Camera Accessories

At the recent 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Impecca  announced their new Wi-Fi digital picture frame. Priced at $349, Impecca's 10.4" Wi-Fi frame delivers 800x600 resolution and can play slideshows of your favorite pictures and videos. Even set your slideshow to music and manage it via the included remote control. The USB 2.0 equipped frame also connects to one or more computers directly so you can access and receive unlimited music, movies, photos and more.

The Wi-Fi frame has an internal memory 32M and is expandable to 2GB. It supports compatible memory cards featuring CF/SD/Memory Stick/XD and can support images, video and audio in the following formats: JPEG, AVI, DIVX, MPEG – 1, 2, 4, and MP3/WMA. Read more

Eye-Fi just announced the first wireless SD memory card for digital cameras -- the Eye-Fi Card. The Eye-Fi Card uses home Wi-Fi networks as a way for you to send photographs directly from digital cameras to your computer and even directly to your MySpace (or other social networking sites).

To use, simply turn on your digital camera and your pictures will be wirelessly uploaded. In the initial setup you have a choice of selecting one of 17 online photo sharing, printing, social networking or blogging sites to share your photos. Read more

Wow! I thought my little digital frame on my desk was cool. This digital frame is for those who want art on their walls that constantly changes. I can also see this product as a sales tool for real estate developers, architects, or anyone who wants to make a statement in presentation. The uses are endless with the Cirgon MediaFrame 100, as it is much more than being just a simple frame for digital photography.  read the press release

Polaroid Media Backup – Photo Edition is aimed for anyone who is looking for an easy way to backup digital pictures. To back up photos, simply plug the device into a USB port. It immediately searches the computer for all digital images and copies them over to the device without having to install or configure any software, while ignoring unwanted files such as computer icons or images in a Web browser cache.

The ClickFree technology developed by Storage Appliance (www.goclickfree.com) eliminates the frustration of backup, making it perfect for consumers with little computer knowledge. Also, more advanced users can tweak the settings of the unit for their specific needs. Read more

A picture is worth a thousand words, so it's no surprise that at many special occasions we say "cheese" to a blur of flashes. But what happens then? If your pictures end up staying in the film container or on your camera's memory card, they don't do you much good.

There are several easy options for people to enjoy the long lasting memories that photographs can provide. First rule -- taking photos is only half the work, to finish and get full enjoyment, you need to get the film developed. With digital cameras, be sure to label photos when saving to a disc or computer. Once saved, digital photos can be developed online or at your local discount store.

Step one is a great start, but many of us are guilty of letting those photos gather dust in a box or sit on the computer never to be viewed again. Why not take the extra step and organize them in a presentable way to keep on a bookshelf, coffee table or even to bring to work to share with friends? There are options today that make this easier than ever. Read more

One of the first consumer products a computer owner buys is often a digital camera and/or camcorder. It enables people to capture family moments, memories, special events and celebrations that can be shown, shared and enjoyed for years to come.

They use the PC to edit photos, create digital photo slide shows, edit/produce family event videos and…store their content. All too often the photos/videos are parked on the PC hard drive and there they sit waiting to be enjoyed…or lost.

It takes almost no time you to fill the hard drive with masses of precious family event/activity photos and large video files. It takes even less time for that content to disappear because of a mouse-click or two or hard drive that dies. Read more

Whether it’s a memorable vacation, an elegant wedding or just the kids playing soccer; it is sometimes difficult to fill a full 2-hour DVD with exciting, memorable video memories. In addition, a growing number of DVD camcorders are being introduced. All of the discs can go directly from the DVD camcorder or DVD burner and immediately be played in virtually any DVD player.

For the best in family short subjects, Verbatim has introduced a family of miniDVD media both DVD-R and DVD-RW as well as double layer DVD-R discs. Like the company’s popular Digital Movie DVD media, the discs look like movie reels. But unlike the larger discs, the 3-inch single layer Mini DVD discs hold 1.4GB of data (compared to 4.7GB) and the mini DL discs hold 2.66GB. The single layer capacity is equal to about 30 minutes of video while the dual layer discs hold about one hour of personal/family highlights. Read more

Verbatim DigitalMovie DVDs look like movie reels,but their new VideoGard hard coating is something that really impresses us and it’s now available on all of their Video DVD ±R/RW media. Save your irreplaceable home videos or the recordings of your favorite TV programs and don’t worry about the discs being damaged by abrasion or mishandling by the kids. Read more

The great thing is there is very little cost difference between regular DVD discs and Verbatim’s VideoGard Video DVD media. They work in any DVD Burner or player and your photos, videos or music will be safe no matter how clumsy your uncle is.

Pandigital has a line of digital photo frames that – unlike other photo frames on the market – come with 64-256MB of internal memory, multiple USB ports, and a 6-in-1 media card reader. The digital photo frames let customers quickly (and easily) copy digital images from a memory card, digital camera or PC directly into the frames’ internal memory. Simply insert flash media into the frame, copy photos, video and music and then return the card to the electronic device. Customers can also download photos onto the frames by directly connecting via mini USB to a digital camera or by standard USB to a computer. Read more

Advanced Media, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of the popular RiData brand of recordable CD and DVD media, flash memory cards and USB flash drives, has introduced yet another series of products to its growing RiData brand lineup. Its new 150X Compact Flash PRO Series line features an advanced interface, solid-state dependability, and six capacity sizes. I have been using various RiData cards for some while now and think they are a great buy: high-speed professional performance at a very reasonable price. They are easy to find on the internet and almost always are priced very competitively. Read more