Epson unleashes PictureMate Show photo frame that's also a printer
By Laura June 
posted December 4th 2009 9:52AM
posted December 4th 2009 9:52AM
Print and Display Your Images With Epson PictureMate Show,
the Ultimate Two-in-One Digital Frame and Compact Photo Printer
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Today Epson announced a breakthrough in the compact photo printer market with the introduction of PictureMate® Show, the ultimate two-in-one digital photo frame and 4" x 6" photo printer. Designed for the photo enthusiast, PictureMate Show is a versatile hybrid that offers consumers one convenient solution for displaying, sharing and printing better-than-lab-quality photos in the convenience of their homes all year round. Boasting a seven-inch, 16:9 tilt digital photo display with 800 x 480 dpi WVGA resolution, PictureMate Show makes an incredible display of your favorite photos. It also offers 12 unique and entertaining slideshow formats for digital images, as well as a remote control to conveniently view and display photos in your home or office. Combined with the best quality 4" x 6" photo printer, it offers the highest maximum print resolution in its class (5760 x 1440 dpi) to produce beautiful photos with incredible detail and true-to-life skin tones in as fast as 37 seconds(1).
"Perfect for everyone in the family, Epson's PictureMate Show combines the best in design and performance while offering a unique way to instantly print and share cherished memories," said Stacey Tieu, associate product manager, Consumer Ink Jets, Epson America Inc. "PictureMate Show is not only an exceptional gift to give this holiday season, but also a great product to have year round because nothing on the market compares in terms of quality, speed, reliability, and value.
This convenient, portable printer makes it easy to instantly print and share photos at parties, special events or family gatherings." Additional Features and Benefits of PictureMate Show:
• Offers a large 270 MB internal memory to automatically store hundreds of photos, run slideshows and reprint images any time
• Prints from all popular memory cards via built-in card slots(2), USB thumb drives, PictBridge® devices, and PDAs or digital cameras with optional Bluetooth® adapter(3)
• Delivers durable, smudge, scratch, and water resistant photos that resist fading up to 96 years under glass and over 200 years in dark album storage - up to four times longer than traditional, film processed photos(4
• Prints custom sizes from 0.3" x 0.3" to 4" x 6", great for passport photos, filling unusual frame sizes, photo key chains, photo bracelets and more • Offers versatility with various layouts and color effects, such as classic borders or borderless options, mini-wallet, wallet, and 4" x 6", as well as black and white, sepia, or color
• Get perfect prints every time with easy and convenient photo editing features, including Auto Photo Correction that automatically adjusts photos for optimum color and balance, cropping capabilities, red-eye removal, and more
• Delivers affordable prints on glossy and matte paper with Epson's PictureMate Print Packs, which include ink and either 150 sheets of 4" x 6" glossy paper or 100 sheets of 4" x 6" matte paper
Pricing and Availability PictureMate Show ($299.99*) is currently available through a variety of online retail stores and Epson's retail site. For more information, please see the PictureMate Show fact sheet or visit www.mypicturemate.com.
About Epson America Inc.
Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation and a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company's extensive range of printers, scanners and 3LCD projectors are renowned for their high quality, functionality, compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko Epson organization is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and for the second year in a row is part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria. (1) Color photo without a PC in borderless layout measured from start of paper feed. Actual print time will vary based on system configuration, software, and page complexity. See www.epson.com/printspeed for details. (2) Prints from CompactFlash® (Type I/II), Secure Digital (SD(TM)), SDHC,(TM) MMC, xD-Picture Card(TM) (Type M/H), Microdrive® and Memory Stick®. (3) Bluetooth adapter sold separately; please visit www.MyPictureMate.com for ordering information. (4) Based on accelerated testing of prints displayed under glass in indoor display conditions. Actual print stability will vary according to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, temperature, humidity and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee the longevity of prints. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or UV filter or properly store them. * Estimated street price
SOURCE Epson America Inc.
