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The folks at i-mate really are a class act. The Momento 70 I’ve been using is pre-production from the floor at CES 2007. While in a IM conversation with their Sideshow developer, he mentioned that these frames can be updated remotely and that they poll and pull down new firmware. So I asked to see this in action (and to get newer firmware). When I “woke” the frame this morning, a screen displayed advising me that a software update was available and instructed me to press OK on the remote. After only a few seconds, the frame rebooted and came right back up displaying images. I checked through the menu system, and it reported a new version. Take a bow, guys. This is what “transparent ease of use” is all about.

My friend Muffy is on an extended adventure and shooting incredible photos daily. This was a perfect opportunity for the Momento Live Service.

The i-mate Momento 70 is sideshow enabled. A talented programmer at i-mate provided me with a pre-release x64 driver so that I could experience the sideshow features (which I’ll be showcasing on my MS webcast 3/22 or so). The folks at i-mate seem nimble, co-operative, and I’m hoping that this device takes off like a rocket when it is available to consumers.

I’ve got the Live Sidebar Stock Quote gadget on my desktop and have enabled it for the Momento in the Windows Sideshow Control Panel applet. I also received a test weather application that is sideshow enabled from the same talented programmer and enabled that as well in the Sideshow Control Panel Applet. This one relies on a weather feed subscription from MSN Weather configured in IE7 on Vista.

Here’s a close-up showing the detail:

At CES, I was wowed by this new generation picture frame from i-mate called Momento. It’s slick, Vista friendly in the extreme, and even can setup the wireless network with Windows Connect Now using a USB flash key.

I’ll have more to say about this one soon.