I just received a Digital photo frame from Google, a gift for certain AdSense publishers.
Thanks, Google! And Merry Christmas to all!
December 3 Update: I went home this weekend and picked up the frame to bring it to school with me. Here are a few more details:
The manual calls it "Digital photo frame GTA-316".
It supports JPG pictures and MP3, WMA, and WAV audio files. It supports ASF videos (MP4) and has a built-in microphone for recording WAV files. Its 3.6" TFT LCD can display digital photos and AVI videos with 960x240 resolution and 16-bit color.
It has internal memory and an SD card slot. I took the SD card out of my digital camera, plugged it in, and it started displaying my photos right away!
It draws less than 230 mA current, uses 4 AAA batteries (included) or USB 5V or AC/DC power adapter. It also acts as an SD card reader at USB 1.1 speed.
I haven't used it exhaustively, but it's worked fine for me so far. However, around the web, users are reporting problems (unconfirmed):
- Died after 1 day of use
- File errors
- Converter software won't accept anything touched by an editor; raw images work; battery light won't go away even when plugged in with AC adapter
- Also called GRA 316
- Pictures must be saved with Microsoft Windows Paint (MS Paint) as JPG (Photoshop won't work); to update, you have to turn the unit off then on
- Locked up while trying to download a jpg
- Some have had no problems; can drag and drop images
- Included batteries lasted about 30 min. (I haven't yet run mine down)
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CommonGate