By Luke Anderson
I’ve yet to find a digital picture frame that actually made me want to buy it. There have been a few interesting ones here and there, but at the end of the day you’re shelling out a good big of money for something that’s just going to display pictures. However, Samsung has piqued my interest with their new line of frames that can also act as an extra monitor for your PC.
These new frames use a technology called UbiSync PC (likely based off of DisplayLink technology) that allows you to plug it in via USB, and have yourself either an 800×600 or 1024×600 screen (depending on which one you buy). This screen would be very useful for storing toolbars, icons or whatever. Then when you’re not using it, it turns into a simple digital picture frame. The 8-inch version runs $142, while the 10-inch is $204. Honestly, for that price, I’d just buy another monitor and set my screensaver to display pictures. You’ll get the same result, just with a larger monitor.
Hide the buttons until they're activated (then light them from behind), make it wireless, drop the price a bit, and enable Windows SideShow gadgets and I'm sold. Eh, who am I kidding.
Hide the buttons until they're activated (then light them from behind), make it wireless, drop the price a bit, and enable Windows SideShow gadgets and I'm sold. Eh, who am I kidding.
Great article. Flat Computer Monitors