eSUCKling
I, like several of my friends and many other Flickr addicted geeks, was enthralled when I read the specs for the eStarling . A wi - fi enabled LCD picture frame that automatically downloads images via RSS . Specifically Flickr RSS feeds. I pre -ordered mine in November. When it finally arrived late December (just in time for Christmas gifting), excitement quickly turned to disappointment, and then slowly to hate after an hour or more of fiddling. Around midnight on Dec 23, I had decided I could not give the 4 other frames I had purchased as gifts. Thankfully, there were other gifts and I did not have to resort making my own hand drawn self-portrait and decorate the frame with dried macaroni. My 3-year son beat me to that idea anyway. Here is my eStarling review in eight bullet points: Flickr RSS feed never worked. LCD quality very poor. The image would flicker, the color is not vivid , and resolution is poor. Completely the opposite of the Adobe flash demo on the eStarling ...