![]() As the mother of 3 wonderful kids, I take a LOT of pictures. Every month, I realistically take over 1,000 photos. Hey, there are smiles, first steps, baby blunders and many other memories I just need to capture. After all, babies grow and change so much, even from week to week. I don't want to miss anything, so I always have my camera handy. I have friends and family all over the country, and I love being able to share my family photos with them, as well as see their photos. It gets complicated at times keeping track of everyone. We all have such busy lives, and it's easy to get behind as far as communication is concerned. Especially when it comes to sharing pictures! I often forget to e-mail the photos directly to people, since almost everyone I know uses Facebook regularly and I don't ever get requests for individual photos. They're always accessible to most of my friends and family members. But there are certain loved ones that haven't hopped onto the social media bandwagon yet, and they often miss out on the great photos I capture. That's why I was so excited to learn about the amazing digital photo frames created by Pix-Star. Pix-Star, which pioneered the concept of "the frame with an email address", has been designing, manufacturing and selling connected photoframes since 2007. The Pix-Star team combines more than 20 years of experience in the fields of telecom, software and web design. Team members have been involved in the development of products and concepts combining wireless technology and innovative web service applications.Pix-Star products are designed to help friends and family members easily share their best moments in a simple and seamless way using the power of the Internet. That's right: This innovative new line of digital photo frames have their own e-mail addresses! How cool is that?! What does that mean for you? Well, when using the Pix-Star FotoConnect Photo Frames, you can send and receive photo e-mails directly from the frame, no computer necessary! But that's not all! After registering your frame and setting up your e-mail address on the Pix-Star website, you can seamlessly transfer photos you have online on sites like Facebook, Picasa, FlickR and many, many more! You can even listen to and customize your favorite web radio stations and even get detailed, up to date weather forecasts! I was thrilled to receive the FotoConnect XD 10.4'' (4:3) WiFi - Email - UPnP Digital Photo Frame for my review. When it arrived, the first thing I noticed was it's ultra-trim, sleek design. It is very modern and will fit perfectly into any decor. I also noticed the large size of the display screen. In the world of digital frames, 10.4" is huge! I guess in some cases, bigger IS better! This frame has an LCD screen and supports 800x600 picture resolution, making for crisp, clear photos in JPEG, JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF formats. These are the most commonly used image file types, and this versatile frame supports them all! Another thing I love is that the FotoConnect XD can be used as a stand alone frame as well as hung on the wall. This is definitely a versatile frame, to say the least! Set-up of the FotoConnect XD was super simple as well. I was worried it would be difficult, as I am not technologically inclined at all when it comes to electronics. I usually have my husband take care of that end of things. I was delighted to find that the entire registration and set up on the Pix-Star website was incredibly easy. All I had to do was follow the easy instructions, enter the product serial number, and then choose my frame's Pix-Star e-mail address. As soon as the frame was synched, I was able to seamlessly transfer all of my photo albums from the web onto this great frame. The local memory can hold up to 12,000 photos! If you need more space, it is also capable of reading SD cards and USB memory sticks for additional photo storage. The FotoConnect XD 10.4" (4:3) WiFi-Email-UPnP frame also includes a great little remote, which is what controls the frame settings. From this remote, you can switch between albums, play photos as a slideshow, or even choose to display a single favorite photo. You can even view your local weather and listen to music using the user-friendly remote. I love the simplicity of the remote, since it's something even my Grandparents could use with no problem. There aren't a million buttons, and everything is very straight-forward and simple to understand. When you have new mail, you're alerted by a red envelope on the frame display. You then have to option to save the image or discard it, which is a feature a lot of other WiFi enabled frames do not have. Of course you can also configure the frame to accept AUTOMATICALLY new incoming emails so that it is very simple for Grandma to use it! Worried about receiving spam or undesirable emails? You can easily manage your contacts and filter your email contact list so only those contacts in your list are allowed to send you pictures and there is even a built in spam filter for your protection! On top of that, there are NO additional fees for photo