Are Web Photo Feeds the New Ring Tones? on 1/9/2008
by Phil Dunn
by Phil Dunn
Robert Scoble and Dave Winer have been talking consumer revolution lately. They've been chatting up all the cool things you can do when you connect your HDTV to a computer. One of the cool things that's getting top billing is photo sharing via RSS. You can send photo slide shows to your HDTV from RSS feeds with programs like Slickr (a Google Code program for PCs) and FlickrFan (Dave Winer's similar program for Macs).
With these programs, you effectively turn your plasma, flatscreen, or living room HD set into a giant screensaver slide show that picks photo broadcasts from wherever you choose. The photos can either be local (e.g. on your hard drive in a folder called "family photos") or residing somewhere on a service like Flickr, Picasa or any number of other photo sharing sites.
Winer explains, "I find that I can follow the lives of far more friends visually than I can through text messages (which I love to do too!)." He follows a guy named Doc Searls on Flickr, for example, with his FlickrFan software.
A lot of folks in tech circles are predicting that this will be a new trend similar to ring tones. It's simple, cool, and individually expressive. Yet, the concept is much more automated and sophisticated than ring tones.
Now... what does this have to do with D-Link? Glad you asked. You see, D-Link is coming out with a really cool piece of hardware that allows consumers to participate in this little photo revolution without wiring up the HDTV or installing tricky open source code on a PC or Mac.
D-Link's solution - the D-Link Internet Photo Frame (DSM-210) - allows you to place a stand-alone Wi-Fi screen (which doesn't need all the computer hardware attached to it) anywhere you like in your home or office and achieve the same affect.
The device finds your Wi-Fi network, grabs the RSS feeds and folders you want to display photos from, and then starts the slide show. The software uses a simple drag-and-drop widget to connect to your photo s and feeds.
It's super easy. No software to install. No crafty configuration required. No wiring and fancy cables to buy. Granted, you may want to use something like Slickr or FlickrFan to connect the giant set, this D-Link solution gets you in on the revolution immediately, and you can place the frame anywhere within Wi-Fi range without dragging additional hardware around the house. Put it in a guest bedroom, your office lobby, even out by the BBQ while grilling and chilling.
One more thing.. the DSM-210 also keeps you connected to the latest news, weather, sports and more with any RSS feed you choose. The screen is an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards honoree - along with three other new D-Link solutions. Check it out.
With these programs, you effectively turn your plasma, flatscreen, or living room HD set into a giant screensaver slide show that picks photo broadcasts from wherever you choose. The photos can either be local (e.g. on your hard drive in a folder called "family photos") or residing somewhere on a service like Flickr, Picasa or any number of other photo sharing sites.
Winer explains, "I find that I can follow the lives of far more friends visually than I can through text messages (which I love to do too!)." He follows a guy named Doc Searls on Flickr, for example, with his FlickrFan software.
A lot of folks in tech circles are predicting that this will be a new trend similar to ring tones. It's simple, cool, and individually expressive. Yet, the concept is much more automated and sophisticated than ring tones.
Now... what does this have to do with D-Link? Glad you asked. You see, D-Link is coming out with a really cool piece of hardware that allows consumers to participate in this little photo revolution without wiring up the HDTV or installing tricky open source code on a PC or Mac.
D-Link's solution - the D-Link Internet Photo Frame (DSM-210) - allows you to place a stand-alone Wi-Fi screen (which doesn't need all the computer hardware attached to it) anywhere you like in your home or office and achieve the same affect.
The device finds your Wi-Fi network, grabs the RSS feeds and folders you want to display photos from, and then starts the slide show. The software uses a simple drag-and-drop widget to connect to your photo s and feeds.
It's super easy. No software to install. No crafty configuration required. No wiring and fancy cables to buy. Granted, you may want to use something like Slickr or FlickrFan to connect the giant set, this D-Link solution gets you in on the revolution immediately, and you can place the frame anywhere within Wi-Fi range without dragging additional hardware around the house. Put it in a guest bedroom, your office lobby, even out by the BBQ while grilling and chilling.
One more thing.. the DSM-210 also keeps you connected to the latest news, weather, sports and more with any RSS feed you choose. The screen is an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards honoree - along with three other new D-Link solutions. Check it out.
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