I have been watching digital picture frames for years, waiting for the "perfect" one to come along.It has arrived, and it is called the Kodak EasyShare W820 (click for Kodak Site)
Let me highlight the features
- Has 8" Bright Vibrant LCD display, with frame border colors of White, deep red, or grey.
- Connect to your Wi-Fi network, allowing new photos to be streamed to the frame (Supports WPA2)
- Easy to configure and change the Picture settings frame by touching NEXT to the screen (around the edge)
- Picture Frame can connect to your Flickr, or ANY RSS picture feed
- SD Expansion slot for storing/displaying locally stored content
- Can play movies, music, wide variety of picture formats, RSS news feeds, weather, etc.
- Windows based software to assist in easy configuration
Once you have Flickr setup, with pictures uploaded, you can create picture "sets" to allow you to organize the pictures. Using Flickr, you can create Flickr "contact list" of trusted friends and family, allowing each other to see pictures.
From your picture frame, using the touch screen border, you can choose which picture sets you have to display, or a friends/family picture set, or an RSS feed (such as from Picassa).
The display pictures can be set from 3 seconds up to 1 hour between picture changes. The frame can be scheduled what time to turn on and off, example from 7am to 11pm turn on.
I have had the frame operating for less than a day, and it has already surpassed my expectations. I purchased 4 frames for $129.00 each with free shipping on 12/1/08 from Kodak direct.
Be sure to get the EXACT same model, Kodak EasyShare W820 or W1020 (I assume it has the same features, but a 10" screen). Kodak has a wide variety of frames, the W820 is the one to get.
As of 1/1/09, the frame is available for $138 + shipping and tax at Beach Audio.
If you purchase this frame, email me, we can exchange Flickr info!
