Monday, Nov. 15, 2004

Phoning Home Your Photos

By Wilson Rothman

Ceiva's latest LCD frame, the Digital Photo Receiver ceiva.com $150), can display pictures sent from camera phones as well as from e-mail or the Web. Take snapshots or find classics from your phone's gallery and then use the phone's menu to send them to the frame's specific, randomly generated CeivaMobile email address. At night, when the frame uses its internal modem to call in and download photos, it will retrieve the shots you sent and automatically display them on its 5-in.-by-7-in. screen. (If you don't want to wait overnight, you can push a button to download pictures immediately.) Don't worry about spammers or any unsavory types getting hold of the frame's address; in the unlikely event that does happen, you can go online and get a fresh address in minutes. --By Wilson Rothman