Jobo: Photo frame with built-in scanner

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The ScanViewer multimedia digital picture frame with scanner in use. Photo provided by JOBO AG.

Jobo: Photo frame with built-in scanner
By Mike Tomkins
(Monday, November 9, 2009 - 19:05 EST)

A new digital picture frame announced today by Germany's JOBO AG offers a pretty unusual feature - the ability to scan photo prints for display on the frame.

The JOBO ScanViewer has an eight-inch TFT LCD display with 800x600 pixel resolution and a 4:3 aspect ratio. Contrast ratio for the display is 400:1, and 1GB of internal memory is provided along with slots to read CompactFlash, Secure Digital (including MMC and SDHC), Memory Stick, and xD-Picture Card media. There's also USB 2.0 and USB On-the-Go (USB host) connectivity, with which to transfer images and videos to the ScanViewer. File formats suitable for output on the device include JPEG stills, as well as MPEG-1, MPEG-4 and AVI video, and MP3 audio. The JOBO ScanViewer offer still image, slideshow and 4-in-1 collage functions, all with the ability to play background music simultaneously. There's also a clock / calendar function with alarm, an energy-saving mode, and the ability to manage images on the device (copying, rotation, deletion, zoom, and printing).

As its name suggests, the ScanViewer supplements all of these relatively standard specs with one standout feature - the ability to scan photo prints directly, using a built-in 300dpi scanner that accepts prints from 1.6" x 2" to 4" x 6" in size. Depending on the print size being scanned, that can yield images at resolutions anywhere from 480 x 600 to 1200 x 1800 pixels in size.

The JOBO ScanViewer comes with a remote control, AC adapter, USB cable, protective cover, and calibration / cleaning paper. The device weighs 13 ounces, and has dimensions of 3.9 x 1.6 x 0.5 inches. Availability in Europe is set for December 2009, with a pricetag of €259.00.


Front and rear views of the ScanViewer multimedia digital picture frame. Photos provided by JOBO AG.

Original Source Press Release:

JOBO Introduces the Unique New ScanViewer

High resolution 8-inch multimedia digital picture frame features built-in photo scanner

Gummersbach, Germany (November 9, 2009) – JOBO AG announces today the addition of the new ScanViewer to the growing JOBO family of digital picture frames. This high resolution 8” multimedia digital picture frame features a built-in photo scanner to help bring old analogue prints that have been trapped in dusty shoe boxes back to life.

This innovative and unique new product quickly and easily digitizes up to 4x6-inch (10x15cm) printed photos and presents them directly on its 8” high resolution display. Via a USB connection, the scanned pictures that have been saved to the JOBO ScanViewer’s 1 GB internal memory can be transferred to a connected PC or be printed to a PictBridge™ compatible photo printer. This multimedia digital picture frame plays videos, as well as music, and can be operated intuitively and conveniently by its touch activated buttons or via remote control.

“JOBO is pleased to offer this one-of-kind digital picture frame to photo enthusiasts,” said Johannes Bockemuehl-Simon, JOBO’s CEO. “The new ScanViewer allows users to blend their old and forgotten photographic prints with their new modern digital images and video files which they can then set to music for creative and original image slideshows to share with family and friends.”

The JOBO ScanViewer will be available at retail in December for € 259.00.

The ScanViewer multimedia digital picture frame with scanner in use.
Photo provided by JOBO AG.

JOBO ScanViewer Specifications:

High contrast 8-inch (20.3 cm) color TFT LCD
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Resolution of the display: 800 x 600 pixels
Contrast Ratio: 400:1
1 GB internal memory
Supported photo sizes: 1.6” x 2” (4 x 5 cm) up to 4” x 6” (10 x 15cm)
Resolution of the scanned images: up to 1200x1800 pixels, 300 dpi
Modes: Slideshow, still image, 4-in-1 collage (all with background music capability)
Functions: Delete, rotate, zoom, copy, calendar and clock display, energy-saving function, print function and alarm clock
Supported memory cards: CF, SD, SDHC, MMC, MS, XD; USB 2.0, USB OTG
Supported file formats: JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, AVI, MP3
Includes AC adapter, remote control, calibration and cleaning paper, USB cable, protective cover, and user manual
Weight: 370g (13 ounces)
Dimensions (WxHxD): 237x178x87 mm (3.9 x 1.6 x .5 inches)

About JOBO AG
JOBO is a family-owned company now in its third generation of family leadership. Having been founded in 1923, it has built up a reputation for quality, professionalism, and commitment. These core values remain their keys for continuous success in times of vast technological changes, growing markets, and globalization.

Through innovation and ingenuity JOBO has created standards within the imaging industry. For example, JOBO created the product class of small-volume, high-quality photo processors. And NASA pictures of the first flight to the moon (Apollo 11) were processed using JOBO equipment.

JOBO is also one of the first exhibitors of the most important photo trade shows in the world – photokina, founded in 1950. In 2008 JOBO celebrated its 85th anniversary and 30th time at photokina which took place in Cologne, Germany. Continuous close interaction with photo dealers and end users has been critical in making JOBO an indisputable market leader in the world of photography.

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