Here’s some bad news for our Japanese readers if you’re planning to use Nikon’s Picturetown 3D service. Nikon has announced that its service which was due in late January has been rescheduled to launch by end of March. Nikon says the reason for the delay is due to some “circumstance” related to production of NF-300i digital photo frame that makes use of the Picturetown 3D service.

The NF-300i photo frame helps users to convert 2D images into 3D with the help of Picturetown 3D. Additionally, the photo frame features Android 2.1 OS, 7.2-inch SVGA (800×600) lenticular display, an aspect ratio of 4:3 with 400cd/m2 of brightness, 4GB internal memory, Wi-Fi, USB and Ethernet port.

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Nikon has announced a new service especially for Japanese consumers. The my Picturetown 3D is scheduled to go live in early December and will allow users to convert their 2D images to 3D. These converted images can then be viewed on a dedicated 3D digital photo frame – NF-300i.

The NF-300i is an Android 2.1-based digital photo frame and in addition to displaying 2D and 3D photos, it also supports calendar, clock, weather info, web browsing etc. As far as hardware specs goes, the NF-300i has a 7.2-inch SVGA (800×600) lenticular display, an aspect ratio of 4:3 with 400cd/m2 of brightness, 4GB internal memory, Wi-Fi, USB and Ethernet port and support for JPEG, MPO, MPEG4, AAC and MP3 formats.

The fee for the service will be 1,995 yen/month or 19,950 yen for the whole year which includes the rent for the digital frame as well as charges to convert three 3D images.

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Sony today launched new digital photo frames in the Indian market. Good thing about these new frames is that they’re affordable, which now starts from Rs. Rs.3,990. The cheapest of the lot is DPF-A710 that features a 7-inch display supporting 480×234 pixel resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. It has USB support to transfer images on its 128MB of internal memory that is able to store up to 250 images or user can insert various memory cards like Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, SD and SDHC to expand memory. Moreover, the photo frame doubles up as a calendar or a clock and has accelerometer sensor to tilt images horizontally or vertically and includes a remote control.

Going up the ladder is DPF-D810 which is similar to A710 but features a larger 8-inch screen with SVGA resolution (800×600) and support to attach a portable USB device. It will go for Rs.5,990.

Lastly, it’s the DPF-1020 that has a 10-inch screen with 800×480 resolution. The DPF-1020 ups the ante with the included 2GB memory, SD video and music support and an integrated mono speaker. Its priced at Rs.8,990.

All the digital frames will be available from mid-October.

For those who love sharing their memories digitally, Sony India has introduced a new digital frame in the market. The DPF-X95 digital photo frame will display your pictures on its 9-inch LED backlit WVGA screen. What’s more is that it comes with a 2GB built-in memory that can hold up to 4,000 images, memory card support, USB port, accelerometer to orient the image horizontally or vertically, slideshow, clock and calendar functions.

DPF-X95 will sell for Rs. 11,990.

Sony has added another dimension to the generally bland digital photo frames. The DPP-F700 photo frame features a 7-inch WVGA (800×480) display to view pictures and additionally, an integrated printer, just in case you want a particular photo instantly. The printer can print up to 4×6-inch photo at 300dpi resolution in under 45 seconds.

The frame also allows to adjust various settings like enlarge, reduce, crop, and brightness, contrast, hue and sharpness before hitting the print button. Creative Print mode brings in 30 different templates for users to make a picture calendar or a screen capture mode that prints exactly what is displayed on the screen during a slideshow.

As for storing capability, it comes with a gig of internal memory and pictures can transferred via USB or from memory cards including Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Secure Digital (SD), SDHC, Multi-Media Card (MMC), Compact Flash and xD-Picture Card.

The DPP-F700 photo frame will be available in January next year for about $200.

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HP today unwrapped its newest offering dubbed as the DreamScreen. The core function of the DreamScreen is to display photos but thanks to HP, the screen can do more than that.

Coming in a piano black design with flushed glass, the DreamScreen connects easily to a wired or wireless network to stream pictures, music and even videos. It can stream music from Pandora or HP SmartRadio, can check weather information or even access Facebook with the help of the integrated Wi-Fi module. Users can also load multimedia content on the 2GB internal memory or use a memory card or USB flash drive.

The DreamScreen comes in two sizes – 10.2-inch (DreamScreen 100) and 13.3-inch (DreamScreen 130). The DS 100 will retail for $249 while DS130 for $299.

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A forecaster ringed us today to tell that most of the future gadgets will run on Android. And heck, his prophecy is already turning true! After being ported to netbooks, Android is now integrated on a digital photo frame. Fujitsu and Macnica jointly developed this frame and are currently exhibiting at 12th Embedded Systems Expo (ESEC2009). The frame in its original sense is showing a software for home network based on Android and is also known as Software Platform for Home Network Digital Photo Frame.

The commercialization of the platform or even the gadget is not in sight but the duo successfully managed to showcase a slideshow on a DLNA network. The digital frame was powered by an ARM based Marvell PXA310 chip.

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Samsung has announced SPF-87H, an 8-inch digital photo frame. Destined to launch in Korea next week for 145,000 Won ($110) and followed by other regions, the frame has almost the same set of features when you compare it other digital frames in the market. Agreed, it has Samsung’s proprietary Touch of Color design and attractive packaging but that’s about it.

The 23mm thick frame features a screen with a resolution of 800×480 pixels, 1GB internal memory, USB slot to charge the frame or make it work as a secondary monitor, an adapter so you could even charge it without a PC, Auto On/Off, slideshow and clock.

Samsung is planning to launch a full lineup of digital frames with the next frame, a 10-incher SPF-107H, tipped to come in May.

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