Your summer vacation is now just a fond memory. Pictures can help keep those memories alive. But most of those photos you took are still sitting in your computer or digital camera. David Gregg BehindTheBuy.com’s Senior Editor shares some creative photo sharing solutions to help you savor those sweet summer memories.
KODAK Gallery and KODAK Photo Kiosk
Kodak Gallery Photo Books are the modern alternative to photo albums. Your digital pictures are accurately reproduced and printed directly onto the pages of the Photo Book, and for some book styles, on the book cover as well. It is easy to create the perfect Photo Book online for any purpose, theme or occasion. Whether you want to create a book for a wedding, baby book, anniversary, travel or any other purpose, choose from a large selection of Photo Book styles and designs in Small, Medium and Large sizes to tell your story. As with all KODAK Gallery products, Photo Books are backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
KODAK Gallery’s new SMARTFIT Technology makes creating Photo Books easier and faster than ever. With SMARTFIT your book will automatically be populated in a matter of seconds with your photos in order of date taken and size.
Sharing all your favorite memories is easy at a KODAK Picture Kiosk.
Share stories about your fun in the sun with a Photo Book
Relive your Summer Vacation fun every time you watch the KODAK Picture Movie DVD of your getaway.
Lots of fabulous pictures from your family getaway? Pick a few of your favorites and show them off with a Collage.
The KODAK Kiosk, with over 100,000 locations worldwide, is a quick and easy way to create photo prints, photo books, calendars, and other keepsakes of all your favorite vacation memories! The Kiosk’s newest features let you even print photos directly from FACEBOOK, KODAK GALLERY, and PICASA or print snapshots from your summer videos. Go online to Kodak.com to find the Kiosk closest to you!
Photo Creations Starting at $9.99 ; www.kodak.com
Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame
This new 8-inch digital photo frame has its own dedicated email address built -in, so that you can give to family and friends and they can send photos directly to the frame–no PC required. Once you receive the photos via email, you can quickly accept and view them. The frame holds 300 emails and still acts as a traditional digital photo frame and accepts photos from media cards, digital cameras or PCs (it stores a whopping 6400 photos) . Since the frame uses cellular service, there are no WiFi configurations to set up and worry about. There are also no ongoing service fees.
$179.99; www.pandigital.net
Frame Wizard Digital Photo Frame
Frame Wizard Digital Photo Frame A digital frame like no other, FrameWizard allows you to animate your treasured photos to create one-of-a-kind memories that move. Its innovative software guides you through easy-to-use features to create lifelike movement in people and pets, and beautiful moving elements like autumn leaves and festive fireworks. You can even replace your photo backgrounds with scenic still and animated backdrops, and design a custom matte to reflect the occasion and complement your décor. Equipped with 2 GB internal memory to support virtually unlimited image, video and music, this frame’s memory is as long as yours! Available in 7″, 8″ and 15″ sizes.
Pricing starts at $149; www.framewizard.com
HP’s ePrint Printers
Every HP ePrint enabled printer has a unique simple email address that allows the sender to deliver a print (picture or document) the same way they would send an email message. Customers also can send documents to print through an HP ePrint mobile app on their smartphone device to a home, office or public print location such as a hotel or FedEx Office store. Customers will be able to send Microsoft Office documents, Adobe PDFs and JPEG image files, among others.
Connect to the internet, enabling these key benefits:
Print apps: Instant access to relevant, printable web content from your printer screen
ePrint: Print from anywhere by sending to your printer’s email address, no drivers or special software required
ePrintCenter: See your printer status, add and remove print apps, and manage ePrint settings and job history from any web browser, at home or on the go
HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One Printer FEATURED ON THE EARLY SHOW – $199
Print the way you live by simply sending desired prints – emails, documents and photos – directly to the HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One from any mobile device including an HP iPAQ, BlackBerry, notebook PC or iPad.
Using the intuitive 4.3-inch HP TouchSmart touchscreen, easily interact with a variety of customizable apps to wirelessly print web content from partners such as MSNBC, Yahoo!, Google, Crayola, Fandango, Mapquest and more.
With a dedicated photo tray, the HP Photosmart Premium is ideal for printing photos at home – printing 4 x 6-inch photos as fast as 16 seconds
Starting at $99.99; www.hp.com
Pandigital LCD Digital Photo Greeting Cards
Pandigital LCD Digital Photo Greeting Cards Pandigital Digital Photo Greeting Cards extend the concept of the greeting card by allowing consumers to send a truly personal greeting to family and friends. Capable of storing and displaying up to 50 digital images on a 1.44” LCD screen, these greeting cards also double as digital photo albums, making them keepsakes to cherish for a lifetime. These cards are available for most special occasions and are so unique that the card can actually be the gift. Each card comes preloaded with easy-to-use photo-transfer software that is both Mac and PC compatible. Consumers simply use a USB cable to connect the card’s mini USB jack to a home computer. Users follow a few easy steps to select the photos to be shared on the card. The cards accept JPEG, GIF and BMP photo formats. Additionally, consumers receiving the card can save the photos on the card to a home computer by the same process. Cards come in a selection of styles and designs, including sentiments for love, thinking of you, anniversaries, congratulations, birthdays, happy holidays and season’s greetings. Each card turns on and off as the card opens and closes for a dynamic greeting card experience. If the card is left open, it will automatically turn off after five minutes to preserve battery life. Each card will last for up to two and half hours of total battery life.
$9.99 Each; www.pandigital.net
Seagate GoFlex TV HD Media Playing Device
The Seagate GoFlex TV HD media player offers the easiest way to play your photos, movies and music on your TV. Insert a GoFlex ultra-portable drive or attach any other USB storage device to enjoy your digital media in full 1080p video and surround sound audio. By connecting the GoFlex TV HD media player to your router, you can access shared media within your home network and Internet content such as Netflix and YouTube on your TV. With its compact size, additional USB ports, Ethernet connectivity, and extensive media format support, you can play just about everything from the comfort of your living room.
As you know the GoFlex TV HD media player is the perfect way to enjoy pictures and videos with the whole family. No longer do friends and family have to crowd around the laptop screen to view a slides show. Seagate has made it easy. There is no need to get slides made of your digital photos or to drag out a projector, simply connect the GoFlex TV HD media player to your television, plug in the drive with your photos then sit back and enjoy a slide show.
It includes:
Rotate
Zoom x16
Slide Transitions
Thumbnail view
1080p HD playback
$129.99 ; www.pandigital.net