Kodak Unveil new ‘HD’ Easyshare Digital Picture Frames [M1020, M820 & P720]

Kodak have unveiled three new digital photo frames which, apart from sporting Kodak’s Quick Touch Border touchscreen controls are also, according to Kodak at least, capable of displaying photos in HD format (which seems to merely translate to ‘fairly reasonable resolution’).

The new digital frames consist of the 10” M1020, the 8” M820 and 7” P720 which sport resolutions of 800 x 480, 800 x 400 and 480 x 234 pixels respectively which, curious HD format issues aside (these HD resolutions are new on us), are certainly fairly respectable as far as digital picture frames go.

Apart from offering glorious quasi-HD (not HD at all) resolutions, Kodak’s new digital picture frames also come with Kodak’s Quick Touch Border which offers touchscreen control of the frames based, as the name suggests, around the border of the main image area – thus allowing for easy accessibility of the frames menus whilst allowing the main picture area remain smudge free. Two of the new models (namely the Easyshare M1020 and Easyshare M820) will also play video content and MP3s.

The specifications of the new models are as follows:

Easyshare M1020 Digital Picture Frame

• 10 in. (25.4 cm) digital photo display
• Play videos and listen to MP3s
• KODAK’s Quick Touch Border with back lighting
• More memory with 2 card slots
• Start viewing your pictures and videos right away

Easyshare M820 Digital Picture Frame

• 8 in. (20.3 cm) digital photo display
• Play videos and listen to MP3s
• KODAK’s Quick Touch Border with back lighting
• More memory with 2 card slots
• Start viewing your pictures and videos right away

Easyshare P720 Digital Picture Frame

• 7 in. (17.8 cm) digital photo display
• KODAK’s Quick Touch Border
• Start viewing your pictures right away
• Easily drag and drop pictures with desktop software
• Sleek, modern design

The three new Kodak Easyshare digital photo frames will become available in May (08) and will retail for around £60 (7” P720), £110 (8” M820) and £150 (10” M1020).

Incidentally, if you belong to Kodak’s online Gallery service, you may also find this of interest: Kodak Offer Easyshare Digital Picture Frames with Preloaded Content Via Kodak Gallery Online Photo Service.