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Wallflower Systems Announces the Next Generation of Internet Connected Digital Picture Frames.


SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States
San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850.
, Calif. -- Large Screen, Enhanced Storage Capacity and Wired or Wireless Connectivity Display Digital Memories Anywhere in Your Home or Office

Wallflower wallflower, Mediterranean perennial (Cheiranthus cheiri) of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), particularly popular in Europe, where it flourishes on old walls.  Systems, Inc. today announced availability of the Wallflower 2 Networked Digital Picture Frame An Internet appliance that displays a picture on an LCD screen and uses an always-on cable modem or DSL connection. It lets you upload images over the Internet directly into the digital frames of family members and friends. . Featuring a vibrant 12.1" or 14.1" LCD screen, huge on-board media storage, wired and wireless network support, and easy operation, the Wallflower 2 is simply the best way to enjoy and share digital photos, video clips, and personal music collections.

"The Wallflower 2 Networked Digital Picture Frame builds on our concept of combining digital technology with quality craftsmanship to take the sharing of digital memories to the next level," said Mitch Kahn, president of Wallflower Systems. "The Wallflower 2's superior features, image quality and internet connectivity put it head-and-shoulders above the competition."

Like previous Wallflower products, the Wallflower 2 is a finely crafted, wood and steel encased en·case  
tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es
To enclose in or as if in a case.



en·casement n.
 networked digital multimedia frame. Image, video and music files are transferred to the Wallflower 2 via a simple "drag-and-drop" operation in both the Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet.  and Mac OS X environments. A web-browser interface allows the user to change settings such as display order and display time as well as access more advanced features. Since the Wallflower 2 makes use of networking capabilities built-in to both Windows XP and OS X, no software installation is required on either platform. Files can also be loaded on to the Wallflower directly from digital cameras and USB memory See USB drive.  card readers.

The Wallflower 2 includes the company's patent pending Pollinate pol·li·nate also pol·len·ate  
tr.v. pol·li·nat·ed also pol·len·at·ed, pol·li·nat·ing also pol·len·at·ing, pol·li·nates also pol·len·ates
To transfer pollen from an anther to the stigma of (a flower).
(TM) technology, which provides the sharing of digital content via e-mail and the web. A Wallflower 2 can be configured to synchronize new content with other Wallflowers or simply to receive content through e-mail or web downloads. You can even display the latest news and sports scores in a scrolling news feed across the bottom of the screen. And unlike other internet connected digital picture frames, there are no service fees of any kind.

The Wallflower 2 stores more than 90,000 multi-megapixel digital images, 20 hours of video and thousands of songs on its internal 40GByte hard disk drive. LCD screen resolution is 1024x768 with 16 million colors and images and movies are automatically resized before playback. Audio output is available from the built-in speaker or from line-level outputs that can be connected to any stereo receiver An audio amplifier and switching device for a hi-fidelity stereo system. It contains inputs for all the audio sources and outputs to one or more sets of speakers. It may also include an AM/FM tuner. . Virtually all image and movie formats are supported (check our website for details). MP3 and WAV audio formats are supported. A software upgrade provides playback of Microsoft(R) PowerPoint(R) and Macromedia(R) Flash files.

Currently priced between $649 and $999, depending on frame style and finish, Wallflower digital picture frames can be ordered online at http://www.wallflower-systems.com.

About Wallflower Systems

Based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Wallflower Systems, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. With experience in leveraging the latest communications and networking technologies to launch successful new companies, Wallflower's founders are helping to drive the convergence of digital media with high-speed networking to create innovative consumer and business products.
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