Remember when LCD meant "janky display for your calculator watch" and not "awesome display for your home theater system"? Yeah, we've tried to scrub it out of our memory as well, but now here comes Mustek trying to get those two LCD types to live in harmony. Ain't going to happen. The Mustek PF-E700 digital picture frame has a 7-inch 480 x 234 primary display, and supports SD, Memory Stick and Compact Flash, and even acts as an alarm and plays back music and video, but the whole thing is ruined by this second LCD which offers up time, date and temperature info. But maybe we're not seeing some sort of subtle genius here, so if this is indeed your style, you can pick it up in April for $150.

[Via Electronista]

Granted, the crux of Audiovox's presence today revolved around its snazzy new Digital Message Centers, but it did take time out to briefly introduce four all new digital photo frames. Not too many deets were doled out, but we do know to expect 5-, 7-, 8 and 10-inch versions with "features that include schedule / media software and built-in scaler technology." Furthermore, the whole lot will house 256MB of built-in memory, support interchangeable frames and play nice with USB, SD, MC, MS, xD and CF card formats. Sadly, there's no mention of a release date, but we do know that they'll run you $89.99, $99.99, $169.99 and $189.99 from smallest to largest.

We've seen a few WiFi and RSS enabled digital photo frames from PhotoVu in the past, but they've all been overly large for our city-sized living spaces, which is why we're happy to see the somewhat more reasonable 17-inch 1765w make its debut. The 16:10 frame reads all the obvious digital camera formats, but unlike most other frames, it includes plugins for popular apps like Picasa and iPhoto that let you handle file management directly inside your photo app, instead of having to play the scale-and-export game. Like all of PhotoVu's other frames, the 1765w also features an RSS reader and web server for completely remote administration, and integration with services like Flickr, SmugMug, and .mac. Of course, all this hotness is going to cost you -- the 1765w runs a steep $699 direct from PhotoVu.

It seems that U.K. PC manufacturer Elonex's new management has, at the very least, encouraged some out-of-the-box thinking since purchasing the firm last year, with the result being some new products that only a Brit could love -- literally: like the Cube Play boombox we recently saw, the new LNXpf7 digital picture frame sports a Freeview tuner for OTA TV goodness. Besides impromptu viewing sessions on your night stand, the 7-inch, 720 x 480 frame can also lets you enjoy MP3, MPEG-1/2/4, and DivX files, and even tosses in an alarm clock and calendar to boot. This £99 ($206) wonder is available immediately.

[Via Stuff]

Man, if you thought drunk dialing and texting was embarrassing, just wait until Parrot releases the world's first MMS photo frame. Due before the holidays are through, the 7-inch, DF7700 display features a SIM card with dedicated call number built directly into the frame. It also touts USB and SD slots for quick image transfer as well as position and light sensors to keep photos upright and looking their best regardless of your own tragic state of disrepair. Sorry, no price or product images (that's their DF7220 up there), but we think we've captured the typical holiday break-up scenario for you above, eh?

Not that anyone was impatiently refreshing Engadget in anticipation of this news, but Kodak just made their trio of leaked EasyShare cameras official. We mean really, really, super official with pricing and dates as opposed to the information gleaned off their site courtesy of Google's cache. The $300 V1253, $250 V1233, and $300 Z812 IS are all available now. They're also launching their $100 Easyshare HDTV dock with remote control for a quick and dirty TV hookup along with a 10-inch SV1011 digital picture frame with 800 x 480 resolution for $200. See, you don't know everything.

We've seen a lot of digital photo frames try to make an impression, tacking on every possible feature from WiFi to 20GB hard drives to SideShow in a bid to capture the public's imagination, but really the only feature that ever stands out is a big-ass screen -- which is exactly why the Gigantor 15-inch frame caught our eye. With a decent 1024 x 768 resolution, expansive memory card support, IR remote and the ability to hook up a USB hard drive for even more storage, the Gigantor has a pretty middle-of-the-road feature set -- until you factor in that huge display and $249 pricetag. Looks like the age-old debate of features vs. size isn't getting settled anytime soon, eh?

As if you weren't already inundated with digital picture frames on this beautiful Friday, here's yet another to chew on. Manufactured by Siren (you know, part of iriver), the DF150 ups the ante on the DF100 by expanding the screen real estate from five-inches to 5.6-inches and by increasing the onboard memory from 32MB to half a gigabyte. Additionally, you'll find an obligatory USB 2.0 port alongside memory slots to handle SD, MMC, miniSD, CF, and Memory Stick formats, and you can even change out the outer frame thanks to the wood and acyclic covers that are bundled in. Expect this sucka to land in Japan next week for ¥14,800 ($123).

