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Parrot’s latest digital photo frame is possibly the most expensive digital photo display that you could find on the market today. And aside from the fact that it was designed by an interior designer named Andree Putman, there’s nothing extra ordinary about this frame to merit such a high price tag. Putman was also responsible for interior design works on some posh hotels, so if that fact excites you then you may be pleased by the digital frame she designed for Parrot which is retailing for a whopping $500.

And what do you get from that price? Nothing much really, except for a typical digital photo frame that was built with a large plastic bezel. You’d also get a 10MB of storage capacity for around 400 of your digital photos, an SD card slot just in case the 10MB storage is not enough for your needs, and a power switch that turns the digital frame into a clock.

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Only days after the announcement of the NFC-enabled Nokia 6212 Classic, there is already an NFC-compatible accessory that goes with it. The Parrot PARTY Black Edition, according to its makers, is the first in the world to commercialize Near Field Communications Technology or NFC. What this means is that not only is it small and portable, but it will be very easy to pair up with compatible devices and pump up the volume. It’s not just easy, it’s ridiculously easy. Think knocking the two devices against each other and you get the picture. Other than being NFC-enabled, this baby also comes with a built-in Class-D amplifier, two drivers that collectively pump out 6 watts of power, Stereo Widening, and a so-called Virtual SuperBass technology. It’s portable and will have a rechargeable battery, so you can take it anywhere you go with your NFC-enabled device. The cost? A mere UK£ 79.00 or about $160 US. Pirate crew not included.

Via [Pocket Lint]

We keep talking about ditching your iPod for a music enabled cellphone, right? Now what do you do when you want to cruse to your tunes in the car? Parrot plans to introduce the first hands-free Bluetooth cellphone kit with streaming audio capability.

It’s easy to use. Just start you car, pair your smart phone or other MP3 device (that has Bluetooth A2DP) with the MK6000, and enjoy listening to your music library over your car’s stereo system.

In addition to audio streaming, the new MK6000 features two other innovations: “beamforming” and a new text-to-speech synthesizer function.

Beamforming is an signal processing technique that measures and compares the difference in sounds as they are heard by two separate microphones in order to identify and emphasize a primary voice, for instance, while filtering out the secondary sounds. It does this by means of a unique highly directional double microphone that captures the speaker’s voice while canceling extraneous noises such as wind, sirens, road construction and other voices in the car.

The text-to-speech synthesizer makes this car kit easy to use and eliminates having to go through complicated sequences with buttons. For example, you can simply select the “Ss” in the car kit’s phone book and listen to the names being read one after the other: “Paul Smith…Peter Stone…Paula…”. Then, with a single click you can dial the telephone number without touching your phone.

The MK6000 has a simple one-button user interface or control unit that mounts on your dashboard. Its six functions control all the music functions such as play, fast forward, and track selection, as well as phone functions. The MK6000 will be available in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2007 and will be priced at $239.99.

Read [Parrot] Via [Bluetooth Car Kits]

Parrot, this September, is introducing the MINIKIT, the company’s latest hands-free speakerphone which offers wireless communication to cellphones via Bluetooth.

The device functions as a hands-free car kit, clipping to the sun visor, however it can also be used as a speakerphone in your office or home. True to its name, the MINIKIT will go just about anywhere, weighing around 100g (3.5oz) and 10 hours of talk time.
The MINIKIT also comes with voice recognition dialing, and a high quality 2watt speaker.

Read [BlueTommorrow] Via [Smartphone Thoughts]

Update: Parrot has changed the name of the device to the MINIKIT. The post has been updated to coincide as well as the proper product image..