TAO 1-Inch Digital Picture Keychain (Square) | 
| Brand: TAO Electronics
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $15.00
You Save: $24.99 (62%)
Rating:  13 reviews
Color: silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 2 x 1 x 2
MPN: 89811
Model: 89811
UPC: 687418898117
EAN: 0687418898117
ASIN: B000B2VKQA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Features:
| • | Holds 56 photos, features 2 different viewing modes | | • | Load photos from PC/Mac with included software: internal flash memory | | • | Vivid, clear actual color reproduction photo | | • | Charge the internal battery by connecting it to your PC/Mac's powered USB port or AC adapter | | • | Handy keychain |
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Show photos anytime, anywhere with this clever key chain. Features: - Load up to 56 photos from your computer
- 1" display size
- Portable and lightweight
- Battery operated
Includes:- USB Cable
- AC Adaptor
- CD-ROM
- User's Manual
Share your pictures when you're on the go.Window Operating System, 2000 or later.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Chain did not hold up. February 21, 2008
Michael D. Young (Atlanta)
This item is only as good as the weakest link in the chain. It is meant to hang on your keychain after all.
The chain came apart shortly after being put on my wifes keys.
The picture viewer now lives in a drawer.
good idea, big dissapointment January 21, 2007
scott pepple (Chicago IL)
I worked for two hours trying to get this to function correctly. I tried to make the images as small as possbile so that they would display - nothing worked. Except the demo photos. Following the recommendation of the other post, I'm going to edit them in another photo editor.
It seems like quite a lot of work for the novelty.
Find something else to spend your money on. January 2, 2007
Sam Smith
I got my keychain as a gift from my brother. It was new still in the box. He had not taken it out and played with it like some of the people that have writen reviews. I followed the instructions exactly. I did not have any problems using the software, other than it looks like it was writen by a five year old. The problem I have is that my keychain came with a bad battery. The only way to view the pictures is to plug it into a wall outlet. There is no way to replace the battery when it goes bad. I went to TAO's website and this looks like a common problem. Do they not test their products before shipping them? Who makes a digital product that runs on batteries, but makes it so that the batteries can not be replaced?
 Nice novelty item, if the price is right December 3, 2006
David S. (Chicago)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a nice novelty item, but don't expect too much from it. Steer clear unless Amazon lowers the price. I purchased a similar model from another online merchant for less than one quarter of Amazon's current price (the only difference appears to be the capacity -- 28 vs. 56 photos) and was happy enough that I ordered more as gifts. Unfortunately you do need to install the driver software on your computer. I don't know why they couldn't make the computer recognize it as an external storage device; perhaps it's because the device has so little memory that it uses a proprietary storage format (as well as, I assume, a proprietary image file format). The images are only 64 x 96 pixels, so you can easily resize images to that size on your computer to get an idea of the resolution that you can expect. (On my device -- I assume it's the same on this one -- the bottom few pixels are shaded darker to display the caption, so realistically it's only about 56 x 96 resolution.) I don't know about the color depth, but I suppose at that resolution it may not matter much. The contrast is reasonably good; the device is light and feels kind of cheaply made. I certainly wouldn't put it in a pocket or purse with keys jangling around. But it is a fun way to carry snapshots around, and it makes a nice novelty gift (though I'd suggest preloading it with photos in case the recipient doesn't want to bother installing the software).
 Bad Photo Quality October 26, 2006
Daniella Zmora (HV, PA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great idea but they have to come up with a way to make the picture look better on the screen. It does not matter what you do to the picture as far as editing it just wont come out looking crisp. Hopefully my husband will like it as I have bought it for him as a birthday gift. I guess he will just have to use some of his imagination when looking at the pictures of our son.
|
|
|
