Seeing one picture at a time as a slideshow on digital frames is nice and all, but sometimes I want to change things up. Kodak has a simple way to do just that - the "mode button".



Easy to find at the top of the frame back, the mode button toggles between 4 different viewing styles for your variety-starved viewing pleasure!

Slideshow - Straight up - this one we know already.

Collage -  A multi-frame arrangement of different size images.



Clock - Keep track of time while watching pics go by.

Calendar - Multi-tasking?  Scheduling play-dates while watching pics?  There's a handy current month calendar view.



Besides the new & different ways of viewing pics, I like that I can get to these without having to dig through menus or a list of slight variations.  Just hit that one big button - switch.

Modes are currently available on the P730M.

"Black is the new black. I wander around the office telling people this as I prep for blogging about our new ESP 5 printer. What kind of reaction would you expect?

The fashion and design conscious nod knowingly. Others (remaining nameless) look at me like I've recently hit my head. Here's a fun article from Japan on the new wave of black in all sorts of products there - it's a year old, but I think the overall theme is a classic. Although black toothpaste gives me the heebie-jeebies. Here it shows up in scrapbook layouts. And of course, it came up in TVs at CES this year.

Fact is, black tech products are sleek, and fit so much better into the décor in many a home than other products that seem designed to scream "I am utilitarian!" Plus, the ESP 5 has the dimpled top introduced with the ESP 3, to soften the edges further, and it has a smaller footprint than the EasyShare 5000 series.

Back to the printer, the ESP 5 continues Kodak's pledge to help you print more for your money. The LCD display makes printing pics directly from cameras, phones, and memory cards easy and painless. And the prints you get come out dry instantly and last a lifetime.