[Via FarEastGizmos, image courtesy of Impress]

"Boy your kids are ugly" is something that no one wants to hear when looking at family photos, but if you decide to purchase the PhotoVu PV1965w 19-inch widescreen digital picture frame, you'd better brace yourself for that possibility, because this thing is kind of big. The WiFi enabled frame, which the company claims is the "first" of its kind (we assume they mean widescreen), features a 16:10, 1440 x 900 LCD screen, 802.11b, and USB connectivity (for adding flash or external hard drives). Sure, the $1,199 price tag is roughly seven-times the cost of a similarly sized cheapo LCD monitor, but can you really put a price on your memories? Yes, you can, and that price is $1,199.

Sure, not everybody needs 15 whole inches of picture frame, but we know your kids are particularly good looking, and could easily fill that much real estate with their shining grins. MediaStreet is offering the new 15-inch eMotion Digital Picture Frame for $298 on June 25th. There's 1024 x 768 pixels to play with, and if you get tired of showing off JPEG and BMP files, there's also support for MPEG, AVI, MP3 and WMA.

Honestly, it's hard for us to imagine that companies are wasting marketing money to announce a minor update in an already overly-saturated market at one of the largest tech events of the year. It seems the not-so-money-Smartparts would disagree, and has chosen this occasion to roll out 7-inch versions of the two digital photo frames we announced a couple months back. What's different? Just OptiPix, and some "smart" software that can resize and optimize pictures for maximum viewing pleasure. With that said, we are officially putting the kibosh on posting about other products in this category -- so unless something truly noteworthy comes about, please enjoy the rest of the non-digital-picture-frame-related-CES news.

If there's one piece of technology which can unify geeks and non-geeks alike, it's digital picture frames. Westinghouse wants to get into the game as well, with its five new frames that range from the DPF-0562 5.6-inch model ($100) to the DPF-1411 14.1-inch model ($400), the latter of which sports a 16:9 aspect ratio. Like many of its competitors, Westinghouse's include a base amount of storage (128MB), but offer compatibility with most of the standard card formats including CF, SD, MMC and xD. Don't have a flash card? Really? There's a pair of USB ports as well for your data transferring pleasure. Either way, expect to see these hit stores sometime after March of this year.

Mustek is beefing up its line of digital photo frames with the announcement of the "premium" Ality line at CES. The new 8- to 15-inch beauties maintain a lot of the features of the previous models – support for JPEG and MPEG formats, slots for MMC, Memory Sticks, SD and "other popular memory cards," and an MP3 player with built-in speakers -- but they also add an unspecified amount internal memory, USB connectivity, and resolutions as high as 1280 x 1024. Prices and availability are unknown until the official unveiling during the expo, where we'll question them about the lack of Wi-Fi and RSS support.

Ok, it's just another in a long line of digital picture frames. But hey, this time we're talkin' Kodak, so we're expecting the same ease of use we've seen from the rest of their EASYSHARE line-up of cams, printers, and accessories. The four new frames consist of a 10 and 8-inch (diagonal) pair with built-in 802.11b/g WiFi (EX1011 and EX811) and a couple of 8 and 7-inch standard frames (SV811 and SV710). All support the usual memory card formats (CF, SD, MMC, xD and MS) and bring a USB 2.0 host port to pull files direct from any USB digital cam or flash drive without the aid of a computer. Like many frames these days, you get support for not just JPEG images but also MPEG-1, MPEG-4, MOV and AVI video formats and a bit of MP3 audio to accompany slideshow playback. You'll also get built-in stereo speakers, 128MB of internal memory, and interchangeable faceplates including a "whiteboard' faceplate for those longing for the homey feel of the corporate conference room. The top of the line EX1011 WiFi frame features a 10-inch , 800x480 display and should retail for $280 in March. Prices drop off from there until you hit the rock-bottom, 7-inch SV710 sporting a low, low 480x234 resolution for an equally low price of $130. What, isn't your family worth the extra pixels?

[Via DPReview]

Parrot -- well known for its array of wireless devices -- is announcing a Bluetooth Photo Viewer for CES. The frame, which can be dressed up to hide that tech-look synonymous with these kinds of gadgets, features a 7-inch screen with 720 x 480 pixel resolution, and 128 MB of internal memory (capable of holding up to 500 pics). Also of note is the bump to Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (BIP, OPP, and FTP profiles) from the Bluetooth 1.2 used in the previous 3-inch version, which is a more than welcome improvement considering the competition.

[Via Shiny Shiny]