wireless/
Spyker wants a touchscreen and flickr support. I would Like cooliris support. Capetech would like google calender. No one in the history of blog commenting has ever seen a digital frame and said i would like to stream pandora on this.]]>Sep 18th 2009 2:48AM