July 17, 2008

Digital Picture Frame that Doubles as a Computer Monitor: The Asus UFOTO UF735

While part of us says, "Hey, you can use any computer monitor as a digital picture frame" the other part says, "hey, you can't use any digital picture frame as a computer monitor." Such is the UFOTO UF735, the latest innovation from Asus. It's a 7-inch high-resolution digital picture frame that does all you would expect--play audio and slideshows--but it also offers a sub-display function that allows you to use it as a secondary display on your computer. So how cool is this? While it will allow you to visually drop things from PC to the frame, those who would benefit from this intuitive and visual method would probably not find setting up a second PC display so intuitive. And who gets excited about a 7-inch computer monitor? Right. We're not sure what consumer Asus has in mind here but it sure hit the news wires in June thanks to winning a Red Dot design award. No release information yet--stay tuned. (via Engadet)