Epson PictureMate Show Photo Printer / Digital Photo Frame Gets Official

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Epson has launched a new compact photo printer, the PictureMate Show PM 300. Wait a second there! It’s a digital photo frame too. Now I’m confused. Do I want a photo printer or a digital picture frame? Do I really need both?

Printing your favorite pictures from the convenience of your own home does sound interesting, especially with the holidays closing in fast. But a digital picture frame that also has attached to it a printer wouldn’t look so good on your bedside table or in the living room, would it?

The device is going to be available for $299.99 so let’s take a look at it before hurrying to purchase it, shall we?

The printer comes with the following specs:

• Advanced MicroPiezo technology optimized for photo printing
• 90 nozzle x 4 configuration
• 4-color dye
• Maximum resolution: 5,760 x 1,440
• Print speed: 4- x 6-inch photo in 37 seconds
• Maximum printable area: 4- x 6-inch
• Support for CompactFlash, Secure Digital, SDHC MMC, Memory Stick, Microdrive and xD-Picture Cards
• Windows and Mac OS support
• Software included: ArcSoft PhotoImpression

The digital photo frame will offer you a seven-inch display capable of 800 x 480 resolution. 12 different slideshows are available at your disposal and you also get a remote control to manage them. The PictureMate Show PM300 comes with 270MB of integrated memory space but as you have just seen above, the device is able to deal with most storage solutions available out there. A Bluetooth adapter would let you connect your smartphone or PDA straight to the printer / photo frame so as you can see you can send your pictures from virtually and smart device to the device.

And if the picture frame isn’t the most esthetically pleasant frame available out there, you could simply buy regular photo frames and use the new Epson printer to print new photos for them every day.