February 2009

Editors' Choice Photo Accessory

GiiNii™ 8-Inch Slope Digital Picture Frame

Reviewed by Terry Kibiloski

It might be time to stop printing your best digital photos and displaying them one at a time in old, worn out frames. Not only is it inconvenient, it costs a lot of money to do all of that printing. You may want to consider saving your printing money and buying a digital frame that will show all of your photos at home and on vacation, providing a great alternative to the same old photos collecting dust in traditional frames, and dragging your computer around on vacation just to see your digital photos in a large format. Digital frames have dropped to reasonable prices and the GiiNii 8-Inch Slope Digital Picture Frame (Retail $99) provides a lot of bang for the buck. While it comes standard with 128 MB of internal memory to easily store a few hundred photos, you can view thousands more photos and videos (AVI or MOV) by simply plugging in your memory stick or your camera's memory card.

The GiiNii 8-Inch Slope Digital Picture Frame uses a contemporary, beveled design in a flat-matt black finish that beautifully showcases digital photos on an 8-inch (diagonal) digital LCD screen, which is viewable from the widest possible angle. It is so easy to get up and running. Just plug it in and instantly see a vivid color slideshow of three high-resolution, pre-installed images. Then, either insert a memory card directly from your camera, or load your favorite photos to a memory stick and plug it into the frame's USB port to view your personal photos. GiiNii's 6-in-1 slot memory card reader and memory stick socket will accommodate just about every user's needs. It's mini USB port even allows cable connectivity to most PC and Mac computers.

On-screen programming makes it easy to change settings like time, date, sleep time, wakeup time, photo display time, random or sequential display, background music, and others. To help you get the most out of your digital frame, GiiNii offers 24x6 toll-free telephone support (866-909-3550), instructional videos and FAQs at the GiiNii Web site, instructional Webinars with live product demonstrations, and “Ask The Expert” sessions. Each GiiNii 8-Inch Slope Digital Picture Frame package includes the digital picture frame, AC power cord, remote control, instruction manual, Quick Start guide, and a detachable, changeable back stand.

 The full range of features is listed below:

• 800 x 600 resolution, for crisp, vivid images

• 4:3 aspect ratio, which displays standard photos with little or no cropping, so you see your photos as you took them
• 128 MB (minimum) memory for storage of hundreds of digital pictures
• Three pre-installed, high-resolution photos, so the frame is ready to use right out of the box
• Instantly plays photos from memory cards
• Ener-GiiNii power-save modes, for conserving energy including a light sensor that tells the frame to go to sleep when the lights go out in the room
• 6-in-1 slot memory card reader and memory stick socket that supports SD Card (SD, SDHC, Micro SD and Mini SD both with adapters (not provided)), MS Card, MMC, MMC+, MS Duo and xD
• Additional slot for Compact Flash (CF Type 1)
• USB 2.0 port for flash drives 
• Mini USB port for cable connectivity to most computers (PC and Mac)
• SmartCopy™ for quickly and easily transferring images
• Auto rotate, for displaying images in portrait or landscape mode when frame is turned
• Collage presentation, for displaying two or three photos at once in thematic preinstalled templates
• Slide show (in-order or random, plus transitions)
• JPEG, TIF and GIF image support
• MP3 or WMA music playback
• Pre-installed sound track
• Audio speaker
• AVI or MOV (MJPEG format) video playback
• Calendar, clock and alarm
• On-screen navigation
• Remote control
• Zoom in and thumbnail viewing
• Brightness and contrast adjustments
• 24x6 toll-free customer support at 866-909-3550

To check the latest pricing on the GiiNii 8-Inch Slope Digital Picture Frame, click on the photo below.

Giinii 8" GN-812 Digital Photo Frame, Black

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