When Bryony asked me to try a digital photo keyring and report back to her, I thought she had either gone quite mad or was having a joke at my expense.  You see, I am the least techno savvy GG that we have.

“It’s easy”, she said.  Yeah, right. 

This from the person who had the first portrait she had every painted accepted as an entrant for the Archibald Prize.  “OK, I’ll try, but that’s all I can promise” was my hesitant reply.

Well, let me tell you there’s no holding me back now.  This little beauty will never be out of my sight.  I will be flashing this to all and sundry, showing off my gorgeous grandkids.

The kaiserbaas 1.8” Digital Photo Keyring is so easy to use, that even I had no trouble.  It is easy to load pictures, has a very handy cable, the visibility and clarity of the photo’s is very good and it can store up to 180 photo’s which can be changed from landscape to portrait.  The photo’s can be shown as an automatic slideshow or can be manually controlled and can be used for up to 5 hours at a time.  The compact size (40mm high, 55mm long and 12mm thick) allows you to attach it to your keyring or just pop in your purse.  Perfect!!

I have a group of girlfriends who meet for a girly weekend once a year.  We are all reminded to bring photo’s.  They all bring along their digital camera’s and all sort of techno doo dads to showcase the latest addition to the family.  Last year, as I ran out the door, I grabbed a large frame off the wall which displayed several photo’s of each of my four grandchildren.  This caused much hilarity at my expense.  Can’t wait for our annual gathering this year.  Roll on June 13, guess who will be the queen of gadgets this year.

The kaiserbaas photo keyring is so affordable, I might even purchase one each for the girls.  It would make a fabulous Mother’s Day present, especially if you gave it to your mum with all the photos already on it!

Bryony has also asked me to road test the Kaiser Baas Video to DVD which converts your old video tapes from your VCR via your computer onto a DVD.  I can’t wait to road test it. Just digging out all those old home movies now. Keep you posted. In the meantime here is some techy info on the key-ring for those who want to know more:

Melbourne, VIC. 8th December 2008. Kaiser Baas announces the release of a new range of digital photo key rings, a 1.8” Digital Photo Keyring and a 1.8” Digital Media Keyring. The new key rings follow a popular introduction of 1.5 inch digital photo key rings released late 2007. New to the premium Signature Series range is the new Digital Photo Keyring which features a larger 1.8 inch LCD display with a more storage capacity; and the new Digital Media Keyring; a 1.8 inch LCD screen which serves as both a mini digital photo album and a personal media player. It plays MP3 music, digital videos and also includes an FM radio. The Kaiser Baas 1.8" Signature Series digital photo products are available in retail stores now and are ideal for anyone with a collection of digital photos and music, or the gift shopper.

1.8 inch Digital Photo Key Ring

The 1.8” Signature Series Digital Photo Keyring has a large 1.8 inch LCD screen (160 x 128 pixels), giving users a brighter and clearer display for their digital photos. It stores up to 180 digital photos, 100 more than other standard digital photo key rings, and can be played as an automatic slideshow or can be manually controlled. Digital Photos are transferred to the key ring via USB connection. The built-in software will resize and/or crop your images to suit the display so there is no need to install any software on your PC. When not displaying photos, the unit goes into power-saving and clock mode. A built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to 5 hours of use with a 2 hour charge time.

At 40mm high, 55mm long and 12mm thick, the 1.8” Kaiser Baas Digital Photo Keyring comes in the form of a black, gloss acrylic case with a white trim, and is small enough to be worn amongst the house and car keys as well as an attachment to your accessories.

1.8 inch Digital Media Key Ring
The 1.8” Signature Series Digital Media Keyring is more a personal media player disguised as a mini-digital photo key ring. It is designed to discrete enough to be taken anywhere with you without being short on personal entertainment. It features 1GB of memory that can be used to store up to 250 MP3 songs, 15,000 JPG digital photos or 120 minutes of (AVI*) digital video. You can even listen to the radio while you’re on the go or record a live radio broadcast with a built-in FM radio, and read text documents (.txt) stored in memory. It also features voice recording, ID3 tag & lyrics support for displaying file information or lyrics while the song is playing. Users navigate via a series of navigation buttons on the side of the unit with an onscreen menu. All these features are packed into a black gloss acrylic case.

FEATURES:

• 1GB memory

• 1.8 inch (160 X 128) dot matrix TFT display

• MP3 / WMA / WAV music playback

• MPEG-4 (AVI) video playback

• FM tuner, store 20 stations

• FM recording, record FM program contents

• USB external storage drive

• High quality voice recording

• Audio EQ modes

• ID3 tag support (title, artist & lyrics)

• Firmware upgradeable

• Built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery

• USB 2.0 compatible

• Pricing and availability

The recommended retail price for the Kaiser Baas 1.8” Signature Series Digital Photo and Digital Media Keyring are $29.95 and $79.95 respectively, inclusive of GST, and are available now at retail & online stores across Australia. Both products are compatible with Microsoft Windows XP and Vista operating systems and do not require any driver installation. The 1.8" Digital Photo Keyring comes with a USB cable and key ring while the Digital Media Keyring includes a pair of earphones, USB cable, software CD and key ring. For more product information and pricing visit www.kaiserbaas.com.

By Beth