'World's first' LCD greeting card captures your child's adoringly banal moments for posterity
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted January 13th 2010 10:29AM
posted January 13th 2010 10:29AM
The last time we saw Euri, Inc. the company was peddling a ring box with integrated LCD display (which presumably led a number of would-be brides to question their entire romantic history). This go 'round, however, it looks like the company's come up with something a little more tasteful -- the simply named Digital Slide Show Card. The fruit of a partnership with American Greetings, the digital greeting card line (billed as "the world's first") is essentially a digiframe with a 2.4-inch LCD that springs to life when the card is opened. With juice for about three hours of playback and storage for fifty images (or five minutes of MP3 audio), the cards can be recharged via USB and are priced at $19.99. Kind of make your Precious Moments figurines look decidedly low tech, eh? Available now at Target. PR after the break.
Euri Inc. Breaks New Ground with World's First LCD Digital Photo Greeting Card
Euri Inc., in partnership with American Greetings Corp. (NYSE: AM) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) has developed the world's first digital photo greeting card. Combining sight and sound with state of the art, patent-pending LCD technology, the Euri solution offers consumers the next logical step in the evolution of the classic greeting card.
Torrance, CA (PRWEB) January 6, 2010 -- Capable of storing and displaying up to 50 digital images on a 2.4" LCD screen, the new greeting cards also double as digital photo albums, making them keepsakes to cherish for a lifetime. Further, by allowing users to personalize the gifts with mp3s and recorded audio messages of up to five minutes in length, Euri invites consumers to go beyond the boundaries of traditional gift giving and truly connect, even when thousands of miles away. "With the explosion of social media sites like Facebook, Flickr and YouTube, we've seen a transformation in ways consumers communicate and share," said Josiahs Livingston, director of marketing and product development at Euri. "The digital photo card goes one step beyond - creating both a highly personalized and memorable gift."
As user friendly as they are high tech, the cards are compatible with both PCs and Mac, and are completely rechargeable via USB. The uploaded media are activated every time the card is opened and each card can last up to three hours between charges. With no additional software to download or buy, pre-installed 'plug and play' software makes personalization fun and easy. Perfect for the holidays, birthdays, and for family or friends overseas or in the military, the simple design and ease of use make this digital greeting card accessible for all ages.
The cards were invented by Euri president Danny Oh, the man behind the patented EuricaseTM. By combining his expertise and passion for electronics with his pioneering spirit, Oh founded Euri Inc. as a way to reach consumers of the digital age. Following the lead of social networking sites like YouTube and Facebook, Euri designs invite consumers to play an active role in the creative process and give users ultimate freedom of expression.
Euri Inc. will be presenting the greeting cards at CES in Las Vegas this weekend, Jan. 7-10. You can visit them at booth number 15344 in Central Hall for more information.
About Euri Inc.
A subsidiary of IRTronix Inc., Euri Inc. has built a solid reputation as a consumer electronics innovator. Leveraging our years of expertise in electronic components and experience in product design with best-in-class manufacturers, Euri has become a strong partner for Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Euri and parent company IRTronix can provide distribution, product design and manufacturing services. With our design team located in California and our manufacturing facilities in Korea and Hong Kong, our clients can expect both competitive prices and high quality finished product
For more information, please visit http://www.euriinc.com
Parent company IRTronix is a leading supplier of high quality power semiconductors, micro-acoustic technology components, Hi-Power Modules, and Hi-Power LED components. IRTronix has supply channels with some of the world's leading product manufacturers, all of the leading contract manufacturers, and a diverse mix of markets served and OEM customers. For more information, please visit http://www.irtronix.com
Euri Inc., in partnership with American Greetings Corp. (NYSE: AM) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) has developed the world's first digital photo greeting card. Combining sight and sound with state of the art, patent-pending LCD technology, the Euri solution offers consumers the next logical step in the evolution of the classic greeting card.
