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Parrot, a maker of Bluetooth accessories, unveiled today at the CTIA trade show a new digital picture frame which can receive photos transferred from a Bluetooth enabled digital camera phone. The new Parrot Photo Viewer is priced at $279.
The Parrot Photo Viewer, said its maker, features a high resolution LCD screen and 32MB of internal storage to store around 100 photos taken on a Bluetooth enabled cell phone. The picture is converted to the size of the screen after being transferred and the digital picture frame automatically selects portrait or landscape display mode depending upon its physical vertical or horizontal position.
Bluetooth after market automotive technology specialist Parrot was showing off some new products at CES 2006 earlier this month designed to bridge the gap between Bluetooth and other automotive technologies. These new devices include a GPS unit and a stereo receiver.
Parrot’s new 3400 LS-GPS kit combines a Bluetooth hands-free kit a color LCD screen and GPS antenna and is used in conjunction with a smartphone or PDA with mapping software. It sends the vehicle’s position to one of the previously mentioned devices and is compatible with most navigation software. Audio directions are heard through the car’s speakers and the color screen of the 3400 LS-GPS displays phonebook information as well as caller ID by phone number and name.
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