storage, e-mails, or any other Pix-Star features. These services are and always will be completely FREE for its users.The folks at Pix-Star have really thought of everything when designing this amazing frame! Take a look! Overall, I couldn't ask for more in a digital photo frame. The folks at Pix-Star have changed the shape of sending and receiving photos by creating revolutionary products that are high-quality, simple to set up, and easy enough for any member of the family to use and understand. Add to that the capability to sync online albums from tons of sites, up to date weather forecasts, and even a customizable web-music playlist, and you've got a winning product in my book! This is definitely a must have Holiday gift item to that family out there that takes a ton of photos, or for the techie in your life! With Pix-Star, sharing precious memories has never been so easy! FREE ANDROID APP! Pix-Star also has a great new Android app! Recently launched by Pix-Star was their Pix-Star 2.0 Android application. It can, once installed, perform the following functions: Access your frame or your family members’ frame content stored inside pix-star.com, including all web albums not only Pix-Star album but also all RSS albums (Picasa, Facebook, etc…) that have been linked to the frame. You can access several Pix-Star frames using this app! Enjoy a slideshow featuring photos from the Pix-Star frames! From the mobile phone when you are in the camera mode you can directly share pictures to the Pix-Star frames configured inside the app! It is available on the Android Market for free here: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pixstar.frameviewer BUY IT: You can check out the FotoConnect XD and other great products on the Pix-Star website. You can also follow Pix-Star on Facebook and on twitter to stay on top of their latest products and promotions! WIN IT: I am thrilled to announce that one of you will be receiving a FotoConnect XD from the generous folks at Pix-Star during my Holiday Gift Guide event, hosted by myself and A Time Out For Mommy! How cool is that?! Please use this handy Rafflecopter form to enter! This giveaway will be open to US residents 18+ until 11:59 PM on November 28,2011. Winner will be chosen randomly and will be notified via e-mail as well as posted here, on twitter, and on Facebook. The winner will have 48 hours to reply and claim their prize before I am forced to draw another winner. ***Disclosure: I received a complimentary product to facilitate my review. No other compensation was provided, and all opinions are 100% honest and have not been influenced in any way.***
89 Comments
Liz Robinson
11/16/2011 04:30:01 am
I learned that you can send and recieve photos by email with this.
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Sandy H
11/16/2011 09:11:18 am
So excited you can email pics with this!! Awesome.
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Renee Bruno
11/16/2011 11:56:06 pm
I was surprised to see you could send and receive email photos
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Dani
11/17/2011 01:14:58 am
I love that you can even get photos from your online albums on Facebook and Picasa to display on it.
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Wendi Niccole
11/17/2011 01:53:53 am
You can send pictures from the frame w/out a computer. You can even listen to online radio stations!
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Jessica Snook
11/17/2011 02:41:12 pm
I learned that you get unlimited storage to save photos online.
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Corinne Soto
11/17/2011 11:48:11 pm
Wow, this one actually has an online backup, so that you can save the photos your using online, with no size limit. That's awsome
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Kasee Johnson
11/18/2011 12:52:21 am
I would love to have the smaller one, too, the FotoConnect XT 8'' (4:3)WiFi - Email. It would be a perfect way for my oldest son, who's heading off to college next year, to keep up with his much-younger siblings.
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April Brenay
11/18/2011 04:33:45 am
you can get photos from your FB account!
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Margaret Smith
11/18/2011 04:35:33 am
I love that you can email photos.
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Shannon Baas
11/18/2011 06:08:27 am
I like the 10.4 inch.
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Shannon Baas
11/18/2011 06:10:37 am
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Adrienne gordon
11/18/2011 06:35:42 am
I learned there are 3 models
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renee walters
11/18/2011 08:08:51 am
I learned that you get unlimited storage to save photos online. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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Ann F
11/18/2011 08:53:48 am
I learned that Pix-Star can be run from PC (Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista & Windows 7) or Mac. Moreover, it does not require any configuration on your computer.
