TAO 1.4-Inch Digital Picture Keychain (Square) | 
| Brand: TAO
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $14.97
You Save: $15.02 (50%)
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Rating:  71 reviews
Color: black/silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 1.4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 2 x 1 x 2
MPN: 89862
Model: 89862
UPC: 687418898629
EAN: 0687418898629
ASIN: B000GTDG42
Release Date: August 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1.4-inch screen with two different viewing modes; holds up to 56 photos | | • | Load photos from PC/Mac with included software: imaging editing, pictures download directly from PC/Mac | | • | 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 |
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 Very Poor Quality Display - Over Priced November 23, 2006
J. Wilkins (Toledo, OH USA)
108 out of 112 found this review helpful
The simulated picture of this product is a huge fake. After spending an hour choosing and editing photos using the TAO software I was hugely disappointed at the very poor display quality. You can easily see each individual pixel in the display, and you can't make out more then 60% of the pictures I transfered to the keychain. Its even worse that the company preloads this device with pictures perfectly optimized for the display to give you a false sense of hope that your pictures may look ok. This would be a fun toy for maybe $15 dollars but this currently is huge rip off and a poor quality product.
Don't bother November 21, 2006
C. Locke
102 out of 107 found this review helpful
The product image uses a simulated picture. On the real device, I can literally see and count the individual pixels of the display. Don't waste your money on this type of item util the resolution is greatly improved.
 Nice for the Purpose November 22, 2006
C. Cunningham (New Lenox, IL United States)
89 out of 97 found this review helpful
First, how much can you expect from a $50 item that holds that many photos? I bought one of these for each of my parents (in their 60's). They're wonderful little token gifts that they can carry around with them and feel like they have a lot of pictures of their grandchildren and family. The quality of the pictures is not great - actually, borderline good. Very grainy - sometimes hard to see. But, again - what can you expect?
If you're looking for a nice little gift for a family member who doesn't use digital cameras, isn't tech savvy, and will be impressed by the fact that you can even store pictures on such a small device - this is a great gift. If you're into technology and use digital cameras, photo software and know what it means to download/upload - this will probably not meet your expectations.
I give it 4 stars as far as gift value goes. If I were rating the technology alone - it would be 1 or 2.
Hope that helps! We're keeping ours for the grandparents - but they probably aren't things we'd buy for ourselves.
GREAT IDEA, BAD EXECUTION! December 6, 2006
Max N. Sandoval (Honolulu, HI)
51 out of 52 found this review helpful
Everything about this item is great! The size, the ease of syncing photos with your device (only downside is once you load a photo, you cant change the order of the pictures). The worst part of this, is the quality of the display, its not what you see on the website. This is very pixilated. You will barely make out the photos (and I use a 6 megapixel camera). DO NOT BUY! I thought it was going to make the perfect present for one of my friends who is going on her round the world trip, but this is such a POS, that I can't give it to her.
 If you have good eyesight don't buy December 8, 2006
MGP (NJ, USA)
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
I have the Brookstone version and it is the same make. I don't usually write reviews but I felt obligated to since I feel people shouldn't waste money and time to return. I bought it for my wife and was excited to have it all set up with pictures as she opened it for Christmas. To my disappointment the picture quality was horrible. I tried the resizing and nothing helped (have been working with digital pictures for the past 7 years...7,000+ pictures now). The only thing that did look decent was a full face shot with nothing else but the face (even that wasn't that great but at least viewable). Don't buy if you have any sense of enjoying a decent picture. Also was alot bulkier that I expected - a bit much for carrying around on a keychain. Gave 2 stars for the ease of the software. 1 star for picture quality.
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