More - but not much more - in this HEXUS.headline.Quote:
A "breakthrough" digital photo frame with audio and video capabilities is among the new products being debuted by Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) at Computex 2006.
More - but not much more - in this HEXUS.headline.Quote:
A "breakthrough" digital photo frame with audio and video capabilities is among the new products being debuted by Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) at Computex 2006.
I first came across this type of device whilst on hols in the US, at Best Buy. It was a multi-card reader (CF, MS and SD if i remember which even 2 years ago was somewhat limiting), was approx 4" wide and had a "high resolution" screen although specs were not written. Due to the "low low price" of about $300 I had to enquire with the staff about the resolution, and i can tell you that those Best Buy staff make PC World guys look like CERN specialists. It transpired to be a huge 640 x 480.... although did allow you to add photos up to 3 megapixels that it could scale down. Nice. Even then I had a 4 megapixel Sony, so none of the photos i had taken could be displayed.
Made me think of the story of the NASA guys and the writing in space scenario.
If this ECS is 7" and wants to display photos properly it needs to be minimum 1024 x 768. Minimum.
Very surprised not to see wireless compatibility, allowing you to transfer photos/music/etc over your network and control it from your PC. Would make it much more appealing IMO.
Maybe it does have it, just i didn't see it listed in the article.
ECS has provided very little info about the product - I'm just hoping that our big team of people at the show will be able to get more details and some pics.
You've got the Hexus posse on the case eh Bob? :)
yeah, shame about the lack of wireless and the ability to pull from a network store. Would much prefer that to having anything stored on the 'frame' itself.
Hope it looks good too. I like the philips one they have in John Lewis, it's purdy.
I know the idea of digital photo frames has been around for years, but it's good to se that technology is finally catching up.
Hopefully so!Quote:
Originally Posted by FatalSaviour
Have now got a pic and added it to the story - but no further info as yet.
hmmmm. it's a bit, well, ugly really (or it looks it from the photo)
might be one of these things that look better in the flesh so to speak though