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Sony’s new digital photo frame showcased at CEDIA 2008 is similar with the wireless digital picture frames from Kodak that we talked about in July. At the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association show, Sony unveils a smaller frame than the Kodak’s, measuring just 7 inches in diagonal. It is a nice solution for home desks and small offices, coming with Wi-Fi connectivity for over-the-air file sharing and Internet access.

With this new type of digital photo frame you can send and receive emails with pictures from friends, as well as stream Internet radio, and read the latest news on the web after subscribing to different RSS newsletters.
VAIO CP1 produces over 16 million rich colors on its 7-inch LCD screen using a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
In addition, you can connect to Google Picasa to browse through 4 web albums at a time and upload your coolest pictures in your online account.



Besides all these high-end functionalities, VAIO CP1 is basically a digital photo frame and comes with support for your Memory Sticks, SD cards or digital cameras, so you can transfer your trip memories onto the gadget via a direct and fast connectivity. It has built-in 128MB internal storage capacity, which means you can store by default up to 100 pictures to create a nice slideshow with special effects using the Flow function. Disolve is a mode that displays a slideshow of your images by fading one picture into the next one, while Slideshow shows movie-like presentations.
Don’t forget to set your favorites sounds to play on the background of your slideshows. The frame has built-in stereo speakers for a clear sound.



If you are curious about the price, let’s say that it’s reasonable compared to other models, and it will be of $300 starting October when the VAIO CP1 frames will be shipped to the Sony Style stores.
Xavier Lauwaert, product manager for VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics makes a nice declaration:

"How many times have you uploaded images to your PC - vowing to share them - never to see them again? This new frame provides an easy way to retrieve and share these precious memories that otherwise would have been forgotten."