Los Angeles — Digital accessories company Digital Foci introduced a portable digital photo album last week capable of storing and displaying digital images in addition to MP3 music files.
Called the Picture Porter, the hard disk-based player will be available in 20GB and 40GB capacities for a suggested retail price of $399 and $469, respectively.
Photos can be viewed, rotated, panned or played in a slideshow on a 2-inch color LCD screen. The Porter can also display a photo’s EXIF data and connect to a TV. A Lithium-Ion battery powers the unit for 3.5 hours of video viewing and up to 7.5 hours of music play-back.
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It will ship with Ulead’s Video Toolbox 2 for editing video clips, creating slideshows and convert video files. The units will be available in frosted white and graphite.
