Oregon Scientific Photo-Touch Phone [Cordless DECT Phone & Digital Photo Frame Combo]

We’ve seen digital photo frames (or digiframes if you will) increasing embrace extended functionality – now serving as weather stations, DAPs, etc – and now Oregon Scientific have acted to turn the tables somewhat in introducing digital photo frame technology to telephones in the form of the Oregon Scientific Photo-Touch Phone.

The Oregon Scientific Photo-Touch Phone, apart from offering all the convenience offered by a cordless phone boasting DECT 6.0 technology, comes with a 7″ LCD TFT display with which you can display your favourite digital images to liven things up a little or, perhaps, to serve to remind you of who you’re talking to actually looks like.

Capable of displaying up to 200 images, which should see all families except that of my wife’s pretty much catered for, the Oregon Scientific Photo-Touch Phone additionally adds picture-in-picture functionality and also offers a 50 number phonebook allowing you to cal up your contacts with the minimum of fuss.

Oregon Scientific Photo-Touch Phone Features:

• DECT 6.0 digital technology enhances sound quality, security and range in cordless phones
• Touch-sensing keypad
• 7″ with 480 x 234 pixels LCD screen
• Auto photo size adjustment for photo display
• Store up to 200 photos and compatible with SD, XD, MMC, MS cards
• Provides freeze-frame and slide show display function
• “Picture-in-picture” feature with caller ID and photo display for incoming calls
• Store up to 50 phone numbers, 10 redial logs and 30 caller ID logs (Type I/II)
• Speaker phone and auto answer function
• 10 melody ring tones
• 12 or 24 hour mode display option
• Reception range up to 300 meters

The Oregon Scientific Photo-Touch Phone is available now for customers based in Hong Kong for HK$1,998 (approximately $232) and, it seems, is not yet available elsewhere with no word from Oregon Scientific as to whether that will ever transpire to be the case.

Oregon Scientific [via SlipperyBrick]