Toshiba and FrameChannel Intro Wi-Fi Photo Frames [Display Your Pics and Get The Weather, news, and Sports]

Toshiba announced on Monday that it has teamed up with FrameChannel, a web-based digital photo frame integration service, to bring weather, news and sports info, as well as uploaded photos to its new line of Digital Media Frames. Plans are to offer both an 8-in and 10-in model. Users will upload their videos and pics to the FrameChannel servers and then view them on their wireless frame.

Using FrameChannel, users can also link to photos uploaded to other hosting sites such as Photobucket, Flickr, and Facebook. FrameChannel also produces more than 1,000 free channels across 19 different categories, some of which can be shown on the frames’ home screens to give constant and real-time updates to content.

The frames have an integrated position senor that automatically adjusts the screen to either landscape or portrait depending upon the layout of the pictures. Navigating home screens is done using touch-sensitive controls that illuminate when operated. The user also has the ability to select which featured content is displayed on the home screen and has access to both a calendar and a clock.

The 8-inch Toshiba DMF82X will be available in black and white with a MSRP of $180. The 10-inch Toshiba DMF102X will be available in black only for $230. Toshiba plans to begin shipping both models in August.