The digital photo frame with Aura sauce dusts off the genre. Gone is the rickety resolution screen, the handling of SD cards and the user interface that is not very user-friendly… Quite a change if we remember their ancestors who had their heyday during the period 2005-2010.
Until December 24, Clubic opens a sound box for you every day advent calendar 2022 : the opportunity to discover unusual or practical gadgets, gift ideas for oneself or for loved ones.
The dematerialization of photos does not only make people happy. Take your grandparents, for example, who bitterly miss photos from vacations or family events. They lovingly kept them in frames that they displayed proudly on the sideboard in the living room. An Aura digital photo frame should (a little) reconcile them with technology.
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Here, there is no need to load the images onto a memory card or transfer them from a computer: everything is stored in the Cloud. If you want to send a photo of the youngest to Grandma? Nothing could be simpler, even if you are on the other side of the world.
Connected executives
On your smartphone, select the images to share from the Aura app, then press the “Send” button. A few seconds later, the photo will appear on the frame. Magic ? Not connected. The images are stored in the Cloud, in an ultra-secure space.
They are then “pushed” to the frame where they will be displayed as a slideshow. What if you don’t want to install the app? In this case, you can use the email address of the frame to send your photos there. Of course, only people identified in the application can send images, this protects Grandma from surprises…
The application allows you to force the display of a specific image, as long as you are an authorized user. Aura clarifies that image and video storage is not only free, but also unlimited. The manufacturer guarantees to be able to store at least 10,000 photos per user and that you will never have to pay anything for it.
On the interface side, nothing complicated. The frame is equipped with two touch strips. These allow you to scroll through the images, erase them, activate the sound (if you receive a video) or add a “like”. Why put two? To facilitate use depending on whether the frame is placed horizontally or vertically. Pleasant detail, the change of position is detected automatically and the display adapted accordingly.
Delicate attentions
Before offering the frame, it is possible to upload photos and a message without having to open the box. To do this, simply scan a unique QR code, located under a flap on the outside of the box, then let yourself be guided by the configuration wizard. When connected to Wi-Fi, the message and then the photos will immediately appear on the screen.
The initial configuration has been simplified to the extreme: a Bluetooth chip facilitates the establishment of the Wi-Fi connection from a smartphone. A standby mechanism detects the drop in light intensity of the room where the frame is located. He can turn it off completely when the room is dark.
Aura offers five frame types that basically differ in look and screen. The Carver range includes three 10.1-inch models in 16:9 format in HD, HD Matte or Full HD (149 to 169 euros), while the Mason collection offers 9 and 9.7-inch screens in 4 format: 3 in Full HD or 2K (179 to 239 euros).
Buy an Aura frame on the manufacturer’s website
Find our selection of the Advent Calendar!
For the fourth consecutive year, Clubic is happy to offer you its Advent calendar.
We have selected for you products that are often unusual, sometimes amusing, but always original and which seem to us worthy of interest for any geek and his entourage. As in previous years, they have all passed through our hands, without exception. We have used them and loved them. Otherwise, we would not present them to you.
And for more unusual gift ideas, we remind you that the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Advent calendars are still online!
- 1er December: Paper Shoot is a camera as simple as it is attractive. With him, you will (re)discover photography without frills!
- December 2: Using a 360° camera to produce “flat” footage has many advantages. You do not believe in it ? It’s that you haven’t seen the Insta360 X3…
- December 3: do you like wild animals and unicorns? Then, the polygonal creations of Papertrophy will keep you busy during the long winter evenings…
- December 4: Limbo is a spinning top that spins nonstop for hours. Surely this is hiding something…
- December 5: with GB Operator, GameBoy game cartridges can now be used on a computer… which will not help the productivity of some people.
- December 6: two London cyclists with no sense of direction created Velo 2, a smart gadget halfway between GPS and compass.
- December 7: the Eiffel Tower, a rollercoaster and an Atari console in LEGO, would you like it? At Clubic, we loved them.
- December 8: the start-up Ellipse markets the E1, its first electric city bike. And it’s worth it (if you live in town).
- December 9: better than a terrarium, EcoSphere will bring a little more life to your home.
- December 10: retrogaming is good… But with Picade, it’s even better, especially if you’re a handyman…
- December 11:
Kluster is a board game with very simple rules. Which does not prevent it from being diabolical! - December 12: Are iiconi’s musical albums the missing link between dematerialized music and good old vinyl? It could well be…
- December 13: Master & Dynamic’s MG20 is one of the few luxury gaming headsets…and it’s definitely worth the price.
- December 14: Fujifilm’s Square Link instax allows you to transfer a photo to instant film… with a pinch of augmented reality to boot!
- December 15: Looking for some truly remarkable noise canceling headphones? You will love our selection.
- December 16: will you be able to get out of the Lost City concocted by INSIDE3? We hope so for you…
- December 17: Playing on a smartphone is good, but with the Kishi V2 controller from Razer, it’s much better!
The 2022 Christmas shopping guide is finally ready! Like every year, the Clubic editorial team has scoured the best merchant sites on the Web to unearth the finest deals from the high-tech departments.
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