GE's Photo Phone Gives New Meaning to Caller ID
Fri Dec 7, 2007 10:17PM EST
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Digital frames are a hot gift item this holiday season. I myself want one, except I want mine to be wireless like the eStarling WiFi Digital Photo Frame, which not only grabs images from photo-sharing sites like Flickr and Photobucket, it also includes a dedicated email address so that your friends can send pictures to your frame. Genius!
Digital frames have evolved so much, I can't wait to see what they'll do next year. Gizmodo got a sneak peek at the digital frame of the future, which now includes a cordless phone. That's right, GE will be unveiling a Photo Phone at CES 2008 that will give a new meaning to the whole caller ID thing. The device combines a cordless phone and a 7-inch digital picture frame that displays an image of the caller.
You'll have to assign a picture to those in your phone book first so that any time they call, their picture can be displayed in the frame. When the call is over, the digital frame goes back to its slideshow duties. My only gripe is the device holds only about 20 images. The good news is it accepts memory cards and plugs to your computer by way of USB. The hybrid photo phone will be shipping in black or silver frames, and will debut in stores in March 2008 at $140.
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2 Posted by sux2bu_7 on Thu Jan 3, 2008 12:44AM EST Report Abuse
This is a good idea. But what would be even better is a home video phone. We need to start transitioning from the useless phone line to using Fiber Optics or cable lines so that passing large amounts of data so that stuff like video phones will be practical. Then we can get a call we could see a quick picture of who is calling. When you answer the call, both ends are connected with video and audio like a webcam. Or the video phone could be connected to your router via ethernet and use your internet connection. Of course you could choose not to have the video portion connect if you're not in the mood for it. What would be even better is the video phone would have say a 5" screen for quick calls. Or have the option to output to your TV or monitor. Awesome.
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1 Posted by kasunka_gallage on Sat Dec 8, 2007 10:49AM EST Report Abuse
It is great to here about photo phone but will it be useful to every body?