the Ultimate Two-in-One Digital Frame and Compact Photo Printer
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Today Epson announced a breakthrough in the compact photo printer market with the introduction of PictureMate® Show, the ultimate two-in-one digital photo frame and 4" x 6" photo printer. Designed for the photo enthusiast, PictureMate Show is a versatile hybrid that offers consumers one convenient solution for displaying, sharing and printing better-than-lab-quality photos in the convenience of their homes all year round. Boasting a seven-inch, 16:9 tilt digital photo display with 800 x 480 dpi WVGA resolution, PictureMate Show makes an incredible display of your favorite photos. It also offers 12 unique and entertaining slideshow formats for digital images, as well as a remote control to conveniently view and display photos in your home or office. Combined with the best quality 4" x 6" photo printer, it offers the highest maximum print resolution in its class (5760 x 1440 dpi) to produce beautiful photos with incredible detail and true-to-life skin tones in as fast as 37 seconds(1).
"Perfect for everyone in the family, Epson's PictureMate Show combines the best in design and performance while offering a unique way to instantly print and share cherished memories," said Stacey Tieu, associate product manager, Consumer Ink Jets, Epson America Inc. "PictureMate Show is not only an exceptional gift to give this holiday season, but also a great product to have year round because nothing on the market compares in terms of quality, speed, reliability, and value.
This convenient, portable printer makes it easy to instantly print and share photos at parties, special events or family gatherings." Additional Features and Benefits of PictureMate Show:
• Offers a large 270 MB internal memory to automatically store hundreds of photos, run slideshows and reprint images any time
• Prints from all popular memory cards via built-in card slots(2), USB thumb drives, PictBridge® devices, and PDAs or digital cameras with optional Bluetooth® adapter(3)
• Delivers durable, smudge, scratch, and water resistant photos that resist fading up to 96 years under glass and over 200 years in dark album storage - up to four times longer than traditional, film processed photos(4
• Prints custom sizes from 0.3" x 0.3" to 4" x 6", great for passport photos, filling unusual frame sizes, photo key chains, photo bracelets and more • Offers versatility with various layouts and color effects, such as classic borders or borderless options, mini-wallet, wallet, and 4" x 6", as well as black and white, sepia, or color
• Get perfect prints every time with easy and convenient photo editing features, including Auto Photo Correction that automatically adjusts photos for optimum color and balance, cropping capabilities, red-eye removal, and more
• Delivers affordable prints on glossy and matte paper with Epson's PictureMate Print Packs, which include ink and either 150 sheets of 4" x 6" glossy paper or 100 sheets of 4" x 6" matte paper
Pricing and Availability PictureMate Show ($299.99*) is currently available through a variety of online retail stores and Epson's retail site. For more information, please see the PictureMate Show fact sheet or visit www.mypicturemate.com.
About Epson America Inc.
Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation and a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company's extensive range of printers, scanners and 3LCD projectors are renowned for their high quality, functionality, compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko Epson organization is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and for the second year in a row is part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria. (1) Color photo without a PC in borderless layout measured from start of paper feed. Actual print time will vary based on system configuration, software, and page complexity. See www.epson.com/printspeed for details. (2) Prints from CompactFlash® (Type I/II), Secure Digital (SD(TM)), SDHC,(TM) MMC, xD-Picture Card(TM) (Type M/H), Microdrive® and Memory Stick®. (3) Bluetooth adapter sold separately; please visit www.MyPictureMate.com for ordering information. (4) Based on accelerated testing of prints displayed under glass in indoor display conditions. Actual print stability will vary according to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, temperature, humidity and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee the longevity of prints. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or UV filter or properly store them. * Estimated street price
SOURCE Epson America Inc.
Why would you want something as cumbersome as that on your kitchen worktop?
@SamUK Also I don't do a lot of printing while cooking, so I will pass...
@SamUK
Because cumbersome is the future!
@SamUK
Let alone the fact that you need the photo so badly you have to print it out in your kitchen. This is lame.
