Kodak Rolls Out Touch-Senstive Frames

By Nick Mokey Published March 26, 2008

Kodak Rolls Out Touch-Senstive Frames

Putting a new spin on the basic LCD-in-a-box formula for digital picture frames, Kodak announced three new Easyshare frames on Thursday that aim to ratchet basic features up a notch. The 10-, 8- and -7inch frames offer a new Quick Touch Border, 16:9 aspect ratios, and Kodak’s Color Science technology for accurate colors.

The M820 and M1020, which measure 8 and 10 inches respectively, are the most capable new frames, able to play MP3 music through built-in speakers, play MPEG videos, and display any JPEG picture. The Quick Touch Border allows users to drag a finger along the frame to scroll through photos, rather than navigating through a more traditional touch screen and leaving smudges. They also come with 128MB of internal memory and support for the CF, SD, MMC, xD and MS card formats.

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The smaller M720 frame, measuring 7 inches diagonally, handles the same formats but includes an extra SD slot for users to provide their own frame memory, rather than getting a built-in 128MB. The M720 also gets the same signature Quick Touch Border.

All the frames come with both cranberry red and silver decorative mattes included, and Kodak also offers additional snap-on faceplates in mahogany with a gold matte, silver with a blue matte, black shadowbox with a champagne matte, and espresso shadowbox with a black matte.

Kodak did not include pricing information in the press release, but will update Kodak.com shortly with prices.

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