Toshiba’s Gigabeat was the foundation of the first Zune. Microsoft picked Toshiba’s offering because they’re solid PMPs, and in Japan they’re quite popular. Our Japanese readers will be happy to hear that the V series is getting upgraded hotness, the V81. Gone is the paltry 4GB storage, doubled to 8GB. It will also be getting […]
Toshiba’s Gigabeat was the foundation of the first Zune. Microsoft picked Toshiba’s offering because they’re solid PMPs, and in Japan they’re quite popular. Our Japanese readers will be happy to hear that the V series is getting upgraded hotness, the V81. Gone is the paltry 4GB storage, doubled to 8GB. It will also be getting an SDHC slot for expansion.
Video can be played from the card slot, meaning you can copy your Mp4s to the card insert it into the slot, and you’re good to go.
What’s fun though is the 1Seg digital Television tuner with record capabilities, meaning this little handheld is a portable, solid-state DVR. Coolness.
Toshiba upgrade its gigabeat V Series with the V81 [Akihabara]
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Mr. Pogue at the Times this day has a little roundup of digital photo picture frames. He tries out the eMotion, Parrot DF7220, Kodak EasyShare EX1011, eStarling Digital Wireless, Momento 100, PanDigital WiFi Picture Frame and SmartParts SP8PRT. The main thesis here is that all of those frames are much improved over previous years’ incarnations. For […]
Mr. Pogue at the Times today has a tiny roundup of digital photo picture frames. He tries out the eMotion, Parrot DF7220, Kodak EasyShare EX1011, eStarling Digital Wireless, Momento 100, PanDigital WiFi Picture Frame and SmartParts SP8PRT.
The main thesis here is that all of those frames are much improved over previous years’ incarnations. For the most part, resolutions are no longer lousy and you’ll find more than one way to send photos to them, be it with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a USB Flash drive or memory card. Pogue was particularly impressed with the Kodak dealie (pictured)—you can set up a photo album on Kodak’s Web site and the frame will automatically grab them via Wi-Fi. He also sees the SmartParts as doing well, primarily because it incorporates a printer. That way, you can stuff your precious memories in your wallet, only to be taken out at reunions and the like.
Prices for these frames have come down, too, with most falling within a $150-$250 price range. I wonder, though, that if picture frames are about decoration as much as anything how many people can afford to line their walls with the digital ones. My house growing up had dozens of picture frames and I’m pretty sure they didn’t all cost $150 a pop.
A New Generation of Digital Picture Frames [New York Times]
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