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PICTURES OF THE KIDS? HERE’S A SLIDESHOW

Digital photo frames are great if you’re sitting in the den, but what if you want to show pictures of your loved ones on the bus or at a restaurant? Digital Foci’s Photo Book lets you show images in 800-pixel-by-600-pixel resolution in a package about as big as a paperback book.

The Photo Book displays RAW and JPEG images and has 4 gigabytes of internal storage as well as support for SD, Memory Stick and xD flash memory cards. You can also drag images via USB from your computer or copy data from memory cards to the book’s on-board memory for backing up images on the go.

The device can play MPEG videos and has a built-in speaker for viewing slideshows with music. It lasts two and a half hours on one charge, and it will cost US$189 when it is available in May. With enough storage to keep thousands of pictures in your bag or purse, the Digital Foci Photo Book makes it easy to share your favorite photos with anyone, including complete strangers.

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