Smartparts ropes in Wi-Fi frames with Microsoft

Frame your Christmas memories and share it with your near and dear ones this festive season. It’s not the common photograph that I am talking about, this is something new.
Interested, right? Unveiled as SPX8WF, the new Wi-Fi equipped digital frame from Smartparts will make your Christmas memories glow for years to come.

Coupled with unique wireless abilities, this new device uses a pre-allotted e-mail address bundled with the digital frame, allowing users to send pictures straightaway to the frame.

Moreover, it is the first Smartparts digital frame to integrate with Microsoft’s “Windows Live Photo Gallery”. Users can send pictures from their Digital Cameras directly to the Smartparts frame utilizing built-in Wi-Fi activators. Smartparts claims that connecting to a Wi-Fi network is just a click away with this new gadget.

You can link up to the Internet utilizing Smartparts digital frame and send your pictures to your online friends all around the world. The technology utilized in this process is an outcome of Smartparts partnership with Microsoft in the field of digital sharing technology.

Another striking feature about this digital frame is its “in-house” design. Smartparts designs are quite innovative. They design their own frames from “start- to- finish”. Its new 8-inch Wi-Fi frame adds dimension to its attractiveness .Together with the dark-wood border surrounding the 24-bit LCD and with a resolution of 800x600, this new Wi-Fi enabled Digital frame is sure to grab your attention. There are also slots for MS, SD, XD, MMC, and Compact Flash memory cards, coupled with a USB port and 512MB internal memory support.

Adding advanced Wi-Fi features to digital frames is something that doesn’t pop up every single day. Once you witness the digital frame in person, you will be amazed by its stylish looks and advanced features. The MSRP of this new digital frame is $149.99 and will be available by Christmas. For those who want to experience their digital pictures on a larger splashboard, a 32-inch version equipped with advanced Wi-Fi technology will be available shortly, however, the price tag is yet to be fixed.

Access Gmail sans Internet connection

Your Gmail access is now even more simplified. Enter “Offline Gmail” an advanced feature from Google labs. By switching on to “Offline Gmail” from Google’s Internetsearch page, you can readily access Gmail interface and check , compose mails , organize and search the worldwide web even when you are no longer connected to the Internet.

Surprising isn’t it? Well, this new offering from the Google labs is equipped with latest networking technology to hook you up to the Internet when you are no longer linked to it or even when the connection is running slow. With the help of a new “Flaky Connection” mode, Gmail Offline can readily pace up your Internet connectivity.

Google recently added two new extra features to its Offline access mode namely- the option to forward attachments while staying offline and the ability to choose downloadable messages for offline usage. Besides, it can neutralize bugs and makes your entire Internet experience smoother.

“Offline Gmail” is already popular among the business community and in schools where staying connected to the Gmail interface is quite a necessity. Offline Gmail support, relies on Google plug-in browser called “Gears”.

Switching on to “Gmail Offline” mode is quite simple. You only need to follow four simple steps namely- Clicking on the "Settings" link in the top-right corner of Gmail browser, selecting the” Offline" tab, enabling the” Offline Mail” option for the computer and finally clicking on” Save Changes" to switch on to “Offline Gmail” mode.

This Christmas, you can stay connected through “Offline Gmail” even if the Internet connection is closed down for the festive weekend. Just start humming your favorite carol and stay connected.