Wireless PIXXA Internet-Connected Digital Photo Frame
Digital home products developer Ality has announced a new Wi-Fi digital photo frame called Wireless PIXXA which they say will enable friends and families to send photos directly to the digital display via an instant messenger application. It features an 8-inch digital LCD screen with 800 x 600 resolution, an intuitive user-friendly interface, and a rechargeable battery. The new Wireless PIXXA digital photo frame won't be available until sometime in the first half of 2008 for a suggested retail price $299, but Ality will be showing it off at the upcoming CES 2008.
Unique features of the new Wireless PIXXA digital photo frame include:
Photo Messenger™ - Send and receive digital photos just like instant messenger Wireless PIXXA is a Wi-Fi compatible digital photo frame. With the peer-to-peer Photo Messenger feature, users can instantly send and receive photos to and from family and friends from anywhere in the world via the Internet -- either direct from a computer or from PIXXA to PIXXA frame. Photo Messenger allows users to instantly share digital photos with their family and friends, as well as chat via the digital photo frame, similar to available instant messaging programs.
Live Calendar™ - Organize your life Designed to suit any lifestyle, the Live Calendar feature enables users to synchronize their schedules with popular online calendar websites, such as Google Calendar, to view all appointments in the comfort of their living room without the need for a computer. Live Calendar also enables users to attach photos to special dates – for added creativity around the occasion or memorable moments.
Live News™ - Morning news delivery right to your bedside With the Live News™ feature, users can choose specific information to receive via the Wireless PIXXA digital photo frame, providing instant access to continually updated, wirelessly streamed information such as news, sports, weather, traffic, entertainment, horoscopes, stock quotes and other lifestyle updates. With Wireless PIXXA, knowing when to pack sun block or umbrella is a snap.
Ality Online Photo Messenger Website - Organize and share digital photos Ality Online provides all Wireless PIXXA users - as well as non-users - with an online account where they can register for special photo-sharing services, including 50MB of photo storage for up to 600 photos. From the site, users can exchange photos with friends and family, and identify contacts using thumbnail images or avatar viewing modes suited to personal taste preferences. Ality Online will automatically resize photos to ensure easy and efficient delivery and offers a variety of digital photo frame settings.
Greeting Cards and Event Invitations - Personalized, wireless distribution With this feature, friends and family can send holiday and birthday cards as well as event invitations straight to the Wireless PIXXA digital photo frame. The frame then alerts users when an event is scheduled.
