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We've seen a lot of prototype, anorexic OLED TVs and even an 11in production model with a heart stopping price tag but the fact is that OLED TVs are still a way off when it comes to them becoming mainstream. Kodak, however, has found a better jumping off point for the technology with the first OLED wireless picture frame. The 7.6in OLED Wireless Frame is slinky indeed, sporting a very thin widescreen panel [5.3mm] with 800 x 600 pixel resolution and a whopping contrast ratio of 30,000:1. A 180 degree viewing angle means photos can be viewed from all sides, while video playback is thrown up with vivid colours and smooth motion - a characteristic of most OLEDs. There's even in-built speakers to support both videos and any MP3s you stick on it. The frame comes with 2GB of memory, which is good for around 10,000 images and transferring new content is a snap thanks to the in-built Wi-Fi. The frame needs no backlighting and there's an in-built ambient light sensor for adjusting display brightness based on the surrounding light. It's almost reassuring though that while OLED TVs and this photo frame differ a lot in size they have a lot in common when it comes to pricing. The frame will sell for around £520 before Christmas.-Martin Lynch [Kodak] photo OLED gadget

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SD Card storage is very handy indeed but now the technology is about to get a whole lot more useful with the announcement of Embedded SD. The new Embedded SD standard from the SD Card Association (SDA) will put that technology inside all of our gadgets, up to 32GB. So, instead of digital cameras and camcorders with a measly few megabytes of storage onboard you'll be able to get one with 32GB on the inside as well SD Card slots to add up to another 32GB on high capacity cards. The move is widely applauded, the standard will be published in November, although we have no date on just when Embedded SD is going to appear inside our next essential purchases. "The miniSD and microSD form factors are the leading interfaces for removable storage cards for mobile handsets, currently dominating the market, and are expected to constitute 90 percent of all card slots in mobile handsets in 2010, according to our analysis," said Nam Hyung Kim, director and chief analyst for iSuppli Corp. "The new Embedded SD standard is built on that leading SD standard and takes aim at mobile handset storage needs like low power consumption, boot functionality, small form factor and integrated flash management." Great news indeed, although it will be even better if manufacturers can apply it to their future products fast, so hurry the hell up!-Martin Lynch [SDA] storage gadget

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Fancy yourself as the next David Bailey or Franco Fontana? Then you'll probably be interested in the new Daddy of CompactFlash cards for your digital snapper: the 32GB SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash (CF) card. I thought I was doing OK with my little 2GB cards but I'm feeling all inadequate now. The card doubles the capacity of CF cards and boosts speed by up to 50%. It's being targeted at professional digital videographers and photographers with a 30MB/s read and write speed - up from 20MB/s. Combined with the storage bump the cards are well suited to those that like to shoot fast and in RAW format. That said, smaller, cheaper and slightly slower cards are really all that most consumers and enthusiasts would need. After all, the 32GB Extreme III costs around £170, which is extreme by anyone's standards.-Martin Lynch [SanDisk] camera storage

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This baby has been cropping up at shows and on enthusiast Web sites all summer but now Sony has finally announced the A900, the company's first full-frame digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera. It's also the industry's first with a 24.6 effective megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and is capable of shooting 5fps at full resolution. This well appointed snapper edges into the professional arena but will no doubt excite well-heeled amateur enthusiasts too. It performs on-chip analogue/digital (A/D) signal conversion and two-stage noise reduction while the glass optical pentaprism viewfinder is very bright and offers a field of view covering 100% of the full-frame sensor's imaging area. There's a 9-point Auto Focus system to ensure fewer missed shots, supported by 10 focus assist points. The A900 is also the first full-frame camera to sport SteadyShot INSIDE, which delivers up to 4 steps of anti-shake correction so that all your ugly relatives will always look their best. The Intelligent Preview feature is pretty cool as it lets you take a 'preview shot' stored in temporary memory but displayed on the LCD display which you can apply various effects to before taking the final snap, which will replace the tweaked temporary shot. There's a 3in LCD display and a HDMI slot for viewing your photos on HDTVs. It supports both CompactFlash and MemoryStick cards - a good thing when you consider that a single, full 24MP uncompressed shot can be over 20Mb. It's due out next month and has a US price of around £1,700, but expect that to creep up magically as it crosses the Atlantic.-Martin Lynch photo camera photography

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The trend for most camera phones these days is to increase the mega-pixel count of the snapper inside but, if that's just too sensible for you, you can opt for the Xun Chi 138, the world's smallest camera phone [that's the claim anyhow] where quality has been largely kicked out the window in favour of size. It's not much longer than an AA battery and inside you have a 1.3MP camera, a touch screen with hand writing recognition, MP3 player and GPRS features. Weighing in at just 55g, it measures only 2.6in in length and will, no doubt, be even harder to find than your existing phone. It can also take video at 15fps, but since the resolution is just 176 x 144 pixels, you may not want to. It's a dual-band GSM phone that will work in the UK - if you could get one from here - and if you do, let us know how long it takes to send a text with your big, chunky Westerner fingers. Personally, I'm already slow enough with a regular mobile. -Martin Lynch [Slippery Brick] phone camera mobile

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