Kodak's Never-Ending Slide Show

Kodak has announced four new picture frames that deliver a continual slide show. Two of the models will work with your wireless network to stream photos and video from either a PC, via the online Kodak Gallery, or from a memory card via the frame's card slots.

According to company spokesperson, you'll be able to upload photos to a friend or family member's picture frame via the Kodak Gallery, without them having to launch the software. (I don't know about you, but I wouldn't trust some of my friends with this kind of carte blanch with a picture frame in my house.)

The $280 EX1011 Digital Picture Frame is a 10-inch, 800-by-480 display in 16:9 aspect ratio. The frame has 128 MB of memory built in, and has stereo speakers as well as a headphone jack for enjoying music along with your photo slide show.

You can hook it up to your WiFi network and stream content wirelessly, as you can with the WiFi-enabled EX811, an 8-inch display offering the same features as the EX1011, that will cost $230.

If you don't need the wireless access, but still want a constant slideshow of your photos, there's the $180 SV811, which is identical to the EX811 minus the WiFi, and the $130 SV710, a 7-inch display.

All models are expected to ship in March.

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