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The Pandigital PanTouch Clear 10.4-inch frame (also known by the far-catchier name PAN1000DWPCF2) is not only fully loaded with features, but it's really thin, too, at just 0.3-inch thick. The 4:3 frame uses an HD-quality LCD with a 1,024x768 resolution and it has a full touch-screen interface on fingerprint-resistant, clear glass. It's all very exciting.
With an MSRP of $229.99 you better be getting more than just a thin, pretty touch-screen frame, and you do. There's integrated Wi-Fi for connecting to a home wireless network and you'll be able to use an add-on Bluetooth USB dongle so letting friends and family send photos from Bluetooth-enabled devices is an option.
The multiformat card reader supports Compact Flash, SD, XD, MS/MSPro, and MMC or there's a USB connection for attaching an external flash or hard drive. Playback is limited to JPEG photos, Motion JPEG video, and MP3 files, though.
Let your fingers do the swiping.
(Credit: Pandigital)It's hard to say whether this is innovative or just another company jumping on the touch-based gesture bandwagon, but Pandigital's announced a new line of digital photo frames with "intuitive" touch controls. Not surprisingly, the line's called PanTouch, but what's weird about it is that the whole touch part doesn't apply to the screen itself but the frame around the display.
What's this mean exactly? Well, check out the image and you'll notice that good looking index finger is touching the edge of the frame, not the screen itself. The press release says, "Customers can use touch and swipe motions on the surrounding matte to access to digital images, MP3 music and video clips." On a more mundane level, PanTouch frames will come in three models and sport 512MB of internal memory.
OK, this isn't exactly the way Apple would do a photo frame, but Pandigital appears to be doing its best to inject a little flare into the digital photo frame game. We'll let you know if it's a stupid idea--or not--when we get our hands on one, which should be soon.
Pandigital's upcoming 15-inch kitchen set isn't just a TV.
(Credit: Pandigital)Pandigital, which is making a name for itself in the digital photo frame market, is branching out into kitchen televisions. As part of the upcoming International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, the company will be showing off a new 15-inch LCD HDTV that can display digital photos and act as a digital cookbook.
Here are the highlights and specs from the news release:
- TV's resolution is 1280x720.
- Preloaded recipes are included. Plus, additional recipes can be copied onto the frame's internal memory.
- Copy digital photos onto the frame's memory via the memory card reader or by a connection to Google's Picasa photo sharing Web site.
- Messproof design that's sealed with glass, so it's protected from water, oil, flour, and other common ingredients, as well as from spills and splatters.
- Comes with a countertop stand and an under-cabinet mount, and is also wall-mountable.
- Interchangeable faceplates in brushed stainless, black and white to match various kitchen styles.
- 512MB of internal memory stores up to 3,200 pages of recipes or digital photos.
- Calendar and clock functions keep customers informed and allow photos, video and music to be programmed for play at specific dates and times.
- The alarm function can be set to to noteworthy dates and times, including when it's time for a favorite cooking show.
- Integrated 6-in-1 media reader that supports SD, XD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro/Memory Stick Duo, Compact Flash, and MultiMediaCard.
- Programmable on and off times.
- Support for JPEG, Motion JPEG, MPEG 1, MPEG 4, and AVI.
Pandigital's multifaceted kitchen TV is scheduled to be available in June and carry an MSRP of $399.99.
This 15-inch frame will retail for $299.
(Credit: Pandigital)Photo frames are big these days--and they're getting bigger. And by that I mean their size, not just their popularity.
Pandigital has announced it will begin shipping its 15-inch model, the PAN-150, on April 18, for a retail price of $299. Sorry; you can't connect a computer to this monitor-sized LCD, but the frame is a 1024x768 high-resolution display and it does have an integrated 6-in-1 media reader (SD, XD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro/Memory Stick Duo, Compact Flash, MMC), as well 256MB of internal memory. You can also download photos directly onto the frame by connecting your camera or computer via USB. While there's no built-in DVD player, you can watch MPEG 1, MPEG 4, and AVI video clips, as well as listen to MP3 files via the built-in stereo speakers.
I gave an earlier, 8-inch Pandigital frame decent marks, so I have high expectations for the company's next-gen models. Hopefully, we'll get our hands on a review unit shortly.
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