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Sony Launches Wi-Fi enabled S-Frame

Sony recently added Wi-Fi enabled S-Frame to its S-Frame range, the DPF-WA700 and DPF-W700. Offering Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, the DPF-WA700 and DPF-W700 can automatically retrieve and display photos shared on Facebook, as well as photos sent to an existing email account.
 
Other features include home network connectivity for viewing of photos stored on a home PC, a 7” resistive touch screen, support for AccuWeather forecasts, 1GB internal memory to store up to approximate 4,000 photos, and card slots supporting MS Duo/SD/SDHC formats. WA700 also has on offer vTuner Internet radio compatibility, AVCHD video file playback, and MP3/AAC/LPCM/WMA audio playback while playing photo slideshows.
 
Like other S-Frame series models, the DPF-WA700 and DPF-W700 come with eco-friendly features, such as LED backlight technology that uses less power to display images than CCFL technology. An auto on/off timer also allows users to set their frames to turn off automatically when not in use, after an extended period of time.
 

The DPF-W700 & DPF-WA700 digital photo frames will be available in selected countries in Asia Pacific from December 2011 and January 2012 respectively.

BERG announces Little Printer

Little Printer by BERG lives in your home and brings you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, mini-newspaper.

Pre-orders for Little Printer will open in 2012, when it launches as a ‘beta’ product.

Connected to the Web, Little Printer has wide range of sources available to check on your behalf. They are called “publications”. Subscribe to your favourites and choose when you’d like them delivered. Little Printer gathers everything it needs to prepare a neat little personalised package, printed as soon as you press the button. You can get deliveries multiple times a day.

You can use Remote on your iPhone or Android smartphone to add and manage new publications.
 
The company ‘Berg’ is still working with their partners to bring publications to Little Printer right from launch.
 
Little Printer holds a compact, inkless, thermal printer. Its zero-configuration wireless connection to the Web (via the Bridge unit, included) lets you place it wherever you have a power outlet. Little Printer is constructed in high-gloss injected moulded plastic and the brushed steel faceplate holds the paper, framing each delivery as it prints.
 
Graphic design is at the heart of everything Little Printer delivers. Rendered in black and white these tactile publications take visual cues from traditional halftone lithography and modern pixel art.
 

Little Printer sits in your home, but its BERG Cloud does the heavy lifting. BERG Cloud Bridge sits by your broadband router and wirelessly connects Little Printer to the Internet.

POLAROID ANNOUNCES Z340 INSTANT DIGITAL CAMERA

Polaroid recently announced the Z340 Instant Digital Camera, the next step in the evolution of the instant camera. Featuring a full-function 14.0 megapixel and integrated ZINK® printer, the Polaroid Z340 delivers a new twist on the instant experience by allowing users to customize each photo between snap and share.
 
The Polaroid Z340 pays homage to its analogue predecessors, yet contains an advanced, easy-to-use digital feature set. The camera combines a 14.0 megapixel digital camera with a ZINK-enabled printer using the ink-free Zero Ink Printing Technology from ZINK Imaging to deliver a 3×4” print – the same size as the classic Polaroid photos. You also have more options for instant printing: the iconic Polaroid Classic Border Logo or full bleed and contemporary 3×4” photos.
 

The Z340 camera’s one pound, seven ounce, runs on rechargeable lithium-ion battery that prints up to 25 photos and 75 captures.

Snap and check images on the Z340 camera’s 2.7” LCD screen and choose photos for printing. Like a regular digital camera your images can be automatically saved to the on-board SD card.
 
On-board editing features allow review and cropping prior to printing. There are border options within the camera or you can even upload your own custom borders to it.
 

The Polaroid Z340 camera is available (US, $299.99 MSRP) at B&H, Adorama and Amazon.com, and also at Polaroid.com. Thirty sheets of Polaroid ZINK 3×4” Paper (US, $19.99 MSRP) is also available at the retailers listed above.