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Smartparts, Inc., (www.smartpartsproducts.com), today announced the retail arrival of the long-awaited SyncPixTM digital picture frame, winner of American Photo’s 2007 Editor’s Choice Award. This state-of-the-art frame gives never-before-experienced functionality in a digital picture frame, including image sorting, automatic download and resizing and an energy saving motion detector.

Millions of digital pictures are snapped each year, yet most remain trapped in digital cameras or on computers. Smartparts’ SyncPix delivers the easiest-ever solution to enjoy and share digital photos anywhere, at home or in the office. According to the research group Parks Associates, this year vendors will sell 5 million digital photo frames in the U.S. and 8 million frames worldwide. This is a boost from 1.7 million in the U.S. and 2.9 million throughout the world in 2006.

PhotoVu™, www.photovu.com, announced the availability of their newest wireless digital picture frame, the PV2265w. This full featured electronic photo frame contains a 22” widescreen LCD panel display in a 16:10 wide format, offering the optimum viewing experience for photos taken from today’s high resolution digital cameras.

“This is clearly the world’s premium digital picture frame,” said Robert Jordan, Partner, PhotoVu. “Our first large wide format digital frame, the PV1965w, has been very well received and we expect the PV2265w to be ‘the’ digital picture frame gift for the 2007 holiday season. Whether for digital signage use in a business, displaying art and photos in a gallery, or enjoying your digital photo collection within your home, this big digital picture frame with its huge 22” LCD display is one that you won’t miss.”

Fidelity Electronics this week announced the launch of its newest Digital Picture Frame, the DPF-1500 Pro featuring a stunning 15” LCD screen, 1 GB of internal memory and advanced graphics and functions. The DPF-1500 Pro will also include a full version of the widely acclaimed ACDSee Pro Photo Manager Software, a $129.00 (US) value, at no additional cost.

ACDSee Pro Photo Manager allows you to easily view, develop, catalog, and publish your photo collection with precision and control for display on Fidelity’s impressive 15” Professional Digital Picture Frame.

As a leader of solutions for digital photographers, Epson America Inc. announces the Storage Viewer Travel Pack, a must-have companion to its popular line of multimedia storage viewers. Compatible with the Epson P-5000, P-3000, P-4000 and P-2000, the Travel Pack includes everything an on-the-go digital photographer needs for an extended trek with one of these devices.

Designed to enhance the usability of the popular Epson multimedia storage viewer, the Travel Pack includes a durable and protective carrying case for the viewer with pockets for accessories, such as extra memory cards or batteries, and it attaches to a belt or even a camera case. The pack also includes a dual battery charger that is specific to the storage viewer and a car charger that enhances efficiency by enabling users to recharge batteries while driving. Other components include a portable viewing stand that folds neatly to fit into the carrying case, a microfiber cleaning cloth and a protective film for the viewer’s high-resolution Photo Fine(TM) Ultra LCD viewing screen.

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend), an international leader in flash memory products, announced its entry into the digital photo frame market with the new T.photo 710, which combines a stylish design with a brilliant high-resolution 7-inch TFT flat-panel display. The T.photo 710 can showcase all of your favorite photos with background music, is highly configurable, has 1GB of internal memory, and is appropriate for display in your living room, bedroom or office – just about anywhere you would normally put a picture frame or clock. Transcend’s T.photo 710 is adorned with an elegant black frame and gold inlay which gives it a classic, timeless look. The T.photo’s total depth is only 28mm, which is thinner than most similar products on the market. Its compact dimensions and clean, simple styling make it perfect for putting on a table or mounting on the wall of your room or office, no matter what the décor.

Wacom Technology Corp. introduces Bamboo, an all new family of pen tablets available in the Americas for the first time. This new family of human interface devices includes Bamboo and Bamboo Fun, two distinct pen tablets that provide a natural, personal and creative digital input experience in any home or work environment. See Bamboo and Bamboo highlights at the www.wacom.com/wacombamboo microsite.