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Amanda Kinder
11/18/2011 08:59:36 am
I learned that you don't need a computer to send pictures.
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Jody Sisson
11/18/2011 10:11:10 am
I Learned you can Send your photos by email via the 3G/WiFi Network on your mobile phone.
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nickie
11/18/2011 01:09:13 pm
I Learned you can Send your photos by email
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Rebecca Graham
11/18/2011 03:51:35 pm
I learned the Pix-Star is compatible with MAC.
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michelle bardos
11/18/2011 11:06:54 pm
I love that you can Send your photos by email through the 3G/WiFi Network on your cell phone.
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melissa Resnick
11/19/2011 02:00:36 am
you could send and receive email photos
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Sarah Hirsch
11/19/2011 02:29:17 am
i learned you can access your pictures online via the frame
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michelle delgado
11/19/2011 02:38:52 am
I learned it can be used with a MAC.
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PAIGE chandler
11/19/2011 04:04:39 am
I learned you can check your weather forecast.
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Deborah Rosen
11/19/2011 07:10:09 am
I learned that they support attachments of up to 10 MB in total (combined size of all images attached to a single email message).
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11/19/2011 08:35:03 am
would love to have FotoConnect XT 8'' (4:3)
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Kyl Neusch
11/19/2011 01:45:37 pm
online backup is a plus
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Shannon Egan
11/19/2011 02:26:57 pm
I learned that you can even check the weather forecast on that thing! What an awesome product. o.o
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Angela s
11/19/2011 02:44:55 pm
I learned that u can listen to web radio, and check the weather
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11/20/2011 06:26:35 am
I learned that You can listen to online radio stations
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Amanda Alvarado
11/20/2011 01:57:55 pm
I learned you can even check your weather on this frame!
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Amanda Alvarado
11/20/2011 02:05:59 pm
I think I forgot my GFC name for following A Time Out For Mommy. It's Amanda Alvarado
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Ashley Hess
11/21/2011 01:20:39 am
I learned that you can display your online pictures on it. That would be amazing for me cause most of my pictures are on my computer or Facebook.
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shannon thompson
11/21/2011 02:41:20 am
i love that Send your photos by email via the 3G/WiFi Network on your mobile phone.
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jim lynam
11/21/2011 06:53:48 am
I can display on line pictures on it.
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polly
11/21/2011 09:12:17 am
i like the foto connect xd 10.4" wifi-$189.99
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Karen B
11/21/2011 09:19:23 am
I learned that the Pix Star can be run on Vista, I have vista and it has been a huge challenge. Thanks for the giveaway
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Tawnya S
11/21/2011 09:49:42 am
I learned on the website you can purchase it on amazon or ebay
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Kristie Wright
11/22/2011 10:50:56 am
I learned that the Pix-Star frames are now available through many major consumer electronics retailers
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kathy d
11/24/2011 12:07:30 am
I is great that it has only backup and you can get pictures of facebook since my sisters never send me pictures of there kids
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Jenafer Barker
11/25/2011 08:52:26 am
I like the 10.4 one
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Jill Myrick
11/25/2011 01:37:14 pm
I also like the Foto Connect XT 8" WiFi-Email.
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Debbie C
11/25/2011 03:17:47 pm
I also like the FotoConnect XT .
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alejandro aguilar
11/25/2011 04:10:58 pm
I learned that you get unlimited storage to save photos online that is great so my pictures dont get loose if my computer crashes
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Kelly
11/26/2011 07:08:41 am
I learned that Pix-Star can email pictures to other Pix-Star frames and email addresses.
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Aisling
11/26/2011 09:53:15 am
I learned that Pix-Star can email pictures to other Pix-Star frames and email addresses.
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Ashley
11/26/2011 10:22:20 am
I love the unlimited storage online feature!! This thing is awesome!! thanks for the chance!