Torrance, CA (PRWEB) January 6, 2010 -- Capable of storing and displaying up to 50 digital images on a 2.4" LCD screen, the new greeting cards also double as digital photo albums, making them keepsakes to cherish for a lifetime. Further, by allowing users to personalize the gifts with mp3s and recorded audio messages of up to five minutes in length, Euri invites consumers to go beyond the boundaries of traditional gift giving and truly connect, even when thousands of miles away. "With the explosion of social media sites like Facebook, Flickr and YouTube, we've seen a transformation in ways consumers communicate and share," said Josiahs Livingston, director of marketing and product development at Euri. "The digital photo card goes one step beyond - creating both a highly personalized and memorable gift."
As user friendly as they are high tech, the cards are compatible with both PCs and Mac, and are completely rechargeable via USB. The uploaded media are activated every time the card is opened and each card can last up to three hours between charges. With no additional software to download or buy, pre-installed 'plug and play' software makes personalization fun and easy. Perfect for the holidays, birthdays, and for family or friends overseas or in the military, the simple design and ease of use make this digital greeting card accessible for all ages.
The cards were invented by Euri president Danny Oh, the man behind the patented EuricaseTM. By combining his expertise and passion for electronics with his pioneering spirit, Oh founded Euri Inc. as a way to reach consumers of the digital age. Following the lead of social networking sites like YouTube and Facebook, Euri designs invite consumers to play an active role in the creative process and give users ultimate freedom of expression.
Euri Inc. will be presenting the greeting cards at CES in Las Vegas this weekend, Jan. 7-10. You can visit them at booth number 15344 in Central Hall for more information.
About Euri Inc.
A subsidiary of IRTronix Inc., Euri Inc. has built a solid reputation as a consumer electronics innovator. Leveraging our years of expertise in electronic components and experience in product design with best-in-class manufacturers, Euri has become a strong partner for Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Euri and parent company IRTronix can provide distribution, product design and manufacturing services. With our design team located in California and our manufacturing facilities in Korea and Hong Kong, our clients can expect both competitive prices and high quality finished product
For more information, please visit http://www.euriinc.com
Parent company IRTronix is a leading supplier of high quality power semiconductors, micro-acoustic technology components, Hi-Power Modules, and Hi-Power LED components. IRTronix has supply channels with some of the world's leading product manufacturers, all of the leading contract manufacturers, and a diverse mix of markets served and OEM customers. For more information, please visit http://www.irtronix.com
harry potter magic newspaper coming soon
Daily Prophet > The New York Times
@7egend
Springfield Shopper> New York Times
@htd Most Junior High School Newspapers > New York Times
Nothing says Happy Whatever Day better than some good pron in a card.
@slurm
'Hey baby - did you like my 'special' xxxmas video card? Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk'
'Not really, it just says 'Merry Christmas Mom and Dad'."
'Uh-oh'
and its just in time for Christmas!
@wack I bought one of these cards in December - I think the company just timed their press release with CES. And yes, my grandparents LOVED it.
@cherryboom
yeah! And they're pre-written, too!
What a complete waste. Emissions from LCD production trap more heat in the atmosphere than CO2, yet here we are putting LCD screens in such stupid things as cards. People are wayyyy too wasteful.
@Jordan
Happy Eco-Day!!! I've sent you a really cool card in the mail.
@Jordan
yeah i'm feeling this heat. also, tell that to the orange crop farmers in florida.
@pavelbure:
All feelings of global warming aside, anybody can admit that putting an LCD screen inside a card is a complete waste.
Besides, I am feeling the heat. Over the course of my life I have realized that winters where I'm from are no where near as harsh as they used to be. We don't get the amounts of snow we used, and other regions have noticed this as well. Maybe Florida's cold, but as we all know, predictions from global warming models have predicted weird weather patterns abound. Flordia being cold? Yup, that's weird.
Maybe you'll resort to the same old argument that the world goes through patterns and that this is all typical. But then, is it all coincidence that global warming as we know it happens to have begun at THE EXACT same time we began pumping so much crap into our atmosphere?