Man, that's a crappy photochop.
@barry99705
It looks like they just plopped it on the table in photoshop, without trying whatsoever.
@barry99705
Shadows? What are they?
@yankees368 Give them a little credit. It must have been really hard to get pictures of all that kitchen equipment and photoshop them together behind the printer to make it look like a real kitchen.
@barry99705
I'm pretty sure the credit for the photoslop goes to engadget!
@barry99705
I they took the picture of the product, there is no excuse for them to not get an accurate angle of it.
But can it run Crysis?
@Ted2
Can it run Eggo?
Isn't the point of a digital photoframe that you don't need to have a printout? Do people still print their photos?
@ChrisChampion And this is really bulky. A picture frame is nice because its small and doesn't take up much space. Not with this sucker.
@ChrisChampion - Actually, no, they don't, but the printer industry is so desperate to sell ink and paper (it's the only thing that makes money) that they continue to push what the public has no interest in. I guess photo printer ads are kind of like spam. The hit rate must be tiny, but the profits are huge.
@appsman I remember seeing the HP printer that's connected to the Internet and thinking... why not just view the map on your phone. I know... not everyone has a smartphone. But drop some coin on that printer and you could have paid for a data plan, right?
So stupid.
Yeah, they goofed on this one. I'd say they have conclusively proved that printers and digital picture frames do not go together.
I believe they meant the following:
"Epson unleashes PictureMate Show printer that also has a photo frame attached on top of it."
Yeah...that sounds more correct.
Epson, Lame.
For a little more than that price (~$300) you can get a netbook, an all-in-one HP (photo) printer/scanner/copier and a digital photo frame. This PictureMate is way overpriced. For $80? maybe, but $300?!
From Newegg:
- Netbook ($240): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152135R
- All-in-one printer ($60): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828115509
- Digital photo frame ($30): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882237003
Picture frames and printers go together like Chines food and chocolate pudding. Let's face it.
How about "Epson unleashed the PictureMate Show, which has a large monitor so you can see the evil red-eye on every single photo and fix it before you print it".
Large monitor on photo printer to help fix prints before printing = genius.
The person who made up this add must be a bachelor; no way most people could get away with using this as a "picture frame", especially in the kitchen.
Photo Frame (Screen) + Printer = Digital Photo Kiosk. Cool, now I can fit one on my kitchen counter.
So because Engadget throws this in a picture they ripped off from Pottery Barn, everyone ASSUMES that Epson thinks this belongs in the kitchen! Good to know people can still think for themselves... not!
I actually think this would be very popular for people outside of us bleeding edge geeks (i.e. normal peeps). Used to have one of those HiFi printers out in the living room. It got tons of use! But yeah, this still is priced too high.
You people who got Photoshop degrees back in the 90s should be proud, you still have jobs, like this one!
On a slightly related note, sorry people with cameras and a sense of reality, you're still unwanted! Go back to taking pictures of fruit. Your talent for making fruit look like it's in a bowl by taking pictures of the fruit while it's in the bowl is simply not needed. We can do this by taking pictures of fruit in India and a picture of a bowl in Mexico.
Conceptually, I think it's a neat idea.....their execution sucks. I think it would be cool to have a photo frame - not much wider than normal photo frames - that you could feed a single sheet through and print a photo. Perhaps you could do that by doubling the thickness of the frame (as an example). Doing so wouldn't necessarily increase the overall footprint as this product seems to.
Others might look at your photo frame and say, "Hey, that's a cool pic....I'd like a copy of it." The ability to print a single sheet right there would be nice, but not with such a bulky footprint.
I have an even better idea.
Pull them apart. Mebbe have a special transfer protocol (or not). Leave the photo frame hanging on the wall and have the printer be.... wherever. Then you hit print on the photo frame and it just spits out of some strange location like Back to the Future II.
"Photo frame talks to printer all by itself" is not a bad idea really. Someone's probably already doing that too.