The MMS Picture Frame

Not all technology is good. MMS, for example, has never reached the full potential that the networks hoped. A combination of cost, compatability and need meant that most users didn't see the point, or used it rarely.

However, a neat new application of the MMS system has been employed in a new digital photo grame.It can receive pictures directly from a mobile phone to be instantly displayed on a mantlepiece.

The 7-inch Parrot DF7700 Digital Photo Frame claims to be the first to market that accepts photos sent to it via MMS.
The device has an integrated SIM card with a dedicated call number and a log-in or password is not required when sending photos to the Frame via MMS. It also features a USB connection and an SD card slot for more conventional methods of photo transfer.

Photos are automatically resized to optimize memory which has a capacity of storing over 500 photos in its internal flash memory. These can be displayed on its high-resolution TFT screen in slideshow mode, or as a single picture. It includes automatic image rotation and a built-in light sensor that adjusts the LCD’s brightness as room lighting changes.

Given that digital picture frames were one of last Xmas's biggest sellers, the MMS Frame may well capture people's imagination.