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Amazon’s new Alexa Photo Frame could have what I’ve been missing – here’s why
You can ask Amazon's voice assistant to show you your favorite photos.
Amazon’s new Alexa Photo Frame is available now, with a 10-inch HD screen, Alexa+ built in, and prices starting at $200. I’ve been looking for a new photo frame to set up in my dining room or kitchen and display some of the photos my wife and I have snapped over the years. So far, the frames I’ve seen and tested haven’t quite done the trick for me. Amazon’s newly launched frame could be the one.
Released as part of the company’s latest product blitz, the Alexa Photo Frame has a semi-matte, anti-glare finish that Amazon said makes your images look more like actual prints and lets you view them from any angle. Plus, the frame’s brightness automatically changes based on the surrounding lighting conditions. I’d definitely like to see all that in action.
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The Alexa Photo Frame comes in three varieties and two price tags. The one with a simple black frame runs $200, while a walnut or birch frame costs $230. For me, the wooden frame would be worth the extra $30 for the added style and pizzazz.
Apparently, you don’t have to fiddle with SD cards or local storage, as the frame picks up your photos directly from Amazon Photos. The only drawback is that I don’t actively use Amazon Photos. But I have the app on my iPhone, so it would be easy enough to turn on automatic photo syncing with Amazon’s cloud service.
With my photos syncing to Amazon Photos, any new shots I take would automatically upload, so I wouldn’t have to manually add the latest ones. The frame will even skip certain images like screenshots and receipts, which is handy as I do take a lot of screenshots on my phone. And since I’m an Amazon Prime member, I get unlimited space to store my photos.
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But the real appeal for me is that this frame comes with Alexa+ built in. We’re an Alexa house with Echo speakers in several different rooms.
Using AI, Alexa+ chooses the best photos to display at any given time, according to Amazon. That could be based on certain people or seasons of the year, or whether you’re smiling and how nice the lighting is. My wife always tells me that I look like the Joker when I smile for a photo. Maybe Alexa can find ones where my smile is a bit less maniacal.