Pandigital Debuts Kitchen HDTV With Digital Cookbook & Photo Frame Functionality [Digital Kitchen Gadgets]

Pandigital, a company already well known for its digital photo frames,
is set to debut its new HDTV designed specifically for kitchen use and
which, apart from serving as a standard HDTV, also offers digital
cookbook and photo frame capabilities.

Based around a 15' LCD offering 1280 x 720 HD resolution housed within a
sealed glass design (offering protection from water, oil, etc),
Pandigital's Kitchen HDTV comes with 512MB of internal memory which,
paired with an integrated 6-in-1 card reader supporting SD, XD, Memory
Stick, Memory Stick Pro/Memory Stick Duo, Compact Flash and MultiMedia
Card's will allow you to transfer and store up to a purported 3200 pages
of recipes (pre-loaded recipes are supplied) or digital photos.

Pandigital's Kitchen HDTV comes with interchangeable faceplates offering
a choice of stainless steel, black or white finishes and apart from
offering standard photo frame capabilities (JPEG format) the device also
offers Google Picasa compatibility, MPEG1, MPEG4 and AVI file format
compatibility and offers ATSC/NTSC, composite, S-Video, YPbPr and HDMI
connectivity.

According to Pandigital 's CEO, Dean Finnegan, 'As the hub of today's
busy home, the kitchen is now incorporating new technologies that have
already been embraced in other areas of the home and office'ฆThe
Pandigital Kitchen HDTV/Digital Cookbook/Digital Photo Frame addresses
this new demand with the convergence of three key technologies into a
single product.'

Pandigital Kitchen HDTV/Digital Cookbook/Digital Photo Frame Features:

A mess-proof design that is sealed with glass, so it is protected from
water, oil, flour and other common ingredients, as well as from spills
and splatters. The sleek design is also easy to clean.
It comes with a countertop stand and an under-cabinet mount, and is
also wall-mountable, so customers can position it where they'll need it
most.
Interchangeable faceplates in brushed stainless, black and white let
customers match their kitchen's dรฉcor.
Convenient access to all of the functions with the easy-to-use
touch-control interface or the remote control, which conveniently tucks
away behind the frame for safe storage.
512MB of internal memory stores up to 3,200 pages of recipes or
digital photos.
Calendar and clock functions keep customers informed and allow photos,
video and music to be programmed for play at specific dates and times.
The alarm function can be set to remind customers of noteworthy dates
and times, including when it's time for a favorite cooking show.
The integrated 6-in-1 media reader that supports SD, XD, Memory Stick,
Memory Stick Pro/Memory Stick Duo, Compact
Flash and MultiMediaCard.
Programmable on and off times ensure the frame is ready to be enjoyed.
Support for a wide array of image, video and audio formats including
JPEG, Motion JPEG, MPEG 1, MPEG 4 and AVI.

Touted for a June release, Pandigital's Kitchen HDTV/Digital
Cookbook/Digital Photo Frame will retail for around $400 (approximately
pound sterling197 /257 at the time of writing).

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