Don't ignore facts, man.
@Jordan have you global warming spooks got to butfuk every bowl movement the modern world makes?
Man people crap on religion but you ex socialists are really going to town with your new faith. The new inquisition is just around the corner what with Al Torquemada Gore whipping up the frenzied faithful.
They are already moving on to predictions of a mini long winter. (as they did in the 70's with even hollywood types whipping up the appropriate movie such as Paul Newmans Quintet or whatever it was called.)
Play another record dude and stop foisting your religion on the rest of us.
@Poita:
You like to ignore facts too, eh?
@Jordan facts you say. The problem is that what you consider to be facts are disputed by at least half of the scientific community.
You are a nut. therefore you take anything that agrees with whatever you alread believe then think that you believe it because of the data.
I guess all you socialist types had to go somewhere and you went to the cause that would let you still vent hatred for the part of the world that is doing well. The more things change the more they stay the same.
@Poita:
The problem with that is that a good portion of that "scientific community" is paid off to dispute the facts or they have common interests such as stocks, and it has been proven many times.
The problem with people like you is you can't see how destructive the human race truly is. I'm not some tree hugging hippie nor do I expect anybody else to be, but I do believe in common sense and the truth is most people who dispute all global warming fears just don't have any.
Apparently visual cues that global warming is already taking effect just isn't enough. Tell ya what, let's use all our resources and then see how well off we are. Then you'll wish you would have been a little less wasteful.
The press is dated 1/6/10, the card designed for Christmas.... rly? They can't design something more relevance? Valentine maybe?? also, their website is crap lol
@(Unverified) I bought the blue card for my grandparents over Christmas. I think they are just late on the press release. I don't think it mentions it in the post, but the card has a voice recording feature built into the card which was nice because I let my daughter say something in addition to the photos we put on there.
@gogogadgets Big update for you Jordan. Oooo more 'evidence'. Turns out that Danny Glover has informed us that the Haiti earthquake happened because of global warming. It seems that an earthquake can be caused not only because of global warmind but even because of wrong decisions at a climate change summit.
You can dispute the facts.
HMMMM....could be hacked.....remove the electronics....repackage into a video name badge.....anyone with other ideas ?
@Garth Bock
Any electronics can be hacked... you just need effort and time.
@ToniCipriani
True any thing can be hacked but you state the obvious...my point was just to see if anyone had some ideas.
@Garth Bock Oops... my bad. I misread "could be hacked" as "could it be hacked"... :P
And for a few cents I can display ~16 photos of the same size as this simultaneously in the same sized card for many years without needing to be recharged.
Or for maybe twice the price you can get a digital frame several times bigger with far more memory and made to display continuously.
Who is this aimed at?
@Moorbo
Yuppies who want to send cards with pictures of their kids to people who probably don't care to see pictures of the kids I presume. (Actually, probably to grandparents and the like. I just hate cards with pictures of people's kids.)
My wife bought one because she thought it was neat. Beware though as the software doesn't work on Snow Leopard (tested with a MB and MBP). Haven't had the patience to use my windows vm.
Some people should be taken to a disused quarry and shot I.E the inventors of this nonsense!!! Geez!!!
@DTJ is that a "too!" or a "tool"?
Oh what wonderful timing.
Ok great! Now that's environment protection! Disposable LCDs!
(Hope y'all sense the sarcasm)
My family bought this early December to send to our grandmother in S. Korea. It certainly beats a hand written letter. It was easier for us to just record something and upload several family pictures. In addition she got to hear our voices again and see recent photos of us. Great idea imo
This is a terrible idea.
All I can see is people going 'HEY MY FAMILY SEND ME PHOTOS ON THIS ADORABLE THING, WELP TIME TO BACK THEM UP ON MY COMPUTER' and it turns out whoever sent it had a virus on their computer.
Welp, have fun! I'll stick to traditional cards, thank you.