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Angela Cisco
11/26/2011 01:46:12 pm
I like the FotoConnect XT 10.2'WiFi
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Mallory Nichols
11/26/2011 04:12:08 pm
I just love the fact that you can email pictures! This would be absolutely perfect for my Grandparents.
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11/26/2011 05:22:51 pm
I learned that their website is available in a number of languages, including Italian! Thank you for the giveaway!
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11/26/2011 07:58:34 pm
I learned that you can send photos to people with this
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Pat U
11/26/2011 11:18:52 pm
I like the xd 10.4"
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Terra Eash
11/27/2011 12:41:39 am
I love that you can set it up to display your Facebook pictures since that's where most of mine are posted
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Tiffany Hoyt
11/27/2011 03:05:40 am
I learned that it comes with unlimited online storage space to save photos.
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Terri Borel
11/27/2011 05:53:32 am
the online storage for photos is a great feature. Unlimited too!
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Diana Russell
11/27/2011 06:47:55 am
Love that you can backup pictures with this frame! I am so horrible about misplacing photo cards and this would be amazing!
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R Hicks
11/27/2011 09:11:01 am
I learned Pix-Star can be run from PC (Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista & Windows 7) or Mac
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Valerie Taylor Mabrey
11/27/2011 09:15:08 am
Inheritance
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Hoa Le
11/27/2011 09:23:19 am
I learned that each Pix-Star has its own personal email address that you choose when you register the product on our web site. Give this address to your friends and they will be able to send pictures directly to your Pix-Star as email attachments.
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Debra Ford
11/27/2011 10:37:24 am
It is great that you don't need a computer to send pictures - that you can send them from a smartphone.
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Brittney House
11/27/2011 10:56:52 am
I love that it has unlimited storage!!
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Carolyn Daley
11/27/2011 12:45:14 pm
I learned and love that it has unlimited storage
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Estelle Steenbergen
11/27/2011 12:56:24 pm
I also like their FotoConnect XT digital frame. It's a bit smaller, and would be nice to display on a nightstand or something.
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Brandy Byrne
11/27/2011 01:28:57 pm
This would make a great gift for someones office desk: FotoConnect XT 8'' (4:3)
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Shirley Hicks
11/27/2011 01:59:07 pm
i learned that you can email pics with this......great product
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11/27/2011 02:04:16 pm
I learned that this does about everything for pictures, sending and receiving pictures in e-mails and you can listen to your favorite web radio stations. Cool item for sure! Rita Spratlen
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Erica C.
11/27/2011 02:09:55 pm
I learned that you can get pictures from your facebook.
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Gianna
11/27/2011 03:11:14 pm
They have REGULAR software updates with new features for your frame.
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Rosey
11/27/2011 08:03:04 pm
I learned that Pix-Star can email pictures to other Pix-Star frames and email addresses.
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Jessica
11/28/2011 12:10:12 am
I like that you can post pics to your FB account.
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gala
11/28/2011 01:14:28 am
you get unlimited storage to save photos online
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Angela Winesburg
11/28/2011 01:32:36 am
I like their FotoConnect XT digital frame
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Jessica Rose
11/28/2011 01:43:59 am
I'd love to have the FotoConnect XT 10.2'' WiFi
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Katie Smith
11/28/2011 04:41:06 am
That you can receive email photos
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Ed Nemmers
11/28/2011 07:28:09 am
I am a follower.
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Amy DeLong
11/28/2011 07:46:59 am
send pics to email
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11/28/2011 08:38:27 am
I learned that you can Check your weather forecast
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shirley pebbles
11/28/2011 09:16:35 am
I love that you can email pictures.
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Erin Ringwald
11/28/2011 12:31:21 pm
i like that you can do email on it too
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9/11/2012 05:09:15 pm
I like the precious suggestions you shared with us in your expertly written blog post. I want to thank you for this. Nice work.
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