January 30, 2004
Nikon's Coolwalker Mobile Photo Album
Nikon has just announced the Coolwalker MSV-01, a 30-GB portable image storage device. The Coolwalker is, in effect, a mobile photo album.
The Coolwalker has a 30-GB capacity - tens of thousands of images can be stored on its hard disk. Images downloaded from a PC or compatible digital camera are displayed on a 2.5-in TFT monitor. Additional storage is available via a Compact Flash (CF) slot; adapters are available for SD, MMC, SM and MS media formats.
Beyond storage, the Coolwalker makes organization of image files into a mobile photo album easy and convenient. Options include thumbnail browsing, image playback, rotate, zoom, delete, move, copy, and rename.
After a mobile photo album is organized, images are easy to share with family and friends by connecting the Coolwalker to a PC, TV or display projector. An included remote control makes slide show playback very convenient.
The Coolwalker also can be connected to any PictBridge-compatible printer for PC-free printing of photographs.
Not entirely tongue in cheek! I think this unit may be the platform Nikon can use to leverage their technology and brand in digital photography to compete in audio/video.
Posted by Sam at January 30, 2004 02:55 AMI'm with Dan... why not install a basic MP3 player?
Posted by Mike Rohde at January 30, 2004 10:35 AMHmmm.... Now that you think about it, music with a slideshow would be a fantastic combination.
Posted by Sam at January 30, 2004 10:40 AMBad to the bone. How about MP3s
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