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Can iPad work well as a digital photo frame?

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Michael CM1

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One of the reasons I held off on a Kindle was waiting to see if the iPad could double as a digital photo frame. Good ones cost $100+, and that's without any network connection or anything.

When I can afford one, I'd like to create a photo album in iPhoto, put the iPad on a stand in landscape mode and plug it up on my kitchen counter. Assuming I found a stand, is this possible with the iPad out of the box or do I need to bug developers to make an app for this?
 
It's a great digital photo frame! That's one of the features I was excited about. That way I'll have something pleasant to look at while it charges. :D :apple:
 
It'll be great. For a small fee I'll laser cut a keyhole slot in the back of yours so you can hang it on a nail too!
 
So, is there a stand that lets it sit in landscape orientation and be kept
charging while operating as a photo frame? I seem to remember it has
the charging point on the bottom in portrait orientation rather than
landscape . . .
 
Works great. This is exactly what I did.

Bought a $.89 business card holder from Office Depot, sit the iPad on it in landscape mode on the kitchen counter, and let it charge while showing photos.
 
I actually considered building out a nice wooden frame for my iPad(s) to place on the corner tables next to the couch. It wouldn't be to hard, just would have to purchase a DOCK extender cable (http://www.radtech.us/Products/CablesIpod.aspx bottom of page) and then seat it just right in the frame box and then slide the iPad in an out. With a little paint the frame would be a nice item. So who wants to help mass produce them :)?
 
The iPad works great as a picture frame but it could really use a few more options. There is no way to set transition time, transition types are limited to Dissolve and Origami, and I have so far been unsuccessful getting it to work with faces or with smart albums based on faces. I use it a lot as a picture frame though as it is.
 
danny_w said:
I have so far been unsuccessful getting it to work with faces or with smart albums based on faces. I use it a lot as a picture frame though as it is.
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it is working for me but I will note: it will only zoom on a face when there is only one face defined - pictures with multiple faces are shown nonzoomed.
 
BobVB said:
it is working for me but I will note: it will only zoom on a face when there is only one face defined - pictures with multiple faces are shown nonzoomed.
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So that's how it works? It goes off of iPhoto face assignments?
 
Sdevante said:
So that's how it works? It goes off of iPhoto face assignments?
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So it seems, it will only allow you to use the faces if you have imported a faces category, and it only works in dissolve transition mode, not origami (expectable since origami shows multiple pictures at once)
 
As a picture frame it's ok, there are a variety of other apps that you can use on your iPad too when you're not using it. For example, I have mine standing on my desk (using the Apple case) playing music videos / concerts at the moment, streaming from Air Video.

I've also tried a picture frame App called "My Frame." It lets you play music, set which photos to rotate through in the background, and it also shows time, weather, and optionally a To-Do list (like a post-it note) and Tweets.
 
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