Re: Controllable Digital Picture Frames

["John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ceiva units can update from the Internet. Once per day, in the middle
of the night though...LOL

"Warren Block" <wblock@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:slrnfmt0ur.25er.wblock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Digital picture frames could be very useful as annunciators if a
> host
> computer could at least tell them "switch to picture x now".  Even
> better would be the ability to download a new image and display it
> immediately.  Think of it as a slow frame buffer.
>
> There are now 15" versions, and even those little keychain 1"
> displays
> might be useful.
>
> Web searching shows that the documents on most frames are unhelpful
> or
> nonexistent.
>
> A cheap notebook computer could be made to do this.  The digital
> picture
> frame advantage would mostly be form factor.  Power consumption and
> price are lower than a notebook for the smaller versions.
>
> Are there any digital picture frames that can be controlled by a
> host
> computer via USB or Ethernet?
>
> --
> Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA