The 2007 International CES was a great showcase of digital photo frames and USB memory keys. There was no easy way to walk a few steps without seeing one or the other - or both.
Perhaps the most interesting digital photo frame is the i-mate Momento. Currently there are no mention of this device in many websites, and Google only returns three results, including an official website for the i-mate Momento, called Momento Live.
I found the i-mate Momento 70 while walking around the Microsoft booth. The frame is enhanced for Windows Vista including support for Windows SideShow, the technology that allows external devices to display information from your system.
With a 7" TFT display (800x400 pixels), wireless LAN (802.11 b/g), SD/MMC/xD/SmartMedia/Memory Stick and USB support it seems this device can do anything and everything. It supports WMA, MP3, Audio Out and includes a built in clock & calendar display mode.
Do you realise the "i" in i-mate has nothing to do with Microsoft? i-mate is independent from Microsoft, it just happens that this product works/interfaces with Windows Vista SideShow.
I'm interested in what this Vista SideShow actually does? I mean doesn't PC Wireless technology automatically give you access to all drives (and files) on your system anyway? why do they need to coin a new name for it? I have recently bought a 10.4 inch digital photo frame from Australian outfit DigiVista - I believe it also supports wireless just by plugging in a standard USB bluetooth dongle, thereby giving you the same wireless ability as the i-mate product... DigiVista ClearView 10 Digital Photo Frame
Nope, this is very different from what you are thinking. Windows Vista SideShow is a platform that allows devices to show information from your system - not access to files only, but other things like e-mails, status, etc. Read more here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/foreveryone/sideshow.mspx
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