Jobo’s new digital photo frames introduced to the market today. With two different types : PDJ801 and PDJ800, both of which tout an 8.4-inch panel with an 800 x 600 resolution, a 500:1 contrast ratio, it supports USB port, rechargeable 1,500mAh Li-ion battery and a multi-card reader on both. It also uses an acrylic frames with a modern metal trim to fit in with any decor in your house or office. The PDJ801 with 1GB built-in memory costs $179 while the $159 PDJ800 has 128MB. Both are already available in Europe. [Engadget]
Memorex has kept Mother’s Day in mind with these new digiframes. They feature “feminine graphics,” 7-inch 480 x 234 resolution panels and USB connectivity. The other has that along with four interchangeable inserts and a SD / MMC expansion slot. The other one has a 4-in-1 reader and floral patterns. Both will be available next month for $89.99 each. [Engadget]
Kodak will release some EasyShare photoframes with “Quick Touch” borders so you can scroll through photos by sliding your finger along the border and control all the other frame functions. Both the M820 and M1020 feature 8 and 10-inch screens, audio and video support, 128MB of built-in memory, and support for most used memory card formats. While the 7-inch P720 comes with the Quick Touch border but lacks everything but the basic photo frame specs. All three will ship on April 16th. Look for the P720, M820 and M1020 at about $120, $180, and $230. [Engadget]
Sony will be launching three new digital frames with the S-Frame line-up. They all feature a WVGA screen resolution of 800×480, from 256MB up to 512MB of internal memory, a 15:9 aspect ratio, ten pattern slide show, USB and HDMI terminals ,support for JPEG, RAW, TIFF and BMP, support for BIONZ technology, a position censor , a clock display, and a multi card reader. The DPF-V900 has a 9” LCD and HDMI, the DFP-V700 has a 7” LCD and HDMI, and the DFP-D70 has a 7” LCD without HDMI. [Akihabara] More
