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Shopping Advice Required - WiFi Goodies

Hi everyone,
I'm looking to buy two WiFi'ed up items and would love all/any advice, pointers, reviews, advice - leave a comment

WiFi Flickr-ready Picture Frame
Want to be able to select set / tags / timeframe of photos from my Flickr stream and have them appear on a good quality picture frame that cycles through once a day (or quicker, options are good).

WiFi Speakers for Windows Vista (7?) / Ubuntu
Have Amarok (Ubuntu) and iTunes (Windows) both accessing all our music ever - be awesome if we can plug in something into "the beast" and blast out the sounds around the house.

Thanks everyone for your helpful comments

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  1. AnonymousSaturday, March 21, 2009 12:39:00 pm

    oooops....was still signed into Google as KNS PTA....don't worry they have no intention of purchasing such a picture frame...can you delete previous comment please....

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  2. BwooceSaturday, March 21, 2009 1:15:00 pm

    Wifi Speakers -- more perhaps than you want, but the Squeezebox Boom is awesome. XPcomputers have them for NZ$300+GST ($150 less than the compeition?!?) although as always pricespy is your friend.

    Anxiously waiting for mine...

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  3. AnonymousSaturday, March 21, 2009 6:26:00 pm

    I suggest to have a look at PriceMe for Wifi.
    Its home audio section has a lot of products from NZ shops:
    http://www.priceme.co.nz/Home-Audio-Systems/c-1196.aspx

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  4. UnknownSaturday, March 21, 2009 6:29:00 pm

    Do you have a stereo or stereos with Aux inputs or do you need the speakers and the works?
    If you already have a stereo, there are a number of streaming boxes that just function as a source. I have a Roku soundbridge, now discontinued but there are others. If you need speakers as well, depending on oomph i agree with the squeezebox.

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  5. BwooceSaturday, March 21, 2009 9:42:00 pm

    On the picture frame front I think we are all still waiting for a nice one as your describe. There has been a dialup "give this frame to your grandmother" one in the US that wasn't great, but no modern equiv. with Wifi and RSS integration.

    I have seen an expensive Kodak model with Wifi, but more research is required. Try the Amazon reviews?

    The nicest option I've seen for a proper intelligent photo frame is a Chumby, but the screen is too small and (still) not available easily for NZ.

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  6. Mike RiversdaleTuesday, March 24, 2009 9:16:00 pm

    Thank you all for that - think my dream is still a year or so away from being delivered.

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