Digital frames are all the rage these days—-and not just with grandparents who live far away from their precious grandbabies. The readily available photo frames can be loaded with dozens of digital images and provide hours of uninterrupted viewing for snap happy parents and other family members.
One digital frame in particular has received high marks, especially for its ease of use (which is quite a compliment given some of the confusing functions featured on some digital photo frames). Photo experts recently voted Kodak’s EasyShare EX1011 digital photo frame as one of the best on the market.
While other digital frames offer screen menus that can be confusing, feature functions that don’t always work properly, or come with remote controls that make better paperweights, testers say the EX1011 can be mastered in under 10 minutes.
Kodak’s 10-inch frame displays up to 149 photos from its internal memory, or you can view a virtually never-ending stream from your photo collections on a computer or the Kodak Gallery site. The frame can also be used to play videos or songs stored on your PC. And like most digital frames on the market the EX 1011 has a slot to insert a memory card from your digital camera.
Another bonus with this particular frame is that the screen menus are written in simple language (you can also chose to read the instructions in a variety of languages including Russian and French–when you switch to a desired language all the menus appear in that language), and the remote control buttons are self-explanatory (e.g. the little house icon takes you to the main menu). And, unlike remotes for some other frames, Kodak’s actually works from as far away as 5 feet.
The frame has a built-in Wi-Fi transmitter to connect with your home wireless network, making it unnecessary to string a USB cord for access to photos from your PC or kodakgallery.com. It’s a relatively easy process to initiate: simply connect the frame with the site and enter your user name and password. From there you just select Kodak Gallery on the frame’s menu whenever you want the frame to start streaming images.
The EX1011 retails for $250.
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