When Apple unveiled the iPad 2, they also advertised a new video converter that was designed to mirror whatever is displayed on the tablet’s screen to an external HDMI display by upscaling content to full HD 1080p resolution. This one plays nice with any third-party app and when it comes to games, the $39 Apple Digital AV Adapter upscales graphics from the iPad’s native 1024 by 768 pixel resolution to full HD 1920 by 1080 resolution.

That means you won’t have those annoying black bars on your screen. Don’t you hate those? The PowerVR SGX543MP2, the GPU unit of the A5 chip can drive full 1080p 3D graphics. TouchArchade says that the next update to Firemint’s Real Racing 2 HD will enable full 1080p video output in 30 frames per second. That’s without upscaling.

Just when you thought that digital photo frames could no longer surprise you, Kodak has announced the next generation of its award-winning Kodak Pulse Digital Frame. The wireless frame now has an extra feature. Now you can comment on the pictures you receive from friends and family the moment you receive them.

A Quick Comment button on the touchscreen lets you communicate back to the sender directly from the frame and includes such cliche options as Such a KODAK MOMENT, LOL!, OMG!, Congrats! and Wish I were there! The Kodak PULSE Frame will also connect to FACEBOOK and KODAK Gallery albums so pictures are streamed to your frame automatically. It will store up to 4000 pictures with 512 MB of internal memory.

The Altaz Internet Clock Radio will tell you the time at a glance, and will also operate as a digital photo frame thanks to its 3.5-inch display. It will also allow you to awaken to your favorite online radio stream, while having your favorite photo on the display when the alarm sounds off.

An SD memory card slot enhances the 128MB internal memory. The Altaz Internet Clock Radio also has a touchscreen interface for ease-of-use. The device will cost you $79.30, which isn’t all that bad.

You might remember the 7-inch Kodak Pulse that we told you about in February 2010. Well, now the company has released a new version of the digital picture frame with some new abilities.

This new 10-inch Kodak Pulse will let you e-mail pictures to it from your cell phone, computers and any other device with e-mail capability. The device also supports Wi-Fi and an intuitive touchscreen interface. You can expect it to be available soon for £169.99.

Canon, well known for their cameras and printers has unsurprisingly introduced two new printers to the world. The new PIXMA MG8120 and PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Photo All-In-One printers feature the company’s new Intelligent Touch System with backlit touch-sensitive buttons and a new light guidance system that eliminates buttons when not in use.

They also boast capacitive touch technology to make navigation easier. The Full HD Movie Print feature lets users select and print individual frames from a video taken with some of Canon’s digital cameras.

Mamiya has just announced their new 33 Megapixel camera, the Mamiya RZ33, a large sensor digital camera targeted at the professional photographer. Its features a dedicated digital camera body and a 48 x 36mm 33-mega pixel CCD sensor, ISO 50-800 sensitivity range, 1.1 frames-per-second burst rate, 16-bit RAW files and a touchscreen digital control interface.

According to Mamiya, the new RZ33 is compatible with previous Mamiya RZ leaf-shutter lenses and fully compatible with all Mamiya RZ system lenses, viewfinders and also most accessories.

German company 1&1 has now shipped the Android-powered 1&1 SmartPad tablet. The device comes packing a 7-inch LCD WVGA touchscreen display, an ARM 11 500MHz processor, 256MB RAM, 1GB ROM and Wi-Fi N connectivity.

There’s also a USB WWAN dongle that can be used as a wireless bridge to 2G or 3G connections. Some other features include a music player, use as a digital picture frame and access to 1&1 Video-on-Demand service maxdome.

Kodak’s WiFi-enabled digital photo frame, the PULSE is now available for pre-order over at Amazon for $129.95.

The portable frame features a 7-inch 800 x 600 LED-backlight touchscreen display, 512MB of internal memory (good for up to 4,000 pictures. If you have more than that, then stop taking pictures), two memory card slots (SD/SDHC, MMC, Memory Stick, MS PRO Duo, xD), a USB interface and WiFi. This is all assuming that you like displaying pictures of women eating cake.

I am a sucker for a cool digital photo frame. The things keep me from spending time printing the hoards of digital photos that my wife seems to always be taking. eStarling has unveiled its latest digital photo frame at CES and it is very cool.

The frame is called the TouchConnect and uses all touch controls with no remote. The screen is 10.2-inches and it has a 16:9 aspect ratio with a resolution of 800 x 480. Onboard memory for the frame is 2GB and it has a SD card slot as well. Firmware updates can be received over the air and the frame can be connected to its own Gmail account.

Kodak was busy showing off some new products at CES. The first is the ‘Slice’ touchscreen camera, which comes with a 3.5 inch rear display, 5x optical zoom, 14mp sensor, image stabilization, and 30fps 720p video capture. It can take up to 5000 images and also sports a new direct-tag feature.

The Pulse digital photo frame features Wi-fi, 512 MB storage and a 7 inch display to view images at 800×600 pixels. Then there’s the Playsport Camcorder, which is rugged enough to endure some extreme situations. It supports HD recording, has a 2 inch LCD, 5 MP still shots, smart face tracking and SD/SDHC card slots. It also has a HDMI output and supports USB.

I really like digital photo frames and so does my wife. We have given more than a few of them to our parents as gifts over the years. The digital frame is a great way to show more of those images that most of us are always taking and then never showing off.

Intouch has announced a new digital frame called the IT7150. The frame is internet connected and users can access social networking, news, weather, and other content like photo galleries directly from the frame.

Camcorders are very popular today despite the fact that many digital cameras can take HD resolution video. Many people realize that a dedicated camcorder offers much better video resolution that what you get from a digital camera.

JVC announced a new high-end camcorder called the GZ-HM400 that offers full 1080p HD video recording and Face Detection for up to 16 faces. The camera has the ability to export video with one touch to YouTube or iTunes.

Landlines may be facing extinction, but that doesn’t mean that Sharp can’t still offer one up, along with a digiframe to entice you. Sharp’s JD-7C1CL/CW cordless phone comes with a 7″ touchscreen LCD display. The display can be used to access basic phone functions including voice mail.

It will also display a clock, calendar, phonebook with images and even your own digital photos. It sports 800 x 600 resolution with 128MB of internal memory. No email support. Available in black and white.

The folks from Sungale gave us a chance to check out their recently released 8″ touchscreen, WiFi digital photo frame and while we were initially excited by seeing the features we felt the actual implementation fell a little short of our expectations.

By reading through the features included in the picture frame we found that the designer was going for much more than just a picture frame, and we liked the direction they were heading. After all the list of functionality includes utilizing the WiFi connection to view weather, YouTube videos, Picasa photos, news, Gmail and internet radio. And of course you can view your photos as a slideshow on the device, but that’s the easy part, right? And this is all accessed through a touchscreen which for the most part usually makes this pretty intuitive and easy to navigate.

Remember the BenQ MID S6 that we told you about last year? The Mobile Internet Device is now available for purchase. The device features a 4.8-inch high-resolution touchscreen display, built-in 3.5G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and has embedded VoIP functionality.

The BenQ MID S6 is the first MID equipped with built-in Windows XP Home Edition and embedded VoIP in Taiwan. In addition to letting you browse the internet at any time, it can also function as a digital photo frame to share all of your pics with family and friends.